This collection consists of the records of Rochester, New York based merchant, entrepreneur and contractor Albert G. Smith. The materials date between 1805 and 1916, with the bulk dating from 1839 to 1842. The records include letters, bills, receipts, contracts, mortgages, deeds, bonds, legal briefs and filings, title and judgement searches, cancelled checks and other documents.

This collection consists of eight items of memorabilia, four philatelic first day covers and four coins, collected by Mr. Al-Farabi Ishaq of Washington, D.C. The items date between 1967 and 2020.

This collection consists of one file including: letters, a thrift card, a certificate of naturalization, regulations on permits for German immigrants, and work papers. The materials included details of life for a German immigrant family during the years of 1898-1919.

This collection documents the activities of Alice Lee Bourne, a professional harpist from Lyons, New York. This collection documents the activities of Alice Lee Bourne, a professional harpist from Lyons, New York. While it is clear that she toured earlier in her life, these materials date from a period when she was mostly performing regionally across western and central New York. The dateable materials are from 1959 to 1992, but some undated items (including photographs of her parents) are clearly considerably older. The materials include a scrapbook, postcards, photographs, and documents.

Correspondence, catalogs, advertisements, stock reports, and other papers from Alling DeForest, a landscape architect who assisted in the design of several Rochester-area institutions. The materials date between 1916 and 1947, with the bulk between 1926 and 1941. Box 1 consists of personal materials related to DeForest's work and investments. Box 2 includes periodicals, product catalogs sorted by material type, and further information on DeForest's investments. Box 3 includes product information sorted by type of product. Box 4 consists of sales letters and solicitations sent to DeForest by manufacturers, sorted alphabetically.

This is an artificial collection consisting of 65 almanacs published in the vicinity of Rochester, New York between 1812 and 1938 (accession 2020.011). An additional group of 47 almanacs donated by the Honeoye Falls-Mendon Historical Society (accession 2021.018) was added to the collection in 2021. The almanacs in the original collection have been housed individually in acid-free envelopes. They are arranged in chronological order. The Honeoye-Falls-Mendon donation consists of almanacs mostly bound together with simple chain stitching. The have been wrapped as a group and placed in a box.

This collection consists of the records of the Alpha Reading Club, a women's literary group that operated from 1901 to 1992. The materials present date from 1901 to 1992 and include:

Five scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings and ephemera related to publicity for the Rochester Branch of the American Association of University Women and its projects. The scrapbooks date between 1930 and 1936,

This collection consists of the records of the Rochester Chapter of the American Institute of Banking from 1903 to 1946, with the bulk dating from 1905 to 1935. The American Institute of Banking is an educational and social organization, and this collection documents the first 3 decades of its presence in the Rochester, New York area. The records consist of correspondence, operating records and 4 minute books.

Anah Babcock Yates was a historian and genealogist, one of the first people to research the history of Rochester, New York through archival sources. Her papers include genealogical research, correspondence, clippings, photographs, legal documents, a hair album, information on early (white) Rochesterians, documents on Ebenezer Allen, early probate records, and genealogy information. The papers date from 1839 into the 1930s.

The collection deals primarily with the Midtown Plaza shopping mall in Rochester, New York, particularly the Plaza's 20th and 25th anniversaries. Materials include press releases, newspaper clippings, photographs, slides, and miscellaneous office documentation. Two scrapbooks of newspaper clippings concern planning for the shopping center that eventually became Rochester's Marketplace Mall.

This collection consists of the papers of Rochester based gay rights activists, Anne Tischer and Bess Watts. The materials date between 1984 and 2013, with a bulk of the materials dated between 2004 and 2013. The materials consist of ephemera, flyers, brochures, news articles, publications, meeting minutes, resource information, correspondence, notes, speeches, Pride at Work reports and minutes, photographs, and signs.

The Antiquarian Study Club Records document the 69-year history of a local organization of like-minded individuals interested in engaging with history by means of group interaction and activities. Group members were also active collectors. The records consist of scrapbooks, bylaws, meeting minutes, photographs, programs, and member lists dating from the organization's founding in 1942 to 2005.

This collections contains legal documents, business documents, and letters relating to Aristarchus and father Henry Champion. The legal documents relating to Aristarchus and Henry Champion date from 1806-1830. The other documents relate to Aristarchus Champion and his business and estate, and they date from 1831-1892 with some undated material.

Documents pertaining to the creation of the Association of City Employees in 1986 and the first performance of the choir it hosted, City Sprit, along with newsletters and related material from 1993.

This collection includes photographs, postcards and ephemera related to the Bachman and Bossert families of Rochester from the early 20th Century.

This collection consists of the papers of the Badger family, a white Rochester family. Robert A Badger was the vice-president and treasurer of Curtice Brothers Company and president of the Rochester Chamber of Commerce (1906). His papers in this collection date between 1891 and 1926. They consist of correspondence. His wife, Ella Louise Smith Badger, is represented by her childhood diaries. Their daughter, Lois Badger, is represented by material on her travels, writing and charitable donations.

This collection consists of materials related to the history of Rochester, New York's Base Hospital 19, a Red Cross-affiliated U. S. Army reserve unit. The materials between 1915 and 1918. The materials consist of a typescript history of the unity, letters, telegrams and photographs.

This collection consists of 68 photographs of members of the extended Bentley family of Rochester, New York, descendants of Sardius DeLancey Bentley and Martha Burr Cogswell Bentley. The photographs also include images of family friends and business associates.

The Better Housing Association was a non-profit organization dedicated to local housing issues that operated in Rochester, New York from 1945 into the early 1950s. The records in the collection include minutes, member lists, correspondence, newspaper clippings, and membership cards.

This collection consists of the records of BlackRose Productions, a Rochester, New York based production company. The materials date between 1987 and 1989. The materials consist of VHS tapes, photographs, production planning materials, resumes, scripts, show-related documentation, programs, and ephemera.

This collection consists of photographs, postcards, a Y.M.C.A. pamphlet and a charcoal portrait from the Bonazza family of Rochester, New York. The materials date between 1914 and 1937.

This collection consists of documents, items, and photos obtained by the Brandon family over a series of years. The contents range from the 1930s to the 1990s and detail the lives of an African-American family during these times.

This collection comprises records of and related to the Brown's Race Commissioners between 1880 and 1910. It comprises two bound volumes, one of meeting minutes and the other a New York State Supreme Court decision regarding water rights on the race.

These records document the activities of the Burroughs Audubon Nature Club of Rochester, the oldest conservation group in the area. Included are booklets, correspondence, manuscripts, newsletters, and documents related to Rochester-area native flora and fauna. Also included are a variety of glass lantern slides and 35mm slides observing various wild plants, birds, and insects in varying stages of their life cycles. The lantern slides almost exclusively focus on different local bird species and their nests. Within the lantern slides are what seems to be different series of slides mixed in with one another. The previous original series order and list are currently unavailable and the slides have been put together in numerical order by slide.

This collection consists of calendars and carrier greetings dating between 1828 and the present. The carrier greetings and the majority of the calendars were produced by local newspapers for distribution to subscribers. While much of the collection was assembled for historical interest, recent calendars have largely been collected due to their image content. For example, the Erie Canalway calendars represent the winners of an annual photographic contest, and the calendars are retained as much for aesthetic reasons as for informational ones. This is an artificial collection assembled by the Local History & Genealogy Division of the Rochester Public Library.

This collection consists of 478 35mm Ektachrome and Kodachrome slides, housed in 24 slide protector pages, taken by Carlo E. De Santis in the 1970s and 1980s. A physician and architecture enthusiast, De Santis' slides depict buildings, street scenes and architectural details in the Rochester, New York area. The collection is in original order; De Santis did not have a formal arrangement for the collection outside of occasionally grouping images of the same type of building (such as churches) together.

This collection consists of the papers of Reverend Charles Kittredge, a Presbyterian minister in Greece, New York. The records were created between 1793 and 1889. They consist of letters, school papers, and professional documents related to his career in the ministry.

This collection consists of materials assembled by Dr. Charles Meinert in his research on cycling in 19th century Rochester, New York. The materials include notes, articles, images, newspaper articles and ephemera (many are photocopies of the originals), along with the typescripts of his publications. There are detailed files on two major local cycling personalities of the time - Reuben Punnet and Elsa Von Blumen. The materials date from 1869 to 1996.

This collection consists of papers from early Rochester lawyer Charles Perkins, dating between 1825 and 1850. The papers include letters, deeds and other legal documents.

This collection consists of two scrapbooks, two notebooks and one folder housing the papers of Doctors Chester and Charles A. Dewey, father and son. Chester's papers include materials on botany, zoology and the Ayrault family (collateral relatives of his wife Olivia), while Charles' papers are concerned with local history and genealogy.

The Children's Alliance of Monroe County was a child welfare organization in Monroe County, New York. Its records consist of minutes, correspondence, board member lists, bylaws, press releases, records of the State Youth Advocacy Workshop. They date from 1977 to 1984.

This collection consists of the records of the Children's Playground League, a citizen's group that promoted and assisted in developing municipal playgrounds in the city of Rochester, N. Y. The contents of the collection date from 1903 to 1913. The records include letters, other documents, reports, ledger books and lantern slides.

This collection consists of correspondence, reports and meeting minutes of the Citizens Committee to Study Public Welfare in Rochester and Monroe County Collection. The materials date from 1936 and 1937.

These records represent a range of items documenting the activities of the City Club of Rochester, including the club's constitution, lists of officers, speakers and programs, correspondence, financial records, member lists, publicity items, and papers documenting the club's history.

Ledger from a Union prison in Alexandria, Virginia, that documents the transgressions of Union soldiers. Includes prisoners' name, regiment, company, charges, charging official, and remarks. Includes prisoners from the following regiments: 5 NY, 16 NY, 109 NY, 28 MA, Colored, 11 US, 44 NY, 3 MD, 112PA, 15 CT, and many others.

This collection consists of materials related to the Rochester Workmen's Circle and its founder, Harry Z. Cohen. These materials date between 1961 and 1973, and include newspaper clippings, a typescript history of the organization, event programs and other ephemera.

This is an artificial collection comprised of bills and receipts collected by the Rochester Public Library's Local History Division over several decades. The materials in the collection date between 1808 and 1971, and represent hundreds of Rochester businesses.

This collection consists of seven cabinet card photographs taken in Rochester, New York, circa 1885-1890. The cabinet cards are all anonymous portraits, but 6 of the 7 identify the photographer.

This is an artificial collection consisting of early (pre-World War I) photographic material from or believed to be from the Rochester, New York area. The collection contains cabinet cards, carte de visit, photographic prints, and negatives dating from 1850 to 1910.

This collection consists of two sets of lantern slides of images of early maps of the Rochester area. A few slides show political cartoons and photographs of early Rochester. The origin of this collection and the date of its creation is unknown, but some of the maps and images contained therein may be unique.

This collection consists of 194 postcards from Rochester, N. Y., the surrounding region and New York State, dating from the 1890s to the 1910s.

This artificial collection contains school records, minute books, roll books, and other documentary materials related to the history of schools in Rochester, N. Y. and the surrounding region. The schools represented include the Cruttenden School, the DeGraaf Collegiate Institute, King Seminary (also known as Briggs Place School), Washington Junior High School, several public school districts and the City Normal School Faculty Club. The materials date between 1819 and 1970.

This collection consists of historical and statistical material collected on the Rochester Red Wings baseball team and its predecessors. The material covers the years from 1877 to 1994. It includes team rosters, statistical material on individual players and teams, photocopies of articles and books on the Red Wings and other Rochester baseball teams, and a few items of ephemera.

This collection consists of materials related to the Rochester Sesquicentennial celebration in 1984. Practically all of the materials date from that year. The materials consist of posters, newspaper clippings, a press packet, realia, ephemera, pamphlets, fliers, programs, photographs and postcards.

This collection consists of the papers of Dr. John M. Swan of Rochester, New York, a leader of the Medical Officers' Reserve and founder of Base Hospital 19 during the First World War. The materials date between 1922 and 1941. The records include letters, reports, memoranda, photographs and other materials.

This collection consists of the records of Rochester, New York educator Col. Samuel P. Moulthrop, a leader in the city's schools and the Boy Scout movement. The materials date from 1887 to 1931. The frecords consist primarily of letters, along with a small group of calling cards.

This is an artificial collection of concert programs and associated ephemera collected from various sources. The materials date from 1851 to present, providing a snapshot of Rochester's musical culture over the past 175 years.

This collection consists of a series of documents and images compiled by Saralinda Hooker, a planning and historical preservation consultant, in regards to the former Corpus Christi School on East Main Street in Rochester, New York in 2013. The history of Corpus Christi Church proper and the House of Industry/St. Agnes Institute (demolished 1957)building are also covered. The materials include a narrative history, site survey map, existing building plans, photographic documentation with keys, and a DVD holding a digital copy of the materials.

The Cosmopolitan Club of Rochester sought to foster better understanding of diverse cultures. The materials in this collection date from 1943 to 1959. The records include minutes, correspondence, membership cards, photographs, clippings, programs, etc.

This collection consists of the papers of Algernon Sidney and Adelaide Trowbridge Crapsey. Algernon was an Episcopal priest defrocked for heresy in 1906, while his wfe, Adelaide Trowbridge, was a successful businesswoman. Their daughter, Adelaide, was a noted poet before her premature death. This collection consists of their personal papers, including correspondence, publications and manuscripts. The materials date between 1894 and 1944.

This small collection of papers documents the education and writings of Susan Ernisse Crowe and her daughter Jane Ernisse Crowe Maxfield in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Both women grew up and received schooling in Rochester, NY. Both were proficient at writing and drawing, as reflected in these papers. Jane went on to graduate studies at the University of Rochester and Columbia University at a time when women were beginning to achieve the goal of higher education.

This collections consists of letters, business documents, property information, drawings, blueprints and maps created by or belonging to Rochester, New York-based architect C. Storrs Barrows. These materials were created between 1923 and 1935.

This collection consists of 51 books containing records and accounts kept by The Daily Record in Rochester New York from 1908 to 1944.

The McBride collection consists of materials collected by Dan McBride as part of the research carried out for his book. In The Finest Tradition. It consists primarily of scrapbooks assembled by various fire houses around Rochester, N. Y., between 1945 and 1975. Other materials include photographs, clippings, art work and loose scrapbook leaves dating from 1903 to 1993.

This collection consists of over 10,000 postcards collected by Rochester native David "Josh" Canfield from 1966 to 2021. The extensive collection includes numerous variant printings and private issues. The majority of this material consists of historic postcards showing diverse locations in Rochester with a large quantity of the collection printed by Stecher Lithographic Company, a local business in Rochester. In addition to this, a series of modern postcards can be found which consist of advertisements, announcements and promotions.

This collection consists of the papers collected by David Emert, Producer of the ImageOut! Film Festival and performer in the Rochester Gay Men's Chorus. The materials date between 1989 and 2013. The materials consist of programs, budgets, meeting minutes, and planning materials for the ImageOut! Film Festival, programs, photographs, and articles regarding the Rochester Gay Men's Chorus, buttons and pins, and posters.

This collection consists of materials collected by Rochesterian David Kyle through his interest in local history and employment by Gutenberg Books. The materials include several different groups of items, only some of which are retained in the final David Kyle collection. The collection includes issues of the Tool Post (Consolidated Machine Tool Corp.) from February 1943 to November 1947, a Haloid Xerox box, photographs, trade publications, ephemera and 67 postcards. Also present are a small group of papers and ephemera from Thomas Macksamie and Howard Reed; these items were salvaged by the donor from a pile of trash outside 507 Averill Avenue in Rochester and represent personal items from former residents at the address. Dated materials in this collection range between 1906 and 1968.

This collection contains a series of letters written to and from the Day family between the years of 1902-1958. The letters detail intimate and personal views of the family's life, especially living in the 1940's.

This collection consists of four albums compiled by by Dellon Marcus Dewey, a prolific early Rochester writer and bookseller. The albums are collections of plates or descriptive materials related to Rochester's nursery industry. Only one book is dated (1872), but all presumably come from this time period.

This collection consists of 46 vintage postcards of the Rochester, NY area, collected by Diane Riley. One series is addressed to Charles and Ione Gitchel of Portageville, New York.

Dr. Alice Holloway Young was a pioneering African-American educator and administrator with the Rochester City School District and a founding trustee of Monroe Community College. This collection consists of 5 .WAV audio files containing interviews with Dr. Alice Holloway Young conducted by Christine Christopher in July and August of 2018. The interviews provide wide-ranging autobiographical information about Dr. Young.

Two scrapbooks containing clippings photographs concerning the political career of Dr. Anthony C. Scinta, a member of Rochester City Council starting in 1933. Dr. Scinta, a noted local medical professional, was a reform-oriented Democrat who emphasized the need to reform City government. He was especially interested in the reform of the City's welfare practices.

Scrapbooks and papers of Dr. Charles Forbes, a physician, scientist and inventor born in Kendall, New York. He was best known for inventing an individual communion cup, but this was only one of numerous inventions and apparatus he created. Forbes taught at Macalester College and at Columbia University, along with operating several business enterprises. The materials in in this collection include two scrapbooks, along with loose scraps and newspaper clippings regarding his inventions. These materials date between 1915 and 1917.

Dyer D. S. Brown was a Rochester, New York lawyer This collection includes incoming correspondence to Dyer D. S. Brown regarding law career, family and personal matters, and Rochester Daily Democrat business. Many letters regard his activity in politics; Brown served as a delegate to several Republican Conventions. He was also involved in the establishment of the Buffalo, Rochester, Pittsburgh Railway. Materials in the collection date between 1846 and 1884, with te bulk from 1874 to 1884.

This collection consists of letters received by Edward C. Widman, Chief Clerk of the Rochester, New York Bureau of Design and Construction, during the First World War. The letters were sent from his co-workers in military service between 1917 and 1920.

Papers of Rev. Edwin Rumball related to his speech, "Population: An Address" and his addresses to the annual "Welcome Feast," 1910-1914.

Letters, receipts, and personal papers. Most of the material relates to Upton's wholesale business. The material in this collection dates from 1886 and 1888.

This collection consists of documents, photographs and other records related to Ellen Swartz's involvement in two notable Rochester public art projects. Swartz, a furniture maker, collaborated with sculptor Calvin Hubbard on a frieze of the Post family for the Hochstein School and a bust of Austin Steward for the former Rochester Riverside Hotel, both during the 1980s. Swartz produced the frame for the frieze and a base for the bust. Materials in the collection date between 1985 and 2002.

This collection consists of materials collected by Ellen M. Yacknin in her position as legal counsel to the Gay Alliance of the Genesee Valley during the case of Gay Alliance of Genesee Valley v. City Assessor, City of Rochester. The materials date between 1991 and 1994. They include Yacknin's personal correspondence on the case, legal briefs and other court documents, and newspaper clippings.

This collection consists mainly of notes and images for, along with the original typescript of, Emma Pollard Greer's History of Charlotte. A small amount of correspondence is also included. Most of the material is undated; the dated materials range from 1927 to 1936.

This collection consists of one ledgerbook, paper clippings, and various notes and notbooks. All materials included are from a German tailor who worked in the United States between 1932-1946.

Includes original artwork, diaries, scrapbooks, correspondence, sketchbooks, stained glass window designs, membership card, Rochester Art Club, 1927; speeches, eyeglasses prescription, 1891; lessons for teacher's class, Summer School, and other documents pertaining to the career of Eugene C. Colby. Included are items from the life of Alice Harriet Colby, his daughter, concerning her academic career at the U of R, and her teaching career. Certificates, letters, essays. Includes paper, "Principles and Methods on the Education of the Immigrant," 1918; plans and flyers for Elmendorf Cottage, 1909; baby picture of Alice Colby; "Life of Eugene Colby."

The Fanny Farmer candy company operated in Rochester, New York from 1919 to 1967. This collection consists of a First Edition candy box illustrated with Beatrix Potter-named rabbits with Easter eggs on sides, rabbit in watering can on front. The illustrations are not Beatrix Potter but in a distinct 1950s style. Produced by Fanny Farmer Studios.

This collection consists of records from four members of the Fellows family of Lyons, New York: George F. Fellows, John E. Fellows, Frank Fellows and Edward Fellows. The records date from 1845 to 1897. They consist mainly of bills and receipts, along with letters, trade cards and ephemera.

This collection consists of vital records for Louis and Phyllis Ferraro, Rochester New York based Italian immigrants. The dates of the materials range between 1919 to 1964.

This collection consists of three groups of material, all assembled by Florence Cooksley. The first group consists of notes and typescripts related to a "History of Rochester" that she authored, mostly undated. Other material includes letters from Azel Backus, dated between 1812 and 1859, and legal documents from Thomas Cooksley, dating from 1846 to 1874.

Collection of 23 Kodachrome slides showing images of construction work in and near the Genesee River in downtown Rochester, New York in 1967 and 1971. The images mostly show work that occurred as part of the Genesee Crossroads urban renewal project. Most of the images appear to depict work on the Genesee Crossroads Garage, Genesee Crossroads park, and Charles Carroll Plaza. There are also images of the completed First Federal Plaza office building.

Four pay roll books from the Vacuum Oil Company of Rochester, New York. The books date between April 1872 and August 15, 1887.

This collectio consists of materials related to the bands directed by Francis Samuel Pethick between 1945 and 1960. It consists of transcription discs and photographs.

This collection comprises the personal papers of Frederick W. Fisher, whose 38 year career with Rochester Gas and Electric began as an engineer and concluded as Personnel Director. The collection includes publications, photographs, correspondence (all in regards to or post-retirement), and memorabilia.

Four volumes of records created by Frederick Whittlesey (June 12, 1799 – September 19, 1851), an early Rochester lawyer, Congressional representative, and leader of Anti-Masonic movement. The records in this collection date between 1826 and 1831. They include a day book, cash books, and a scrapbook on the Morgan disappearance.

The records consist of correspondence, minutes, statistics, program information, financial reports, promotional materials, history, photographs, and mission statements. They date from 1953 to 2012.

This collection consists of the papers of the Gay Alliance of the Genesee Valley, a Rochester based organization supporting the LGBTQ community. The materials date between 1954 and 2014, with a bulk of the materials dated between 1975 and 1993. The materials consist of personal papers that people in the LGBTQ community donated to the Gay Alliance. The materials consist of articles, newspaper clippings, correspondence, meeting minutes, published materials, such as brochures, flyers, pamphlets, and journals.

This collection consists of ephemera collected by Rochester Custom Leathers and the Gay Alliance of the Genesee Valley. The materials date between 1991 and 2007, with a bulk of the materials dated between 1991 and 1997. The materials consist of t-shirts, awards, trophies, and thank you letters.

Notes, letters, family trees, articles, statistical records and other genealogical information produced by the Genealogy Round Table of Monroe County (formerly the Genealogy Round Table of Rochester) from 1933 to approximately 2000. These records consist primarily of notes made by the members of the Round Table, and do not generally provide comprehensive information on any given person or family.

The papers document various aspects of the club's existence and activities, including lists of officers, some board meeting minutes, some financial statements, and various ephemera. The most useful item for researchers is a paper-bound volume, Genesee Dancers Rochester, N.Y., 1955–1996. Compiled by four couple-members, the volume contains year-by-year accounts through 1996 of the club's officers, committees, staff, events, successes, and issues (particularly the impact of declining membership). When the club finally shut down in May 2003, reminiscences and other summaries were generated for the final event.

This collection consists of records from the Genesee Valley Peoples' Power Coalition, a Rochester, New York based activist group focused on utility issues. The materials date between 1971 and 1979. The materials consist of research articles, pamphlets, flyers, brochures, petitions, and press releases.

This collection consists of records from Rochester nursery owner George Ellwanger and his son, George H. Ellwanger. The materials date between 1840 and 1901, and consist of letters, calling cards, trade cards and an etching.

This scrapbook was created by George Aylesworth, a 1911 graduate of Rochester's East High School. The scrapbook documents his graduating class and life in the years following his graduation, including elements of his relationship with his eventual wife, Elsie Duncan. It also includes some material related to his involvement with the Y.M.C.A. as a trainer.; professionally, he made his career as a draftsman. The scrapbook includes many greeting cards, calling cards and photographs. Of note is its documentation of his time in Morristown, New Jersey between 1918 and 1919, which concludes his entries in the scrapbook.

Four bound ledger books dating between 1834 and 1871.

This collection consists of letters written in February and March of 1849 in support of the candidacy of George D. Stillson for the office of resident engineer for the Genesee Valley Canal.

Carbon copies of correspondence from George Eastman regarding African hunting trip. Includes travel itineraries. Materials date from 1927 and 1928.

George M. B. Hawley was a Geneva, New York attorney and historian. He collected materials related to the early history of central New York. His papers include manuscripts, correspondence, newspaper articles, photographs regarding Tucson Artifacts (excavated 1924-1925), Pulteney Estates as well as others; map of homestead farm belonging to William Potter, Rhode Island, 1800. Contains deeds to Pulteney Estate land sales.Also includes a rare slave registration document from Ontario County, 1804. The collection materials date between 1793 and 1940.

The George S. Riley papers includes two folders of documents, the first concerning Riley's writings on temperance and the second a selection of personal papers and documents.

This collection consists of the papers of Rochester, New York politician and businessman George W. Aldridge. The materials date from 1882 to 1922, with the bulk created between 1896 and 1899. The materials consist of letters, telegrams, business and legal papers, a ledger book, a scrapbook, a program from the 1905 Lincoln Dinner at the Republican Club of New York, and memorial resolutions offered to Aldridge's family upon his death.

This collection consists of material on family genealogy assembled by Geraldine Kingsbury of Rochester, N.Y. The collection focuses on the Greentree, Stern, and Wile families, including material on the important involvement of all three families in Rochester's clothing industry. Additional material relates to Jewish genealogy both in general and in relation to Ms. Kingsbury's extended family. A comprehensive typescript family history written by Ms. Kingsbury rounds out the collection. Materials in the Kingsbury collection date between 1894 and 2000.

Rev. Hallock was a minister at Brick Presbyterian Church and first editor of Brick Church Life. The materials in the collection date between 1880 and the 1950s. They consist of correspondence, sermons, lectures and serials.