The Abraham Rothberg Papers contain material related to literature Rothberg wrote and edited, such as typescript copies of manuscripts and publisher correspondence. The collection also includes research materials he utilized for his writings, material related to his dissertation on Jack London, documents from the time he spent as professor, editor and journalist at various universities, publishing houses, and periodicals, and correspondence sent to and received from family, friends, and colleagues.

Adaline's diary, kept from August 1840 - March 1843, when she was in her early twenties, reveals an intelligent and lively young woman, whose ambitions were challenged by her era's gender conventions, as well as the debilitating effects of tuberculosis. The diary not only captures the hopes and faith of Adaline, the intimacies of the Lindsley family, and community life in her Yates County, New York village in the early 1840s, it also documents a unique period of growth and transition in ante-bellum America.

The Adam Clark Works Papers contain correspondence from his family and friends. Also included are diaries belonging to Adam Clark Works, his first wife, Mrs. Elida I. (Van Sickle) Works, his second wife, Mrs. Ellen (Mihill) Works, his daughter, Ruth Elida Works, and his brother, George Washington William Works. The collection also contains memorabilia, photographs and a china figurine, "Three O'Clock in the Morning." The bulk of his papers are from the 1860's. The family correspondence includes letters from his mother, Mrs. Julia (Coolidge) Works Crouch, his brothers, George Washington William Works, Robert Miller Works, Obadiah Works, his halfbrothers, James Chesterfield Crouch, Benjamin F. Crouch, and his uncle, George Griswold, who raised him after his father, George W. Works, died in 1839. The collection includes courtship and marriage letters, from both wives of Adam Clark Works. His first wife, Elida, died in 1869 after a prolonged illness. Her letters are filled with descriptive detail concerning methods of medical treatment at the Castile Water Cure Sanatorium in 1868. Adam Clark Works' in-laws, Mary and Henry C. C. Van Sickel (or Van Sickle), referred to as "Ma" and "Pa," and the Rev. Norris and Mellissa (Lamson) Mihill (or Mihills) carried on an extensive correspondence with him. The sisters of his second wife, Ellen, Mrs. Emma (Mihill) Marsh and Mrs. Caroline (Mihill) Lengfeld also wrote often. Adam Clark Works' correspondence also includes letters from many friends. Several were from former students and teaching acquaintances. The Rev. Herbert Franklin Fisk, President of Genesee Wesleyan Seminary (1868-72) and Principal of the Preparatory School at Northwestern University wrote frequently. Another close friend that he corresponded with throughout his adult life was James M. Hodge, a professor of natural science at Fort Edward Collegiate Institute, Fort Edward, N.Y. and later a partner in Ogelsby and Hodge, Plumbers, Gas & Steam Fitters of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He also corresponded with Joel Dorman Steele (1836-1886), author of several scientific and historical books. Of special interest are the letters from Robert H. Skinner, which give a detailed account of the Civil War from his enlistment in the 77th Regiment, N.Y. Volunteers, Company D, from November 7, 1861 until his release on March 12, 1863. Lt. Skinner's letters describe his company's march to Washington, the camp conditions, Army supplies, military engagements, medical treatment of the wounded, and the attitude of the men toward the war.

The Mappa Papers include 47 letters, 1778-1833 and undated, the majority being for the period 1789-1795. Almost all are in Dutch, with the rest in French. The correspondence is both personal, and pertaining to the business of the Holland Land Co., particularly in the Boonville and Oldenbarneveldt (Trenton) areas of Oneida County, N. Y.

The collection consists of correspondence, manuscript and typed copies of poems, manuscript and typed drafts of the studies of metrics, reading notes, critical notices of Verse, published and unpublished articles about Adelaide Crapsey, photographs and memorabilia.

The Adolph Julius Rodenbeck Papers contains essays and speeches by Rodenbeck, mostly written during his last year as a student at the University of Rochester (1885), his term as mayor of Rochester (1902-1903), and as New York State Supreme Court Justice (1916-1932).

On June 11-13, 1976 an interview with Adolph Stuber was conducted by Reese Jenkins, a Visiting Associate Professor of History at the University of Rochester and an authority on twentieth century science and technology. W. Allen Wallis also participated for the first half hour and made Super 8 sound films of over an hour of conversation. The collection includes several transcripts of the interview, related correspondence, a Super 8 motion picture film with sound track, and recordings of the interview.

The Adrian Waterstraat Papers are comprised of one series: Personal Papers. This series documents Waterstraat's service during World War II. Included in this collection are Waterstraat's military record, items related to his prisoner of war status, as well as one letter he wrote to his wife during his internment. Also included in this collection are several medals and awards.

The collection is comprised of correspondence of mainly W.C. Brown, Henry Cargill, and E.C. Miner during the time they were active in the formation and activities of the association. The collection includes records of the organization (minutes of general and stock holders meetings) and detailed descriptions of the farms that were sold. It also has two bound volumes of unused stock certificates and one embosser.

The AIDS Education Collection contains material related to Dr. Edward Atwater's acquisition of the AIDS education posters. This collection includes two series: Subject Files and Outreach Efforts. The materials in Series 1 include the sub-series: Correspondence, research notes, and contacts, which provides information associated with international organizations and individuals. The second series include evidence of the extensive outreach efforts launched by various countries to combat the epidemic. This series is comprised of eleven sub-series: International Maps and Travel guides; Condoms; Periodicals, Guides, and General Education materials; Pamphlets; Comic Books and Illustrated materials; Gallery and Exhibition materials; Clothing; Small Booklets and Pamphlets; Postcards; Videos; and Slides of Posters.

The Aikin Family Papers consist of 117 letters, 1789-1854, most of which are written by Arthur Aikin and his sister Lucy to family and friends.

The Dietch Collection consists of clippings, photographs, and ephemera related primarily to the history, preservation, and renewal of the City of Rochester in the 1960s and 1970s.

The collection includes Civil War letters written by Albert B. Williams to his parents, and miscellaneous papers

The collection is comprised of three archival boxes, the majority of its contents is correspondence. Personal Correspondence during the years 1804-1823 between Alexander and his mother and siblings are found in Box I. They include letters when he was away at school at Colchester, CT and when Horace and he moved to Canandaigua and opened a general store. Box II contains business correspondence when Alexander was a land agent and handled the affairs of the Boudinot Family. It also includes some of his personal finances. Box III deals mainly with legal documents that describe how his land was divided up. It also includes some correspondence between Alexander and his children.

This collection consists of the specifications and architectural plans, elevations and sections for a house designed by A. J. Davis for J. G. Lamberson in Jamaica, Long Island, New York in 1854.

Correspondence (17 letters) to Alexander Millar of Lewiston, Niagara County, New York from relatives in Scotland regarding family news, business holdings in Scotland, inheritances, and settlements of estates. Also photocopies of typescripts of most of the letters and related family/genealogical correspondence.

The Alexander-Rideout Collection consists of material relating to Sir George Alexander and St. James's Theatre assembled by Alexander's distant relative, Nigel Rideout. The British actor-manager Sir George Alexander (1858-1918) was born Alexander George Samson in Reading, England. He began acting in amateur theatricals in 1875, and four years later embarked on a professional acting career, making his London debut in 1881. He played many roles in the leading companies, including Sir Henry Irving's Lyceum. In 1890 he produced his first play at the Avenue Theatre and in 1891 he became the manager of St. James's Theatre. Here he produced several of the major plays of the day such as Lady Windermere's Fan by Oscar Wilde (1892), The Second Mrs. Tanqueray by Sir Arthur Wing Pinero (1893), The Importance of Being Ernest by Oscar Wilde (1895), and The Prisoner of Zenda by Anthony Hope (1896).

The letters, most of which are undated, were written between September 10, 1869 and December 15, 1894. These limits are not exact; it is unlikely that any letter in this group was written before the first date, but some of the notes may come from the months after December 1894. The works chiefly concerned are Dumas' La femme de Claude and La route de Thebes, the first of which was dedicated to Favre. The letters show how important Dr. Favre's friendship and counsel were to Dumas, and in the correspondence one can trace the evolution of the dramatist's technique of the theater.

The collection contains letters to Mr. Miles from artists, composers, singers, authors, journalists, publishers and politicians discussing their current works and future projects in their respective fields. Of special interest are James Ashcroft Noble's letters (53) to Mr. Miles. Mr. Noble, critic and author, describes the corrections that he is making in his articles to be included in The Poets and the Poetry of the Century, vol. VIII, 1892, edited by Mr. Miles. Two poems "Love's Irony" and "The Old Amati" by Frederic Edward Weatherly are included in the collection.

This collection of Tennyson letters, manuscripts, printed material, memorabilia, and portraits was assembled by Rowland L. Collins, professor of English at the University of Rochester from 1967 until his death in 1985. The Department of Rare Books and Special Collections also houses his extensive Tennyson book collection (ZZ 6062).

This collection consists mainly of letters written by Allen Paine Mills (1908-2002) to his mother, Mrs. Buell Paine Mills of Rochester, New York, while serving in the U. S. Navy during World War II (1942-1945). His letters give accounts of his daily routine in the Navy, along with his feelings toward Navy life and descriptions of his various jobs. Also included in the collection are letters from Allen Mills to his aunt, Mrs. Robert H. Jeffrey, in Columbus, Ohio, during the same period. Mr. Mills was successively stationed at Quonset Point, Rhode Island; Floyd Bennett Field, Brooklyn, New York; Nantucket, Massachusetts; and San Francisco, California. Other correspondence in the collection is to Mrs. Buell Mills, apparently from various friends, mostly during the period from 1931-1941.

The Alling and Cory Company Papers consists of 11 boxes and additional flat objects of company records, the majority being photographs from the mid-20th century; business records documenting product development, and company departments; and price lists of products made by the company, and other printing companies.

This collection consists of the following: papers written for university courses, handwritten notes taken during courses, application materials for teaching positions, letters of recommendation from university professors, handwritten notes taken in preparation for writing a paper on feminist pedagogy, examples of Allison's high school students' writing, teaching handouts Allison prepared for her high school students, and personal correspondence.

The collection consists of letters written to Count Mensdorff-Pouilly, by members of the English royal family and by Leopold, King of the Belgians. The principal groups are: Queen Victoria to Alphonse Mensdorff-Pouilly, 68 letters 1843-1871; Mary Louisa Victoria, Duchess of Kent to Alphonse Mensdorff-Pouilly, 88 letters 1830-1856; Prince Albert to Alphonse Mensdorff-Pouilly, 18 letters 1847-1858; Leopold I, King of the Belgians, 20 letters 1851-1865; and also letters from Victoria, Princess Royal, later Empress Frederick of Germany and from Lady Augusta Stanley. The correspondence is written in German and concerns family matters and news, with some reference to the events of the day.

The Alternatives for Battered Women Collection consists of two scrapbooks compiled by Lura Carstens and Marion Strand of material that documents the history of Alternatives for Battered Women. Many of the records are from the files of Helen French. The scrapbooks include originals and photocopies of news clippings, meeting minutes, speeches, reports, and other relevant materials.

The Alternatives for Battered Women, Inc. records, 1977-2003, is quite extensive, ranging from administrative records and materials which speaks to daily shelter operations, to client services, community outreach, special programs, and research on domestic violence. The bulk of the content is from 1979 to 1998, during which time Phyllis Korn acted as executive director. The strength of this collection is that it documents and underscores the intricacies and endurance of beginning and operating a non-profit domestic violence shelter in New York State.

The Alvah Strong Miller Papers are comprised of one box containing 18 typescript essays by Dr. Alvah Strong Miller, M.D. They deal primarily with his observations, thoughts, and judgements about the people and places he encountered during his service on the medical staff of the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration in China during 1946-47. Dr. Miller traveled abroad many times during the latter part of his lifetime, and the collection also includes his observations stemming from trips to Ceylon (during his work in China), Egypt, and Morocco. Also included is an account of some impressions he received of the English nobility while serving abroad in the U.S. Army during World War II, and his observations on medicine as a profession.

The collection contains: typescripts, chiefly of unpublished novels, short stories and a few poems; correspondence between herself and James Brown of James Brown Associates (her agent), publishing companies, book clubs, friends, and on behalf of Operation Morale; magazine and newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, desk diaries, and miscellaneous pictures.

Barr's manuscript of Thyra Varrick, ca. 1901, forms the bulk of this collection. Other materials include letters, photographs, and postcards.

The archive of the New York State Division of the American Association of University Women consists of agendas and minutes for board meetings and conventions, information sent to branch presidents, reports, and printed material.

This collection is comprised of two series: Local activities, and Printed Materials. The series Local Activities includes the document American Protective League Rules and Regulations that members of the New York division followed, as well as four of the reports they filed on potentially un-American activities. There is a small body of correspondence related to local actions, and two documents related to the disbandment of the League in 1919. Also included is a program from a dinner given by New York Division of the American Protective League on January 3, 1919. Finally, there is a manuscript written by Brett Page, a member of the New York division titled The Hidden Menace. The second series contains two folders, one letter sized and one flat file with printed materials distributed widely to state divisions.

The collection consists of theater, film, book, and radio reviews clipped from newspapers and magazines; correspondence; theater and ballet programs; radio and film scripts; and notes from lectures given by the poets W. H. Auden and T. S. Eliot, as well as personal impressions of the two poets and of Walter Huston. Letters from the following have been indexed: Alyse Gregory, 9 letters; E. E. Cummings, 4 letters; Clifford Odets, 3 letters; Marianne Moore, 6 letters; Llewelyn Powys, 9 letters.

The Papers consist of 16 letters written by the Countess of Rochester to her grandson Edward Henry Lee, 1st Earl of Lichfield, five letters to his wife Lady Charlotte (Fitzroy) Lee, Countess of Lichfield, and one to his mother Elizabeth (Pope) Lee Bertie, Countess of Lindsey. Also in the collection is a letter to the Countess from James Bertie, 1st Earl of Abingdon, and a letter to her from a "Cosen Bowyer".

The collection includes family letters of Mr. and Mrs. Anson Colman, those from Dr. Colman being written from Boston, Paris, London, etc., describing his medical studies, and those from Mrs. Colman being written from Rochester and points in New England and New York, describing family matters and events at home. The letters have not been indexed.

The Anthony - Avery collection consists mainly of the correspondence between Susan Brownell Anthony and Rachel Foster Avery. The correspondence dates between the years 1882 to 1908, with the greatest number of letters having been written in 1887, 1897 and 1898. Most of the letters were written by Susan B. Anthony to Rachel F. Avery (161): there are also 36 retained carbons of Mrs. Avery's letters to Miss Anthony. Other women active in the suffrage movement who are represented in the collection by correspondence to either Miss Anthony or Mrs. Avery are: Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Carrie Chapman Catt, May Eliza Wright Sewall, Harriet Taylor Upton, Isabel Howland, Lillie Devereux Blake, Anna Howard Shaw, Lucretia Longshore Blankenburg, Elizabeth Blackwell, and Mary Garrett Hay. A chronological list of all the correspondence is included in this register.

The Anthony Giardina Papers include a generous collection of the author's early drafts - typically handwritten on yellow legal pads amply embellished by the author's inimitable ornate doodles, somewhat suggestive of the work of M. C. Escher. Giardina explains that doodles are his way of warming up to writing as he returns to his work-in-progress each day. Also included are drafts showing editorial comments by Jonathan Galassi and others, and the work of copy editors. Selections from the correspondence offer substantive insight into Giardina's thoughts, and exchanges with others, about the process of writing. The collection includes other materials documenting aspects of the publishing process such as interactions with literary agents, development of publicity for new titles, play and book reviews, and reader responses in the form of fan mail or online reviews.

The collection consists of correspondence, the manuscript of the play "Milestones", two manuscripts of essays published in the London Evening Standard, notes for the play "Mr. Prohack", and a binder of clippings about the run of "Milestones". The chief correspondents are Arnold Bennett, Edward Knoblock, and Max Meyerfeld. The Bennett-Knoblock correspondence concerns agreements and rights pertaining to "Milestones", the writing of two other plays, "London Life" and "Mr. Prohack," Knoblock's experiences in Hollywood, and their shared hobby of furniture buying. The Meyerfeld-Knoblock correspondence concerns the translation of "Milestones" into German. All letters are indexed.

The collection consists of family memorabilia of the Eugene Herbert Arnold family and drawings and photographs of the work of James B. Arnold, Rochester architect from 1897 to 1957.

This collection is comprised of material during the time Sutermeister served as Captain of the 11th battery of the Indiana Light Artillery. It includes orders he received; receipts and invoices of supplies and muster rolls.

The collection consists of letters written to Arthur Barry by his sons H. Brewster Barry and H. Pomeroy Barry, other relatives, and friends. There is also correspondence with the officials of the schools the boys attended, as well as letters concerning the property Barry owned, and his financial and business affairs. The rest of the collection includes Barry's private journals, personal financial and tax records, and the reports and correspondence of the charities and clubs with which he was affiliated. The correspondence and records of the East Side Savings Bank, the Community Savings Bank, and the Rochester Trust and Safe Deposit Company make up the balance of the collection.

The Arthur Caswell Parker Papers contains correspondence including letters written by Ely Samuel Parker, as well as Frederick Ward Putnam, Horace Porter, Theodore Roosevelt, Nathan L. Miller, Allen Macy Dulles, Woodrow Wilson, James Schoolcraft Sherman, William Howard Taft, and Lewis Henry Morgan. This collection also includes Parker's extensive research, published and unpublished articles, and lectures on museums, archaeology, and American Indians, particularly those of New York State, including their history, culture, problems, legislation, administration, rights and citizenship. Related topics include the American Indian in World War I, American Indian Day, Harriet Maxwell Converse, Cornplanter, Lewis Henry Morgan, Mary Jemison, the Parker family, and Red Jacket. There are six volumes of radio scripts delivered in 1937 through 1938 under the title A Romance of Old Indian Days as well as the 1943-1944 radio scripts of the Rochester War Council's Speakers' Bureau.

The collection contains seventy matted water color paintings and sketches by Arthur Tracy Lee, two scrapbooks, and publications containing reproductions of Lee's paintings of Texas scenes.

The Arthur William Symons Papers are comprised of one box containing typed manuscripts with handwritten corrections of the play Tristan and Iseult, published 1917, and the typed manuscript of the book of poetry A Book of Twenty Songs, published 1905, as well as one letter from Arthur William Symons to Mr. Parker, 1887.

The Atwater Family Papers includes two series: First Five Generations, 1787-1960, and letters sent to Frances Marsh Washburn, 1914-1959. The first series consists of letters, diaries, memoranda, reminiscences and notes that span from the eighteenth through the twentieth centuries and document the lives of five generations of family members, who were connected to Rochester, New York. Specifically, the collection includes reminiscences from Lyman Barker Langworthy, which date from 1701-1869. There are fourteen typed transcriptions of letters sent to and from Stephen Atwater, that describe family matters and a property title despute. These letters date from 1844-1855. There is an 1892 memorandum from Mary Weaver Atwaterood regarding her furniture. There are also five deeds from William Langworthy for property bought in Seneca Falls and in Rochester, which are dated from 1851-1860. Ann Elizabeth Langworthy's will, dated September 2, 1875, is also in the collection. There are letters, documents, reminiscences, and a diary from Edward Weaver Atwater from his time serving in the Union Army during the Civil War, 1861-1863. There is one letter that Fanny Ann Langworthy sent to her older son, William Langworthy Atwater on January 25, 1885. Included in the collection are also six letters sent to Richard Mead Atwater from his attorney, Safford E. North, November 19-December 10, 1910 regarding purchase of his stock in Johnston Harvester Company by Massey Harris County Limited. There are twelve photocopies of letters from the American painter, Ogden Wood, which were mostly written to Richard's wife, Abby, from October 19, 1907-August 13, 1912. There are letters, diaries, reminiscences from Alice M. Atwater dating from 1894-1916. Included are also letters from William Langworthy Atwater written to his father while he worked as a clerk in the Manila Ordnance Depot, October 4, 1901-January 22, 1904. There are essays written during Edward Congdon Atwater's years as a student at the University of Rochester. Also included in the collection are letters and reminiscences from Frances Atwater Clapp that range in date from 1902-1954. There are also notes taken from family bibles and diaries, as well as letters and an affidavit from James Peabody Marsh, 1908-1930. There are a number of letters sent to and from Rowena Marsh Washburn Atwater, as well as selections of her writings. There are letters sent to and from Edward Perrin Atwater as well as letters from Julian P. Atwater.

The materials in this collection comprise the deconstructed contents of a scrapbook/photo album documenting LGBTQ+ life at the Backstreets Neighborhood Bar and Grill in Rochester, NY, during the 1980s. A flash drive with digital images of the original layout of the scrapbook and a spreadsheet with some identification information is present. Other materials include photographs of bar patrons, staff, event decorations, food and flowers, advertisements for the opening of the bar in the September 1983 Empty Closet newspaper, and fliers for events. Highlights of the photograph collections include the 1983 Halloween party, the 1984 Mr. Backstreets competition, and various drag performers in the 80s-90s.

The papers include correspondence to her mother, Mrs. Charles Duncan, while she was abroad on purchasing trips for the Sibley Music Library. Also included are essays concerning: her European buying trips; Philip Hale, the music critic; Anthony Philip Heinrich, the American composer; a critique of Irving Babbitt's article "New Laokoon: An Essay on the Confusion of the Arts"; and French melodrama.

The Bausch Family Papers consist of two items. The first is a photograph album compiled in Ulm, Germany in 1938 to commemorate events in the life (1847-1938) of William and Edward's paternal aunt. She appears in a snapshot with the caption "lieber Besuch v. Rochester."