The Academic Regalia collection contains robes, hoods, and caps worn by University of Rochester administrators, faculty, students, and trustees at formal events. Descriptions of regalia include the name of the manufacturer (Cotrell and Leonard, for example) when this information is known. Each set of regalia has been assigned a number, which appears before the title of the item(s).

The ADAM International Review Papers contain records from the University of Rochester's affiliation with the literary magazine ADAM. These materials date from 1968 to 1973. The papers also include photocopied manuscripts that the magazine's founder-editor, Miron Grindea, donated to the University. The collection is organized into five series: 1) correspondence, 2) distribution, 3) finances, 4) publicity, and 5) manuscripts.

Correspondence, programs, membership lists, etc., of Administrators Anonymous, a group of junior level University administrators who met regularly for a luncheon and speaker.

This collection includes Adviser's Handbooks from the 1971/1972 academic year to the present. Handbooks are organized alphabetically and cover topics such as academic honesty, grades, majors, and studying abroad. The last few pages of some handbooks provide advisers with examples of paperwork such as "add/drop" forms, requests for an incomplete grade, and approval forms for concentrations and minors. The collection also includes some copies of handbooks that have been annotated. In addition to the handbooks themselves, some folders contain correspondence, notes, and information about University programs. Starting in the 2015/2016 academic year, handbooks were produced in electronic form only; printed copies have been included in the collection.

The African Student Center Records contains five series: Administration Files, Correspondence, Finances, Student Files, and Photographs.

Material of Alice Harriet Colby (1881-1950; U of R Class of 1904; M.A., U of R, 1908) relating to the University of Rochester. Includes material on the girls' basketball team and many photographs of faculty members and campus scenes. Non-University material consists of some photographic albums of summers at Georgian Bay, Pt.-au-Baril, Ontario, Canada, 1907-1909. There is also material on the Y.W.C.A. and its camp at Silver Bay, New York.

Letters (1942-1946) of University of Rochester servicemen to Chuck Dalton, who edited the News Letter to University of Rochester Men in the Service .

Contains a manuscript alumni directory compiled by Herman K. Phinney in 1887; and address list of the men graduates and non-graduates, classes of 1908-1913.

Specifications and records of payments for the construction of Anderson Hall, 1859-1861. Also a "Sketch for proposed luthern windows", by Alex. R. Esty, Architect, Boston.

Architectural plans for several University buildings, most of which were on the Prince Street campus. The box also includes plans for a few non-University buildings.

Photographs, newspaper clippings, correspondence, programs and other ephemera.

The Boar's Head Dinner Collection contains materials about the planning of the event, speeches by University faculty and administrators, music, formal invitations and posters, and some historical background. Much of the material about planning and speakers dates from the mid-1990s to the early 2010s.

Clippings, programs, etc., 1885-1889.

The contents of the collection relate primarily to the University of Rochester and include many photographs and clippings. There is also material relating to George Eastman and Kodak.

Includes material on the University's Ten-Year Plan, the Educational Policy Committee, comprehensive examinations, and material reflecting Watkeys's interest in orientation courses, including student papers and exams.

Clippings, photographs, programs from the 1880s and 1890's. Also contains some non-University clippings and memorabilia.

Material related to the events leading up to and following the November 8, 1967 Dow Chemical Company job interview at which students and faculty blocked the way of those wishing to be interviewed.

Contains some University of Rochester material, including clippings and programs, although the majority of the clippings are not related to the University.

Material of Edwin Fauver, Professor of Hygiene and Physical Education, who was on the University of Rochester faculty from 1916-1945. Includes correspondence; annual reports, 1920-1944 (incomplete); and printed, mimeographed, and typescript material relating to athletics, health, and physical education, especially at the University.

Correspondence, newspaper clippings, programs and other ephemera. Includes "Last Will and Testament" written by Class of 1916. "U OF R" is printed on the cover of the scrapbook.

A list of Rev. Magoon's gift of books to the University of Rochester. Some of the entries are annotated. Laid in is some manuscript material. (These books are numbers 16,200 to 16,755 in the accession list.)

Clippings, greeting cards, programs, publications, postcards, menus, etc. "Souvenirs of my U. of R. undergraduate years, Sept. 1940-Aug. 1943, Graduate year, Sept. 1943-June 1944, and first job search."

The scrapbook of Florence Eloine Mosher and Marion Dix Mosher describes their four years as undergraduates at the University from 1904 to 1908.

Diaries kept by Francis Forbes, U of R Class of 1866, for the years 1862 and 1864. Entries, sometimes brief, often deal with college experiences. Also a journal of advice for a European trip, 1860s.

Mainly University of Rochester material (invitations, photographs, programs, etc.), circa 1906-1912, although some is of Wayland Academy, Wayland, Wisconsin.

Contains clippings, programs, etc., 1895-1896.

The George Eastman Statue Papers contain materials which document the publicity leading up to the dedication of the George Eastman Statue on the Eastman Quadrangle on October 10, 2009. Also included are some materials from the dedication and post-dedication feedback and articles.

This collection contains correspondence of the graduate manager of student activities of the College for Men about the University of Rochester's athletic teams' finances, staffing, and competitions; musical clubs' finances; and the creation of the University Press Club. The collection also includes some catalogs, pamphlets, and ephemera. Correspondence from 1919-1922 is mostly to or from E. Alcott Neary. Correspondence after 1922 is mostly to or from Hugh Smith. Some correspondence is to or from Edwin Fauver, the University's athletic director.

This photograph album created by Helen C. Hess (Class of 1933) contains images of the University of Rochester's Prince Street Campus, River Campus, Memorial Art Gallery, and Commencement 1933. It also contains photographs of downtown Rochester and a fire on Lake Avenue in 1935. A number of images show Hess and friends on trips to parks and other sites in the surrounding area, including Conesus Lake, the Adirondacks (for a state geologic field trip), Durand Eastman Park, Ellison Park, Roseland on Canandaigua Lake, Niagara Falls, Hemlock Lake Park, Powder Mills Park, Hamlin Beach Park, and Letchworth Park.

The Henry C. Mills Vice President for Educational Administration Papers contain materials for the academic years 1958/1959 through 1963/1964. The collection is organized by year, and each year consists of three sections: staff folders, folders corresponding to schools and colleges at the University, and subject folders.

When Jane E. Schmitt (Class of 1943) volunteered for class council in 1991, the Alumni Association provided her with a Class Council Handbook as a resource for planning future events such as her class's 50th reunion in 1993. Schmitt added materials to the binder containing this handbook. The resulting scrapbook includes correspondence between Schmitt, her classmates, and the Alumni Association regarding their 25th, 30th, 45th, 50th, and 55th reunions. It also contains Alumni Association newsletters from the 1990s, as well as newspaper and magazine articles from the 1980s to the early 2000s, some of which are from University publications such as Rochester Review. These articles highlight the achievements of the University and of members of the Class of 1943, and they include obituaries of Schmitt's classmates. The scrapbook also contains photographs of Schmitt and her friends taken in the 1990s, including images from their 50th reunion; photographs of Rush Rhees Library; copies of photographs from the 1940s; poems by Betsy Phillips Fisher (Class of 1943); a copy of the music and lyrics of "The Genesee"; and invitations to University lectures. Also included is a copy of an article from the Rochester Times-Union, published on 10 March 1943, regarding Eleanor Roosevelt's talk at the University of Rochester Women's Campus Assembly and her press conference at George Eastman House.

The is a short piece that focuses on the senior men's class, featuring numerous individual close-ups, glimpses of the old Prince Street Campus, and a graduation procession outside the new Eastman Theatre.

An autograph album kept by John Schenck Higgins, Class of 1858, which contains autographs of his classmates.

The Kodak-University of Rochester Exhibit Collection consists of the photographs and slides used in a joint exhibit in 1960. The photographs are primarily scenes from the River Campus and University Medical Center Pediatrics unit, as well as classrooms from area schools.

Correspondence, publicity, etc. for a 39-week radio series, "Let's Learn Spanish," which was prepared by Time Inc. and sponsored by the University of Rochester over WHAM radio in 1944 and 1945.

A scrapbook of material on college life from 1911-circa 1915, including newspaper clippings on events, invitation, programs and memorabilia. Much of it pertains to the activities of the Theta Eta sorority during this period.

Contains clippings, invitations, photographs, etc., 1907-1911.

Math, Physics, Education, History, Philosophy, and Political notes taken by Mary Moulthrop, Class of 1909, while she was a student at the University of Rochester. Also a draft and a carbon of ther MA thesis (1911).

Material related to and prepared for the accreditation visit of the Middle States Association to the University of Rochester in December 1959.

A small collection of material relating to Middle States Association evaluation of the University of Rochester in 1959 and 1970.

The Monatspost Collection consists of correspondence and other material related to the publication of and response to Monatspost.

The Musical Activities Collection includes six series: Correspondence and Other Records (1932-1987); Programs (1875-2014, undated); Photographs, Color Slides, and Negatives (1908-1987); Posters (1911-1985); Scrapbooks (1884-1995); and Audio and Video Recordings (1940-2010).

Includes copies of architectural renderings for River Campus buildings, floor plans and statistics for River Campus and Prince Street Campus buildings, and an "Analysis of Functions of Building and Grounds Department" personnel.

Miscellaneous correspondence, drafts of press releases, etc. relating to the University of Rochester.

Press releases of the University's Office of Public Information, for 1937 - 1969.

Retired subject folders from the Office of Public Information. Contents include press releases, press clippings, correspondence, and photographs. Subjects include Air Force ROTC, Alumni, Athletic Policy, Baseball, Basketba1l, Centennial, Commencement, East High School Site, Eastman School, Football, Medical Center, Merger of the Two Campuses, Navy ROTC, University School.

News releases, press clippings, etc. revealing the effect of World War II on the University of Rochester. Subjects include the Civilian Pilot Training program; Engineering, Science and Management War Training program; Post War Planning Council; Rush Rhees cafeteria; War Loans; etc.

The collection contains material related to Orientation programs for first-year undergraduate students, including transfer students, from 1941 onward. Items within the collection tend to address one of three audiences: students, their families, or staff and faculty at the University.

Newspaper clippings about University of Rochester events of the 1870's. Also some class day programs and a few excuses signed by President Anderson.

The President Robert L. Sproull Inauguration Material collection consists primarily of background material such as lists and correspondence.

The collection consists primarily of background material such as drafts, lists, and correspondence. There are also many certificates sent from other colleges and universities to congratulate President Wallis and the University of Rochester on his appointment.

A register of visitors to the University of Rochester. Those in 1935 were guests who attended the inauguration of Alan Valentine as President of the University. This item has been cataloged with the call number LD 4710 .A1r.

Class lists, and individual forms on which each student indicated his course selections for the fall term, 1903. Some of these "Election of Studies" forms have notes of permission by Rush Rhees.

Applications for admissions to "graduate courses and related correspondence. Also corresondence (1891-1893) from alumni applying for their "A.M. in course" degrees.

Filled-out forms listing the employment history of alumni registered with the Teacher's Bureau. Also some related correspondence and letters of recommendation.

Folders for Enlisted Reserve Corp (ERC), Army Air Corp Reserve (AACR), Marine Corp Reserve, Navy Reserve. Contents include filled-out mimeographed forms indicating status of individual students and carbons of correspondence regarding status of students.

The Reunions collection contains materials related to University reunions from the Class of 1871 to the present. Items include publications; ephemera; mailings; photographs; and planning documents such as meeting minutes, itineraries, registration forms, and information about alumni. Materials were generated by the Office of Alumni Relations and by alumni volunteers who worked with them to plan reunions. Among other activities, reunion planners collected updates from alumni and used them to create a booklet about members of a given class. This publication has varied in style and has been circulated under a variety of titles over the years: "Questionnaires," "Personal History," "Autobiographies," "Life Lines," "Alumni Updates," "Bulletin," "Who's Who in the Class of ___?," and more recently "Class Memory Book." In these booklets, alumni have shared memories from the University of Rochester and details about their career paths, families, and other aspects of their lives.

The Robert H. McCambridge Papers include two series: Chronological Files and Subject Files. The Chronological Files contain correspondence from August 1952 to June 1959. The Subject Files contain materials from 1951 to 1959 predominantly, but there are some materials from as early as the 1920s and as late as 1962.

The Trayhern Papers consist of material related to two academic conferences and Trayhern's role as a Sector Warden for the University's branch of the Office of Civilian Defense during World War II.

Cumulative grade record folders of Rochester Prize Scholarship holders, Classes of 1940, 1942, and 1944 of the College for Men. The folders were apparently filled out after the 1939-1940 school year (except the folders of the Class of 1944, which were filled out at mid-term in the fall semester of 1940).

Material related to Rochester Prize Scholarships for the year 1941-1942. Includes letters of inquiry about the scholarships, application forms of successful candidates who latter withdrew and unsuccessful candidates, and related correspondence.

A scrapbook of printed material of, and related to, the University. Includes form letters, invitations, programs, tickets, etc.

A scrapbook of printed forms and material of the University, such as letterheads, programs, tickets, etc.

The Senior Orations held by the University Archives run from 1868 to 1877. The collection also contains several senior essays from 1913 and 1914 by female students, who were first admitted to the University of Rochester in 1900.

The collection contains numerous museum objects, publications, and ephemera related mostly to Sesquicentennial Weekend.

The collection contains four series: Volumes, Pamphlets, Song Sheets, and Manuscripts.

Listing of forthcoming student events and activities on campus. (The form, name, and originating office of this publication has changed several times over the years.)

The Student Army Training Corp Collection (1918-1919) contains material such as correspondence, reports, publications, and forms. Reports include information about trainees such as their general health, academic program, housing, medical insurance, and clothing inventory. The collection also includes rosters showing the number of men enrolled, returning students, departing students, and officers, as well as financial documents such as claims, payrolls, and expense sheets. Publications for the general public include bulletins, newspaper clippings, and general information booklets. Materials from early 1919 are located, for the most part, at the end of the collection; these items relate to equipment-removal strategies, demobilizing plans, financial claims, and other topics.

The Thelma Rankin Zoller Papers date from circa 1920-1949. Materials relate to her time in high school and at the University of Rochester as an undergraduate and as an employee, as well as to her personal life. They consist largely of correspondence, including invitations and holiday cards; photographs; and newspaper clippings. The collection is organized into a scrapbook, correspondence, and other personal items.

Correspondence, scripts, and publicity relating to "This Atomic World," a series of 10 radio programs sponsored by the University of Rochester and presented over station WHAM in 1946.

The Tiernan Project Collection contains organizational, planning, and other material from 1994 through 2015 relating to the group's service in the Rochester community.

Correspondence, scripts, and publicity related to "Time for Science," a series of 13 radio programs sponsored by the University of Rochester with the cooperation of TIME Magazine over station WHAM in 1944.

Auditor's reports for various University divisions, such as the Bookstore, Cutler Union, and Todd Union. They were done by Naramore, Niles and Co. Many of the runs are incomplete.

Copies of the audit reports of the books and records of the treasurer of the University of Rochester for the years ending June 30 of 1942-1950, 1954-1956.

Annual balance sheets of the University of Rochester for 1858 through 1879.

Bills and vouchers from the early years of the University of Rochester.

Correspondence, reports, etc. on the construction and furnishing of the Women's Residence Hall, Men's Dining Hall, women's gymnasium, and men's dormitories.

The cash account books of the Treasurer of the University of Rochester for the period 1855-1897.

Expense accounts for construction of the new buildings on the River Campus. Also accounts for work at the Prince Street Campus and Strong Memorial Hospital.

Correspondence and subject files of the treasurer of the University of Rochester, Raymond L. Thompson. Files relate to various subjects, University divisions, organizations, and companies, for example: budgets; faculty and administration; the Report of the Treasurer; Memorial Art Gallery; Strong Memorial Hospital; Rochester Community Chest; the accounting firm of Naramore, Niles and Company; Finance Committee meetings; Board of Trustees meetings; the Rochester Alumni-Alumnae Review; the Lincoln Rochester Trust committee; and Rochester General and Electric. Also included are files for individuals, including President Alan Valentine, Treasurer Raymond L. Thompson, and his successor, Treasurer LaRoy Thompson.

Folders on contracts and agreements entered into by the University of Rochester.

Correspondence relating to various gifts to the University of Rochester. These include library gifts, the Henry Alvah Strong Auditorium, the George Nelson Crosby estate, the Rockefeller Foundation, and Eastman gifts.

Correspondence, copies of correspondence, legal papers, etc., related to the movie theaters owned by the University and leased to movie theater companies. The collection includes correspondence with George Eastman relating to the installation of sound equipment for motion pictures in the Eastman Theatre.

A small collection of miscellaneous papers including bank balances, record of payment of students' fees, income from the Lewis Henry Morgan estate, etc. Also treasurer's statements and reports and lists of University investments, 1880s-1900's.

Books of receipts signed by those who received money from William N. Sage, the Treasurer of the University of Rochester.

Correspondence and scripts, etc. relating to the radio program "Understanding the Headlines," which Dr. May of the University of Rochester gave over station WHAM, 1943-1945.

Consists chiefly of processed material received by the University of Rochester, as one of the members of the Associated Universities, Inc., the sponsors of the Brookhaven National Laboratory.

Log books of Navy units on campus during World War II.

Listing of forthcoming campus events. (Has been published by several offices and has undergone several title changes during its history.) Superseded, fall 1973, by the "Calendar of Events" in the University publication Currents.

Subject folders for various University events and conferences. Includes original correspondence and carbons of correspondence, processed and printed material relating to the event.

The University Historian's Office papers,1964-1969, contain research for and typescripts of the book A History of the University of Rochester. Most material was created or used by University Historian Arthur J. May and his assistants, Ruth Kugler and Florence Merritt.

This collection consists primarily of the extant texts or excerpts of the commencement addresses delivered at the main Arts, Sciences and Engineering ceremony. One address from the Eastman School of Music, and another from the School of Nursing, are included as a subseries of the main collection.

Detailed financial statements of the University of Rochester for each fiscal year.

A manuscript volume listing those men delinquent in attendance, examinations, etc.

Dr. Gordis' diary gives his impressions of the University of Rochester during his years as an undergraduate.