The School of Nursing provided volumes with blank pages that students could use to create albums or scrapbooks. The volume Drake used to create this scrapbook has a blue binding and "U of R School of Nursing Class of 1928" printed on the front. The following paragraphs illustrate the two types of material that are interspersed throughout the scrapbook.
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Ward's Cabinet of Geology (As Purchased by the University of Rochester in 1862), 1862 0.23 Cubic feet
This small collection consists of two handwritten "schedules" detailing the contents of the Cabinets.
Dr. Gordis' diary gives his impressions of the University of Rochester during his years as an undergraduate.
Clippings, programs, etc., circa 1879-1884. Some of the material in the scrapbook does not relate to the University.
The scrapbook contains numerous programs and clippings relating primarily to commencement, theater productions, the Delphic Society, and major class events. The scrapbook also has some programs and clippings relating to the University from 1926-1929.
Wilson Day materials, 1972-2014 4.43 Cubic feet
The Wilson Day Materials collection contains items related both to the day's original focus on seminars, concerts, and other events and to its current form as a day of community service. Materials from earlier Wilson Day celebrations (1972-1987) include letters of invitation, tickets, programs, speeches, photograph albums, and press clippings, as well as planning material such as guest lists, correspondence between guests and event organizers, and drafts of programs and letters of invitation. Early correspondence is between Chancellor W. Allen Wallis, University Relations Director Don Lyon, and Wilson Day committee members. Correspondence is also between Lyon or President Robert L. Sproull and those involved with planning Wilson Day. Letters of invitation are from President Sproull. Materials from 1990 onward consist of correspondence among organizers, service project lists, letters of invitation, T-shirts, press clippings, and photograph albums. Correspondence from 1990 onward is often written by the Associative Director of Media Relations Jan Fitzpatrick.
Winston Churchill Commencement materials, 1941-2010 0.23 Cubic feet
The Winston Churchill Commencement Materials contains letters, telegrams, memoranda, clippings, and other items relating to Churchill's speech and honorary degree. Correspondents include Winston Churchill, Fred Hovde, and Alan Valentine. A collection of additional photographs and postcards was received from the Minneapolis Collection at the Minneapolis Public Library in March 2004.
Women's Club of the University of Rochester papers, 1935-2018 7.69 Cubic feet
Women's Club of the University of Rochester Papers contain material created by or addressed to the club, especially members of the executive board and executive committees.
"World Tomorrow": papers of radio program, 1942 0.37 Cubic feet
Contains transcripts and other material.