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.

Ethics, geology, physics, and religion notebooks of Albert Bowen, Class of 1906.

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.

Includes minutes of the chapter's meetings (1859-1938, 1947-1960); correspondence relating to the history of the chapter as collected by Harvey F. Morris (class of 1902) and a typescript history of the chapter which he wrote (1936); brief records of members of the chapter (Class of 1883 through Class of 1959); correspondence, 1915-1959; minutes and reports of the Genesee Graduate Chapter; 1911-1940; 1946-1948; 1953-1959; newspaper clippings; and other material related to the fraternity and its Graduate Chapter.

Correspondence (incoming and outgoing) of Hugh A. Smith, Alumni Association Secretary. Subjects of correspondence include the awarding of local alumni association scholarships in Rochester, New York, Buffalo, and Chicago; arrangements for the annual meetings of the Schoolmaster's Club (alumni in the field of education); and fraternity housing on the Oak Hill Campus.

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

Manuscript constitution and minutes (1854-1913) of the Alumni of the University of Rochester (362 pages of which pages 221-362 are blank).

Includes a card file with information on Rochester alumni in the Buffalo area. Also some correspondence and processed material. Correspondents include University of Rochester graduates, and Presidents Rush Rhees and Alan Valentine.

Mimeographed agendas and minutes of the Board of Governors of the Alumni Federation. Includes minutes of the Board's Executive Committee, as well as reports and correspondence.

Correspondence and summary statistics of the Alumni Gymnasium Committee fund drive of 1897 to raise money for a gymnasium on the Prince Street campus.

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.

Typescript minutes of the Board of Managers of the Associated Alumni of the University of Rochester from June 1938 to April 30, 1947.

Mainly correspondence to and from Hugh A. Smith, Alumni Secretary from 1922-1936. The correspondence deals with activities of the Associated Alumni such as publishing the Rochester Alumni Review, fund raising, and planning reunions at commencement. The correspondence reveals alumni news, reminiscences, and opinions.

The Atlantic Slave Trade Conference Collected Papers is organized in the order in which the papers were presented. Please note that some papers are drafts. The finished papers (with the exception of Fenoaltea's "Europe in the African Mirror") were published in the book The Atlantic Slave Trade: Effects on Economies, Societies, and Peoples in Africa, the Americas, and Europe, edited by Joseph E. Inikori and Stanley L. Engerman.

Contents include scripts, correspondence, and miscellaneous materials relating to the twelve radio programs, entitled Background of the War News, that Professor Arthur J. May of the University of Rochester Department of History gave over WHAM radio station in 1943. Script no. 11 is missing.

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

Various correspondence files (1921-1955); minutes (1921-1952); subject folders; and material for Metzdorf's History of the Board (1933).

Miscellaneous papers of the Board of Trustees including a list of gifts to the U. of R., rough notes of some of the Board of Trustees' meetings, several letters relating to the admission of women, material relating to David Jayne Hill, etc.

Minutes of various official University groups. The volumes also include some relevant correspondence and processed material.

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.

Consists of the correspondence and subject files of Clarence A. Livingston, Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds at the University of Rochester from 1921-1950.

The Facilities Archives and Record Center Data Books Collection consists of various data/records, photographs, and architectural drawings relating to River Campus, Prince Street Campus, and Eastman School of Music buildings and facilities.

This collection contains material related to the last phase of the College of Engineering expansion plan, the renovation of Gavett Hall, carried out between 1962 and 1966. Items include requisitions, order forms, correspondence, reports, photographs, and floor plans.

Clippings, programs, etc., 1885-1889.

Agendas and minutes of the Cabinet of Deans and Directors (incomplete). Also related material that may have been passed out at the meetings or accompanied the minutes, etc.

Ledgers (1953/54 to 1955/56; 1957/58 to 1962/63), correspondence, etc., dealing with advertising and revenue of the student paper, the Campus-Times.

This collection contains photographs of Browning and her classmates at the University of Rochester's College for Women. Most of these were taken during Browning's freshman year, and many show locations on the Prince Street Campus. The names of students written on the backs of photographs are tentative.

Correspondence, mimeographed material, programs, etc. relating to the planning and events of the Centennial Year (1950) at the University of Rochester.

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.

Contains clippings, programs, etc., 1895-1899.

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.

Typescript and mimeographed reports of the Child Development and Parent Education Project. Material covers the years 1931-1932 through 1933-1934, the third through the fifth (last) years of the project, which was jointly sponsored by the University of Rochester and the Rochester Board of Education directed by Hazel Cushing.

Mr. Carr's autograph album contains the signatures of the President of the University, Martin Brewer Anderson, various faculty members, and his classmates.

General records; individual student folders of the C.A.P.P. which was run by the University of Rochester to provide guidance, counseling, and tutoring for disadvantaged Rochester school students.

A listing of graduates of the classes of 1851-1863; for some graduates lists where and when born, where prepared for college, when entered and graduated, and professional training and position since graduation. Apparently filled out in the middle 1860s.

Contains correspondence, notes, and processed material of the Committee on Educational Policy, also some subject folders. Most of the material relates to the curriculum of the College of Arts and Science.

Folders apparently removed from other files, on the Committee on Educational Policy. Includes correspondence, reports, minutes, etc.

Minutes, correspondence, and subject folders of the Committee on Educational Policy as collected by Professor Willson Coates, a member of the committee.

Correspondence and minutes, of the Committee on Honorary Degrees

This collection is organized in four series: 1) search committee, 2) candidates, 3) research documents, and 4) inquiries.

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

Two notebooks and several subject folders. The notebooks contain mimeographed minutes (1955-1965) and financial records (1962-1965) of the College Cabinet Financial Board. The folders contain material on the Graduate Living Center (mimeographed committee minutes, 1961-1964), the Towers Dormitories (1962-1964), student activities (1958-1964), and rules and regulations for campus parties (1940's and 1950's).

Subject folders, most of them from the 1950's and 1960's, covering such topics as the Committee on Academic Policy, the Committee on Educational Policy, Dean's Fund, faculty meeting minutes, and staff meeting minutes of the Dean of Students.

The constitution, bylaws, and names of members of the Delphic Society, an undergraduate literary society at the University.

Bound volumes of manuscript papers which were read before the Delphic Society, an undergraduate literary society. Does not include volume 5.

Minutes of meetings, etc. of the Delphic Society, an undergraduate literary society.

The collection includes chapter minutes (1911-1934) and six scrapbooks from the 1930s to the early 1950s, with a letter from Brother David Levy Reiner (Class of 2003) entrusting the scrapbooks on behalf of the chapter. The scrapbooks were compiled in part by Brother Robert Elwell (Class of 1950), and they contain pictures, clippings, and captions covering subjects such as class pictures, football and other sports, social events, pledging, and Delta Upsilon involvement at the University of Rochester.

Notebooks recording the grades in the general biology course for men students (1890/1891-1929/1930) and women students (1900/1901-1929/1930).

This collection contains correspondence to and from Arthur Sullivan Gale, head of the Department of Mathematics. Most letters pertain to vacancies or the possibility of vacancies in the department and cover topics such as credentials, recommendations, interviews, and salaries for teaching positions. The collection also includes recommendation letters and application materials. Some applicants enclosed a photograph along with their application.

Department of Mathematics Papers contain correspondence and other files of Arthur Sullivan Gale, chairman of the Department of Mathematics and dean of the College for Men. Correspondence organized alphabetically by subject appears first, followed by chronological correspondence (1927-1943). Additional files relate to faculty candidates, committees, organizations, examinations, the department's Stoddard Prize, and other subjects. Stoddard Prize material includes problems and students' answers, by year. The collection also contains some photographs.

This collection contains applications for assistantships and some physics exams from the early 1940's. Includes a small amount of departmental correspondence, some of it from Dr. Lee A. DuBridge's position at Washington University before he came to the University of Rochester.

Departmental material of Neil Cole Arvin (1889-1953), Chairman of the Department of Romance Languages. Includes correspondence (to and from students, faculty, and administrators), material on the Honors Division (of which Arvin was chairman), and material on the Library Survey of 1938.

Material related to the Greater University Program, a fund raising program, of the late 1950's and 1960's. Includes correspondence, printed, and processed material. Also some fund raising material from the middle 1950's.

The papers include several undated essays and lecture notes, as well as information about various Class of 1929 reunions.

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.

Garden plans for the Eastman House and its grounds.

This collection is comprised of mostly photographs of the different stages of construction of the Eastman Theatre and images of some of the workers who helped build it. It also contains the Apprentice Card of Frank Whalen, timekeeper for the International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers, Local Union No. 33 of Rochester, NY.

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."

Correspondence, reports, publicity, etc. of the Extension Division. Mostly for 1920-1921, the first year Dr. Louis Augustus Pechstein was its director.

Includes correspondence, financial material, minutes, membership lists, etc.

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

Correspondence (1939-1935 and 1939-1943) relating to college debating, and the Forensic Society. Also some processed material relating to the Forensic Society in the early 1940s.

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.

His scrapbook contains memorabilia (clippings, invitations, programs, etc., 1893-1897) from various activities held on the campus while he was a student at the University of Rochester.

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

This collection consists of material relating to the early years of the Friends of the University of Rochester Libraries, including correspondence, newsletters, and meeting minutes.

Mainly mounted photographs, with some invitations, Christmas cards, correspondence, programs, etc.

This collection is comprised of scrapbooks, minutes, and annual reports from the Garden Club.

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.

Clippings, programs, etc., 1885-1892. The earlier material in this scrapbook is of Genesee Wesleyan Seminary, Lima, New York.

Notes on Professor William Carey Morey's lectures on medieval history, 1878-1879, as kept by George Herbert Smith, Class of 1881.

Biology, botany, and philosophy class notes of George Latta Barrus, Class of 1906.

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.

Record of contributions of members of classes of 1857 through 1924 to the Greater University Campaign.

Correspondence between Hugh A. Smith, Alumni Secretary, and Class Chairmen and others about fundraising activities for the Greater University Campaign, Fall 1924.

A small scrapbook of promotional literature and publicity relating to the Greater University Campaign of 1924.

This notebook contains summary information about pledges to the Greater University Fund of the 1920s, as well as typescript copies of correspondence indicating conditions of subscribers' pledges.

Correspondence and reports on the construction and operation of the heating plant, University of Rochester.

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.

Box 1 of the Hopeman Chimes and Carillon Papers contains material from various bellfoundries related to the purchase of the original chimes from 1926 to 1929. Boxes 2 and 3 deal mostly with the purchase, installation, and dedication ceremony for the carillon, while boxes 4-8 include information on the Bellman Society, the Guild of Carillonneurs in North America, and concerts, as well as objects, brochures, and audio recordings. Box 9 and Box 10 include ephemera and publications related to concerts performed on the Hopeman Memorial Carillon. Box 11 and Box 12 contain administrative material related to maintaining the carillon and planning concerts. The collection also contains oversize materials such as posters and signs.

Contains publications, correspondence, and other materials related to the development and formation of the Institute of Applied Optics. Publications include course bulletins and articles from other institutions in the early 1920s, optical journals, and Institute publicity. Topics of correspondence include hiring new faculty and the study of optometry at the Institute. Correspondents include President Rush Rhees, T. Russell Wilkins, and Edward Bausch. Some of this correspondence is contained in a binder that is labeled Optometry but also includes materials about other aspects of applied optics. Other materials include authorization forms requesting work from the optical shop signed by Brian O'Brien.

The collection contains a copied, commercially bound volume of "Amontillado's Arcanum" and a typescript of the story with page 6 missing (replaced with a photocopy). Both of these versions are dated October 31, 1945. The collection also includes research into the identity of the author from 1982-2004.

The collection includes correspondence, photographs, and other materials relating to the Institute of Optics. Correspondence is mainly between Evans and University of Rochester President Dennis O'Brien and relates to papers written by President O'Brien. Photographs show Evans and optical equipment. Institute materials include lists of faculty and degrees. There is also information about the Industrial Associates Program, in which representatives from optics companies visit the Institute and meet with students and faculty.

The collection contains materials about the study of lens design at the Institute of Optics. These include papers written by Institute faculty members and course materials developed by Rudolf Kingslake. Also included is a Department of Defense publication about optical design. Most materials appear to be from the 1960s, though some are undated.

The Institute of Optics collection contains the following series: History, Photographs, Faculty/Staff, Publications and Publicity, the Industrial Associates Program, and Summer Course Brochures. Materials related to History include research and reports, anniversary celebration information, and correspondence about the development of the Institute. Subjects of Photographs include people, buildings, and research experiments. Among the material in the Faculty/Staff series are letters from alumni to Helen Tobin, the first secretary to the director of the Institute, celebrating her retirement. Publications and Publicity include annotated copies of newsletters, an article about Todd AO (a widescreen process for motion pictures) and Brian O'Brien, and pamphlets on graduate study at the Institute. Industrial Associates Program contents include two binders with planning material. Summer Course Brochures, which begin in 1962, contain information about the various continuing-education courses offered by the Institute.

Mostly printed material related to foreign student advisement. The correspondence is to and from Muriel Rising, Foreign Student Advisor.

Subject folders from the International Student Office of the University of Rochester, which advises foreign students on all except academic matters. Folders include ones on organizations working with foreign students, English language, housings, and orientation.