Administrative records from the Office of the President, which guides the overall direction and leadership of the school. This collection documents major university initiatives and trends since it's beginning in the 19th century.

This collection contains the account book of a 19th century shoemaker and leather dealer near Taunton, Massachusetts.

The North American Fiddler's Hall of Fame was created in 1973 in the Central New York area. Now called, the New York State Old Tyme Fiddlers' Association and North American Fiddlers Hall of Fame and Museum, the Association's mission is to preserve, promote, and perpetuate, the art of old time fiddling and the dances pertaining to this art. This collection contains tapes of interviews with significant fiddlers. The tapes located at the M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives are the preservation copies that were created in 1999, while the originals reside at the North American Fiddler's Hall of Fame.

Joseph Zaretzki was born in New York City on March 9, 1900. Zaretzki served in the U.S. Army during World War I and was a lawyer. Zaretzki was a member of the New York State Senate from 1948 through 1974 (23rd District 1948-1965, 32nd District 1966, 28th District 1967-1974) and was Senate Majority Leader in the 1960s. He was a member of the NAACP, American Legion, Freemasons, and Elks. Zaretzki died on December 20, 1981, with an extensive obituary for him on December 21, 1981, in the New York Times.

In addition to the long essay that sums up his findings, Verlyn created an individual record for each of the 152 cobblestone structures located in Wayne County. These generally consist of a photograph or two of the building, some historical background, and information about the current owners, as well as a listing of architectural details about the stones, joints, mortar, lintels, quoins, and sides. A few include old newspaper accounts quoted in their entirety. Most of the structures were private homes by the 1950s but had served other functions in the past.

The Elmer Adler collection contains correspondence between Adler and other principals of the book collecting and printmaking field, and also two examples of his printed work. Given Adler's profession and the emphasis on design and composition of letterhead noted in some of his correspondence, researchers may find particular interest in the letterhead present in the Correspondence series, as well as Adler's handwritten missives.

The Neisner Brothers Incorporated Collection documents the history, growth and eventual financial difficulties of a Rochester, New York, five and dime store that expanded to become a nationally recognized chain.

This collection contains approximately 500 buttons, 3 keychains, and 1 set of earrings. The majority of the buttons are political in nature and specifically reference campaigns. However, there are some buttons that reference religious events or groups, are political but only reference a party affiliation, are in support of groups like the American Red Cross or American Cancer Society, and some that reference pop culture like baseball, singers, and astrology. Most of the buttons in this collection are circular metal with a straight pin, however some are more detailed like a Nixon-Lodge brooch with faux pearls and diamonds, several LBJ pins in the shape of a cowboy hat, and the popular and fun Vari-Vue pins of the late 50's and early 60's.

This collection is comprised of greeting cards that celebrate a variety of holidays, including birthdays, Christmas, Easter, and Valentine's Day. Using the dealer's description of this collection, the greeting cards are categorized into sections, which include "Women at Work," "Ogling," "Space and Military," "Animals," and "Occupations," among many others.

This collection consists of three boxes. Box 1 contains correspondence and historical ephemera, a significant amount of which pertains to the factory opening of 1910. It also contains several style model books. Box 2 contains a scrapbook of historical newspaper clippings. Special care should be used in handling this scrapbook. In Box 3, a wide variety of business and financial information can be found, including original stock certificates and account books, as well as legal documents pertaining to the 1922 merger with Levy Bros.

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 contains correspondence, meeting minutes, council records, and committee reports from the American Association of University Professors from the 1910s through the 1960s.

The majority of the contents of this collection are letters the Wells Canteener women sent home from abroad. The remainder of the collection contains newspaper articles which describe their work and living conditions, as well as the article entitled The Y Girl in the Leave Area.

This collection contains material on Erastus Dow Palmer, used by Temple Hollcroft, Catherine Bacon, and Joseph Gravit, ranging from the nineteenth century to the mid-twentieth century. It also contains pictures of E.D. Palmer himself and his work.

The majority of this collection is the correspondence between Sylvia Warner and those she sought information from; the Takada family, Wells college, etc. The remainder of this collection includes the original manuscript, the published book, handwritten poems of Robert Coffin, info on atomic weapons.

Papers of Helen Fairchild Smith, Lady Principal, Professor of English, and Dean of Wells College from 1876-1905, including correspondence and diaries.

The Emily Howland Papers contains items from the personal papers and library of abolitionist, suffragist, and peace activist Emily Howland, including her collection of political pamphlets, posters, program documents, articles, conference papers, short papers, and other publications relating to topics such as women’s suffrage, anti-slavery movements, Indian rights, the Unitarian Church, and temperance.

The Ethel Tower Collection documents student life at Wells College in Aurora, New York, at the turn of the Nineteenth Century. The collection consists primarily of letters written from Ethel while at college to her mother living in Detroit. The letters span the years 1899-1903, the years that Ethel was a student at Wells. Ethel graduated in 1903. She was a member of the basketball team and involved in the Psychology department.

The collection contains correspondence, both written by and to Victor Hammer and by his 2nd wife Carolyn Hammer; other correspondences include those of his close friends and requests for information sent to the school. There is additionally a small collection of his print work from his time at Wells College. The collection contains a wide variety of articles and newsprint materials from Hammer's life time as well as more contemporary work. Also included are: bibliographic information on Hammer, information on exhibitions of his work, photographs of Hammer, and information on and works from the Anvil Press. Tangential materials included in the collection contain the products of the Wells College Press, which uses Hammer's press, and information on the Wells Books Arts Center.

This collection contains various records from P.OW.E.R., including meeting minutes and membership records. The collection contains a large amount of information regarding events sponsored by the organization, as well as events sponsored by the college Gospel Choir and another organization, Appointed.

The Temple Rice Hollcroft Collection contains an array of primary documents of the history of Wells College, Henry Wells, E.B. Morgan, and the various companies established by the two men. In addition, documents relating to the history of Cayuga County are included as well as numerous notes and correspondence collected by Mr. Hollcroft during his tenure at Wells College.

This collection contains records of business transactions, property investments, personal correspondence, travel diaries and ephemera from the life of Edwin Barber Morgan, as well as his father, Christopher Morgan, and known associates. In addition, it contain extensive material documenting Morgan's life and pursuits, including travel abroad, serving in the military and government, as well as his connection with the New York Times.

The collection contains material relating to the history of Wells College, including newspaper clippings and histories of the college written prior to Dieckmann’s publication of Wells College: A History in 1995. The collection also contains materials relating to Mary Hunter Marsh ’17 and Eleanor Hunter Byrne ’29, including correspondence written by the sisters while students at Wells College, as well as photographs, many undated or unidentified.

The Else Fleissner Collection covers the period from just prior to World War Two up to 1982. Correspondence from friends inside Nazi Germany covers the World War Two period. Various correspondence, manuscripts, and personal papers cover the remaining period.

This collection primarily contains financial records from Aurora Inn Inc., miscellaneous correspondences, and photographs from Wells in the early 20th century.

The collection is primarily composed of miscellaneous materials from Frances de le Montayne's association with Wells College, including an extensive collection of Goodnight Notes from her classmates. Most the material from this collection is estimated to be from the late 1920s when Frances was a student at Wells.

This collection contains correspondence, photographs and ephemera from Jane Morgan's student life at Wells College. Additionally, there are also news clippings and reunion materials contained within it.

This collection contains materials relating to Welles’s time as a student at Wells College and the Alumnae Association in the years after she graduated. The collection includes correspondence written to Welles and members of her family from representatives of the college, including Helen Fairchild Smith, Anna Piutti, President Frisbee, and Edward French, student publications, college catalogs, and correspondence relating to the business of the Alumnae Association.

The William Weld papers cover years 1935-1950, including his interaction and communications with other colleges, people of distinction in academia and his personal connections with those that influenced his life and his presidency at Wells College. Also included in the papers are Henry Stebbins' correspondence with President Weld, as Finance member and Board of Trustee. Mr. Stebbins contributed heavily to President Weld's administration and direction of Wells College during his presidency and later into the early 1950's.

Photographs, reports, newsletters, memorada, program descriptions, reviews, and related materials documenting the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology at RPI compiled by Professor Ronald Bailey, 1947-1991. Also, a copy of Professor Bailey's 2022 manuscript history of the department, a history of the Major Instrumentation Center by Dr. Schwartz, and Christmas cards sent to the RPI chemistry community by John B. Cloke.

Fisherman's almanac, published in 1851, which includes extra details for anglers in the United States.

Mathematical table of sine, cosine, tangent, and cotangent values belonging to Hiram D. Harris, RPI Class of 1923.

The Dora P. Crouch Papers, 1955-1989 (bulk 1965-1989), chronicle her academic and professional activities at several California colleges and universities, and at RPI in Troy NY. They are divided into four series: I. Correspondence 1982-1989 (.4 cu.ft.); II. Curriculum/Course Material 1969-1989 (2 cu.ft.); III. Publications and Papers 1955-1988 (.8 cu.ft.); and IV. Subject Files, in nine subseries, 1959-1989 (2.9 cu.ft.). Series I, Correspondence, arranged chronologically, contains exchanges with colleagues, as well as material related to her membership in RPI committees (Faculty Council, Curriculum, Honors, Graduate Program), and to her publication efforts. Series II, Curriculum/Course Material, is arranged chronologically, then alphabetically by subject per semester. It includes handwritten notes, mimeograph and xerographic handouts, overhead transparencies, examples of student work, and a set of cassettes, chronicling twenty years of Professor Crouch's teaching and efforts at curriculum development. Series III, Publications and Papers, begins with class notes taken by Ms. Crouch while a student at Michigan and UCLA. Next there are drafts and reprints of some of her articles, excerpts from her two books, a project description for Volume One of the Art and Architecture Thesaurus, and drafts and copies of book reviews. Finally, there are flyers related to art exhibits and prizes which she sponsored, and to her public lectures. Series IV, Subject Files, consists of nine subseries. A: Curriculum Vitae, 1974-1988. B: Grant proposals arranged chronologically. C: California Chapter AIP membership material, 1959-. D: Society of Architectural Historians files, arranged chronologically, reflecting in part her presidency of two chapters and her editorship (1972-80) of the Society newsletter. E: Dominguez Hills, concerning proposals for an external degree program, and for a College of Life Studies. F: RPI Committees, including Women Faculty at RPI, Architectural Library, Library Advisory, Curriculum, and student advising committees. G: RPI Job Files, 1979-1989, containing materials supportive of her annual performance assessments. H: Unity House 1981-1985 service project notes. I: Miscellaneous.

This collection contains nearly 300 manuscript items related to the science of geology.  Together with over 500 rare books it is part of the Gerald and Sue Friedman History of Geology Collection.

Official records of the Rensselaer Research Division, 1951-2017.

Color photographs, speeches by R. Byron Pipes, program and itineraries to highlight the rededication of Walker Laboratory in 1996.

This item is a copy of an article based on research done on the Paul Harteck collection at the RPI Institute Archives and Special Collections, by Manfred von Hassel. The article is entitled "Die Harteckshe Uranmaschine," or "Harteck's Uranium Machine." The article is mostly in German.

Contents include early documentation, planning, and specifications for the development and construction of the Curtis R. Priem Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (EMPAC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute as well as EMPAC official seasonal programming, notices, and events.

AC 11

Business and patent records of the Rumford Chemical Works, H.M. Anthony Company and Wilson Ring Company in Providence, Rhode Island.

This photograph album contains 8x10" black and white interior and exterior pictures of various campus buildings and laboratories on the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute campus.

The collection consists of picture postcards of street scenes, parks, public buildings, businesses, monuments, educational institutions, scenes along the Hudson River, and other views in and around Troy, New York as well as a small set of postcards of bridges built by RPI engineers. The postcards are arranged alphabetically in two series: I. Troy and vicinity, II. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and III. Bridges. Most date from the early twentieth century, but many are undated. The bulk of the collection was donated by Yonel Grant but has been added to by Archives staff and others over the years.

The collection consists of correspondence, radio talks, speeches and articles.

The contents of the records convey the foundation of the Rensselaer Society of Engineers (RSE) whose roots derive from the Pi Eta Scientific Society, founded in 1866. This collection contains a copy of the 1867 minute book (obtained by Samuel Rezneck in 1968). Membership directories, the 75th Anniversary Register, and invitation memorabilia highlight the society's social life. The substantial portion of scientific papers make up the bulk of this collection.

This collection of RPI yearbook photographs contains both prints and negatives taken by Transit photographer Paul Devivo for the 1961-62 school year. The photos depict students, interior shots of classrooms, and campus life.

This scrapbook contains materials regarding RPI's Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) during World War II, 1941-1945. Included are newspaper clippings about the program and photos of Rensselaer students training on different equipment, such as anti-aircraft guns, and studying the mechanics of torpedos.

This file contains a variety of documents concerning Ratcliff Mildram, Rensselaer Class of 1944, including diplomas, military records, a resume, life chronology, and obituary.

Plaques and certificates presented to RPI professor David Gisser, from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and professional associations.

This poster advertised a weekend event including film showings, workshops, and lectures regarding women in history, feminism, and women's rights.

A wide assortment of records pertaining to men's and women's athletic teams at Rensselaer.

This collection contains four maps, dating between 1947 and 1948, depicting property surveys, possibly in the vicinity of the Rensselaer Technology Park.

This collection contains photographs that document student life on the Rensselaer campus, certificates, and RPI commencement programs from Orville W. Reen (RPI Class of 1938).

Material in the RPI Houston Field House records (AC 43) consists of correspondence, scant financial records, posters, and promotional materials concerning events and operations of the RPI Houston Field House.

Materials compiled by the Rensselaer Class of 1956 historians, including Charles W. Buttz. This collection includes biographical information regarding '56 alumni, information about multiple reunions and event schedules, reunion memorabilia, photographs, and related documents, such as email printouts, receipts, reception cards, and other materials.

Membership information, early guestbook, Board of Trustee minutes and meeting notes, and general correspondence related to the foundation of the Friends of Folsom Library.

Records of the R.P.I. Players, the student theater group at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

This large album of photographs taken by James A. Simons, RPI Class of 1918, documents his college years, his service in the United States Navy, travel and recreational activities, and employee social events at Cutler-Hammer. All but a few of the photos are numbered, dated, and identified.

Meeting Mintues, and various other documents pertaining to the Student Senate of RPI.

The James Hall Collection includes correspondence, research articles and report reprints, autograph album and artifacts.

This collection contains 35 millimeter slides from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering Department, as well as slides of RPI buildings, class notes, and diagrams. Also included are numerous VHS tapes, School of Engineering reports, Center for Manufacturing Productivity (CMP) reports, and Computer Integrated Program (CIP) reports.

This collection contains six issues of Vol. 1 of the Student Buyer's Guide, 1971-1972, including information about events, activities, services, etc. of interest to young adults in the capital region of New York State.

Collection Inventory: Women's Club of R.P.I.

This folder contains a paper headband worn at an RPI Alumni Reunion. It features a large RPI seal on the front. "Compliments of The Union National Bank Troy, NY" is printed on the back.

This collection contains printed course notes for classes taken by Norman Cottrell, RPI Class of 1907. The booklets cover such topics as algebra, geometry, astronomy, chemistry, technical and rational mechanics, and botany. There is also one booklet of study questions on highways and railway locations.

This item is a journal, kept by Strickland Kneass, RPI Class of 1839. Most journal entries describe classes that Kneass took, primarily taught by Amos Eaton. Also included in the entries are small snippets about Troy and Kneass' social life, including parties that he went to, and frequent travels he took to Chicago.

Contains correspondence and research notes documenting Robinson's work in General Electric's Turbine Division and his participation on a number of ASME committees

This collection contains printed campus maps and guides, including "Guide to Rensselaer," "Campus Map and Guide," and "Your Safety." Most include general information about the Institute, in addition to building names and locations on campus.

Course notes taken by Theodore I. Heizmann, Rensselaer Class of 1959, from his Physical Mechanics lectures delivered by Professor Benjamin Franklin Greene, circa 1857. The notes are broken up into sections, which feature lectures on topics such as solids, surface resistance, elasticity, molecular forces, prisms, and mechanical fluids, among others.

Notebook containing notes on lectures by faculty members at Williams College from 1851 to 1852, along with miscellaneous poems, hymns, and annotations; author unknown. Contains notes on lectures and sermons by Williams President Mark Hopkins and lectures delivered by various faculty members, including Ebenezer Emmons, Albert Hopkins, and John Tatlock. Subjects include geology and minerology, religion, and a range of scientific topics. Also included are notes regarding Dr. Hopkins's eulogy for Daniel Webster, November 1852. The notebook has been scanned and digitized onto three CDs which are also included in the collection.

This collection contains "Resolution of the Board of Trustees of Deep Listening Institute, LTD, In Lieu of a Meeting" in which the corporation is dissolved. Also included is a cover letter addressed to Mary Simoni, Dean of the School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences at RPI, from the law firm of Sharon C. Fletcher, PLLC.

This file contains photographs, negatives, and news clippings that document an event to revitalize The Approach staircase in Troy, NY, in 1993, driven by RPI students. The installation and performance event, which included video art and interactive media, was known as "Sound Off at The Approach."

This album contains an assortment of photographs of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York, and its surroundings, including the March 1913 flooding of the Hudson River and Troy, and photographs of various unidentified people and places. Photographs of RPI include the exteriors of RPI buildings as well as interior shots with engineering equipment (circa 1910). There are single photographs of sites in and around Troy including the Old Burden Water Wheel. The album also contains three loose postcards depicting an RPI flag rush event, each is dated October 24-25, 1915 on the reverse and may be related to the class of 1917 flag rush.

Collection of official government documents and personal materials from the Gran Colombia region, between the years 1576 and 1836. Featured within the collection are records of orders and documentation of the actions of figures such as Simon Bolivar, Philip II, and General Santander. Material types include official orders, personal statements, letters, maps, and documents court proceedings and legal disputes.

Contains 3 items: The Keepsake, a journal edited by Edmund Yardley (RPI Class of 1856); one drawing by Nicholas Chamberlain, Yardley's classmate; and one letter from Yardley to Professor Dwinel F. Thompson.

This collection contains biographical material related to Major General Thomas F. Farrell, including letters, memos, and invitations from Franklin Delano Roosevelt, letters from Bernard Baruch and Herbert Hoover, articles and published volumes regarding his involvement in the Atomic Bomb development, New York City Housing development, and military career. Also included is information on the New York World's Fair, and photographs of Farrell.

The Langford Taylor Alden papers contain biographical material, personal photographs (including images of the 1904 RPI Cane Rush), photographs of several of Alden's civil engineering projects, drawings and planning documents for civil engineering projects, and two sets of drafting instruments.

The Katharine Cornell collection, 1890-1974 contains materials about Cornell's life and legacy, collected by family and close friends. Includes clippings, articles, photographs, books, scrapbooks, and personal items formerly in Cornell's possession.

Collection consists of records from the Upstate New York Chapter, Special Libraries Association from 1937 to 2004. The materials reflect the organization and development of the chapter, as well as its functions and activities in the materials regarding various committees, projects, and publications.

The provenance of this Collection Addendum is as follows: Brenda Gervertz, Executive Director of the organization from 1989-1995, donated the Records of the North American Jewish Students Appeal to the American Jewish Historical Society. Gervertz donated this additional collection, mostly detailing the latter years of the organization, in 2004.

The Frances Folsom Cleveland Preston Collection covers three periods of the life of the famed Wells alumna. The years of 1884 to 1885 cover Frances' attendance at Wells College as a student. The second covers her life as a newly wedded First Lady of President Grover Cleveland from 1886 until the early twentieth century. The third part of the collection cover Frances' departure from the White House to her return to Aurora, New York in 1913, when she married Thomas Preston, who taught at Princeton University before teaching at Wells College. The collection also contains portraits, articles, and photographs of the commemoration after her death in 1947.

The Jean S. Davis collection contains personal notes related to Wells College, Aurora, Auburn Prison, Dr. Macmillan, George Morgan Ward, Helen Fairchild Smith, Robert Peter Tristram Coffin, Frances Folsom Cleveland, and many professors from Wells.

The collection includes the works of various artist during WW1 on posters of various sizes and detail. The collection includes a lot of posters from organizations like the Y.W.C.A, American Red Cross, and Edwards & Deutsch. The collection also includes a lot of representation from artists James Daugherty, W.T. Benda, Haskell Coffin, James Montgomery, and Howard Chandler Christy. Many of the posters reflect the ideals of the people who made them, highlighting their thoughts on third party bonds, sexism, the recruitment of women and teenage girls, and donations toward weaponry.

The collection contains letters written by the women from 1923 until 1981. Also included in the collection are photographs of the women.

The Tano Jodai Japanese Women's College Collection primarily contains letters between Jane Morgan, Eleanor Martin, and Tano Jodai, relating to the history of Wells College and its interactions with the Japanese Women's College University from the mid 1960s to the early 1970s. The collection also contains numerous newspaper clippings and additional miscellaneous items related to each of the colleges and their histories together.

This collection contains the Round Robin letters from the Wells College class of 1936, as well as information concerning how the letters were started and how long they continued. The letters that Wells have start in 1948 and continue through 1994. The collection also contains photographs related to the writers of the letters.

This collection contains the papers on Anne J. Russ, varying from her preliminary Ph D. dissertation papers and various research projects, to information and notes from her administrative work at Wells on various committees.

The Ella Wells Stone Collection of Henry Wells' Papers focuses mainly on the biographical aspect of his rise as the famous founder of the American Express Company, co-founder of the Wells Fargo Express Mail and Banking Service, and most notably, founder of Wells College in Aurora, New York

The LBA (Lesbian Bisexual Alliance) Papers cover the groups' activities on the Wells College campus from the years between 1988 and 1995. Included are meeting minutes, programs, educational material, as well as information on UNYGALIN (Upstate NY Gay and Lesbian Intercollegiate Network).

The Bruce Bennett Collection contains correspondence, material related to the Wells College Book Arts Center, the Victor Hammer Symposium that was held at Wells College, as well as miscellaneous material.