This collection consists of important photographs and drawings found loose in the collections of the Local History Division. The materials present include a large sepia portrait of young Henry Lomb; large picture of the Mercury statue; and a drawing of Rundel Library, along with various drawings and lithographs.

This collection focuses on Cooperstown, NY and consists of notes, photographs, and lists identifying people in photographs but the photographs are missing. Series 1 is a timeline (1792-1919) that lists significant Cooperstown events. Series 2 consists of notes on various topics and people of Cooperstown. Series 3 consists primarily of annotated group photographs and lists of people.

Personal films

Contains thirteen letters, on a variety of subjects. Of most interest are a letter written to Walter Lippmann, referring to a talk with Felix Frankfurter regarding Brandeis' confirmation as a justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1916), and a letter to Abraham H. Sakier regarding Brandeis' desire not to have his name connected with any fund-raising project for a university in Palestine (1930).

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

This collection consists of posters from various events not related to the University at Buffalo.

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.

Blueprints by Frank Lloyd Wright for a residence in Louisville, Kentucky, which was not built.

The Cora P. Maloney College banner is a red silk banner with black lettering and black fringe along the bottom.

Luncheon invitation of the Auxiliary of the Kessler Institute, signed by Katharine Cornell.

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A history of China.

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The collection was originally housed in several filing cabinets in and near Miwa Kai's office space in Kent Hall, which she shared with Wm. Theodore de Bary. Kai kept well-organized files, and most of her original file names have been retained. In addition to the papers she collected and created through the course of her work and personal life, she also inherited papers created by Howard P. Linton and Ryusaku Tsunoda, which she incorporated into her own files and enhanced with supplementary material and her own hand-written notes.

RPI Professor Edward R. Cary's "A Short Lecture Course on the Construction of Diagrams for The Div. B - C.E. Students at R.P.I." Cary was RPI Professor of Surveying and Railroad Engineering, and his typescript lists the kinds of diagrams presented in the course, such as comparison and conversion diagrams, alignment diagrams, and logarithmic diagrams.

Original ink and watercolor cartoon by Randy Rumpf depicting RPI men's ice hockey. Item measures 34.5" wide by 23" high.

Three photographs of railroad construction and specification blueprints for Sibley Bridge, also called the Sibley Rail Bridge, spanning the Missouri River. William Breithaupt (RPI Class of 1881) served as Assistant Engineer on the project.

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Autograph manuscript poem "An Inscription On A Groto of Shells".

Scientific, professional, and academic papers of Rautenstrauch, consisting chiefly of notes, outlines, charts, and memoranda assembled by him for his courses at Columbia, his lectures, articles, and professional consultations. There is also a group of blueprints, plans, charts, and graphs related to various American industries and a large group of miscellaneous unbound periodicals, pamphlets, reports, and other printed material.

Beethoven's analysis of the Kyrie fuge from Mozart's Requiem and his sketch for Missa Solemnis (Gloria fugue).

This collection consists entirely of photographs and audiovisual materials.

Mr. Weil apparently used film packs for his 4x5 shots and made his selection for printing after developing them. He also apparently used a 2-1/4 x 2-1/4 cameras at the same time, so that he has negatives of the same scene in a couple of formats and several different exposures. Mr. Weil also made several duplicate prints; some of which may have been made for commercial purposes; some for technical reasons, as he notes in various places different exposure times and paper types.

This collection contains a typescript of an unpublished novel by Nina Shiraeva.

A notebook of photographs and identifiers of Aragon florins in different collections.

A manuscript by George Miles of a draft catalog of Fatimid coins.

William Wheeler (1780-1833) seems to have been one of the first of the Wheeler family in Albany County, New York. Born in Oyster Bay, New York, he became a wheelwright and farmer in Westerlo. This collection contains genealogies, correspondence, and other family-related materials.

The biography vertical files contain varied information on individuals or families in and around Albany, New York. Folders may include such material as clippings, photocopies, pamphlets, etc., and are arranged by the surname of the individual or family.

The collection is comprised of news clippings of Mark Twain from 1872-1912. The bulk of the materials concerns Mark Twain’s later years, primarily documenting the coverage of Twain’s death in U.S. and British newspapers in 1910.

A notebook of unknown origin containing notes about history and numismatics.

Handwritten notes with rarity ratings for seventeen eagles, 1795-1799, and fifty-four half eagles, 1795-1836.

This collection of photographs documents medals that depict colonial and post-Revolution heads of state of the U.S.

Three ledgers containing a record of an American Numismatic Association convention auction.

Handwritten and typed drafts of a publication along with notes, drawings, and photographs of coins and ancient sites. Includes a card index to ancient coins containing information such as place and ruler. Some cards have photographs.

A notebook belonging to Paul Balog that documents the coins in his collection.

The scope and breadth of the Biographical File is inconsistent. Some files are rich, while others are sparse.

Portraits, Groups, Awards

This collection constitutes the corporate records of Products of Asia, Inc. from its inception in 1955 until its dissolution in 1967. Documentation of its various subsidiaries are also represented including: Mandarin Textiles, Products of India, Tai Ping Carpets and the Boat Division.

Duncan Ferguson was a New York City-based sculptor and the husband of Alice Decker. Many of the photographs were taken in China, as his father, John Calvin Ferguson, was the founder and president of Nanking University and an advisor to the Chinese Government. Mary Ferguson, whose papers are held at the Rockefeller Archive Center, was his sister.

A three page letter to William Aeneas MacKintosh, undated

Photographs taken by Peggy Biderman of poet Gregory Corso, with his family and friends, including his son Max Corso, and poets Allen Ginsberg and Lawrence Ferlinghetti.

The Charles Uht Photograph Collection documents collections of art and belongings acquired by Nelson A. Rockefeller, Laurance S. Rockefeller, David Rockefeller, John D. Rockefeller 3rd and Rodman Clark Rockefeller.