The Abraham Rothberg Papers contain material related to literature Rothberg wrote and edited, such as typescript copies of manuscripts and publisher correspondence. The collection also includes research materials he utilized for his writings, material related to his dissertation on Jack London, documents from the time he spent as professor, editor and journalist at various universities, publishing houses, and periodicals, and correspondence sent to and received from family, friends, and colleagues.

The Dietch Collection consists of clippings, photographs, and ephemera related primarily to the history, preservation, and renewal of the City of Rochester in the 1960s and 1970s.

This collection of Tennyson letters, manuscripts, printed material, memorabilia, and portraits was assembled by Rowland L. Collins, professor of English at the University of Rochester from 1967 until his death in 1985. The Department of Rare Books and Special Collections also houses his extensive Tennyson book collection (ZZ 6062).

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.

The collection contains: typescripts, chiefly of unpublished novels, short stories and a few poems; correspondence between herself and James Brown of James Brown Associates (her agent), publishing companies, book clubs, friends, and on behalf of Operation Morale; magazine and newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, desk diaries, and miscellaneous pictures.

The archive of the New York State Division of the American Association of University Women consists of agendas and minutes for board meetings and conventions, information sent to branch presidents, reports, and printed material.

The collection consists of theater, film, book, and radio reviews clipped from newspapers and magazines; correspondence; theater and ballet programs; radio and film scripts; and notes from lectures given by the poets W. H. Auden and T. S. Eliot, as well as personal impressions of the two poets and of Walter Huston. Letters from the following have been indexed: Alyse Gregory, 9 letters; E. E. Cummings, 4 letters; Clifford Odets, 3 letters; Marianne Moore, 6 letters; Llewelyn Powys, 9 letters.

The collection consists of family memorabilia of the Eugene Herbert Arnold family and drawings and photographs of the work of James B. Arnold, Rochester architect from 1897 to 1957.