Historic Scrapbooks Collection

Central Library project. 1923. Two volumes of clippings discussing the choice of where to build the central library building of the Rochester public Library.

Volume 1

Volume 2

Douglass, Frederick. Obituaries, accounts of his funeral and other material. 1895. Scrapbook of Rochester, N.Y., newspaper clippings.

Early Rochester family records. Compiled by Anah Yates, 19—. Consists of handwritten materials and newspaper articles.

[Extracts from scrapbook]. Fisher, M. J. Acer, 1889. A few leaves from the diary of an Underground Railroad conductor by William S. Falls from the Democrat & Chronicle dated June 12, 1881 — Mrs. Amy Post at rest from unidentified publication dated January 30, 1889.

[Frederick Douglass scrapbook, 1884-1905]. Scrapbook of clippings and obituaries from mostly Rochester, N.Y. newspapers about Frederick Douglass and the Douglass Monument. Includes writing and speech by him. Only 21 leaves have attached clippings.

Korean war soldiers from the Rochester area. Compiled by George Coghill. 1976. Two volumes of newspaper clippings.

Volume 1

Volume 2

[Monroe County War Savings Committee Stamps
drive].
A scrapbook of clippings covering the sale of War Savings Stamps in the summer of 1918, compiled by Mrs. Sherman Clarke.

Newspaper clippings scrapbooks. A collection of scrapbooks with newspaper articles dealing mainly with infrastructure projects of Rochester New York, including roadways, bridges, sewers, water supply, libraries and other public buildings. Some articles cover City of Rochester programs in the public parks, including concerts. Later volumes document the city’s efforts to combat joblessness and homelessness during the Great Depression.

1890

1901-1903

1903-July 1906

January 1928-August-1928

August 1928-May 1929

June 1929-May 1930

June 1930-April 1931

May 1931-February 1932

February 1932-October 1932

October 1932-May 1933

May 1933-December 1933

[Records of service in the European War]. Young Men’s
Christian Associations, Rochester N.Y. [1922?]. Contains listing of names of those from Monroe and Livingston counties who served in the YMCA of Rochester N.Y. during the first World War, along with completed information forms of participants. Also contains a history of the Municipal Museum Rest &Recreation Room.

Red Cross scrapbook. [19–]. Scrapbook of
materials covering the history of the American Red Cross in Rochester and the
state of New York during World War I.

Rochester Civil War veterans: roster and scrapbook, Grand Army of the Republic, Dept. of New York and auxiliaries. Grand Army of the Republic, Dept. of New York [1948]. Includes: Personal war sketches of the members of E.G. Marshall Post No. 397 of Rochester [by Richard Curran] which was presented to the Post in 1892.

Rochester Museum Obituary Scrapbooks.1908-1930. Scrapbooks of obituaries from Rochester, N.Y. area newspapers. No. 1-12 contain mostly local obituaries for the years 1912-1927, although No. 2-4, 12 consist of mostly out-of-town regional obituaries. No. 13 consists of 1922-1926 obituaries, etc. about George W. Aldridge, mayor of Rochester in 1894. No. 14 consists of 1922-1923 obituaries, etc. about Hiram H. Edgerton, mayor of Rochester from 1908 to 1921. No. 15-16 consist of 1916-1926 obituaries of local World War I soldiers.

Index
Volume 1
Volume 2
Volume 3
Volume 4
Volume 5
Volume 6
Volume 7
Volume 8
Volume 9
Volume 10
Volume 11
Volume 12
Volume 13
Volume 14
Volume 15
Volume 16

Rochester Public Library branch libraries. Compiled by Anthony Lembo, 1986. Scrapbook was compiled from newspaper clipping files of the Local History Division, Rochester Public Library. Clippings are dated 1949 to 1985 and originated from the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle and the Rochester Times-Union newspapers.

Rochester Public Library: our pages in the service, World War II. 1944-1951. A scrapbook of clippings and photographs of library pages who served in the military.

Rochester Public Library Staff Association archives. 1934-1958. Two volumes of photographs, clippings, programs, etc. of the events of the R.P.L. Staff Association.

Volume 1

Volume 2

[Rochester school buildings scrapbook]. [19–]

Rochester Red Wings scrapbooks. Ahrens, Jean Uffelman, 1933-. Ten volumes of clippings on the Rochester Red Wings, the International League and professional baseball in general cimpiled by Jean Uffelman Ahrens.

Volume 1

Volume 2

Volume 3

Volume 4

Volume 5 

Volume 6

Volume 7 

Volume 8

Volume 9

Volume 10

The Rochester Riots of 1964: A Scrapbook. [1964-1969]. Compiled by Nancy Watts.

Volume 1.

Volume 2.

RVF Rochester — History — Streets: “Colorful streets of Rochester.” [1917-1935]. Three volumes of articles on Rochester streets.

Volume 1

Volume 2

Volume 3

 RVF History, streets (names).  [1936-1951]. Scrapbook of articles on the history of street names in Rochester, N.Y.

RVF Rochester — Biography Men.  Twenty volumes of newspaper clippings about Rochester, N.Y. men. Volumes are in more or less alphabetical order. View index here.

Volume 1Volume 11Volume 21  Volume 31*Volume 41
Volume 2Volume 12Volume 22  Volume 32*  Volume 42
Volume 3Volume 13Volume 23Volume 33*  Volume 43
Volume 4Volume 14Volume 24  Volume 34*  Volume 44
Volume 5Volume 15Volume 25  Volume 35*  Volume 45
Volume 6Volume 16Volume 26  Volume 36  Volume 46
Volume 7Volume 17Volume 27  Volume 37  Volume 47
Volume 8Volume 18Volume 28*  Volume 38  Volume 48
Volume 9Volume 19Volume 29*  Volume 39  Volume 49
Volume 10Volume 20Volume 30*  Volume 40  Volume 50
*George Eastman only
Volume 51Volume 61  
Volume 52Volume 62    
Volume 53Volume 63  
Volume 54Volume 64    
Volume 55Volume 65    
Volume 56Volume 66    
Volume 57Volume 67    
Volume 58Volume 68
Volume 59
Volume 60
    

RVF Rochester — Biography Women. [1920-1940]. Twenty volumes of newspaper clippings about Rochester, N.Y. women. Volumes are in more or less alphabetical order. View index here.

Volume 1Volume 11
Volume 2Volume 12
Volume 3Volume 13
Volume 4Volume 14
Volume 5Volume 15
Volume 6Volume 16
Volume 7Volume 17
Volume 8Volume 18
Volume 9Volume 19
Volume 10Volume 20

RVF Rochester – World War service. [1918-1919]. Two volumes of clippings on Rochester servicemen in World War I including deaths.

Volume 1

Volume 2

Scrapbook of Clippings: James A. Hard. [1941-1953]. Scrapbook of newspaper clippings on James A. Hard, last Rochester Civil War veteran.

Subway scrapbook / compiled by Mrs. Charles E. Watts. 1920-1974. Scrapbook of newspaper clippings from the files of the Local History Division, Rochester Public Library, on the planning, construction, operation and abandonment of the Rochester, N.Y. subway.

Volume 1

Volume 2

Volume 3

Volume 4

Susan B. Anthony scrapbook / compiled by Anthony J. Lembo. 1986. Scrapbooks compiled from newspaper clipping files of the Local History Division, Rochester Public Library.

Volume 1

Volume 2