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Susan B. Anthony’s sister Mary Stafford Anthony (1827-1907) was a long-time teacher and principal in Rochester schools. Her steady income allowed…
When the College for Men and the College of Women merged in 1955, Margaret Habein’s position as Dean of the College for Women became superfluous. She…
Photograph of Franklin Florence, seated on a folding table.
Photograph of Franklin Florence, Malcolm X, and Constance Mitchell
Detail of the face of Franklin Florence from the 1965 photograph with Malcolm X and Constance Mitchell, Rochester NY.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art acquired the Anthony bust in 1906 and it is now on loan to the Susan B. Anthony House
An ancient stone carving of a man's head, Kilteel, County Kidare
Photo of a "Castle" meeting room of the Knights of King Arthur
PHILLIS WHEATLEY AWARD FOR INVALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO AFRICAN AMERICAN LETTERS AND CULTURE, QBR The Black Book Review, 19 July 2002.
In recognition of her ongoing directorship of BIODANCE, and in particular her work, entitled "Returning," which premiered in "Dances, Distance and…
Handwritten letter from Eliza R Pettengill to Amy Kirby Post, 1867.
Handwritten letter from Eliza R Pettengill to Amy Kirby Post, June 29, 1863.
Handwritten letter from Eliza R Pettengill to Amy Kirby Post, n.d.
Petition for Woman Suffrage booklet used to collect signatures in each county of New York State, 1894. The pages containing the original signatures…
After a decade of exclusively writing nonfiction books about music and counterculture, the pandemic pushed Conners back into writing prose poetry. In…
Peter Blair Henry, economist and former Dean of New York University’s Leonard N. Stern School of Music, is the April Neilly Series Lecture…
Personal Correspondence from Walker Percy to Alan Lupack
Performance Theatre Company's Arthur -- A King
Cary Peppermint, for Basecamp.exe, a workshop and art installation that explores environmental awareness, and INDUSTRIAL WILDERNESS, an online and…
Handwritten letter from E.R. Penircen? to Horace Stone, August 1, 1847.
A large pencil sketch of a woman and a smaller drawing of a man's side profile on the bottom left corner.
Green honeycomb grain cloth binding stamped in gold
Paula Treichler, Professor in the College of Medicine, the Gender & Women's Studies Program, and the Institute for Communications Research at the…
Bowser, professor of Aquatic and Animal Medicine at Cornell, will discuss "Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia in Fish in the Great Lakes Basin." Viral…
Paul Lauter was incredibly active throughout the movements for social change during the 1960s. The ways in which he participated are extensive. In his…
Handwritten letter from Abigail Jemima Hutchinson Patton to Amy Kirby Post, September 25, 1864.
Handwritten letter from Laura Patric to Willet E Post, August 24, 1875.
Handwritten letter from Laura Patric to unknown recipient, n.d.
Handwritten letter from Laura ? Patric to Amy Kirby Post, 187-.
Handwritten letter from John S Patric to Willet E Post, August 24, 1875.
"Patience Quadrille." Arranged by Charles D'Albert. London: Chappell &
"Patience Lancers." Arranged by Charles D'Albert. London: Chappell &
[Program]. New York: Standard Theatre, Mar. 3, 1882. Patience. R. D'Oyly Carte's Opera Comique Company.
[Souvenir program]. London: Savoy Theatre, [1882]. Original production of Patience. Illustrated with characters and scenes from the opera, and…
The real person behind the hit movie starring Robin Williams, Patch Adams is both a healthcare physician and a professional clown. He is founder of…
Pastor Enlis Long of the Peace Baptist Church, 5 Leopold St. Rochester, ca 1950s.
Blue linen finish cloth binding stamped in green and silver
Handwritten letter from W W Parsells to Amy Kirby Post, July 15, 1871.
Pardon for Cortland Van Rensselaer.
Albert R. Paley, Jr., sculpture, for the entrance gates for The Renwick Gallery of the National Collection of Fine Arts, Smithsonian Institution,…
This 1901 painting by Sarah James Eddy is thought to be a study for a larger portrait which is in the collection of the Smithsonian Institution. That…
PAINTING IN SOUND, Sam Middleton. Original typescript with author's corrections.
Directory of the city of Rochester, NY for 1851-1852.
16 mm silent film showing reunion and other events at the College for Women
Handwritten letter from L M B Page to Amy Kirby Post, December 2, 1868.
Handwritten letter from L M B Page to Amy Kirby Post, September 30, 1868.
Handwritten letter from L M B Page to Amy Kirby Post, April 22, 1868.
Handwritten letter from L M B Page to Amy Kirby Post, May 19, 1867.
Page from A Distant Soil #4, featuring Galahad, Percival, and Lancelot
A page from the book about the Hooker Chemical Company about bleach workers and their protective suits.
Page depicting "Arturus rex" from the Nuremberg Chronicle
The 1866-67 Rochester city directory lists Lucy Anthony as living at 7 Madison Street, now 17 Madison Street.
'This page from the 1851-52 Rochester city directory lists Daniel Anthony as an insurance agent at 9 Arcade Hall.
Handwritten letter from Caroline ? Paddoch to Amy Kirby Post, May 25, 1861.
Handwritten letter from Sarah C. Owen to Amy Kirby Post, May 3.
Handwritten letter from Sarah C Owen to Amy Kirby Post, n.d.
Handwritten letter from Sarah C Owen to Amy Kirby Post, n.d.
Handwritten letter from Sarah C Owen to Amy Kirby Post, n.d. Sarah Owen tells of the necessity of going to her ill sister's bedside and requests that…
Community cookbooks have been a popular method of fundraising for a good portion of the 20th century. Churches, synagogues, and clubs, organizations,…
Handwritten letter from H H? Ostroni to Amy Kirby Post, October 9, 1872.
Oscar Hijuelos, acclaimed Pulitzer Prize winning author of the international bestseller The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love, will present "From…
Handwritten letter from Franklin K Orvis to Amy Kirby Post, November 21, 1872.
Handwritten letter from Franklin K Orvis to Amy Kirby Post, November 21, 1872.
Original typescript, The Book Without Title became Clifford's Blues.
Original typescript of collaborative effort by Williams and his wife, Lori. (1979)
Original photographs of the house where Williams lived in Castelldefels, Spain. 1958-1959.
Original photograph of Williams at his typewriter, 1964.
Photo by Jean Lattes.
Photo by Jean Lattes.
Original photograph of Himes and Williams. Taken by Lori Williams in New York. 1968.
Original photograph of Chester Himes with his cat, Deros. Taken by Williams at the Hotel Albert in New York. Summer 1968.
Original pencil drawing, minus color and text, for a page of the story, “Mickey & Goofy in ‘Goofy King Arthur.’”
Original ozalid model sheet with images of Wart, from production of The Sword in the Stone
Original drawing by Williams of the campus setting for Colleagues.
Original door posters from the film Camelot (1967), portraying the main characters: King Arthur (Richard Harris), Queen Guinevere (Vanessa Redgrave),…
Original Carl van Vechten photograph of John O. Killens. 1954.
Original art for a page from Excalibur Special Comic Book.
Original animation drawing of Merlin from Disney's The Sword in the Stone
Origami figure: Arthur on horseback
Mural, acrylic on paper, by Brittany Williams, 2020
The Reverend Marvin Chandler, community liaison and Associate Executive Director of the Rochester Area Council of Churches at the time of the…
In this interview Mr. Becker recalls how Xerox and FIGHT began a partnership based on conversations between Franklin Florence and Joe Wilson. Mr.…
Opera Columbus program for Vanqui premiere. (October 1999).
Green morocco grain cloth stamped in blind with publisher's initials
One for New York. Chatham, N.J.: The Chatham Bookseller (1975). Reissue of the Angry Ones under the title originally intended by Williams.
ONE FOR NEW YORK. Chatham, N.J.: The Chatham Bookseller (1975). Reissue of The Angry Ones under the title originally intended by Williams.
Green linen finish cloth binding pictorially stamped in dark greens, black and gold
Blue vertical rib cloth binding stamped pictorially in black, white and aluminum
Handwritten letter from William ? Oms to Amy Kirby Post, January 23, 1861.
Handwritten letter from S. K. Odell to Sojourner Truth. This letter is one of a number of responses Truth received after placing an advertisement in…
Handwritten letter from Hosea Ober to E Doty, April 29, 1867.
Sign for "O'Malley's Galley" at the Hooker Chemical Plant
O'CONNOR, John J. "TV: Blacks on Way Up in "Sophisticated Gents," offprint from the New York Times. 29 September 1981