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Letter from Mrs. Andres E.K. Benham to Thurlow Weed, June 2, 1863
Mrs. Benham writes to Weed, seeking his influence in getting her husband detached from the Sacramento, blockading off Wilmington, and moved closer to…
Bell, June P. Letter to Helen M Jarvis.
Handwritten letter from June P Bell to Helen M Jarvis, July 15, 1857.
Beles, E ?. Letter to Amy Kirby Post.
Handwritten letter from E ? Beles to Amy Kirby Post, September 8, 1865.
Article from publication announcing the American Book Awards, the Before Columbus Foundation, 1998.
Article from publication announcing the American Book Awards, the Before Columbus Foundation, 1998.
Beeson, Jack (1944)
Jack Beeson, music, for Concerto for Piano and Orchestra.
Beebe, Emily G ?. Letter to Amy Kirby Post.
Handwritten letter from Emily G ? Beebe to Amy Kirby Post, October 10, 1859.
Beebe, Emily G. Letter to Amy Kirby Post.
Handwritten letter from Emily G Beebe to Amy Kirby Post, June 28, 1869.
Beebe, Emily G. Letter to Amy Kirby Post.
Handwritten letter from Emily G Beebe to Amy Kirby Post, July 20, 1859.
Becker, Peter J. Letter to Charles D B Mills.
Handwritten letter from Peter J Becker to Charles D B Mills, July 4, 1859.
Typed letter, Raymond Beauchemin to Williams. 27 June 1997.
Typed letter, Raymond Beauchemin to Williams. 27 June 1997.
Printed paper jacket for Safari West. Designed by Raymond Beauchemin.
Printed paper jacket for Safari West. Designed by Raymond Beauchemin.
BEARDEN, Romare. Autograph letter (postcard), signed, to Williams. 1969.
BEARDEN, Romare. Autograph letter (postcard), signed, to Williams. 1969.
BEARDEN, Romare and Nanette. Christmas card, featuring a reproduction of Bearden's painting Black Mother and Child, signed "Love, Nanette and Romie."
BEARDEN, Romare and Nanette. Christmas card, featuring a reproduction of Bearden's painting Black Mother and Child, signed "Love, Nanette and Romie."
BEARDEN, Romare. Autograph letter, signed, undated.
BEARDEN, Romare. Autograph letter, signed, undated.
Pitzmaroon, or, The magic hammer
Dark green sand grain cloth binding stamped in blind,black and gold
Note from Edward W. Bates to Abraham Lincoln, September 23, 1861
Bates writes to President Lincoln, seeking a consulship for Mr. Slade of Cleveland, Ohio.
Letter from Edward W. Bates to Abraham Lincoln, March 21, 1864
Bates writes to President Lincoln about requests his office has received from those wishing to take an oath under the proclamation issued by Lincoln…
Note from Edward W. Bates to Abraham Lincoln, August 10, 1861
This brief note from Bates accompanies a draft of a proclamation that Bates wants Lincoln to review.
Poetry of the bells
Terracotta fine ribbed morocco grain cloth stamped in blind and gold
Nicholas Basbanes: Neilly Series Lecture
Among the Gently Mad, Redux: Nicholas Basbanes is the author of A Gentle Madness: Bibliophiles, Bibliomanes, and the Eternal Passion for Books, a New…
Barrett, Andrea (1997)
Andrea Barrett, literature, for The Voyage of the Narwhal
Cabinet photogaph, Courtice Pounds as Marco, The Gondoliers
[Cabinet photograph]. London: Barraud, [1889]. Courtice Pounds as Marco in the original production of The Gondoliers.
Barney, Phebe M ?. Letter to Esther ? Titus.
Handwritten letter from Phebe M ? Barney to Esther ? Titus, September 15, 1863.
Letter from Hiram Barney to Abraham Lincoln, March 12, 1863
Barney writes to President Lincoln to make a case for a potential consulship for Hon. Caleb Lyon of New York.
Barnard, L E ?. Letter to Isaac Post.
Handwritten letter from L E ? Barnard to Isaac Post, October 29, 1856.
Barlow, Wayne (1935)
Wayne Barlow, music, for False Faces, a ballet suite for orchestra, performed by the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, October 30.
Letter from Harriet Gray Barker to William Henry Seward, February 14, 1863
Barker writes to Seward about mislaid papers and the need of her husband for a position.
Baright, Elijah. Letter to Isaac Post.
Handwritten letter from Elijah Baright to Isaac Post, April 28, 1845.
Baright, Elijah. Letter to Isaac Post.
Handwritten letter from Elijah Baright to Isaac Post, May 1, 1844. This letter may have been misdated as May 1, 1844, and instead may be dated "11day…
Barden, Helen J. Letter to Amy Kirby Post.
Handwritten letter from Helen J Barden to Amy Kirby Post, April 26, 1870.
Barber, M P. Letter to Amy Kirby Post.
Handwritten letter from M P Barber to Amy Kirby Post, January 3, 1870.
War letters of a disbanded volunteer.
Cover engraving signed: JF (i.e., John Feely)
Lancelot Dreams of Camelot
Stained glass. This stained glass window panel captures Lancelot’s longing to return to Camelot, which appears as an ethereal vision.
Letter from Nathaniel Prentiss Banks to Abraham Lincoln, May 31, 1863
Banks writes seeking the promotion of Captain John W. McClure, Quarter Masters Department, to the rank of Major.
Letter from Nathaniel Prentiss Banks to Abraham Lincoln, December 19, 1862
Banks writes to President Lincoln seeking the appointment to his staff of Colonel John S. Clark as an additional Aid de Camp.
Letter from Horatio Ballard to Abraham Lincoln, October 16, 1862
Ballard writes on behalf of the candidacy of S. P. Allen Esqr. of the City of Rochester, for the appointment of U. S. Marshall.
Sample book covers
Untitled album containing sample book covers (front cover only) of cloth or paper, stamped or printed in colors, in varying styles of design and…
Bales, A. Letter to Isaac Post.
Handwritten letter from A. Bales to Isaac Post, December 24, 1857.
Baldwin, J C ?. Letter to Amy Kirby Post.
Handwritten letter from J C ? Baldwin to Amy Kirby Post, November 13, 1838.
Letter from Benjamin Balch to Abraham Lincoln, June 22, 1863
Balch writes of all his perceived accomplishments and directs the attention of the president to his application for appointment as a government agent…
Robert Bakos, MD: Neilly Series Lecture
Robert Bakos will discuss "Dead German Composers and How They Got That Way," including the medical histories of some of our best-known composers. He…
Baker, Mary Ann. Letter to Amy Kirby Post.
Handwritten letter from Mary Ann Baker to Amy Kirby Post, July 19, 1826.
Baker, Isaac. Letter to Amy Kirby Post.
Handwritten letter from Isaac Baker to Amy Kirby Post, January 7, 1873.
Backus, Theodore. Letter to Sojourner Truth.
Handwritten letter from Theodore Backus to Sojourner Truth. This letter is one of a number of responses Truth received after placing an advertisement…
Backus, Lulu Scott (1927)
Lulu Scott Backus, ceramics, for pottery and new ceramic glazes, shown at the Memorial Art Gallery in May.
Awista Ayub: Neilly Series Lecture
Awista Ayub will talk about her work forming a young women's soccer team in Afghanistan. In 2003, she founded the Afghan Youth Sports Exchange, a…
Avery, Ralph (1954)
Ralph Avery, painting, for watercolors.
Austin, C W. Letter to Amy Kirby Post.
Handwritten letter from C W Austin to Amy Kirby Post, June 2, 1867.
The Lady of Shalott.
Attributed to Ford Madox Brown (British, 1821-1893). The Lady of Shalott. A large oil painting bearing Brown’s monogram.
Atlee, Edwin A. Letter to Elias Atlee.
Handwritten letter from Edwin A. Atlee to Elias Atlee, n.d. Atlee writes respectfully and in effusive Biblical language to an older man (possibly…
Lawrence Ashmead: Neilly Series Lecture
An Editor's Quest: Finding Books to Publish: Lawrence Ashmead '54, vice president and executive editor at HarperCollins, will be at the Libraries to…
Asher, S ?. Letter to Esther ? Titus.
Handwritten letter from S ? Asher to Esther ? Titus, October 5, 1862.
Katherine Ashenburg: Neilly Series Lecture
Katherine Ashenburg is the author of The Mourner's Dance: What We Do When People Die. Dr. Ashenburg taught at the University of British Columbia in…
Seas and lands
Blue cloth binding pictorially stamped in peach, white, brown, red, green and gold
Letter from Pedro G. Arce to Abraham Lincoln, September 21, 1863
Arce, a resident of Mexico, writes to the President about circumstances surrounding his legal problems.
Contemporary engraving, "English Music" by "Ape"
Ape
[Contemporary engraving]. Vanity Fair (London), Mar. 14, 1874."English Music" [Arthur Sullivan] by "Ape."
Anthony, Susan Brownell. Letter to Amy Kirby Post.
Handwritten letter from Susan Brownell Anthony to Amy Kirby Post. Anthony appeals to Post to ensure that members of the Working Women's Association…
Anthony, Susan Brownell. Letter to Mary Post Hallowell.
Handwritten letter from Susan Brownell Anthony to Mary Post Hallowell. Anthony writes to Hallowell asking her to review the 1848 Seneca Falls and…
Anthony, Susan Brownell. Letter to Amy Kirby Post.
Handwritten letter from Susan Brownell Anthony to Amy Kirby Post. Anthony writes to Post to share with her the proceedings of a recent woman's rights…
Anthony, Susan Brownell. Letter to Amy Kirby Post.
Handwritten letter from Susan Brownell Anthony to Amy Kirby Post, December 24, 1866? Anthony writes that she and her brother Daniel Anthony are…
Anthony, Susan Brownell. Letter to Amy Kirby Post.
Handwritten letter from Susan Brownell Anthony to Amy Kirby Post. Anthony writes to Post about the activists who will speak at an upcoming meeting.
Anthony, Susan Brownell. Letter to Amy Kirby Post.
Handwritten letter from Susan Brownell Anthony to Amy Kirby Post. Anthony writes to Post about preparations for the Monroe County Convention.
Anthony, Susan Brownell. Letter to Amy Kirby Post.
Handwritten letter from Susan Brownell Anthony to Amy Kirby Post. Anthony writes to Post about the upcoming eleventh annual National Woman's Rights…
Anthony, Susan Brownell. Letter to Amy Kirby Post.
Handwritten letter from Susan Brownell Anthony to Amy Kirby Post, April 13, 1863.
Anthony, Susan Brownell. Letter to Amy Kirby Post.
Handwritten letter from Susan Brownell Anthony to Amy Kirby Post. Anthony writes to Post about a meeting planned to encourage women to speak about the…
Anthony, Susan Brownell. Letter to [Joseph W Post?].
Handwritten letter from Susan Brownell Anthony to [Joseph W Post?]. Anthony writes to "Dear Friends", possibly Joseph Post about Parker Pillsbury's…
Anthony, Susan Brownell. Letter to Amy Kirby Post.
Handwritten letter from Susan Brownell Anthony to Amy Kirby Post. Anthony writes to Post about gathering names on a petition and the details of the…
Anthony, Susan Brownell. Letter to Amy Kirby Post.
Handwritten letter from Susan Brownell Anthony to Amy Kirby Post, June 2, 1857. Anthony writes to Post about an upcoming meeting in Waterloo, New…
Anthony, Susan Brownell. Letter to Amy Kirby Post.
Handwritten letter from Susan Brownell Anthony to Amy Kirby Post, October 1, 1855. Anthony writes to Post asking her to invite certain abolitionists…
Anthony, Susan Brownell. Letter to Amy Kirby Post.
Handwritten letter from Susan Brownell Anthony to Amy Kirby Post, 1853? Anthony share with Post the names of possible speakers at an upcoming woman's…
Anthony, Susan Brownell. Letter to Amy Kirby Post.
Handwritten letter from Susan Brownell Anthony to Amy Kirby Post, n.d. Anthony hopes to spend time with Post's family and friends.
Eleventh National Woman's Rights Convention, 1866<br />
The call to the 1866 woman's rights convention document is signed by both Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, who called for the…
Susan B. Anthony's published remarks on anti-slavery in the <i>National Anti-Slavery Standard</i>, 1858<br />
Susan B. Anthony's remarks from an anti-slavery meeting in Albany, N.Y. were published in the March 20, 1858 issue of the National Anti-Slavery…
Letter from Susan B. Anthony to Mary Lewis Gannett, August 15, 1898<br />
Susan B. Anthony writes Mary Lewis Gannett on August 15, 1898 soliciting a letter of endorsement for Ida Wells Barnett and comments on the…
Letter from Susan B. Anthony to Rachel Foster Avery, November 11, 1887<br />
Susan B. Anthony writes to Rachel Foster Avery on November 11, 1887 about the impending merger of the NWSA and the AWSA.
Letter from Susan B. Anthony to Rachel Foster Avery’s adopted daughter Miriam Alice, June 22, 1887<br />
In this letter to Rachel Foster Avery's adopted infant daughter, Susan B. Anthony expresses her concern that Rachel Foster Avery will be distracted…
Letter from Susan B. Anthony to Rachel Foster Avery, January 20, 1887 <br />
In this letter from Susan B. Anthony to Rachel Foster Avery, Anthony comments on the sculpture of herself by Adelaide Johnson and encloses suggested…
Letter from Susan B. Anthony to her brother-in-law, Eugene Mosher, October 4, 1877<br />
Susan B. Anthony writes her brother-in-law Eugene Mosher on October 4, 1877 about the death of her sister Hannah and the illness of her mother.
Letter from Susan B. Anthony to Francis S. Rew, publisher of the Rochester Evening Express, January 24, 1873<br />
In this letter, Anthony sends proof copy of her attorney, Henry Selden’s, argument that she should be discharged to Francis S. Rew, the publisher of…
Letter from Susan B. Anthony to Isabella Beecher Hooker, January 6, 1873<br />
In this letter Anthony discusses how the scandal of the rumored affair of Henry Ward Beecher and Elizabeth Tilton shall not interrupt her goals of…
Letter from Susan B. Anthony to Amy Post, 1867-02-14<br />
Susan B. Anthony writes Amy Post on February 14, 1867 about the upcoming referendum in Kansas. On page 2, Anthony mentions that Louisa Jacobs,…
Letter from Susan B. Anthony to Amy Post, [1866]<br />
Susan B. Anthony writes to Amy Post to encourage her to attend the upcoming Woman's Rights Convention in New York City.
Issue of the Revolution, November 19, 1868
The Revolution was a weekly newspaper created by Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton that was published from 1868-1872. The issue featured is…
Letter from Susan B. Anthony to Amy Kirby Post, April 13, 1863
Susan B. Anthony writes to Amy Post about recent experiences. Also included is a "Call for a meeting of the loyal women of the nation."
Anthony, Matilda. Letter to Isaac ? Post.
Handwritten letter from Matilda Anthony to Isaac ? Post, January 8, 1858.
Anthony, Matilda. Letter to Amy Kirby Post.
Handwritten letter from Matilda Anthony to Amy Kirby Post, April 1, 1845.
Anthony, Asa?. Letter to Amy Kirby Post.
Handwritten letter from Asa? Anthony to Amy Kirby Post, n.d.
Lewis Henry Morgan (1818-1881)
"Section F, mausoleum on Lot 65, was Rochester's great intellectual leader of the 19th century."
Annin, Mrs James. Letter to Sojourner Truth.
Handwritten letter from Mrs. James Annin to Sojourner Truth. This letter is one of a number of responses Truth received after placing an advertisement…
Launcelot and the Falcon
Drawing of Launcelot and the Falcon by Anna-Marie Ferguson.
The Four Queens
The Four Queens, painting by Anna-Marie Ferguson
Excalibur.
Watercolor image of Excalibur by Anna-Marie Ferguson
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