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Boreman writes to President Lincoln and includes a copy of the Declaration of the People of Virginia.
Philip Bornarth, painting, for his retrospective exhibition, "Earth, Air, and Water: Drawings and Paintings of The American Landscape," shown at The…
[Broadside]. Boston: Boston Museum [July 1879]. The Boston Boys and Girls Pinafore Company in H.M.S. Pinafore.
This announcement for the first two volumes of Ida Husted Harper's The life and work of Susan B. Anthony says it will be ready on November 20, 1898.
Handwritten letter from Ansla F Bowen to Isaac Post, June 28, 1852.
Handwritten letter from Elizabeth E Bowen to Amy Kirby Post, September 5, 1857.
Handwritten letter from Elizabeth E Bowen to Amy Kirby Post, November 17, 1857.
Handwritten letter from J. S. Bowen to Sojourner Truth. This letter is one of a number of responses Truth received after placing an advertisement in…
This letter is to recommend Captain John. W. McClure, A. Q. M., for promotion to the rank of Major in the Quarter Masters Department.
Bowser, professor of Aquatic and Animal Medicine at Cornell, will discuss "Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia in Fish in the Great Lakes Basin." Viral…
Autographs: J.F. Streatfield 1862
Tan linen finish cloth binding stamped in orange and silver
A newspaper article featuring a photo of Midge Costanza and a donkey at the Monroe County Fairgrounds
Handwritten letter from Eliot A Brewster to Amy Kirby Post, March , 1867?
Handwritten letter from A O Briggs to Amy Kirby Post, n.d.
Handwritten letter from A O ? Briggs to Amy Kirby Post, April 16, 1870.
“Afternoon Tea at the Japanese Village, Knightsbridge" in London. 1886
Mural, acrylic on paper, by Brittany Williams, 2020
[Playbill]. New York: Broadway Theatre (ca. April 1879). Gorman's Original Philadelphia Church Choir Company in H.M.S. Pinafore.
![[Program]. New York: Broadway Theatre, week ending Mar. 26, 1894. D'Oyly Carte's Opera Company in the first American production of Utopia Limited.](https://rbscpexhibits.lib.rochester.edu/files/fullsize/fbb56585e4702c39fe991a03d6107221.jpg "[Program]. New York: Broadway Theatre, week ending Mar. 26, 1894. D'Oyly Carte's Opera Company in the first American production of Utopia Limited.")
[Program]. New York: Broadway Theatre, week ending Mar. 26, 1894. D'Oyly Carte's Opera Company in the first American production of Utopia Limited.
Handwritten letter from Sarah Broagh to Amy Kirby Post, September 17, 1853.
![[Poster]. D’Oyly Carte Opera Company London: Miles, (ca. 1920).](https://rbscpexhibits.lib.rochester.edu/files/fullsize/7366a384502fe9de4a131cdc44f36bc4.jpg "[Poster]. D’Oyly Carte Opera Company London: Miles, (ca. 1920).")
'[Poster]. D’Oyly Carte Opera Company. London: Miles, (ca. 1920). Designed by H.M. Brock.
Seven foot poster in two sections depicting Ko-Ko from…
Seven foot poster in two sections depicting Ko-Ko from…
Violet aniline-dyed morocco-grained cloth binding stamped in gold and blind
Advertisement for Williams's speech on 25 March (1983?) as a part of the Hall of Fame Celebrity Series at Bronx Community College.
BROOKS, Gwendolyn. Typed letter, signed, enclosing poem "Medgar Evers," undated.
Handwritten letter from Brown William Wells to Amy Kirby Post, September 20, 1848.
Apple green glazed cloth binding stamped in dark green and gold
Handwritten letter from Joseph Brown to Willet E Post, February 4, 1872.
Handwritten letter from Joseph W Brown to Willet E Post, December 12, 1891.
Handwritten letter from Joseph W Brown to Willet E Post, March 18, 1893.
Handwritten letter from Mary Brown to Frederick Douglass.
Bound in blue ribbon embossed cloth stamped in blind & gold. Signed "Colton & Jenkins binders New York" in blind frame
Handwritten letter from William Wells Brown to Amy Kirby Post, June 23, 1844.
Handwritten letter from William Wells Brown to Amy Kirby Post, September 3, 1844.
Letter from William Wells Brown to Amy Kirby Post, July 16, 1848.
Cover design by Margaret Armstrong [signed MA]. Bookseller's ticket: Henry R. Johnson
Handwritten letter from William W ? Bruff to Isaac Post, May 12, 1858.
Bryant writes to Lincoln on behalf of Samuel J. Wood Esqre. of Peekskill, and is seeking reparation for Wood's loss at Graytown.
Study for The Well of Merlin
[Illustrated sheet music.] "Ruddigore Waltz." Arranged by P. Bucalossi. London: Chappell &
"The Mikado Quadrille." Arranged by P. Bucalossi. London: Chappell &
"Ruddigore Lancers." Arranged by P. Bucalossi. London: Chappell &
"Ruddigore Quadrille." Arranged by P. Bucalossi. London: Chappell &
"The Yeomen of the Guard Waltz." Arranged by P. Bucalossi. London: Chappell &
"The Gondoliers Waltz." Arranged by P. Bucalossi. London: Chappell &
Handwritten letter from Alice L Bunker to Amy Kirby Post, n.d. Very brief note apologizing for delay in answering Amy Post's request for copies of The…
Author of Out of Eden: An Odyssey of Ecological Invasion, Alan Burdick will discuss his latest book. Burdick writes for numerous publications…
Handwritten letter from T H Burgess to Willet E Post, April 1, 1864.
Carleton Burke, literature, for Symphony Iroquoian, a volume of poems based on ancient Indian legends. Rochester: Rochester Museum of Arts and…
Handwritten letter from John W Burn to Amy Kirby Post, October 11, 1846.
Handwritten letter from Eleazer Burnham to Isaac Post, May 5, 1835.
The first overtly named suffrage cook book, this title contains recipes and household tips, from an impressive list of suffragists, including Lucy…
Burroughs writes to Seward with his thoughts on the war and President Lincoln's strategies.
Burt suggests two amendments which should be added to the constitution.
Handwritten letter from Arthur Burtis to Isaac Post, July 22, 1855.
Handwritten letter from Sarah Anthony Burtis to Amy Kirby Post, February 5, 1864.
Handwritten letter from R J Burton to Willet E Post, December 21, 1893.
Handwritten letter from Abigail Bush to Amy Kirby Post, n.d. Abigail is suffering a sickness, but has sent a box to Charlotte with some things in it…
Handwritten letter from Abigail Bush to Amy Kirby Post, n.d.
Handwritten letter from Abigail Bush to Amy Kirby Post, n.d. Abigail describes her trip aboard The Star of the West on her way to California. Abigail…
In this 1898 letter to Susan B. Anthony, Bush reflects on her work fifty years earlier. She writes that her action "ended the feeling with women that…
Handwritten letter from Abigail ? Bush to Amy Kirby Post, May 3, 1860.
Herman J. Butler and Norman Lindner of Pike Stained Glass Studios, stained glass, for windows in the Church of St. John the Evangelist, 549 Humboldt…
Red vertical rib cloth binding stamped in black and gold
Handwritten letter from Cadding Milo Defany to Amy Kirby Post, May 11, 1867.
Handwritten letter from Milo Defany Cadding to Amy Kirby Post, January 6, 1850.
Handwritten letter from Milo Defany Cadding to Amy Kirby Post, February 18, 1850.
Handwritten letter from Milo Defany Cadding to Amy Kirby Post, April 1, 1850.
Handwritten letter from Milo Defany Cadding to Amy Kirby Post, January 14, 1866.
This book contains vocational guidance for women, such as how to obtain and retain employment. It begins: “Fifty years ago, if we can believe the…
Kathy Calderwood, painting, for oils shown at the Allan Stone Gallery, New York.
Caldwell writes to Lincoln that his sixteen year old son has run away and enlisted, and he seeks to have him released.
1896 handbill encouraging the voters of California to vote for an amendment to the state’s constitution to give women the vote.
Professor of history at the Catholic University of America in Washington, DC, Calinger will discuss the mathematician Leonhard Euler. The Swiss-born…
In some ways, this piece stands as a testament to the intersectionality of the women's movement. It contains anti-racist comments from Susan B.…
William H. Calvin will discuss his book, A Brief History of the Mind: From Apes to Intellect and Beyond. A theoretical neurobiologist with an…
Calvocoressi is the author of several books of poetry, including The Last Time I Saw Amelia Earhart and Apocalyptic Swing, which is a finalist for the…
Cameron writes to Lincoln about legal matters.
Cantel writes to apply for the consulships of either Quebec, Erie, or Demerara.
Handwritten letter from S Capkin to Amy Kirby Post, n.d. Letter mentions sick baby. Mr. Capkin also describes an encounter with an Indian "who hates…
Handwritten letter from Eliab Wilkinson Capron to Margaret Smith Fox, February 10, 1850. Capron writes to Mrs. Fox to convince her to send her…
Handwritten letter from Rebecca M C Capron to Sarah L Kirby Hallowell Willis, December 6, 1847.
Handwritten letter from Rebecca M C Capron to Amy Kirby Post, April 19, 1850.
A painting by landscape painter John F. Carlson, titled "Autumn Beeces," 1915.
Cover and endpaper design by Thomas Buford Meteyard [signed]. This edition is limited to 750 copies.
Bound in pale green paper over boards
Carol Heyer. Merlin Saves Arthur from the Black Knight. An original painting of a two-page illustration in Heyer’s Excalibur.
Handwritten letter from Davis ? Carpenter to Isaac Post, March 14, 1867.
Handwritten letter from Phebe K Carpenter to Isaac Post, n.d.
Handwritten letter from Phebe K Carpenter to Isaac Post, September 17, 1836.
Handwritten letter from Phebe K Carpenter to Amy Kirby Post, June 24, 1837.
Handwritten letter from Phebe K Carpenter to Isaac Post, December 19, 1837.
Handwritten letter from Phebe K Carpenter to Isaac Post, November 11, 1840.
Handwritten letter from Phebe K Carpenter to Sarah L Kirby Hallowell Willis, September 17, 1840.
Handwritten letter from Phebe K Carpenter to Isaac Post, April 28, 1845.
Handwritten letter from Phebe K Carpenter to Isaac Post, March 29, 1846.
Handwritten letter from Samuel Carpenter to Isaac Post, September 17, 1836.
Handwritten letter from Samuel Carpenter to Isaac Post, December 19, 1837.
[Souvenir advertisement, ca. 1890]. "Mr. D'Oyly Carte's Company in The Gondoliers." Designed in England, printed in Germany by Hildescheimer &
Handwritten letter from Jacob C Carter to Mary Ann ? Pitkin, February 23, 1869.
Handwritten letter from Jacob C Carter to Amy Kirby Post, March 9, 1870.
Handwritten letter from Jacob C Carter to Amy Kirby Post, April 8, 1870.
Handwritten letter from Jacob C Carter to Amy Kirby Post, June 17, 1870.
Handwritten letter from Jacob C ? Carter to Amy Kirby Post, October 12, 1869.
Handwritten letter from Egbert Cary to Isaac Post, February 24, 1862.
Handwritten letter from Martha M Cary to Willet E Post, February 1, 1864.
Phoebe Cary's poem was published in the Rochester Chronicle
CASH, Earl A. John A. Williams: The Evolution of a Black Writer. New York: The Third Press (1975). First edition, in dust jacket.
Walter Henry Cassebeer, printmaking, for lithographs of Rochester and western New York.
Green cloth binding stamped in green, peach and gold
Wendell Castle, sculpture, for the walnut spiral staircase in the corporate headquarters of The Gannett Co.
Ochre coarse weave cloth stamped in dark green and gold
Blue sand grain cloth binding stamped in blind, black and gold
Reverend Chambers writes to Lincoln with the preamble and resolutions that were adopted by the General Synod of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church…
Handwritten letter from Mary E Chapin to Amy Kirby Post, October 4, 1849.
Handwritten letter from Z Chapman to Amy Kirby Post, November 28, 1854.
Handwritten letter from Abby G Chase to Amy Kirby Post, September 11, 1859.
Handwritten letter from Abby G Chase to Amy Kirby Post, August 6, 1860.
Handwritten letter from Abby G Chase to Amy Kirby Post, December 10, 1864.
Handwritten letter from Abby G Chase to Amy Kirby Post, April 28, 1869.
Chase writes of war updates as reported in the Richmond newspaper.
Blue glazed cloth pictorially stamped in gold
Carl Chiarenza, Fanny Knapp Allen Professor Emeritus of Art History and artist-in-residence at the College, photography, for an exhibit of large-scale…
Black Writers Hall of Fame, Chicago State University, 1998.