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Booth family collection
James E. Booth was a trustee of the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) during the 1890s. His son, Irving, was one of the university's largest benefactors during the mid-20th century. The collection mostly includes photographs of various members of the Booth family. There are also several pieces of correspondence and a publication on the Monroe County Savings Bank.
Margaret Sterling Houston and Charlotte Augusta Houston photographs
Photographs taken by Margaret Sterling Houston and Charlotte Augusta Houston between 1890 and 1904. The sisters were amateur photographers from the Rochester area. Most of the photographs in the collection are portraits or landscape scenes. The collection also includes a few pieces of biographical material and a broadside that advertises an exhibit on the sisters' work held in 1977.
Collection on Spirit (Tiger)
Materials related to Spirit the Tiger, a live tiger cub that served as the Rochester Institute of Technology's mascot from 1963-1964. The collection includes correspondence, administrative and financial documents, ephemera, and clippings. Also included is a transcript of an oral history interview given by RIT students who were members of the original Tiger Committee in 2005.
Michael Peres snowflake photomicrograph
The collection consists of one photomicrograph of a snowflake created by Rochester Institute of Technology faculty member Michael Peres.
RIT Big Shot Project collection
Materials related to RIT's Big Shot Project, a nighttime community photography project started in 1987 and designed to teach students about electronic flash photography at the Rochester Institute of Technology. The collection includes photographs, negatives, event invitations, publications, planning documents, correspondence, assorted memorabilia, related material and posters.
Deaf Rochester News collection
The Deaf Rochester News collection contains meeting minutes, correspondence, administrative documents, and photographs related to the Deaf Rochester News and Deaf community of Rochester. Records range from 1984 to circa 2000’s.
Office of Alumni Relations collection
Collection of materials related to events held by the department of Alumni Relations from approximately 1980-2018. Much of the collection is photographic materials documenting events - prints, CDs, negatives, DVDs and photo books. Most all is identified by event and year with some unidentified.
Nathaniel Rochester Society records and photographs
Records of the Rochester Institute of Technology's Nathaniel Rochester Society (NRS). The NRS was formed in 1967 as a way to recognize the university's top financial contributors each year. The collection includes correspondence, membership lists, programs, invitations, newsletters, meeting minutes, photographs, and various pieces of memorabilia.
John W. Bower photographs
Collection is roughly arranged by subject: portraits, landscapes, and still lifes.
Barbara Cowles collection of Beaux Arts Ball and RIT Art Department faculty photographs
Barbara Cowles collection of Beaux Arts Ball and RIT Art Department faculty photographs consists of 32 black-and-white photographs from the 1950's. Also included is a hand-written letter from Barbara Cowles, the donor, to Becky Simmons, RIT Archivist briefly explaining the gift.