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Portrait of William Destler
The portrait of William Destler was painted by Pranesh Das Purandaradoss, an MBA student at the Saunders College of Business. Destler was RIT's ninth president serving from 2007-2017. This is likely an oil painting, and has been selected by Destler as his official portrait.
Melbourne Spurr photographs
The Melbourne Spurr photographs contains five black-and-white portraits taken by deaf photographer Melbourne Spurr in the 1920's. The subjects are five American silent film actresses from that time period. The collection also includes three postcards featuring Melbourne Spurr's portraits used to advertise an exhibition of his works held in Rochester, NY in 2009.
Yiqiao Wang prints
The collection includes two framed color digital prints. "Flower Boy" depicts a geometric, stylized bust of a boy with a flower necklace. "Lady Signs Flower" depicts a geometric, stylized bust of a woman with hand signing "flower blossoming" in American Sign Language.
Ahira Webster diary and papers
Ahira Webster papers contains a personal diary, photocopy of a portrait of Ahira Webster, a short biography, a copy of an 1899 issue of Deaf-Mutes Journal, and an 1849 annual report and documents of the New-York Institution for the Instruction of the Deaf and Dumb.
RIT University News biographical files and clippings
Collection on biographical records kept by the University News Department at RIT on administrators, trustees, and faculty. Also includes news clippings from local, regional, and national sources between 2000-2002.
Charles A. Savage photographs and other material
Photographs taken by Charles A. Savage, a former professor of photography at the Rochester Institute of Technology. Savage taught at the Institute from 1937-1966. The collection includes 23 prints as well as a few pieces of biographical information.
Leslie D. Stroebel photographs
Photographs taken by Leslie D. Stroebel, a former professor of photography at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). The collection includes 19 portrait prints.
Ira Current photographs
Seven photographs by Ira Current. Photographs are modern prints from 2002 made with original negatives dated 1929-1992.
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.
Ramikin printing blocks
Set of printing blocks, each with a portrait of a faculty member, administrator, or benefactor, most likely used in the Rochester Athenaeum and Mechanics Institute yearbook, the Ramikin.