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Rochester Academy of Science papers

 Collection
Identifier: BF.R67

Biographical / Historical note

The Rochester Academy of Science (RAS) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing its members and the community with a means to study and learn about astronomy, anthropology, the life sciences, minerals, and fossils. Many members of the University of Rochester faculty were prominent in the Academy. Among the professors who figure frequently in Academy correspondence are Herman Leroy Fairchild, George Halcott Chadwick, Victor Chambers, and Charles Wright Dodge.

Scope and Contents

The Rochester Academy of Science Papers include letters to and from the Academy, chiefly of a business nature. Also in the collection are lecture programs and announcements, reception programs, bulletins and information leaflets, lists of the membership and officers of the Academy, annual reports of officers, bills and receipts, copies of the various constitutions and bylaws, and miscellaneous folders containing papers given before the Academy, contracts with the University of Rochester Library, legislation, clippings and notices. Additionally, there are notebooks containing minutes of the geological and engineering divisions, and Entomology Section, 1946-1948; a list of the books belonging to the Academy Library, an album of photographs of the Academy members and photographs of some biological specimens, and seven boxes containing records of the Botanical Section.

Creator

Dates

  • Creation: 1879-2004

Language of Materials

English

Extent

22 box(es) (22 boxes and 1 package)

Access

The Rochester Academy of Science Papers is open for research use. Researchers are advised to contact the Rare Books, Special Collections & Preservation Department prior to visiting. Upon arrival, researchers will also be asked to fill out a registration form and provide photo identification.

Use

In consultation with a curator, reproductions may be made upon request. Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from a curator. Researchers are responsible for determining any copyright questions.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Deposited in the University of Rochester Library by the Rochester Academy of Science. Botanical Section Records added by Mrs. Bernard Harkness, 1966-1967. Five folders in Box X added by Mrs. Elizabeth Y. Pixley, May 1976. Additions to Box V and Box X made by Neil Moon, October 31, 1977.

Preferred Citation

[Item title, item date], Rochester Academy of Science Papers, BF.R67, Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester

Accruals

Added material: Records of the Genesee Ornithological Society (Boxes 20-22) given by David Strong in May 2007.

Related Archival Materials

Rochester Academy of Science Bulletins have been catalogued. Please see the record for this publication in the Library's online catalogue for details, including the call number.

Title
Rochester Academy of Science papers
Author
Finding aid prepared by Rare Books and Special Collections staff
Date
undated
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Library Details

Part of the Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation Library

Contact:
Rochester NY 14627-0055 USA