Helen C. Hess (Class of 1933) photograph album
Biographical / Historical
Helen Caroline Hess (1911-1990) attended East High School in Rochester, New York. She graduated from the University of Rochester in 1933, with a bachelor's degree in mathematics. She was a member of Theta Tau Theta sorority, the sorority council, the Marsiens honor society, and Phi Beta Kappa. Hess's activities included serving as editor-in-chief of Croceus, news editor of Cloister Window, and associate editor of the Blue Book for incoming freshman; serving as class historian; and playing hockey. Hess worked in the film testing division of the Eastman Kodak Company. She was a member of Brick Presbyterian Church, and her interests included photography.
Content Description
This photograph album created by Helen C. Hess (Class of 1933) contains images of the University of Rochester’s Prince Street Campus, River Campus, Memorial Art Gallery, and Commencement 1933. It also contains photographs of downtown Rochester and a fire on Lake Avenue in 1935. A number of images show Hess and friends on trips to parks and other sites in the surrounding area, including Conesus Lake, the Adirondacks (for a state geologic field trip), Durand Eastman Park, Ellison Park, Roseland on Canandaigua Lake, Niagara Falls, Hemlock Lake Park, Powder Mills Park, Hamlin Beach Park, and Letchworth Park.
Creator
- Hess, Helen Caroline, 1911-1990 (Person)
Dates
- Creation: circa 1930-1940
Language of Materials
English
Extent
1 volume(s)
Conditions Governing Access
For access to this collection, please contact the University of Rochester Archives (archives@library.rochester.edu) at least two business days prior to your planned visit.
Please note: Some materials may be restricted or require permission for use.
Conditions Governing Use
To request reproductions or permission to publish materials from the collection, please contact the University of Rochester Archives (archives@library.rochester.edu). Researchers may be responsible for determining any copyright questions.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased through eBay, 2016.
Preferred Citation
[Item title, item date], Helen C. Hess (Class of 1933) Photograph Album, UA8, Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester
Subject
- Hess, Helen Caroline, 1911-1990 (Person)
- University of Rochester (Organization)
- Title
- Helen C. Hess (Class of 1933) photograph album
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Rare Books and Special Collections staff
- Date
- April 2016
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Library Details
Part of the University of Rochester Archives Library
Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation
River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester
500 Joseph C. Wilson Blvd.
Rochester New York 14627-0055 USA
archives@library.rochester.edu
