I scanned The University of Rochester; The First Hundred Years, (1950). This is a nice history of U. of R. from it’s beginning in a tavern, to the old campus centered on Prince, and then moving to the River campus. It is 96 pages with lots of pictures of the University through the years. I …
This Arch Merrill article came at a time when the University of Rochester was looking for their sixth President. He describes the first 4 college Presidents in this article. Presidents of the U. of R. By Arch Merrill Originally published: Feb. 18, 1962 IN ITS 111 YEARS, the University of Rochester has had only five …
Continued from part one… To get to the newer stacks from the first floor lobby you follow the yellow tape on the floor and can take the elevator down to Levels A & B. Level B is mostly literature and you probably won’t be going down there for family research. There is one whole aisle …
Way back in 2008 I wrote this blog post about a tour of the Rush Rhees Library at the University of Rochester. I get there two or three times a year. It seems that almost every school year there are changes in the floor plan library. This is most current floor plan of this huge …