Collections : [Rochester Public Library]

This collection consists of materials assembled by Dr. Charles Meinert in his research on cycling in 19th century Rochester, New York. The materials include notes, articles, images, newspaper articles and ephemera (many are photocopies of the originals), along with the typescripts of his publications. There are detailed files on two major local cycling personalities of the time - Reuben Punnet and Elsa Von Blumen. The materials date from 1869 to 1996.

This collection consists of late 19th Century and early 20th Century pins related to Rochester New York. The material was collected by L. Warren Patterson of Spencerport, New York. The collection consists of pins and medals related to Rochester businesses, clubs, fraternal organizations, schools, special events, political campaigns, and veterans organizations. Other kinds of ephemera are also found in the collection, such as a shoehorn. Many of the pins were also manufactured in Rochester.

A scrapbook documenting the controversy over and ultimate cancellation of Rochester's annual Memorial Day Parade in 1984. The scrapbook's contents include extensive newspaper clippings, photographic prints, and a small number of original documents. The scrapbook was created by Robert Dardano, Sr., a World War II and Korean War veteran who formerly was the chair of the Rochester Veterans Memorial and Executive Council.