Rochester (NY)
Coordinates: Lat: 43 09 00 N degrees minutes Lat: 43.1500 decimal degrees Long: 077 36 00 W degrees minutes Long: -77.6000 decimal degrees
Note: Located on Lake Ontario & Genesee River; founded in early 19th cen., expanded after opening of Erie Canal; had further expansion during Civil War; was center of abolitionist movement & home of Frederick Douglass; G Eastman founded Kodak firm here in 1888.
Names: Rochester (preferred,C,V) ............ named for founder, Colonel Nathaniel Rochester
Hierarchical Position: Hierarchy of World (facet) World (facet) Hierarchy of North and Central America (continent) .... North and Central America (continent) (P) Hierarchy of United States (nation) ........ United States (nation) (P) Hierarchy of New York (state) ............ New York (state) (P) Hierarchy of Monroe (county) ................ Monroe (county) (P) Hierarchy of Rochester (inhabited place) .................... Rochester (inhabited place) (P)
Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:
Baptist Home of Monroe County NY
Vedder, Henry C. Papers
Manuscripts of sermons, notes, books; newspaper clippings from personal research; autobiographical reminiscences.
Minus, Paul Papers
Rauschenbusch Family Papers
Stewart, Mary Ann papers
Diaries kept by Mary Stewart, 1891-1914 (24 volumes). The diaries are rich in the details of the life of a hard-working pastor's wife and mother at the turn of the century.
Strong, Augustus Hopkins
Whitaker, Arthur L. Papers
Programs, articles, correspondence, newspaper clippings, and other memorabilia from Whitaker's pastorate of the Calvary Baptist Church, Rochester, New York, and Pilgrim Baptist Church, St. Paul, Minnesota; one file is of special interest because of Whitaker's involvement in civil rights issues, particularly in the wake of Rochester's 1964 race riots.
Younger, Doris A. Papers
This collection consists of correspondence, coursework and educational materials, published and unpublished writings, biographical materials, sermons, conference materials, addresses and presentations, and memorabilia and mementoes that document the life and work of Dodie Younger. Particularly well documented in this collection is Younger's work with women in ministry and with ecumenism, as well as her association with Yale Divinity School.