Booth family collection, circa 1876-1950

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Booth family collection, circa 1876-1950

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James E. Booth was a trustee of the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) during the 1890s. His son, Irving, was one of the university's largest benefactors during the mid-20th century. The collection mostly includes photographs of various members of the Booth family. There are also several pieces of correspondence and a publication on the Monroe County Savings Bank. The Booth family collection mostly consists of photographs of various members of the Booth family. There are several small prints of images captured by Matthew Brady, famed Civil War photographer. Most of the other photographs in the collection are portraits of unidentified individuals, presumably dating from 1860-1920. The materials in the collection represent various photographic techniques and include daguerrotypes, tintypes, ambrotypes, albumen prints, gelatin silver prints, and platinum prints. Additionally, the collection includes several pieces of correspondence with Alice Woodward, a relative of the Booths who donated most of the materials. There is also a publication on the history of the Monroe County Savings Bank titled, "Our First Century of Service, 1850-1950."

2.25 Linear feet (4 photograph boxes 1 document box)

RIT Library, Wallace Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8146063

RIT Library, Wallace Library

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Booth, Estelle A. d. 1948

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Brady, Mathew B., approximately 1823-1896

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Mathew Brady was a prominent American photographer, best known for his battlefield photos during the Civil War. From the description of Mathew Brady letter, Washington, D.C., to E.C. Stedman, 1879 March 20. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 82087446 From the description of Letter, Washington, D.C., to E.C. Stedman, 1879 March 20. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 50061938 Mathew B. Brady (ca. 1823-1896) was a...

Booth Family,

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James E. Booth was born in New York City in 1826 to Peter and Phebe (maiden name Cooper) Booth. He worked as a partner in a boiler-manufacturing business (Booth and Company) in Rochester before he became the president of the Monroe County Savings bank in 1891. He also served as a board member for the Fidelity Trust Company of Rochester and as a trustee to the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) during the 1890s. Booth married Esther Woodbury in 1857. A hard-worker, he was still serving as pr...

Booth, Quentin W.

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Booth, Irving

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Booth, James E. 1826-1919

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Booth, Esther Woodbury

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