Emily Smith drawings circa 1860
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Smith, Emily,
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Emily Smith was a Rochester artist active in the mid-1800s. Her artist studio was in the historic Reynolds Arcade in downtown Rochester (next to artist Grove Gilbert). The Rochester Historical Society owns a painting by Smith: Skating on the Genesee. From the description of Emily Smith drawings circa 1860 (RIT Library). WorldCat record id: 759427583 ...
Rochester institute of technology
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It is unclear when the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) first admitted minority students. However, it appears as though the first African American students entered the Rochester Athenaeum and Mechanics Institute (renamed RIT in 1944) during the early 1900s. For instance, in 1906 Fredericka Sprague, the granddaughter of Frederick Douglass, took classes at the Institute. There are several other instances of African American students attending the school during the early 20th century as well...