Zoe Horowicz RIT news clipping collection, 2006-2010.

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Zoe Horowicz RIT news clipping collection, 2006-2010.

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Collection of news clippings regarding RIT as compiled by library volunteer and advocate Zoe Horowicz. The Zoe Horowicz RIT news clipping collection consists of newspaper articles and clippings from the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. The collection was compiled by Zoe Horowicz and covers all aspects of RIT, from sports and events to academics.

2.0 linear feet (2 file boxes)

RIT Library, Wallace Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8179180

RIT Library, Wallace Library

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Horowicz, Zoe,

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Zoe Horowicz is a longtime library supporter and volunteer, including at the University of Rochester and RIT. Ms. Horowicz has worked fastiduously on several projects for the RIT Archives and Cary Library, including a survey of the Will Burtin collection and cataloging digital images. Born in Nebraska, Ms. Horowicz attended Nebraska Wesleyan University and earned her degree in nursing from Johns Hopkins. She moved to Rochester in 1969. From 2006 to 2010, Ms. Horowicz collected RIT related news c...

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...