The collection includes correspondence, photographs, and other materials relating to the Institute of Optics. Correspondence is mainly between Evans and University of Rochester President Dennis O'Brien and relates to papers written by President O'Brien. Photographs show Evans and optical equipment. Institute materials include lists of faculty and degrees. There is also information about the Industrial Associates Program, in which representatives from optics companies visit the Institute and meet with students and faculty.

Accession lists, indicating the new acquisitions, of the Sibley Music Library of the Eastman School of Music.

The Trayhern Papers consist of material related to two academic conferences and Trayhern's role as a Sector Warden for the University's branch of the Office of Civilian Defense during World War II.

When Jane E. Schmitt (Class of 1943) volunteered for class council in 1991, the Alumni Association provided her with a Class Council Handbook as a resource for planning future events such as her class's 50th reunion in 1993. Schmitt added materials to the binder containing this handbook. The resulting scrapbook includes correspondence between Schmitt, her classmates, and the Alumni Association regarding their 25th, 30th, 45th, 50th, and 55th reunions. It also contains Alumni Association newsletters from the 1990s, as well as newspaper and magazine articles from the 1980s to the early 2000s, some of which are from University publications such as Rochester Review. These articles highlight the achievements of the University and of members of the Class of 1943, and they include obituaries of Schmitt's classmates. The scrapbook also contains photographs of Schmitt and her friends taken in the 1990s, including images from their 50th reunion; photographs of Rush Rhees Library; copies of photographs from the 1940s; poems by Betsy Phillips Fisher (Class of 1943); a copy of the music and lyrics of "The Genesee"; and invitations to University lectures. Also included is a copy of an article from the Rochester Times-Union, published on 10 March 1943, regarding Eleanor Roosevelt's talk at the University of Rochester Women's Campus Assembly and her press conference at George Eastman House.

Includes copies of architectural renderings for River Campus buildings, floor plans and statistics for River Campus and Prince Street Campus buildings, and an "Analysis of Functions of Building and Grounds Department" personnel.

Includes minutes of the chapter's meetings (1859-1938, 1947-1960); correspondence relating to the history of the chapter as collected by Harvey F. Morris (class of 1902) and a typescript history of the chapter which he wrote (1936); brief records of members of the chapter (Class of 1883 through Class of 1959); correspondence, 1915-1959; minutes and reports of the Genesee Graduate Chapter; 1911-1940; 1946-1948; 1953-1959; newspaper clippings; and other material related to the fraternity and its Graduate Chapter.

Reports of faculty members to the President and/or the Board of Trustees of the University. Holdings are incomplete.

Correspondence, publicity, etc. for a 39-week radio series, "Let's Learn Spanish," which was prepared by Time Inc. and sponsored by the University of Rochester over WHAM radio in 1944 and 1945.

Correspondence, programs, membership lists, etc., of Administrators Anonymous, a group of junior level University administrators who met regularly for a luncheon and speaker.

Correspondence (incoming and outgoing) of Hugh A. Smith, Alumni Association Secretary. Subjects of correspondence include the awarding of local alumni association scholarships in Rochester, New York, Buffalo, and Chicago; arrangements for the annual meetings of the Schoolmaster's Club (alumni in the field of education); and fraternity housing on the Oak Hill Campus.