Archives and Collections

Archival Holdings

Reference Collection

The Reference Collection is a working collection of research documents drawn from contemporary sources such as newspapers, magazines, and books.

Archival Collection

The Archival Collection contains original historical documents carefully handled and stored in archival folders and boxes to prevent deterioration.

Photographic Archives

The Museum has photographs relating to the Greater Rochester Hills Community and the surrounding areas. 

	Reference	Archival	Photographic
Archaeology	X
Barns	X	X
Businesses	X	X
Canals	X	X	X
Cemeteries	X	X	X
Churches	X	X	X
Cities	X	X
Counties	X	X
Farms	X	X
Houses			X
Michigan	X	X
Mills	X	X	X
Organizations	X	X	X
Parks	X	X	X
People	X	X	X
Rochester Hills Museum	X	X	X
Schools	X	X	X
Stoney Creek Village	X	X	X
Transportation	X	X	X
Van Hoosen Family	X	X	X

Special Collections

These are special collections on the following people or topics:

• Atlases and Maps (local, county and state)
• Charles Bloomer Collection
• Papers and correspondence from 1917-1929
• Served as naval officer and was involved in the Masonic Order
• Civil War Collection
• Avon Township soldiers
• Diaries of Henry Gail
• Letters from Col. John Frank from 1822-1907
• Monograph and pamphlets:
• "Michigan at Vicksburg" by Charles G. Hampton in 1917 
• "The Escape and Suicide of John Wilkes Booth" by F. L. Bates in 1907 
• "The Michigan Brigade of Cavalry at the Battle of Gettysburg and Why I Was Not Hung" by Samuel Harris in 1894
• "Famous Leaders and Battle Scenes of the Civil War," 1896
•  Florence Cook Collection
• Land Document Inventory regarding: 
• William Burt and Levi W Cole  1829 
• Nathaniel Millerd and Levi W. Cole  1833 
• Levi W. Cole and Theodore C. Cook  1866 
• J.Q. Adams and Erastus Crepsey 
• Theodore Cook and Solom B. Cook  1895
• Letter and genealogy information to Catherine Cook
• History of Oakland County  1817-1877
• Historic Homes Listing
• Rochester
• Rochester Hills
• Oakland Township
• Jones Family Collection
• Relating to husband of Alice Van Hoosen and father of Dr. Sarah Van Hoosen Jones - Joseph Comstock Jones
• Dr. Sarah Van Hoosen Jones Collection
• Fifth generation descendent of settlers of Avon Township in Stoney Creek Village.
• Earned her doctorate in animal genetics and became the first woman in the U.S. to be named a "Master Farmer."
• Collection covers papers regarding her farm work, civic activities and personal life from 1899-1972.
• Millard Family Genealogy
• Descendants of John Millard from England to Rehoboth, MA
• Oakland County Biographic Sketch  1891
• Oral Histories
• Alice Serrell
• Thelma Spencer
• Leon Price
• Zonta Dinner honoring Sarah Van Hoosen Jones
• Georgianna Kersting
• Randall Gerhke
• Sarah Brewster
• Rochester Community Schools Collection
• Covering 1885-1980, predominately 1920-1940
• Paperwork including: 
• Teacher's papers 
• Treasurer's reports 
• Yearbooks
• Rochester Newspaper Collection
• Rochester ERA: selected issues from 1873-1949
• Rochester Clarion: selected issues from 1915-1980
• Avon News: selected issues from 1955-1956
• Rochester News: selected issues from 1956-1965
• Rochester Eccentric: selected issues from 1973, 1976-1978
• Rochester Jr. Women's Club Scrapbooks
• Rural Properties Inventories for Avon Township and Rochester, compiled in 1935 
• Alice Serrell Collection
• Bookkeeper for Dr. Sarah Van Hoosen Jones in 1936.
• Collection covers her commitment to the community, her travels and the Van Hoosen Family.
• Covers 1885-1997, predominately 1940-1970
• Stoney Creek Cemetery
• Dr. Bertha Van Hoosen Collection
• Fourth generation descendent of settlers of Avon Township in Stoney Creek Village.
• Successful gynecologist, obstetrician and surgeon.
• First president of American Women's Medical Association.
• Covers 1888-1950, predominately her medical career.
• Women's National Farm and Garden Association Scrapbooks