Voting
This page provides resources that can be used to study voting, bringing a Rochester focus to the topic. These resources were developed in accordance with the New York State Social Studies K-12 Resource Toolkit inquiry, “12th Grade, Voting,” which addresses New York State Social Studies Framework Key Ideas and Practices 12.G3. A link to this inquiry is included.
Local Resource Bank
Resource 1 Mancuso, Sarah. Interview by Jessica DeWitt.
Digital recording (clip). Rochester, NY, April 29, 2009. Mancuso discusses her reasons for voting in the 2008 presidential election. From the collection of the Office of the City Historian, Rochester, NY.
Resource 2 Massie, Victoria. Interview by Christine Ridarsky.
Digital recording (clip). Rochester, NY, April 29, 2009. Massie reflects on her participation in the 2008 presidential election. From the collection of the Office of the City Historian, Rochester, NY.
Resource 3 Oakford, John. Interview by Jean Pedersen
Digital recording (clip). Rochester, NY, April 29, 2009. Oakford discusses candidate qualifications in the 2008 presidential election. From the collection of the Office of the City Historian, Rochester, NY.
Resource 4 Blank form, soldier's affidavit
1864. A blank form intended to be used as a sworn affidavit of a soldier’s eligibility to vote. From the collection of the Rochester Public Library Local History Division.
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Resource 5 Hiram Edgerton for Mayor, n.d.
A pin-back button and paper cut-out heart attached by a cord, used during Hiram Edgerton’s campaign for mayor of Rochester, NY. Edgerton served as Rochester’s mayor from 1908 to 1922. From the collection of the Office of the City Historian, Rochester, NY.
Resource 6 Elect Skinner Sheriff
n.d. A pin-back button used during Albert Skinner’s campaign for sheriff of Rochester, NY. Skinner served as Rochester’s sheriff from 1938 to 1973. From the collection of the Office of the City Historian, Rochester, NY.
Resource 7 Vote for Woman Suffrage, n.d.
A pin-back button urging voters to support woman suffrage in an upcoming election. Women won the right to vote in New York State in 1917, and the 19th Amendment granted all US women this right in 1920. From the collection of the Office of the City Historian, Rochester, NY.
Resource 8 Albert R. Stone, Young women line up at the polling place
ca. 1925-1934. From the Albert R. Stone Negative Collection, Rochester Museum & Science Center, Rochester, NY.
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Resource 9 Albert R. Stone, Students using a voting machine
ca. 1920-1925. From the Albert R. Stone Negative Collection, Rochester Museum & Science Center, Rochester, NY.
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Resource 10 Judge Emmett J. Schnepp
1962. A campaign postcard urging voters to elect Judge Emmett J. Schnepp to the Family Court of Monroe County. From the collection of the Rochester Public Library Local History Division.
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