Included are photographs, maps, brochures, booklets, programs, broadsides, invitations, historical outlines, and other printed items pertaining to subjects including local politics and government, urban renewal, religion, civic and social events and organizations, musical and dramatic productions, transportation, educational institutions, and geology of the region.

Twenty-eight scrapbooks of programs from Ithaca, New York theaters, including the Lyceum (1893-1900, 1902-1917, 1924-1925); Library Hall; Wilgus Hall; Town Hall; and Cascadilla Hall. Also, one scrapbook of Cornell Masque (1894-1925), sample tickets, papers relating to the sale of the Lyceum, newspaper clippings, and several glass slides of local theaters. Also, two copies of the thesis, "A Sketch of the Theatres of Ithaca, 1842-1942,", 1942, one with photographs affixed.

Pamphlets, brochures, broadsides, clippings, tickets, photographs, steroscopic slides, construction specifications, and other material pertaining to the Lyceum Theatre and its predecessor, the Wilgus Theatre. The photographs show orchestras, casts, the Elks Minstrels, and other groups. A record of plays and moving pictures at the theatres covers the years 1893-1924.