Collections
Papers of Dr. Albert Leffingwell, including diaries, letters, and manuscripts from the 19th and 20th centuries.
Materials relating to John and Margaret Bard and Reverend James Starr Clark, which illustrate the beginnings of St. Stephen's College, Trinity Church and School, and Trinity Academy.
Letters, deeds, and other materials related to the Bard family.
Student essays detailing Brentwood’s History.
This collection consists of letters and a journal written by Charles F. Weller during his time as a soldier in the United States Civil War.
Diaries of Helen Alexander, who lived in rural Cayuga County from 1838 to 1923.
The diaries of Jonathan Pearson, a notable Union College graduate who served as a professor, librarian, and treasurer at the college after graduating top of his class in 1835. It includes reflections on his time as both a student and faculty member, along with accounts of his travels.
Daily diaries written by Margaret Jones, a lifelong Edmeston resident. She worked in the rural schools of Edmeston for 51 years, despite having a physical condition that made speech difficult.
Materials relating to Ackley, a Greeport, NY artist.
Historical materials about the village of Homer in Cortland County.
Julia Lawrence Hasbrouck's diaries (1838-1841), and portraits of the Hasbrouck and Lawrence families.
Photographs, correspondence, textiles, and other items pertaining to the family of Mary Ann Thorne Chadeayne.
The Patrick Casey Collection consists of an autobiographical narrative and two diaries.
Oral histories and papers from student projects.
This collection documents the 1677 Barbary Corsairs capture of Jacob Leisler and his crew in the English Channel, their captivity in Algiers, their subsequent redemption, and Leisler's efforts to recoup his losses.