Collections

Oswego City Directories

A collection of Oswego City Directories from 1852 to 1929.

Oswego Historical Society
This collection contains publications by the Oswego Historical Society from 1899 to 1976.
Otsego County Woman's Christian Temperance Union Collection
A collection of reports, minutes, and scrapbooks relating to New York State chapters of the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union, the bulk of which relate to the Unadilla, New York local union.
Otsego Lake Historical Collection
Primary sources relating to the historical significance of Otsego Lake in Cooperstown, NY.
Picture of the New Church being blessed

This collection includes photographs, documents, correspondence, and other ephemera documenting Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, which was founded in April 1919 in Utica, NY.

Overseas Relief Papers
This collection contains documents relating to the resettlement of displaced persons in the Twin Tiers following World War II.
receipt

This collection contains materials created and maintained by the Overseers of the Poor of Schenectady, Glenville, and Rotterdam. These materials capture important information about the treatment and condition of poor people in Schenectady County in the 19th century.

Owen Clancy ( 1919?-2003) Collection

A small collection of early photographs that contribute to the story of Montauk's past.

Palisades, NY History Collection
Historical postcards, documents, and images relating to Palisades, New York.
Pan-American Exposition Collection
Collection of material relating to the Pan-American Exposition, held in Buffalo, NY from May 1 – November 1, 1901.
Pan-American Exposition Scrapbooks
Scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings about the 1901 Pan-American Exposition held in Buffalo, New York.
Parishville-Hopkinton Central School Yearbooks

This collection consists of issues of the Panorama dating between 1950 and 2007.

Patrick Casey Collection

The Patrick Casey Collection consists of an autobiographical narrative and two diaries.

Patterson Historical Society Digital Collection

This collection contains images, postcards, maps, and documents related to Patterson NY history.

Paul Hartzell Album

A photograph album assembled by Bard Alum Paul Hartzell, class of 1915.

Paul Smith's College Collection

A collection of images showing the history of Paul Smith's Hotel and surrounding landmarks.

Paul Smith's College St. Regian Yearbooks Collection
A collection of issues of St. Regian, the annual yearbook of Paul Smith's college
Pauline Nuzzolezze Staiano Photo Album

Photos from New Paltz State Teachers College in the late 1940s and early 1950s.

James B. Schafer speaking to a crowd at Peace Haven, 1939

Photographs of the Idle Hour estate as “Peace Haven.”

Pearl River, NY History Collection

Images, documents, and ephemera relating to the formation and development of Pearl River, New York.

Pearson Street Books
The Pearson Street Books consist of four volumes of notes and sketched maps created by Jonathan Pearson, city historian, about property ownership in the city of Schenectady, New York from the 1660s through the mid-nineteenth century.
Spencer Looking North

Photographs and ephemera of Spencer, NY, including class pictures, farms, hotels, and more glimpses of the community.

Scrapbook page from Student Activity Board, 1970s

This collection shares numerous stories from those living within Cortland County as well as those working or studying at the State University of New York College at Cortland. It primarily includes audio recordings and digitized scrapbooks.

1930 Chenango County Census Takers

Photographs, postcards, and ephemera relating to the history of Norwich and Chenango County.