Collections

Albion Winegar Tourgee Collection

Albion W. Tourgee (1838 - 1905) was a Civil War veteran, politician, and lawyer. He played a pivotal role in the Plessy v. Ferguson case and was a pioneering civil rights activist. This collection includes his correspondence, as well as legal documents, articles, and photographs.

Anna E. Wilcox Collection

Binghamton University - Binghamton University Libraries

The Anna E. Wilcox Collection of Civil War letters consists of forty-five letters on forty-four separate sheets, eight photographs, four envelopes which could not be matched to any letters, and ancillary materials.

Boy Scouts of America, Troop 73, Voorheesville, New York Collection

Voorheesville Public Library

The Scoutmaster of Troop 73, Howard C. Coughtry, created this collection about the troop's civic and recreational activities.

Civil War Letters of Albert and Edward Bayles

Longwood Public Library

Civil War era letters from two Middle Island, NY brothers.

Edith Flack Ackley Collection

Floyd Memorial Library

Materials relating to Ackley, a Greeport, NY artist.

Elon Howard Eaton Ornithology Collection

Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Elon Howard Eaton (1866-1935) was a noted ornithologist and author of Birds of New York. This collection includes papers related to his research, correspondence, and genealogical materials, as well as photographs of Eaton.

The Hasbroucks of Locust Lawn

Locust Grove Estate

Photographs, letters, artwork, textiles and other possessions belonging to the Hasbrouck family.

Hunt Family Collection

Waterloo Library & Historical Society

Papers and memorabilia from the Hunt family, prominent Quaker mill owners, suffragists, and abolitionists.

Isabel Howland Collection

Seymour Public Library

Correspondence of Isabel Howland's and ephemera from the Howland Store Stone Museum's collection.

Mountain Top Library Digital Collection

Greene County Libraries Association

Historic postcards, genealogical records, and documents relating to mountain top communities in the Catskill region.

Peter Erwin Papers

Albany County Historical Association

Correspondence, photographs, and artifacts related to Peter Erwin (1910-1944) of the Arbor Hill neighborhood of Albany, New York, his wife Marjorie L. Walker (1915-1995), and daughter Effie Marie Erwin (1940-2021).

Rochester Artists

University of Rochester - Memorial Art Gallery

A collection of documents, including letters and exhibition announcements, and a photograph relating to Rochester artists in the late 19th century.

Village of Voorheesville Historical Records

Voorheesville Public Library

The collection includes records documenting the people, places, and events of the Village of Voorheesville and to a lesser extent the Town of New Scotland.

Virgil Crisafulli Collection

Utica University - Center for Historical Research

Historical materials relating to Virgil Crisafulli, a Utica College Professor, U.S. Navy veteran, and local politician.