Collections

Abram Lincoln Letter Collection
A collection of correspondence and documents relating to Henrietta, New York native, Abram Lincoln.
Anna E. Wilcox Collection
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.
Caldwell Family Collection

Documents and letters related to the family of John Caldwell Sr.

Civil War Letters and Journal of Charles F. Weller

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.

Civil War Letters of Albert and Edward Bayles

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

Clarkson Family History Collection
A collection of various documents pertaining to the Clarkson family of Potsdam, New York
Francis M. and Henry H. Stone Collection
The Francis M. and Henry H. Stone Collection contain twenty-one letters written by the two brothers while they were in the 27th Regiment of the New York Volunteer Infantry and the 1st Regiment New York Veteran Cavalry
Geneva Civil War Collection
A collection of Civil War-related documents pertaining to local Geneva residents.
Ingraham P. Smith Collection
The Ingraham P. Smith Collection consists of forty-five letters and two medical documents, written during the Civil War.
Lewis H. Brown Collection
The Lewis H. Brown Collection consists of sixty-four letters written by Lewis Henry Brown, Lewis’ brother Burritt Brown, and Albert Ransom, Burritt Brown’s friend and tent-mate.
Sepia photo

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). 

Taylor Civil War Letters
A collection of personal correspondence written during the Civil War by Union Soldier Edward H. C. Taylor.
Ten Eyck Fonda Collection
The Ten Eyck Fonda Collection consists of twenty-six letters written by Fonda while serving as a telegrapher for the United States Military Telegraph Service during the Civil War, and one political campaign card.
Virgil Crisafulli Collection
Historical materials relating to Virgil Crisafulli, a Utica College Professor, U.S. Navy veteran, and local politician.
William Henderson Baird Collection
Papers relating to Civil War Union Officer William Henderson Baird and his family at the time of the Civil War.