Collections

Collection of correspondence, photographs, and artifacts related to Peter Erwin (1910-1944) of the Arbor Hill neighborhood of Albany, NY, his wife Marjorie L. Walker (1915-1995), and daughter Effie Marie Erwin (1940-2021). Erwin was killed while serving in the U.S. Navy during WWII.

Beginning in 1777, this collection follows Roelof Josiah Eltinge through his legal troubles of being an accused loyalist in New Paltz, NY.

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

Letters received or collected by Samuel Jones from his family, friends, and associates, and Samuel Jones’ diary which he kept from 1821 to 1855.

This collection contains materials related to the San Luis project.

This collection contains documents created by or received by Schenectady County soldiers in the course of their service during the American Civil War, 1861-1865. 

The school letters of Rachel Eltinge, written during her stay at the New Paltz Female Academy.

A sampling of documents from the Colonial period and Revolutionary War.

Documents relating to the founding of SIHS in the 1920s & 1930s.

Documents the history of Siena College in Loudonville, New York.

Archival materials relating to the history and community of Skaneateles, New York primarily in the late 19th and early 20th century.

The State Reservation at Niagara is the oldest state park in the United States, officially established in 1885. The collection includes photographs, advertisements, blueprints, maps, letters, and other documents relating to the development and use of the Park.

Correspondence sent to the Sterling Iron & Rail Co. during the years 1865 and 1874.

This collection of letters from 1806 to 1910 detail North Country life from the perspective of Jefferson County residents.

Materials documenting Henry Eglinton Montgomery Suckley's experience as an ambulance driver in World War I.

A hidden, limited collection within the New York State Federation of Women’s Clubs records that demonstrate the complexity of the suffrage issue in the early 20th Century.

A collection of personal correspondence written during the Civil War by Union Soldier Edward H. C. Taylor.

An assembled collection of records from the family of Abraham Ten Broeck (1734-1810).

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.

This collection contains photographs, documents, and a book sharing the history of the Town of Ballston.

The collection contains information surrounding exhibitions of his work, photographs of Hammer, and information on and works from the Anvil Press.

Photographs, documents and pamphlets related to the life of Victor Reinstein, a pillar of the Cheektowaga NY Community

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.

Historic photos, correspondence, and ephemera detailing FDR and Vincent Astor's friendship.

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