Collections
Papers of Dr. Albert Leffingwell, including diaries, letters, and manuscripts from the 19th and 20th centuries.
Personal, and professional photographs and documents related to Anna Mogilova Reinstein
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.
Personal, professional and political items related to Boris Isaevich Reinstein
Correspondence and historical records from Brentwood, NY.
Student essays detailing Brentwood’s History.
A directory of Buffalo Ku Klux Klan members from the mid-1920s.
Pictorial family records documenting the Cahill, Stayton, and Eurell families of Montauk.
Church Records: St. Mary of the Assumption R.C. Church (a k.a. St.
Canisius College Course Catalogs, 1873-1920. These brochures provide a prospectus of Canisius College in its early years. They include course offerings, tuition and fees, student organizations and names of faculty, staff and students.
Materials scanned and shared on a local genealogy website, Cayuga GenWeb over several decades.
This collection contains the diary and correspondence of Cephas Breed, who graduated from Geneva Medical College in 1850.
Charles Rand Penney was a prominent collector. The Charles Rand Penney Trail unites his collections of Pan-American Exposition souvenirs, Papua New Guinea artifacts, Niagara County historical items, Larkin Company ephemera, and Niagara Falls artwork.
Diary of Christine Ladd-Franklin, Vassar College Class of 1869, and noted mathematician and logician.
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.
Research by Freeport Village historian Clinton E. Metz
The Anonymous Collection consists of various papers related to voyages made by the Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Company vessels Alice, Edgar, Huntsville, Monmouth, Richmond, and Splendid between 1842-1855, as well as letters and financial documents related to the Abraham Bell & Son shipping fir
The Colonie New York Cemetery Collection is composed of documents and photographs related to the smaller cemeteries in the Colonie-area.
This collection contains images of medieval and early modern manuscripts, manuscript leaves, and book leaves.
Niagara Falls has a history of enticing people to dare the rapids. These daredevils have crossed the Falls over tightropes, barrels, boats, and other contraptions.
Handwritten diary belonging to Harriet Maria Elmendorf “Hattie” Gould (1844-1920). The diaries date from 1879-1884.
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.