Collections

Page from Margaret Jones Diary 1945

Daily diaries written by Margaret Jones, a lifelong Edmeston resident. She worked in the rural schools of Edmeston for 51 years, despite having a physical condition that made speech difficult.

Documents About Enslaved People in Schenectady

The collection is composed of 18th and 19th century documents that mention enslaved and formerly enslaved people in Schenectady County. Some materials in this collection may contain offensive language or imagery.

cover of book

The United States of America incarcerates and medicates people at a greater rate than any nation on earth.  This is the first response to real or perceived crimes and illnesses.  Bringing light to this situation is the intention of this book.  The authors have survived the prison and mental healt

Dudley Observatory Historical Archives

This collection contains artifacts relating to the history of the Dudley Observatory.

An Ecumenical Wind in Buffalo:  A History of the Local Council of Churches (Buffalo, New York) 1857-1977

"There is an ecumenical wind in Buffalo. It is a long prevailing wind much less of the moment than many suppose." by Harlan Frost

Edith Flack Ackley

Materials relating to Ackley, a Greeport, NY artist.

Edward M. Ruttenber Collection

This collection contains manuscripts, including handwritten copies of regimental histories and individual personal histories of Orange County soldiers who fought in the Civil War.

Interview with Sherwood, Huggeford transcript

400 firsthand accounts of the Revolutionary War in Westchester County, New York and parts of Fairfield County, Connecticut.

Page 158 of a book

Books from Fanny Seward's personal library and a few objects from the general collection.

Florence Service Collection

This collection contains both the history that Florence P. Service wrote in 1902 and a portrait that was taken of her by the Obenaus Studios in Albany, New York.

Fred Walster Diary

This diary contains entries written by Fred Walster, who was a soldier in 153rd Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry, Company E. The diary spans from January through December 1865 and details his experiences during the war, as well as his civilian life shortly after the war ended.

General Electric Historical Documents

The collection features text documents highlighting the history of General Electric and its founders.

Main Street, Cold Spring Harbor

Papers Belonging to local resident, Helen Rogers

“Private Journal of the Affairs du Vie, 1842-1852,” page 3

This collection contains the papers of Henry Darwin Didama, who became a Professor of Clinical Medicine at the Syracuse University College of Medicine in 1872 and Dean of the College of Medicine beginning in 1888.

Reminiscences of Early Settlers of Homer, Part 1

Historical materials about the village of Homer in Cortland County.

Horse Thieves Collection

The minute books from Red Hook's two societies for the detection and apprehension of horse thieves.

Huntington Deeds

Deeds documenting land transactions from the early history of Huntington.

Huntington Documents

Historical documents related to the Town of Huntington and its various families.

Huntington Legal Manuscripts

Legal manuscripts of early Huntington, NY.

Huntington Town Schools

School district records from the Town of Huntington, NY dated 1815-1872.

Huntington War Manuscripts

Historical manuscripts relating to Huntington’s involvement in the Revolutionary and Civil War.

Irving D. Skeele 1893 Diary

Irving Skeele (1866-1946) was a local barn and house builder, living most of his life in Apulia Station, New York. He created a series of diaries during his construction years, which allows us a glimpse into the life and times from 1893 until his death in 1946.

James E. Horton Collection

Three 19th century diaries of James E. Horton, resident of Newburgh, NY.