Collections

Belva Lockwood Manuscript Collection

Roughly 500 manuscript pages of Lockwood’s various lectures, including some from the time of her campaign for president.

Portrait of Katherine Pratt Horton

Katharine Pratt Horton Buffalo Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, Inc. is a non-profit, non-political volunteer women’s service organization that honors and preserves the legacy of its members’ patriot ancestors.

Delhi Equal Suffrage Club Collection

Minute and treasurer books of the Delhi Equal Suffrage Club, along with a few letters and a photograph, dating from c1914.

Elizabeth Blackwell

Elizabeth Blackwell (1821-1910) was the first woman in the world to graduate from medical school and become a physician. The collection includes images of Dr. Blackwell and her writings dating to the late 19th century

Elmira College Women’s Rights and Suffrage Collection

Campus publications, photographs, student letters, student scrapbooks and official addresses that document the student, faculty and institutional role in the women’s rights movement.

Elsie Gutchess Great Women of the USA Collection

Items from the papers of historian Elsie Gutchess, including primary and secondary materials relating to the history of women in the United States.

Emily Howland Papers

Items from the personal papers and library of abolitionist, suffragist, and peace activist Emily Howland, including her collection of political pamphlets, posters, and program documents.

Frances Folsom Cleveland Collection

Collection of portraits, articles, memorabilia, and papers of Frances Folsom Cleveland Preston, with emphasis on her time at Wells College, in the White House, and her time in Aurora, NY as a Wells College trustee and wife of Thomas Preston.

Howland Stone Store Museum Collection

Collection of materials from the Howland Stone Store Museum in Sherwood, N.Y. related to woman suffrage and local history, including woman suffrage posters and publications.

Jane Secor Collection

Photographs, books, articles, papers, World War II items and poetry from Jane Secor’s personal collection.

Jennie Curtis Cannon Collection

Miscellaneous materials concerning Jennie Curtis Cannon (Mrs. Henry White Cannon), including a scrapbook and other material related to her activities in the women’s suffrage movement.

Kathleen Oser Collection

Utica resident Kathleen Oser was involved in many civil rights and women’s rights movements, especially the National Organization for Women (NOW.) The collection contains materials relating to Osner’s involvement in NOW.

League of Women Voters of Buffalo Niagara

Newsletters, newspaper articles, publications, meeting minutes and scrapbooks chronicling the history of the League of Women Voters, a nonpartisan political organization from the early 20th century to present day.

New York State Women's Suffrage Exhibition Collection

Items pertaining to the women's suffrage movement in New York State, 1848-1917.

Otsego County Woman's Christian Temperance Union Collection

A collection of reports, minutes, and scrapbooks relating to New York State chapters of the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union, the bulk of which relate to the Unadilla, New York local union.

Carrie Theodore Partridge

The collection consists of a variety of documents from the Partridge family.

Somers Wright Reis Collection

Photos of Caroline Wright Reis and the Wright Reis homestead as well as ephemera documenting Wright Reis’ daily life.

Suffrage Documents of the New York State Federation of Women’s Clubs

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.

Town of Henrietta Collection

A collection documenting the history of the Town of Henrietta, New York.

Women of Fayetteville Collection

The Women of Fayetteville collection comprises images of Fayetteville women and their activities dating back to the 19th century.

1966-03-23 Meeting of the Oneonta Business Woman's Club

Ephemera from the Ladies' Auxiliary to the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, Perseverance Lodge no. 96, and other organizations in Oneonta, NY.

Fleming NY Petition

Petitions signed by men and women in various towns of New York State in support of women's suffrage.

Zonta International

Collection of photographs, documents and other items relating to the Zonta Club of Buffalo, now Zonta International, a leading global organization of women professionals.