Collections

anti-nuclear parade float

In the late 1980s, New York State considered Cortland County for a new low-level radioactive waste (LLRW) dump.  Local residents protested and ultimately, there was no dump. 

two librarians smiling

Materials from the Dundee Woman's Study Club of Dundee, NY.

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.

Sepia photo

Documents the family of Civil War General John G. Farnsworth (1832-1895) of Albany, NY. Features correspondence with and about General Farnsworth. In addition, the collection contains material related to noted photographer Emma Justine Farnsworth.

Fletcher Steele Scrapbooks

This collection contains scrapbooks from noted landscape architect Fletcher Steele's travels and client work, featuring photographs spanning from 1882 to 1968.

Group shot from the Kniskern Family photo album

Family photos and photo albums donated to the Germantown History Department over the years

Highland Hospital School of Nursing Scrapbooks

A collection of scrapbooks compiled by Highland Hospital School of Nursing students in the 1920s.

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.

Justus F. Mueller PhD Papers

This collection contains photographs and scrapbooks from Justus F. Mueller that relate to his research and career as a Professor of Microbiology at Syracuse University and SUNY.

The Lynbrook Public Library circa 1950.

Historic documents, borrower registers, photographs, and a scrapbook of library history.

Margaret Hort Trudeau Sanatorium Photograph Collection

The Trudeau Sanatorium, located in the Adirondack region, was known for its open-air treatment of tuberculosis patients. This collection of early 20th century photographs, depicting scenes at the Sanitorium, was taken by patient Margaret Hort.

Scrapbooks and Albums at HSERL

Scrapbooks and Albums created by residents of Lynbrook, NY and the surrounding villages.

three young men Leaning Against a Wall

Photographs, postcards, and ephemera relating to the Bellamy Family and their friends in Norwich, NY.

Urban Renewal in Albany, New York

This collection contains photographs showing the demolition and construction of buildings in Albany's Clinton Square neighborhood during the late twentieth century.