Collections

Onondaga Community College Historic Photographs
The collection features photographs chronicling the history of Onondaga Community College from the 1960s to the 2010s.
Image of tapes

Oral histories collected from 20th century Lockport, NY, residents

Picture of the New Church being blessed

This collection includes photographs, documents, correspondence, and other ephemera documenting Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, which was founded in April 1919 in Utica, NY.

Palisades, NY History Collection
Historical postcards, documents, and images relating to Palisades, New York.
Pan-American Exposition Collection
Collection of material relating to the Pan-American Exposition, held in Buffalo, NY from May 1 – November 1, 1901.
James B. Schafer speaking to a crowd at Peace Haven, 1939

Photographs of the Idle Hour estate as “Peace Haven.”

Pearl River, NY History Collection

Images, documents, and ephemera relating to the formation and development of Pearl River, New York.

Spencer Looking North

Photographs and ephemera of Spencer, NY, including class pictures, farms, hotels, and more glimpses of the community.

Scrapbook page from Student Activity Board, 1970s

This collection shares numerous stories from those living within Cortland County as well as those working or studying at the State University of New York College at Cortland. It primarily includes audio recordings and digitized scrapbooks.

1930 Chenango County Census Takers

Photographs, postcards, and ephemera relating to the history of Norwich and Chenango County.

Phillip Trypuc Collection
Photographs of local businesses, events and people during the 1950s in and around Shirley, NY.
Scrapbooks and Albums at HSERL

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

Piermont, NY History Collection

Documents, maps, images, and ephemera related to the village of Piermont, New York.

Polish Community of Syracuse, NY
Photographs displaying the people and community activities of the Syracuse Polish Home in the 20th century.
Port Washington Library History Collection

The Port Washington Library History Collection contains images from the planning and construction of the library in the mid-1960s to life and library activities that have taken place since that time.

Portraits of Hope Collection

The exhibition Portraits of Hope: Faces of Refugee Resettlement in Central New York depicted survivors of war, genocide, and political strife who came to the U.S. and settled in the Utica region after living in refugee camps in Asia, Africa, Eastern Europe and the Middle East.

Public Square Collection

In 1798, seven and a half acres were set aside for a public square in the center of the village, which is documented in this collection through photographs and other documents.

Quarantine Memories

Personal memories from residents of the Town of Bethlehem from the COVID-19 quarantine in 2020.

Ralph and three male friends in swimsuits on a small boat.

Photographs taken by James Ralph Hanford (1902-1996).

Young Eh Ka Paw and Young Nyi Nyi Aung

"Refugee Family Photos Before Resettlement to CNY," stemmed from community interest in archiving old photos and photo albums that refugees brought with them to the United States from their former homes in Burma, Thailand, Kenya, and refugee camps along the borders of those countries.

Refugees Starting Over Collection
Over the past four years, Dr. Kathryn Stam, Faculty at SUNY Poly, has been gathering media and multimedia chronicling the lives of Refugees who have settled in Utica NY.
Residential Albany, New York
This collection contains photographs of residential areas of Albany, New York.
Richard H. Handley Collection
The Richard H. Handley collection contains photographs and still images that share the history of Long Island, New York.
three young men Leaning Against a Wall

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

Rochester Art Club
The Rochester Art Club collection includes exhibition invitations, a group photograph, and other materials relating to the Club in the late 19th century.