Collections

175th Anniversary of the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library
Photographs relating to the history of the Buffalo and Erie County Public Library over the past century.
Bard Class Photos

Class pictures from St. Stephen's and Bard College.

256 Delaware Ave, Bethlehem, NY, ca. 1955. Hilchie's Terminal Hardware, Inc. and L.J. Mullen Pharmacy are seen in photo.

This collection contains items related to the history of Bethlehem, New York.

Brockway Motor Trucks Collection
This collection contains a sampling from the thousands of Brockway Motor Truck Co. slides, photographs and negatives.
Canisius College Student Activities
Student organizations and clubs enrich campus life. Here are examples of student events from several generations.
Family Photo 1

This series includes a great number of photographs of various citizens from approximately 1860 to 2010 including candid pictures of individuals, group shots at various events.

College of Medicine Class Photographs

SUNY Upstate College of Medicine class photographs spanning almost a century and covering the College’s name changes.

The College of Saint Rose Archives - Photograph Collection

This collection contains photographs sharing the history of the College of Saint Rose, including its students and faculty.

Crain Family Papers
This collection consists of documents relating to politics, business, foreign affairs, and the family’s personal affairs, which not only offer a glimpse into nineteenth century rural life in New York State, but detail machine politics on a regional, state, and national level into the early twentieth
D'Youville College Architecture, Buildings, & Grounds
Photographs and architectural drawings of the D’Youville College campus throughout its history.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Collection
These photographs and letters detail Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s visit to Keuka College in June 1963.
Group of firemen in uniform posing with fire truck out front of firehall at 21 High St.

The photographs in this series document the various emergency services in Tupper Lake from approximately 1921 to 2010.

General Electric Photographs
This collection contains General Electric publicity photographs taken between 1880 - 1970.
Hanmer Boatshop Photograph Collection
A collection of photographs showing the construction of various boats being built in Willard Hanmer's boat shop in Saranac Lake, NY.
Historic Photographs of New Rochelle
A collection of photographs examining life in New Rochelle, NY and documenting its development to a premier suburban community.
History of Crandall Public Library
This collection contains images illustrating the rich history of Crandall Public Library (founded in 1892).
Hudson Valley Community College, 1959 - Present
This collection highlights images and documents reflecting the College's move from its downtown Troy location to a permanent multi-building campus on the outskirts of the city to meet the demands of a growing student body and faculty, the need for varied instructional resources, and  continued growt
Huntington Historical Photographs

Historic photographs of Huntington, NY.

Temple Israel Graduation Group

Photographs from the Jewish community of Broome County.

Lectures - Special Guests
Canisius College has hosted numerous noted dignitaries, politicians, and other public leaders from the early twentieth century to the present.
Leonard Cooke

Photos and documents related to Nyack history, from the collection of Leonard Cooke, Nyack resident and activist.

Roosevelt Raceway

The Lew Barasch Roosevelt Raceway Collection contains photographs and press information generated by the track, highlighting the races, people, celebrities and special events that made up the life of this popular venue.

Margaret and George Potts take a break on one of Margaret's seaplanes.

A collection revealing the richly rewarding life created by Margaret Potts, pilot, and George Potts, fishing boat captain. 

Marty Himes Racing Collection
Photographs and programs of racing events on Long Island.
a man throws potatoes onto a conveyor belt

Photographs of migrant workers from the 1940s and 1980s, some of which were taken by other workers for a photography exhibit.