Collections

image of Skaneateles and Lake, April 2005

Photos taken from airplanes around Central New York.

Homes and Farms near Cayuga Lake

Drone photography covering the Village of Aurora with Wells College, the Village of Moravia, the Village of Union Springs, the City of Auburn, as well as neighborhoods and farmlands of Genoa.

Charles Price

Captain Charles Price was a graduate of James Madison High School and a member of the 332nd Fighter Group (the Tuskegee Airmen) before becoming the first African-American police officer in Rochester. He served on the force for 38 years, from 1947 to 1985.

Corning Flood of 1972

A collection of photographs which chronicle the flood of 1972 in Corning, NY and its effect on the collection at the Museum of Glass.

The Family

This collection contains multiple photographs and documents of The Family sculpture located on Corning Community College’s Spencer Hill Campus.

Grems-Doolittle Library 25th Anniversary

In 2016, the Grems-Doolittle Library at the Schenectady County Historical Society reached its twenty-fifth anniversary.

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).

Junior League of Buffalo

Photographs and documents relating to The Junior League of Buffalo, a volunteer organization known for its community work in the Western New York region.

Phillip Trypuc Collection

Photographs of local businesses, events and people during the 1950s in and around Shirley, NY.

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.

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.

Zion Hill dances with boom box

Sharon Turner is a professional photographer working in Rochester, N. Y.'s Third Ward who has extensively documented the Clarissa Street Reunion gatherings over time.

Stony Brook University Archives Digital Collection

A digital collection of primary source materials from the University Archives that documents the history of Stony Brook University.

SUNY Schenectady County Community College 50th Anniversary Collection

In honor of the SUNY Schenectady's 50th Anniversary of admitting its first freshmen class in 1969, this collection highlights the expansion of the campus from its initial building, the former Hotel Van Curler, to its current 57 acres and individuals who played prominent roles in the developm

Superstorm Sandy Collection

Photographs of the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy that made landfall in New York on October 29, 2012. 

Tappan, NY History Collection

This collection includes documents, images, and ephemera relating to the hamlet of Tappan.

Twentieth Century Club of Buffalo

Photographs and documents relating to the Twentieth Century Club, a women’s club founded in Buffalo in the late 19th century to promote education and the arts.