Collections

Acorn Stove trade cards printed between 1850–1900. The cards were created to advertise Acorn Stoves manufactured by Rathbone and Sard of Albany, NY. The cards feature illustrations of men, women, and children, including some representing stereotypes of African American children.

The vast Adirondack Mountains were one of New York State’s last untamed wilderness regions, and historical maps tell the story of how this area was explored, charted, developed and settled from the 1700s through the present day.

Collection of photographs showing various Adirondack scenes that includes people, towns, landscapes, camps etc. Images were taken in the 1890s.

This collection contains photographs of the outside and inside of buildings on the Albany Law School campus.

These manuscripts detailed the lives and customs of the inhabitants of Schuyler, NY, and provide insight into nineteenth century life in Central New York.

This collection contains a student notebook from Allen G. Tripp, who graduated from the Syracuse University College of Medicine in 1900.

Historic maps detailing land ownership, structures, businesses, and bodies of water from New York City to Troy.