Collections

Daily Life in 20th Century Onondaga County

This collection covers various moments of daily life in the city and Onondaga County from the 1920s to 1950s.

Delaware County Historical Association Sherwood Collection

The Sherwood Collection is mainly comprised of letters to and from Samuel Sherwood (1779-1862), his second wife Laura Bostwick Sherwood (1790-1863), and members of their family.

DeRuyter Town History Postcard Collection

Tromptown Historical Society

Photographic postcards documenting the town of DeRuyter and surrounding areas in the early to mid-20th century.

Diaries of Jonathan Pearson

Union College

The diaries of Jonathan Pearson, a notable Union College graduate who served as a professor, librarian, and treasurer at the college after graduating top of his class in 1835. It includes reflections on his time as both a student and faculty member, along with accounts of his travels.

Disasters Photographs from the Goff-Nelson Memorial Library Photograph Collection

Tupper Lake Goff-Nelson Memorial Library

This series includes photographs showing both natural and man-made disasters that occured in Tupper Lake from1899 to approximately 2010. This includes floods, fires, murder, car accidents, low water, and wind storms.

Donald Henry Schultz WWII Scrapbook Collection

Freeport Memorial Library

Scrapbooks assembled by Don Schultz depicting boyhood during WWII (World War, 1939-1945)

Dryden Women Collection

Dryden Town Historical Society

Photographs, postcards, and ephemera relating to the farm women of Dryden, New York.

Dunham Family Collection

Dunham Public Library

The Dunham Family History collection contains portraits, photographs, and various documents saved by the Dunham family.