Collections

This collection consists of historical photos, newspaper articles, postcards, and some personal notes of people, places, sports, and businesses pertaining to the Town of North Elba and Village of Lake Placid as created by Town and Village Historians Mary MacKenzie (1964-2001) and Beverley Reid (2

Glass lantern slides from the late 1910s and 1920s depicting landscapes, plants, and wildlife in park lands.

Newsletters, newspaper articles, publications, meeting minutes and scrapbooks chronicling the history of the League of Women Voters, a nonpartisan political organization from the early 20th century to present day.

Paintings, sketches, and letters written by members of the Wiles Family including Lemuel Wiles, Rachel Ramsey Wiles, and Irving Wiles.

Manuscripts recording maritime labor, business, and industry.

A digital collection of primary source materials from Special Collections that documents the history of Long Island.

Images of Stony Brook and the surrounding areas

The Long Island Postcard Collection documents mansions of the Gilded Age, local landmarks, and scenes of everyday life.

A digital collection of postcards that depict places and people primarily on Long Island, New York.

A collection of large-scale images showcasing aviation, aviators, and aviation manufacturers on Long Island.

Photographs relating to the Love Canal environmental tragedy in the late 20th century.

Presbyterian missionaries visited many Adirondack lumber camps in the early 20th century. This collection of glass lantern slides depicts their visits at the camps, as well as the loggers and logging industry.