Collections

Diary of Patrick Casey, 1863

The Patrick Casey Collection consists of an autobiographical narrative and two diaries.

Personal War Sketches of the Members of Ellis Post No. 52 of Newburgh, NY

Commemorative ledger containing personal records, recollections, and cemetery records of local soldiers who served in the Ellis Post 52 during the Civil War.

Personal war sketches of the Republic Ward Post No. 191 of Ellenville, N.Y.

A ledger containing records from soldiers who served in Ward Post 191 during the Civil War.

Sepia photo

Collection of correspondence, photographs, and artifacts related to Peter Erwin (1910-1944) of the Arbor Hill neighborhood of Albany, NY, his wife Marjorie L. Walker (1915-1995), and daughter Effie Marie Erwin (1940-2021). Erwin was killed while serving in the U.S. Navy during WWII.

Stadium of Skulls

Photographs taken by Roy Rowan during his time in China in the 1940s, during the Chinese Civil War.

Pierson War Journal

Digital version of a journal kept by Angelo Solimino during his service in World War II.

Plattsburgh Barracks

This collection consists of photographs of military operations, training, and facilities in and around Plattsburgh Barracks, which operated as a military instillation, under various different branches of the armed service.

Provincial Exile: Roelof J. Eltinge's Banishment from the Paltz

Beginning in 1777, this collection follows Roelof Josiah Eltinge through his legal troubles of being an accused loyalist in New Paltz, NY.