Collections

War Diaries
War Diaries
New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center

This collection contains images of diaries belonging to American men who served in various wars, including the Civil War, World War I, and World War II.

War of 1812
War of 1812
Buffalo History Museum
Photographs, letters, maps, drawings, and documents relating to the War of 1812.
War of 1812 Letters from the Young Men's Association
War of 1812 Letters from the Young Men's Association
Buffalo and Erie County Public Library
Letters relating to the War of 1812 in New York.
The Way We Were Town of Saratoga
The Way We Were Town of Saratoga
Schuylerville Public Library
The Way We Were Town of Saratoga collection includes vintage postcards and photographs with descriptive captions from the first half of the 20th Century in the Villages of Victory and Schuylerville along with the Town of Saratoga.
Westchester Defense Volunteer Cards
Westchester Defense Volunteer Cards
Scarsdale Public Library

Enrollment cards of men who joined the Westchester Defense Volunteers during World War II.

Soldier seated with rifle
Western New York and the Civil War
University at Buffalo Libraries - Digital Collections, Niagara County Historical Society

The Western New York and the Civil War collection represents a cooperative initiative between the State University of New York  at Buffalo and numerous historical societies from the Western New York counties of Erie and Niagara to share local history collections with

Westinghouse Family Papers
Westinghouse Family Papers
Union College
This collection includes correspondence, an autograph book, legal documents and photographs from the Westinghouse Family from 1833-1913.
William Henderson Baird Collection
William Henderson Baird Collection
Historic Geneva
Papers relating to Civil War Union Officer William Henderson Baird and his family at the time of the Civil War.
William Suydam letters
William Suydam letters
Historic Geneva
A collection of letters written by William Suydam during the Civil War.
Willie Family Civil War Collection
Willie Family Civil War Collection
Hudson River Valley Institute

Documents relating to Frederick Willie and his service in the Civil War.

Pilot Clifford Windsor Sr., World War I, 1910s
Windsor Family Photographs
Montauk Library

Photographs documenting Montauk from the 1910s to the 1960s.

Robert L. Ross form
World War 2 Veterans Killed Project
Hornell Public Library

Fifty-five forms filled out by hand noting the name, birth, family, address, school history, employment, enlistment date, training location, division, rank, citations, and death information for soldiers in World War 2 from Hornell. 

World War I Collection
World War I Collection
Moffat Library of Washingtonville

Documents, correspondence, and photographs related to World War I.

World War I Era Postcard Collection
World War I Era Postcard Collection
Union College
This collection is a collection of World War I-era postcards that were a gift to Union College from William Nelson Potter Dailey, a member of the class of 1884.