Collections

175th Anniversary of the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library

Photographs relating to the history of the Buffalo and Erie County Public Library over the past century.

1913 Watervliet Flood

The 1913 Watervilet Flood collection is a collection of photos shows the flooding in Watervliet, New York, along some of the main thoroughfares.

Cover of the 1936-1947 Old Water Mill Guest Book.

Mid-20th century Hamptons tea room guest log.

19th Century Monographs on the History of Western New York

A collection of monographs which detail the history of the Western New York region.

The Aggazette

The Aggazette student newsletter was published from 1929-1948 at New York State Institute of Agriculture which is now Farmingdale State College. The newsletter contains historical information about the college.

Black and white photograph

An assembled collection of family records of Albany County, NY residents collected at community history scanning events. The records date from 1894 to 2002 and document families in the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries.

Albany, NY School Yearbooks

This collection consists of yearbooks from current and former schools in the city of Albany.

The Albert R. Stone Negative Collection

Photographs taken by newspaper photographer, Albert R. Stone, document the City of Rochester, especially in regards to early 20th century transportation and construction.

Sam and Bea Cox, c. 1950. Alice Houseknecht Collection, Montauk Library Archives.

Photographs of local business owners, motels, and hurricane damage in Montauk New York. 

Archacki Cartoons

Cartoons drawn by Polish immigrant, Henryk Archacki, representing current events at the time with a sense of Polish pride.  

Actors in "The Avalon" play

This series contains photographs that document various arts programs in Tupper Lake ranging from community drama, local music groups and school bands, arts and crafts, and theater.

Asharoken News

Historical newsletters from the Village of Asharoken community.

"Maroon and White" 1945

Collection of yearbooks from the Bay Shore-Brightwaters area

Bellmore Historical Photographs

Black and white photographs taken in Bellmore, NY.

Residents ice skating on Scudder’s Pond, January 2, 1961.

Images of Sea Cliff and New York in the 1950s, 60s, and 70s.

256 Delaware Ave, Bethlehem, NY, ca. 1955. Hilchie's Terminal Hardware, Inc. and L.J. Mullen Pharmacy are seen in photo.

This collection contains items related to the history of Bethlehem, New York.

Bethlehem Public Library

This collection contains items related to the history of Bethlehem Public Library (formerly Delmar Free Library), Town of Bethlehem, Albany County, New York. 

Celebrate the Spirit of '76 in Freeport, L.I.

Materials from the Freeport Historical Society and the Freeport Memorial Library documenting America's bicentennial

Boy Scouts of America, Troop 73, Voorheesville, New York Collection

The Scoutmaster of Troop 73, Howard C. Coughtry, created this collection about the troop's civic and recreational activities.

Buffalo Address Book and Family Directory

Buffalo address books and family directories from the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Buffalo City Directories

Buffalo City Directories from the early to late 19th century.

Memorial Day kickoff summer beach party at Lee Ct., Hither Hills, Montauk, 1944.

Pictorial family records documenting the Cahill, Stayton, and Eurell families of Montauk.

Calvin Coolidge at Paul Smith's College

A collection of photographs documenting President Calvin Coolidge's visit to Paul Smith's College in 1926.