Collections
This collection contains items that share the history of the Capital District Library Council.
Issues of "The Catalyst," the official SUNY OW student newspaper
Captain Charles Price was a graduate of James Madison High School and a member of the 332nd Fighter Group (the Tuskegee Airmen) before becoming the first African-American police officer in Rochester. He served on the force for 38 years, from 1947 to 1985.
Charles Rand Penney was a prominent collector. The Charles Rand Penney Trail unites his collections of Pan-American Exposition souvenirs, Papua New Guinea artifacts, Niagara County historical items, Larkin Company ephemera, and Niagara Falls artwork.
This series includes a great number of photographs of various citizens from approximately 1860 to 2010 including candid pictures of individuals, group shots at various events.
Photographs and ephemera taken from display boards used at the annual Clarissa Street Reunion.
Three photographs of the King and Queen of the Clarkson-Normal Ice Carnival
A collection of programs from the Clarkson-Normal Ice Carnival
Research by Freeport Village historian Clinton E. Metz
Postcards from Cold Spring Harbor, resort town.
This collection contains images and video recordings related to events and the history of the College of Saint Rose.
This collection contains items related to the life of Colonel Elmer Ephraim Ellsworth.
A small collection of posters advertising theatrical productions at Daemen College (formerly Rosary Hill College). Posters date from 1972 to 1987.
Scrapbooks dating from 1874 to 1930 that document Cobleskill, NY and Schoharie County. They were compiled by local resident Daisy Brown.
Photographs related to the Danforth family of Jefferson, New York.
Photographs, including aerial views, of Montauk and the buildings that define it, along with group shots of people, and their organizations and activities, including a large number of photographs documenting the heyday of Montauk sportfishing.
The Dinkle family lived for multiple generations in the Third Ward, possibly best known for their deep involvement with the Boy Scouts.
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.
Scrapbooks assembled by Don Schultz depicting boyhood during WWII (World War, 1939-1945)
This collection contains pictures from the Dongan Charter Celebration Parade held in Albany, New York on July 22, 1936.
Photographs and slides featuring scenes from Hofstra University’s Annual Shakespeare Festival.
A collection of 19th and 20th century records relating to the Sacarissa Lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows fraternal order.
Oral histories of Native and African American community elders from the 1980s
The Ernie Simon Collection includes his personal collection of “Port Remembered” photographs.