Collections

First Barber Shop in Tupper Lake

The photographs in this series document a variety of businesses over Tupper Lake’s history from approximately 1880 to 2005.

Camp Upton Postcards
Postcards sent from Camp Upton in WWI.
Black and white photograph

Images of Albany, Clinton, Rensselaer, and Schenectady Counties digitized from glass plate negatives. c.1893 - c. 1915

Carrie Jones Family Collection
A collection of materials on Jones family of Utica, New York providing detailed glimpse of family life and the community in Central New York during the mid-twentieth-century.
Central Square Oral History Collection
This collection includes one oral history video conducted by students at Central Square High School.
Southold Historical Society and Museum

Historic photograph collection, Long Island’s East End

Charles Henry Miller Digital Collection
A digital collection of etchings titled “New York and Long Island Landscapes” by artist Charles Henry Miller (1842-1922).
Chatham Public Library Photograph Collection

Historical photographs of the village of Chatham and surrounding towns and hamlets.

Eleanor Roosevelt and Anna Pennybacker on CWC Porch

The Chautauqua Women’s Club, founded in 1889, has enjoyed a long, proud and vital history as an integral part of the Chautauqua experience.

Cherry Hill Receipt Books

A collection of manuscript cookbooks kept by several generations of Cherry Hill women (and a few men) spanning the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries.

Chester Historical Society Collection

Historical documents, images, and artifacts relating to the Chester, New York community.

Family Photo 1

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.

City Hall, Rochester, N.Y.

The City Hall Photo Lab Contemporary Collection contains images depicting official City events and programs and documenting public works services and projects in Rochester between 1982 and 2010.

Raging High Falls, Rochester, N.Y., in early 20th century

The City Hall Photo Lab Vintage Collection contains images selected from over 5,000 35mm slides made in 1984 from photographs, maps, renderings, and other graphics from Rochester’s past.

Civil War Letters of Albert and Edward Bayles

Civil War era letters from two Middle Island, NY brothers.

Clark Rice Photography Collection
Collection of photographs and other material from Clark Rice and Merrium Crocker
Clarkson University COVID-19 Interviews

Students in Professor Laura Ettinger's History of Public Health in America course conducted audio interviews with relatives and friends about how the COVID-19 pandemic affected their lives so that people in the future can learn about what it was like to live in 2020 and 2021.

black and white image of a horse and carriage outside of bakery

Photographs and postcards relating to the history of Claverack, N.Y.

"Freeport As It Was" by Clinton E. Metz

Research by Freeport Village historian Clinton E. Metz

Coe Family c. 1910


Historic photographs of the Coe family 

Colonial Manuscripts

Archival documents relating to the early development of the town of New Paltz, NY.

Cornwall Images and Documents

This collection includes postcards, images, and stereographs relating to Cornwall, N.Y.

Cornwall Memories Oral History Collection

This collection includes oral histories from Cornwall residents as they recall everyday life in the area.

Culinary Institute of America Menu Collection

A sampling of historical menus drawn from the CIA's world-renowned menu collection.