Collections

An assortment of Oswego City Directories from 1882 to 1990.

The Pearson Street Books consist of four volumes of notes and sketched maps created by Jonathan Pearson, city historian, about property ownership in the city of Schenectady, New York from the 1660s through the mid-nineteenth century.

Blueprints used in the construction of Pilgrim State Hospital in the 1930’s.

Mid-20th century photographs of Lockport, New York by Edwin Polster.

A collection of photographs depicting Adirondack Park taken by photographer Richard Linke in the early 1970s.

This collection includes city directories from Rochester, NY, with information about the people and businesses within the city. Includes three maps of the city of Rochester.

This collection contains regional maps dating from 1827 to the 1980’s. Both individual maps and bound maps, such as plat maps, are included.

1902 Sanborn Map Company Insurance Map of Plattsburg, Clinton County, New York.

The Saranac Inn was a popular Adirondack resort on Upper Saranac Lake during the late 19th through mid-20th century. This collection features photographs of the Inn, its buildings, rooms, and grounds.

This collection contains 18th and 19th century deeds for land and property in Schenectady County. The documents are part of the Grems-Doolittle Library Historic Manuscripts Collection.

Seneca Ray Stoddard produced many images of the Adirondack area which encouraged tourism and the creation of the Adirondack State Park.

The State Reservation at Niagara is the oldest state park in the United States, officially established in 1885. The collection includes photographs, advertisements, blueprints, maps, letters, and other documents relating to the development and use of the Park.

Stereograph images of Geneva, New York from the late 19th century.

Historical publications of the Water Mill Business Association

This collection consists of images of businesses and industries located in and around Watervliet, N.Y. in the early 1900's.

A collection of maps detailing the Western New York region in the mid-to-late 19th century.