Collections
This collection contains the 1740 Cadwallader Colden map - and related indentures - of the 6,000 acres sold to New York's Provincial Governor, Robert Hunter, by Robert Livingston the Elder in 1710 on which to settle the incoming Palatine Germans.
Materials documenting the City of Buffalo and Niagara Frontier in 1825.
This collection of images documents Rochester’s 1964 race riots, offering a vivid and revealing glimpse into Rochester’s, and the nation’s, past.
A collection of the African Repository and Colonial Journal which was published in 1837 by the American Colonization Society.
This collection contains documents and photographs relating to the alumni of Albany Law School.
This collection contains photographs of the outside and inside of buildings on the Albany Law School campus.
This collection contains photographs and documents related to the students of Albany Law School.
Albion W. Tourgee (1838 - 1905) was a Civil War veteran, politician, and lawyer. He played a pivotal role in the Plessy v. Ferguson case and was a pioneering civil rights activist. This collection includes his correspondence, as well as legal documents, articles, and photographs.
An 1843 publication by the American and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society relating to the abolishment of slavery.
Selected issues of the abolitionist newspaper, The Anti-Slavery Record, published in 1836.
Historical records from Bellmore and North Bellmore, NY.
Roughly 500 manuscript pages of Lockwood’s various lectures, including some from the time of her campaign for president.
This collection of photographs reflect Ben Gilman's work, travels and meetings with important leaders worldwide.
Correspondence and historical records from Brentwood, NY.
A collection of photographs documenting President Calvin Coolidge's visit to Paul Smith's College in 1926.
Selected issues of the Christian Investigator, an anti-slavery publication, created by abolitionist William Goodell in the mid-19th century.
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.
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.
This collection contains items related to the life of Colonel Elmer Ephraim Ellsworth.
This collection contains images of medieval and early modern manuscripts, manuscript leaves, and book leaves.
This collection covers various moments of daily life in the city and Onondaga County from the 1920s to 1950s.
The Douglass' Monthly is a newspaper created by Frederick Douglass, following the success of his earlier weekly publications. The newspaper relates to the abolitionist movement as well as other social reform topics.
Photos, documents, and correspondence relating to Dr. Mary E. Walker, Oswego town native and the only woman to ever receive the United States Medal of Honor.
This collection comprises the ancient Dutch-language records of Wiltwyck (now Kingston, New York) preserved by the County of Ulster.
