Collections

Dr. Mary Walker posed photograph

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.

cover of book

The United States of America incarcerates and medicates people at a greater rate than any nation on earth.  This is the first response to real or perceived crimes and illnesses.  Bringing light to this situation is the intention of this book.  The authors have survived the prison and mental healt

Image of the Dutch Records of Kingston

This collection comprises the ancient Dutch-language records of Wiltwyck (now Kingston, New York) preserved by the County of Ulster.

Elmira College Women’s Rights and Suffrage Collection

Campus publications, photographs, student letters, student scrapbooks and official addresses that document the student, faculty and institutional role in the women’s rights movement.

The Emancipator

Selected issues of the abolitionist newspaper, The Emancipator, from 1838 through 1839.

1852-05-21, vol. 11 iss. 23 no. 543

A collection of the mid-19th century anti-slavery newspaper, the Frederick Douglass' Paper, a successor to Douglass’ first abolitionist paper, The North Star.

Frederick Lawrence Pomeroy Collection

The Frederick Lawrence Pomeroy Collection consists of family correspondence, news clippings, telegrams, and transcripts of sermons.

Hamilton-Burr Duel Collection

Correspondence between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr and their seconds before the historic duel in 1804, plus correspondence and eye-witness statements made after the duel, in 1805.

“Private Journal of the Affairs du Vie, 1842-1852,” page 3

This collection contains the papers of Henry Darwin Didama, who became a Professor of Clinical Medicine at the Syracuse University College of Medicine in 1872 and Dean of the College of Medicine beginning in 1888.

Huntington Archives

A sampling of early legal documents and photographs from the town of Huntington’s archives.

Huntington Deeds

Deeds documenting land transactions from the early history of Huntington.

Huntington Historical Maps

Historical maps showing land purchases and boundaries in the Town of Huntington.

Huntington Legal Manuscripts

Legal manuscripts of early Huntington, NY.

Huntington War Manuscripts

Historical manuscripts relating to Huntington’s involvement in the Revolutionary and Civil War.

Handwritten letter

This collection contains correspondence between James Duane and his associates. James Duane (1733-1797) was a prominent lawyer, real estate investor, and politician in New York.

Jennie Curtis Cannon Collection

Miscellaneous materials concerning Jennie Curtis Cannon (Mrs. Henry White Cannon), including a scrapbook and other material related to her activities in the women’s suffrage movement.

John S. Apperson Jr. and Paul Schaefer Collections

A collection of photographs, pamphlets, letters, and other materials highlighting 20th century citizen political activism, grassroots conservation, daily life, and outdoor recreation in the Adirondacks in New York State.

Judicial Portrait Collection

A portrait collection of New York judges and court staff spanning over a century.

Kathleen Oser Collection

Utica resident Kathleen Oser was involved in many civil rights and women’s rights movements, especially the National Organization for Women (NOW.) The collection contains materials relating to Osner’s involvement in NOW.

League of Women Voters of Amherst

Documents relating to the Amherst League of Women Voters in the mid to late 20th century.

League of Women Voters of Buffalo Niagara

Newsletters, newspaper articles, publications, meeting minutes and scrapbooks chronicling the history of the League of Women Voters, a nonpartisan political organization from the early 20th century to present day.

The Liberator

A collection of the noted abolitionist newspaper, The Liberator, dating from the mid-19th century and Civil War era.

Two government officials in suits shake hands and exchange check.

This series contains images documenting the local government of Tupper Lake from approximately 1910 to 2010.