Collections

Radical Abolitionist

A collection of the Radical Abolitionist newspaper published by the Central Abolition Committee during the mid-19th century.

Red Hook Town Board Minutes

Board minutes from the Town of Red Hook in Dutchess County.

Reid Gallery of Prominent Citizens of Rome, New York

The Reid Gallery of Prominent Citizens at the Jervis Public Library in Rome, New York, contains "photographic portraits of prominent men who have in some way been connected with the history of Rome, or its vicinity, who have been born in Rome or have lived in Rome and who have attained promi

New York Heritage Logo in Greyscale

Oral histories from employees, friends, and associates of the Roosevelt and Vanderbilt families.

The Roosevelts Visit Syracuse

Photographs and documents relating to Franklin D. Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt’s visits to Syracuse, New York in the early to mid-20th century.

page of document

Letters received or collected by Samuel Jones from his family, friends, and associates, and Samuel Jones’ diary which he kept from 1821 to 1855.

Staatsburg Library CCC Collection

Photos documenting Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) activities in Staatsburg, NY, during the 1930s.

SU College of Law Student and Alumni Publications

The Syndicus, later called Syracuse Law Magazine, was the school’s magazine published from 1955 to 2016. It includes photographs, articles, and other information about SUCOL student life and events. Some issues detail the lives and plans of SUCOL graduates.

SU College of Law: A Historical Retrospective

Photographs, documents, and other materials relating to the founding and history of Syracuse University College of Law.

Suffrage Documents of the New York State Federation of Women’s Clubs

A hidden, limited collection within the New York State Federation of Women’s Clubs records that demonstrate the complexity of the suffrage issue in the early 20th Century.

Still from newsreel of Congress of Racial Equality protest in front of Niagara Mohawk building (May 6, 1965 6PM WSYR Broadcast)

This collection covers the daily news stories in Onondaga County and the Onondaga Nation from 1965 to 1974, with an emphasis on activism and social justice history.

Tompkins County Voter Enrollment Records

Lists of registered voters in Tompkins County from the 1910s and 1920s, complete with addresses and party affiliation.

Sign Promoting Broadway East

Materials used for the Urban Renewal in New York State exhibit.

Anita Maxwell For State Senator poster

The collection contains a mixture of local, state, and national campaign posters from the 1970s to the present. Local and state campaign posters generally represent candidates from Central and Upstate New York.

Frances A. Goodale, Founder and First President of the New Century Club

This collection includes a portrait of Lucy Carlisle Watson and a manuscript describing the history of Utica's women's rights movements.

War Diaries

This collection contains images of diaries belonging to American men who served in various wars, including the Civil War, World War I, and World War II.

handwritten document

A collection of documents, both whole and fragmentary, created and collected by the Wendell Family of Albany, NY. The collection dates from 1687-1837. Notable people in the documents include Governor Thomas Dongan (1634-1715) and, Philip Hooker (1766-1836).

West Monroe, N.Y 1839-1989 Book Cover

Historical essays and photographs of West Monroe, NY. Includes bibliography and index.

William Wallace Farley Papers

Papers of an Albany businessman and politician.

Willsborough Town Book

This collection consists of the Willsborough Town Book, beginning on the 10th day of May 1765.

Women's Rights Collection

Photographs and documents relating to women’s suffrage. The items in this collection are from or connected to Seneca Falls, New York.

WPA Fine Arts Projects in Rochester

This collection includes drawings, photographs, and posters created for the WPA  Federal Arts Project in the Rochester, New York region during the late 1930s.

Yellow Fever Collection

This collection is one of the largest and finest on yellow fever anywhere in the world. It contains monographs and reprints, representing the development of medical thought on yellow fever over the course of a century and a half.