Collections

Highland Hospital, 1889-1940

Turn-of-the-century photographs relating to Highland Hospital in Rochester, New York.

History of Tuberculosis at Crouse Hospital

The collection contains original articles written by Crouse Hospital physicians and public health workers, advertisements, and medical & surgical statistical information.

Hospital of the Good Shepherd

Photographs and documents relating to Good Shepherd Hospital in Syracuse, New York, throughout its existence from the late-19th century to mid-20th century.

J. N. Adam Memorial Hospital

Publications and postcards chronicling life within the hospital.

Jackson Health Resort Collection

The  Jackson Health Resort was a renowned health treatment facility in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. This collection contains photographs and documents relating to the facility and its treatments.

James B. Preston MD Collection

This collection contains photographs from James B. Preston, who was a Professor of Physiology at SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, NY.

Jane Secor Collection

Photographs, books, articles, papers, World War II items and poetry from Jane Secor’s personal collection.

John B. Jervis Drawings

This collection contains design drawings produced byJohn B. Jervis (1795-1885), America's leading consulting engineer of the antebellum era (1820 - 1860).

Postcard of Main dam of the Ashokan Reservoir, Brown Station, NY

Period postcards showing the construction of the Ashokan Reservoir and the infrastructure of the Reservoir immediately after completion.

Justus F. Mueller PhD Papers

This collection contains photographs and scrapbooks from Justus F. Mueller that relate to his research and career as a Professor of Microbiology at Syracuse University and SUNY.

Mary F. Keller in Red Cross uniform

Items relating to Hicksville's Tercentennial and WWI Red Cross efforts.

Lenox Memorial Hospital Collection

The Lenox Memorial Hospital Collection contains documents and newspaper clippings about the hospital that served the area in the early to mid-twentieth century.

Margaret Hort Trudeau Sanatorium Photograph Collection

The Trudeau Sanatorium, located in the Adirondack region, was known for its open-air treatment of tuberculosis patients. This collection of early 20th century photographs, depicting scenes at the Sanitorium, was taken by patient Margaret Hort.

Maria College Occupational Therapy Department Assistive Device Collection

Occupational Therapy Assistive Devices from a variety of time periods and manufacturers.

McBride Street Campus

Photographs, correspondence, and newspaper clippings relating to the early campuses of the Syracuse University College of Medicine in Syracuse, New York in the late 19th and early 20th century.

Micro-meteorite Collecting

Dudley launched probes and balloons into the upper atmosphere in order to collect and examine the micro-meteorites to be found there. This collection contains documentation from this process.

Mining Collection

A collection of mineral samples, artifacts, and photographs relating to the history of mining in Essex County

Cathedral radio

Selected objects from miSci’s collection of 15,000 science and technology artifacts.

First page on letterhead

Records of the Capital District chapter of the Federation of American Scientists, which explores and promotes the role of scientists and engineers in society. 

Nancy Fitzroy standing between two seated male colleagues at the GE Research Center. There is a chalkboard with writing on it behind them.

Papers of one of the first female engineering graduates of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1949.

New York Ordnance Works Collection

The New York Ordnance Works Collection consists of photographs, maps, and official documents related to the New York Ordnance Works (NYOW), which was in active production during World War II.

Nickell Collection of Dr. R.V. Pierce Medical Artifacts

Samples of advertisements and packaging used by Dr. R.V. Pierce to market his products in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Nickell Snake Oil Collection

A collection of advertisements, packaging, and other materials relating to the snake oil and patent medicine trade in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Norman L. Woodford MD Papers

This collection contains documents on the influenza epidemic of 1918 from Norman L. Woodford, who graduated from Syracuse University College of Medicine in 1921 and was a Health Officer and Coroner of Cayuga County.