Collections

Northeast College of Health Sciences Historical People

Paintings and photographs of Chiropractic Pioneers and those who have help and continue to aid in the understanding of natural healthcare within the Chiropractic and Acupuncture fields.

Painting of “The Coach House”

In this collection, discover various forms of artwork that has been created to highlight the field of Chiropractic and the physical spaces that Northeast College of Health Sciences has occupied over its long and rich history.

Nursing at Upstate

Mid-century photographs and documents relating to SUNY Upstate Medical University’s School of Nursing.

Pilgrim State Hospital Blueprint Collection

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

Pouring the 200 inch disk at Corning Glass Works

Photographs in this collection show the intensive process of the pouring of the disk and include imagery of the special railroad car that carried it across the country.

Proceedings of the Rochester Academy of Science

The Proceedings of the Rochester Academy of Science include original papers relating to the natural history of western New York State and biographical articles on the scientists who contributed to knowledge within this field.

Quarantine Memories

Personal memories from residents of the Town of Bethlehem from the COVID-19 quarantine in 2020.

Rochester City General Hospital School of Nursing Collection

The Rochester General Hospital School of Nursing was one of the earliest nursing schools in the United States. This collection includes class photographs and portraits of the graduates, spanning the School’s inception in the late-19th century  through its closure in the mid-20th century.

Rochester Homeopathic Genesee Hospital Collection

Rochester Homeopathic Hospital, later known as Genesee Hospital, was an important medical facility in the Rochester region. This collection includes images of the Hospital throughout its existence.

Rochester Homeopathic Genesee Hospital School of Nursing Collection

The Rochester Homeopathic Hospital Training School, later known as the Genesee Hospital School of Nursing, was a leading medical education center in the region.

Rondout Reservoir Collection

This collection includes postcards, images, and documents related to the creation of the Rondout Reservoir.

Rose Spadaccino portrait

Records, photographs and documents of Rose Spadaccino Muccigrosso (1873-1950), an Italian immigrant and midwife serving Elmira's Italian community.

Front page of Sept 27, 1957 Roswell Scanner

Collection of newsletters created and published by employees, for employees, documenting personnel changes, staff achievements, and events at the institute.

San Luis Observatory

This collection contains materials related to the San Luis project.

Spaceflight

Images of Long Island-produced rockets, missiles, Grumman Lunar Module, Space Missions, Shuttle Shuttle and beyond

Steinmetz Digital Collection of Schenectady

The Steinmetz Collection of Schenectady tells the story of Dr. Charles Steinmetz, General Electric's Chief Engineer in the 1890s and early 1900s.

Stephen Bastable MD Papers

This collection contains a student notebook from Stephen Bastable, who graduated from the Syracuse University College of Medicine in 1941 and was an orthopedic surgeon.

SUNY Biomedical Communication Network

A collection of mid-20th century photographs and documents relating to the first online bibliographic network in the world for accessing medical literature, the SUNY Biomedical Communication Network.

Syracuse Free Dispensary

Photographs and documents relating to the Syracuse Free Dispensary which operated from 1888-1964.

52nd General Hospital Group Photograph

Photographs and other materials relating to 52nd General Hospital, a mobile military hospital during World War II.

Vassar Brothers Hospital first year student nurses with instructor 1959

Photographs, mementos, yearbooks and scrapbook pages from the VBH School of Nursing.

Postcard image of Vassar Brothers Hospital circa 1904

Photographs, historical objects, memorabilia and ledgers from 1887 to the 1990s reflecting the history of Vassar Brothers Medical Center.

Willard Asylum Scrapbooks

Two scrapbooks compiled by Anne Maycock Hopkins, wife of Dr. Horace G. Hopkins, physician at former Willard Asylum and Willard State Hospital from 1874-1894.

Willard Psychiatric Center Collection

Collection of photographs taken from 1957 through 1968 of various buildings and grounds of Willard Psychiatric Center. The black-and-white photographs contain detailed studies of various buildings of the hospital, many of which have been since torn down

William N. Weeden Color Printing Manuscript 1886

The William N. Weeden Color Printing Manuscript is an inventor's hand-written account in 1886 of his discovery of a printing method that produced multi-color printing with one impression. The collection includes color prints generated by the process.