Collections

Before Hudson: 8,000 Years of Native American History and Culture

Photographs of Native American artifacts found in New Paltz, including pottery, beads, and projectile points.

Brentwood Historical Collection

History books on Brentwood and Long Island, NY.

Photo of Romance Wyatt, "last of the Brothertown Indians"

This collection includes historical narratives, deeds, a map, and a photograph documenting the Brothertown tribe's presence in Oneida County and their subsequent migration to Wisconsin.

Charles Stoll Collection

Archival materials from the life of Charles Stoll with emphasis on the Stoll-McCracken Expedition to Alaska in 1928.

Lucy Agnes Hart Keyes (1900-1994) being interviewed by Fai Walker for the Eel Catching in Setauket Oral History Project, May 9, 1987

Oral histories of Native and African American community elders from the 1980s

Fred R. Wolcott Photographic Collection

The Wolcott Collection contains photographs taken by Fred Wolcott, who photographed and documented daily life on the Onondaga Nation Territory in the early 1900’s.

Huntington Deeds

Deeds documenting land transactions from the early history of Huntington.

Huntington Legal Manuscripts

Legal manuscripts of early Huntington, NY.

Maris B. Pierce papers

Personal papers of Maris B. Pierce, a Seneca Indian and graduate of Dartmouth College who went on to be an interpreter and recording secretary for Seneca delegations to Albany and Washington, D.C.

photo of basket

Handmade baskets by indigenous peoples living in present day United
States of America and Canada.

Beaded Bag

This collection contains tools and artwork from the Oneida Nation, as well as documents relating to the Oneida Reservation.

 

Otsego Lake Historical Collection

Primary sources relating to the historical significance of Otsego Lake in Cooperstown, NY.

Letter From a Chief of the Stockbridge Tribe to the Superintendent

Documents relating to the Stockbridge Tribe located in Oneida County.

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.

WRKL News Reels 1979-1985

News reels used in producing news segments for WRKL Rockland County radio station.