Collections

Pearson Street Books

The Pearson Street Books consist of four volumes of notes and sketched maps created by Jonathan Pearson, city historian, about property ownership in the city of Schenectady, New York from the 1660s through the mid-nineteenth century.

Group photo in front of Jean Hasbrouck house

The collection features selected images of people and places in New Paltz, New York, and the surrounding region drawn from the Historic Huguenot Street Permanent Collection and Archives.

Personalities

Images of early aviators and pioneers of aviation on Long Island

Sepia photo

Collection of correspondence, photographs, and artifacts related to Peter Erwin (1910-1944) of the Arbor Hill neighborhood of Albany, NY, his wife Marjorie L. Walker (1915-1995), and daughter Effie Marie Erwin (1940-2021). Erwin was killed while serving in the U.S. Navy during WWII.

Phillip Trypuc Collection

Photographs of local businesses, events and people during the 1950s in and around Shirley, NY.

Four adults and one child in school.

Photographs of special events at Germantown Central School. 

Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum, 20th Century

Photographs related to Cold Spring Harbor

Pierson War Journal

Digital version of a journal kept by Angelo Solimino during his service in World War II.

Page from one of Raymond Delancey Hasbrouck's journals

Three of Raymond Delancey Hasbrouck's journals which represent his research on his own family history.

Two parents holding baby

Portrait photographs taken by Richard M. Bloomer between 1905-1931 in his studio in Hudson Falls, Washington County, NY.

Rockville Centre Historic School Photographs

This collection contains photographs of different schools and classrooms located in the Rockville area.

Rockville Centre Historic Village Photographs

This collection contains photographs and documents sharing the history of Rockville.

Rudolf Steiner Library of the Anthroposophical Society

This collection contains images relating to the life of Rudolf Steiner.

Sayville Library Long Island Collection

Items from the Local History Collection of the Sayville Library.

Schenectady County Deeds

This collection contains 18th and 19th century deeds for land and property in Schenectady County. The documents are part of the Grems-Doolittle Library Historic Manuscripts Collection.

Siciliano Restaurant World War II Veterans Collection

This collection contains photographs of World War II veterans who were from the Mechanicville area.

Somers Local History Collection

Images, documents, and artifacts relating to the people, places, and events of Somers, Westchester County, New York, and adjoining areas.

Serge Obolensky arrives with guest to Southampton Bathing Corporation

Photographs taken by Bert Morgan, 1930-1960

Spaceflight

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

"Twelve Apostles"

Photographs of St. Joseph’s University, formerly St. Joseph's College.

New York Heritage Logo in Greyscale

Oral history interviews detailing life in Ulster County, N.Y.

Sound and Story logo

This collection features short audio clips about every day life in the Hudson Valley.

Assigned seating for graduate students for graduation exercises circa 1979.

Oral histories and papers from student projects.