Collections

Abuelas Grandmothers Project

La Casita's "Abuelas (Grandmothers)" exhibit. The new exhibit features shared narratives and family stories about abuelas, along with works by Latinx artists Juan Juarez, Juan Cruz, Bennie Guzman, Peggy Robles-Alvarado and Daisy Arroyo.

1968-1969 Yearbook for the Oneonta Branch of the AAUW

Yearbooks, correspondence and ephemera related to the American Assocation of University Women in Oneonta, New York.

Belva Lockwood Manuscript Collection

Roughly 500 manuscript pages of Lockwood’s various lectures, including some from the time of her campaign for president.

Bennett College Collection

Historical material and memorabilia relating to Bennett College.

Eleanor Roosevelt and Anna Pennybacker on CWC Porch

The Chautauqua Women’s Club, founded in 1889, has enjoyed a long, proud and vital history as an integral part of the Chautauqua experience.

A 1913 suffrage parade

Records, photos, advertisements, and writing about the Women's Suffrage movement in Chemung County.

1962-06-13 23rd International Convention Photo

Yearbooks and pamphlets from the Oneonta Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

Portrait of Katherine Pratt Horton

Katharine Pratt Horton Buffalo Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, Inc. is a non-profit, non-political volunteer women’s service organization that honors and preserves the legacy of its members’ patriot ancestors.

Delhi Equal Suffrage Club Collection

Minute and treasurer books of the Delhi Equal Suffrage Club, along with a few letters and a photograph, dating from c1914.

Helen Alexander Diary, 1868

Diaries of Helen Alexander, who lived in rural Cayuga County from 1838 to 1923.  

Page from Margaret Jones Diary 1945

Daily diaries written by Margaret Jones, a lifelong Edmeston resident. She worked in the rural schools of Edmeston for 51 years, despite having a physical condition that made speech difficult.

Dr. Mary Walker posed photograph

Photos, documents, and correspondence relating to Dr. Mary E. Walker, Oswego town native and the only woman to ever receive the United States Medal of Honor.

A mother and daughter in portrait

Photographs, postcards, and ephemera relating to the farm women of Dryden, New York.

 

two librarians smiling

Materials from the Dundee Woman's Study Club of Dundee, NY.

Elizabeth Blackwell

Elizabeth Blackwell (1821-1910) was the first woman in the world to graduate from medical school and become a physician. The collection includes images of Dr. Blackwell and her writings dating to the late 19th century

Elizabeth Ryan Collection

A scrapbook related to Elizabeth Ryan, an American Freestyle swimmer from Rockland County.

Elmira College Historical Collection

This is a collection of photographs of Elmira College dating from the founding in 1855 through the mid-Twentieth century.

Elmira College Women’s Rights and Suffrage Collection

Campus publications, photographs, student letters, student scrapbooks and official addresses that document the student, faculty and institutional role in the women’s rights movement.

Elsie Gutchess Great Women of the USA Collection

Items from the papers of historian Elsie Gutchess, including primary and secondary materials relating to the history of women in the United States.

Emily Howland Papers

Items from the personal papers and library of abolitionist, suffragist, and peace activist Emily Howland, including her collection of political pamphlets, posters, and program documents.

Page 158 of a book

Books from Fanny Seward's personal library and a few objects from the general collection.

Frances Folsom Cleveland Collection

Collection of portraits, articles, memorabilia, and papers of Frances Folsom Cleveland Preston, with emphasis on her time at Wells College, in the White House, and her time in Aurora, NY as a Wells College trustee and wife of Thomas Preston.

George Michaels Speaking in NYS Assembly Chamber

Materials relating to NYS Assemblyman George M. Michaels, who represented Cayuga County. He's best known for his pivotal vote for the passage of abortion rights in New York State.

Howland Stone Store Museum Collection

Collection of materials from the Howland Stone Store Museum in Sherwood, N.Y. related to woman suffrage and local history, including woman suffrage posters and publications.

Images of Early Vassar

Historical images of early Vassar College including people, buildings and activities.