Collections
A collection of monographs which detail the history of the Western New York region.
Acorn Stove trade cards printed between 1850–1900. The cards were created to advertise Acorn Stoves manufactured by Rathbone and Sard of Albany, NY. The cards feature illustrations of men, women, and children, including some representing stereotypes of African American children.
This collection contains photographs of the outside and inside of buildings on the Albany Law School campus.
Materials relating to John and Margaret Bard and Reverend James Starr Clark, which illustrate the beginnings of St. Stephen's College, Trinity Church and School, and Trinity Academy.
Eleven issues of The Bee Keepers Journal from 1869-1870.
Documents and texts relating to the cemeteries and burial grounds located within the Town of Elbridge.
Maps, lithographs, and directories from the 1876 atlas published by the F. A. Davis Company.
This collection includes the 1875 Beers Atlas of Sullivan County, New York.
Maps, lithographs, and directories from the 1875 Beers atlas of Ulster County.
Photographs of the Erie Canal in and around Schenectady, New York. Includes images of the construction of the canal and architectural features of the canal, such as aqueducts, bridges and locks.
This collection contains an index of Family Bibles.
The Great Steamboat Race Letters collection features contest entries that proposed innovative designs for steam powered canal boats.
Documents and artifacts related to enslaved people and African American servants at Cherry Hill, a historic house located on South Pearl Street in Albany, New York, United States.
Historical materials about the village of Homer in Cortland County.
Images of Elmira used for the HistoryForge project.
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.
This collection contains materials from the papers of sculptor John Quincy Adams Ward, 1800-1933.
This collection contains photographs of when the Little Falls Public Library was a residence and competitions for the Little Falls Camera Club, and other materials relating to Little Falls.
An atlas of Madison County, New York published by Alexander Pomeroy in 1875.
The Maurice Leyden Collection consists of diaries, photographs, correspondence, financial records, essays and military records of Maurice Leyden. The collection also includes twenty-two diaries, dating from 1860-1886 and written Sarah Woodruff Pottle, a relative of Mr.
The abolitionist newspaper, New National Era, was published by Frederick Douglass in Washington, D.C. between 1870 and 1874.
This collection includes a variety of historic documents, photographs, postcards, booklets, and flyers, from the library's Local History Collection.
This collection contains photographs taken by the Northern Survey Company of Albany, NY of family houses, farms, businesses and public buildings in New York State and New England, 1878 to 1900.
Historical maps of the Northport-East Northport community.
These materials were used by Dr. Eugene Milener during the compilation of his book, Oneonta: The Development of a Railroad Town.