Collections

Militia Enrollment Scrapbook 1888-1917

Scrapbook listing the name of militia enrollees from Tuxedo Park.

Miner Institute Blueprints and Maps Collection
Heart's Delight Farm in Chazy, New York was a state-of-the-art farm in the early 20th century. This collection includes blueprints and maps depicting the farm and its buildings.
Museum Village Artifact Collection

Historical artifacts including clothing, tools, and medical equipment.

Natural Disasters in Schenectady County
This collection contains photographs of floods, blizzards, landslides and tornadoes that occurred in Schenectady County.
New Atlas of the City of Plattsburgh, N.Y. 1916
This collection contains the New Atlas of the City of Plattsburgh from 1916.
New York State Women's Suffrage Exhibition Collection
Items pertaining to the women's suffrage movement in New York State, 1848-1917.
Newburgh 1916 Assessment Photographs

Photographs from the City of Newburgh's 1916 property assessment.

Niagara Falls City Directories
City Directories are an important and significant resources used by genealogists, academics, and many others in their research of local history.
Family Christmas card from 1956

Photographs and ephemera relating to the Osborne and Metcalf families of Auburn, New York.

Otsego County Woman's Christian Temperance Union Collection
A collection of reports, minutes, and scrapbooks relating to New York State chapters of the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union, the bulk of which relate to the Unadilla, New York local union.
Paul Hartzell Album

A photograph album assembled by Bard Alum Paul Hartzell, class of 1915.

Pearl River, NY History Collection

Images, documents, and ephemera relating to the formation and development of Pearl River, New York.

Plain Talk Magazine
Issues of the Plain Talk publication created for Port Washington, NY residents.
Plattekill, NY History Collection
Photographs, postcards and ephemera pertaining to the Town of Plattekill, Ulster County, New York.
Polish Community of Syracuse, NY
Photographs displaying the people and community activities of the Syracuse Polish Home in the 20th century.
Pre-Shenendehowa Schools Collection
This collection includes historic photographs of school houses located in Clifton Park and Halfmoon.
Ralph and three male friends in swimsuits on a small boat.

Photographs taken by James Ralph Hanford (1902-1996).

Reminiscent History of North Collins
A handwritten history of the agricultural town of North Collins, New York.
Two parents holding baby

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

Robert Courtwright Collection

Historic postcards of ecclesiastical buildings in Nyack, drawn from the collection of Robert Courtwright.

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.

Rudolf Steiner Library of the Anthroposophical Society
This collection contains images relating to the life of Rudolf Steiner.
Sag Harbor Photograph Collection
Historical photographs of the Sag Harbor, NY community.
Sand Pumpings
Several issues of Sand Pumpings, a literary magazine published by Olean High School students in the late 20th century.
Schaffer Library Postcard Collection
This collection includes postcards of the campus, its vicinity, artifacts, individuals, events, activities, and sites and scenes associated with the College, Schenectady, and surrounding areas.