Collections

Albany Law School Collection

This collection contains photographs and documents related to the students of Albany Law School.

Art and Artifacts

This collection contains paintings, sculptures and other three dimensional objects in the Library's special collections.

View of Mt. Morris (Big Tupper) from a distance

This series contains photographs that document the various stages of Mt. Morris, or “Big Tupper,” as well as Big Tupper’s predecessor, SugarLoaf Ski Center.

Hicksville Airpark

A collection of ephemera including matchbooks, advertisements, and drawings.

First Barber Shop in Tupper Lake

The photographs in this series document a variety of businesses over Tupper Lake’s history from approximately 1880 to 2005.

Canisius College Presidents

This collection contains photos of all Canisius' presidents from its first, Rev. William Becker, S.J. through John J. Hurley, J.D. who has the distinction of being the first lay president.

Carl Schmidt Collection of Two-Dimensional Drawings

Architect Carl F. Schmidt had a deep interest in historic architecture. This collection includes his drawings depicting architectural features, particularly doorways.

Cover of Auburn Old and New Official Souvenir, 1906

Materials scanned and shared on a local genealogy website, Cayuga GenWeb over several decades.

1876 - 1986. Maple Grove Cemetery Minutes Book, Front Cover

Documents and texts relating to the cemeteries and burial grounds located within the Town of Elbridge.

1979 Yearbook cover

Yearbooks from the Chenango Forks School District. 

Family Photo 1

This series includes a great number of photographs of various citizens from approximately 1860 to 2010 including candid pictures of individuals, group shots at various events.

Clarkson Family History Collection

A collection of various documents pertaining to the Clarkson family of Potsdam, New York

Clarkson Ice Carnival Photographs

Three photographs of the King and Queen of the Clarkson-Normal Ice Carnival

black and white image of a horse and carriage outside of bakery

Photographs and postcards relating to the history of Claverack, N.Y.

Cloudsplitter

This collection contains several issues of the Tahawus Cloudsplitter magazine, dating between 1943 and 1971.

Crain Family Papers

This collection consists of documents relating to politics, business, foreign affairs, and the family’s personal affairs, which not only offer a glimpse into nineteenth century rural life in New York State, but detail machine politics on a regional, state, and national level into the early twenti

Children Out of School for the Holiday

This collection covers various moments of daily life in the city and Onondaga County from the 1920s to 1950s.

Color portrait photograph of couple in dressy clothing

Photographs related to the Danforth family of Jefferson, New York. 

Dunham Public Library Board Minutes

This collection includes board minutes from Dunham Public Library in Whitesboro, New York, spanning from the formation of the library until 2015.

Cover of the circa 1955 scrapbook

Newspaper clippings from the 1940s and 1950s, centered around Nichols, with news from Owego and Waverly.

Group of firemen in uniform posing with fire truck out front of firehall at 21 High St.

The photographs in this series document the various emergency services in Tupper Lake from approximately 1921 to 2010.

Endicott-area Photographs & Postcards

This collection contains photographs and postcards that share the history of the Village of Endicott.

Arsenic And Old Lace Front Cover

The Famous Artist Series: Fayetteville Country Playhouse collection contains playbills, photographs, and miscellaneous items from the Famous Artist Broadway Theater Series.

an older Finnish woman sits in a sauna

Materials about the Finnish community of Spencer, including clippings about the Van Etten Communist Camp.

Fishing Long Island Waters

Some issues of the publication "Fishing Long Island Waters"