Collections

Urban Renewal in Albany, New York

This collection contains photographs showing the demolition and construction of buildings in Albany's Clinton Square neighborhood during the late twentieth century.

Utica Free Academy Yearbooks

Utica Public Library

Utica Free Academy Yearbooks, Academician, from 1927 to 1971.

Utica Zoo Collection

Utica University - Center for Historical Research

The Utica Zoo has been a community center for over 100 years. This collection of photographs documents the Zoo and its activities, particularly in the latter half of the 20th century.

Valley Cottage, NY History Collection

Library Association of Rockland County - Valley Cottage Library

Litographs and images of Valley Cottage residents, homes, and local landmarks.

Vernon-Verona-Sherrill (VVS) High School Yearbooks by Sherrill-Kenwood Free Library

Sherrill-Kenwood Free Library

This collection contains 69 yearbooks from the Vernon-Verona-Sherrill (VVS) high school and covers 1950 to 2018.

Veterans Vocational School, 1946 - 1952

Hudson Valley Community College

This is a collection of photographs of important people, places, and events; as well as documents that were used by the students and faculty in the beginning years of the college when it was a vocational school for educating returning veterans in automotive technology, machine operation and many are

Victor Reinstein

Anna M Reinstein Memorial Library - Cheektowaga

Photographs, documents and pamphlets related to the life of Victor Reinstein, a pillar of the Cheektowaga NY Community

Views of Albany, New York

Albany Public Library

This collection contains a sampling of historic black and white photographs of Albany, New York.

W.E. Grande Glass Plates Collection

Saratoga Springs Public Library

Depicts life in Saratoga Springs, New York from a "local" perspective as captured by photographer Harry B. Settle and a few aspiring photographers.

Walt Whitman Birthplace Association Archives

Walt Whitman Birthplace Association

Document images from the archives

Walter T. Shirley Collection

Mastics-Moriches-Shirley Community Library

Photographs and meeting minutes from Shirley's real estate business.

Church of the Resurrection Wedding circa 1930, Germantown, NY

Walter V. Miller Collection

Germantown History Department

Materials pertaining to Germantown collected by longtime Town Historian, Walter V. Miller.

Ward Manor

Bard College - Archives and Special Collections

Historic photographs documenting activities and experiences at Ward Manor.

Warder Cadbury Sheet Music Collection

Saratoga Springs Public Library

This collection contains documents and images of sheet music that was played during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

The Way We Were Town of Saratoga

Schuylerville Public Library

The Way We Were Town of Saratoga collection includes vintage postcards and photographs with descriptive captions from the first half of the 20th Century in the Villages of Victory and Schuylerville along with the Town of Saratoga.

Wayne County Murals

Walworth Historical Society

Images of a mural depicting the history of Wayne County, New York. This mural celebrates the first Holstein cattle, a breed known for their milk production, to the region.

West Genesee Yearbooks

Maxwell Memorial Library

This collection includes yearbooks from the West Genesee Central School District in Camillus, New York.

West Hempstead Local History

West Hempstead Public Library

The West Hempstead Local History collection contains photographs pertaining to the history of the West Hempstead area.

West Nyack, NY History Collection

Library Association of Rockland County - West Nyack Library

Images and documents relating to West Nyack, New York.

Westbury Local History

Westbury Memorial Public Library

The Westbury Local History collection consists of still image photographs which tell the history of the Westbury area.

The Western New York Index

Western New York Library Resources Council

A collection of indexes listing articles published in Western New York regional publications in the late 20th century.

Westhill Yearbooks

Westhill High School

This collection includes yearbooks from Westhill High School, dating from 1962 - 2018.

Whitesboro School Yearbooks

Dunham Public Library

This collection contains yearbooks and alumni publications from the Whitesboro Central School District, including the "Che-Ga-Quat-Ka" high school yearbooks and "Wariors" junior high school yearbooks.

Witherill Postcard Collection

Cazenovia Public Library

The Witherill Postcard Collection contains mailed and unmailed postcards of businesses, structures, and local scenes of Cazenovia, NY and its vicinity.

Women and Gender in the Oneida Community, 1848-1959

Oneida Community Mansion House

This collection of advertisements, objects, periodical articles, photographs, and diary entries gives a window into the roles of women in the Oneida Community and the companies that it founded.