Collections

Caldwell Family Collection

Documents and letters related to the family of John Caldwell Sr.

Cephas Breed MD Papers

This collection contains the diary and correspondence of Cephas Breed, who graduated from Geneva Medical College in 1850.

Charles F. Binns Collection

Letters and photographs of Charles F. Binns, the "Father of American Ceramics."

Civil War Collection

Letters, photographs, and records about the Civil War.

Civil War Letters
This collection contains letters written by Union Army Civil War soldiers.
Civil War Letters and Journal of Charles F. Weller

This collection consists of letters and a journal written by Charles F. Weller during his time as a soldier in the United States Civil War.

Civil War Letters of Albert and Edward Bayles

Civil War era letters from two Middle Island, NY brothers.

Clarke Family Business Papers
A collection of business, land and family papers of eight generations of the George Hyde Clarke family.
Clarke Family Correspondence
A collection of family correspondence between 1850 and 1920. Mary Gale Clarke labeled and categorized much of family correspondence but the author's name and date.
Clarkson Family History Collection
A collection of various documents pertaining to the Clarkson family of Potsdam, New York
Cold Spring Whaling Company Assorted Papers (1842-1855)

The Anonymous Collection consists of various papers related to voyages made by the Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Company vessels Alice, Edgar, Huntsville, Monmouth, Richmond, and Splendid between 1842-1855, as well as letters and financial documents related to the Abraham Bell & Son shipping fir

Colonial Manuscripts

Archival documents relating to the early development of the town of New Paltz, NY.

Convivium Collection
This collection contains images of medieval and early modern manuscripts, manuscript leaves, and book leaves.
Coretta Scott King Collection
These photographs and letters detail Coretta Scott King’s visit to Keuka College in June 1970.
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 twentieth