Collections

Golden Hill School Collection

Historic photographs of Golden Hill School, a boarding school for boys in Kingston, N.Y.

The Great Steamboat Race Letters
The Great Steamboat Race Letters collection features contest entries that proposed innovative designs for steam powered canal boats.
Hamilton-Burr Duel Collection
Correspondence between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr and their seconds before the historic duel. The exchange of letters by the four participants -- Burr, Hamilton, Van Ness, and Pendleton -- preceding the duel took place from June 18 - July 9, 1804.
The Hasbroucks of Locust Lawn

Photographs, letters, artwork, textiles and other possessions belonging to the Hasbrouck family.

Hewlett Collection
The Hewlett collection is comprised of documents relating to the Hewletts, a prominent Cold Spring Harbor family
Hewlett-Jones Collection
The Hewlett-Jones collection is made up of records from the Cold Spring Whaling Company and the U.S. Customhouse at Cold Spring Harbor, NY.
Hiram S. Wilson Civil War Letters
This collection includes letters written by Captain Hiram S. Wilson, primarily to his wife Elizabeth during the period of 1861 to 1864. Captain Wilson served in Company H of the 93rd New York Volunteer Infantry.
Jane Clothier Master Hunt Portrait

Papers and memorabilia from the Hunt family, prominent Quaker mill owners, suffragists, and abolitionists.

Ingraham P. Smith Collection
The Ingraham P. Smith Collection consists of forty-five letters and two medical documents, written during the Civil War.
Isabel Howland and Friends Having Tea

Correspondence of Isabel Howland's and ephemera from the Howland Store Stone Museum's collection.

Island Trees Public Library

Documents and photographs from the library’s history.

Handwritten letter

This collection contains correspondence between James Duane and his associates. James Duane (1733-1797) was a prominent lawyer, real estate investor, and politician in New York.

Greater Oneonta Historical Society Papers of Jessie Elvira Jenks

The Jenks family papers include letters written to Willard S. Jenks and his wife, Rhoda, from their daughter, Jessie Elvira Jenks. Jessie lived from 1873-1964.

John Burroughs Memorabilia at Hartwick College
This is a collection of personal memorabilia and published works related to John Burroughs, donated in 1955 by Miss Ethelwynn Doolittle.
John McConihe Collection
This collection contains letters written by Captain John McConihe to his business partner, John B. Kellog.
John S. Apperson Jr. and Paul Schaefer Collections
A collection of photographs, pamphlets, letters, and other materials highlighting 20th century citizen political activism, grassroots conservation, daily life, and outdoor recreation in the Adirondacks in New York State.
Knight Collection
The Knight collection is made up of records from the Cold Spring Whaling Company.
Leah Catharine Deyo Jessup Collection

Correspondence related to Leah Catharine Deyo, as well as portraits of her family.

Lemuel Wiles' painting titled, Last Day of Summer

Paintings, sketches, and letters written by members of the Wiles Family including Lemuel Wiles, Rachel Ramsey Wiles, and Irving Wiles.

Lewis H. Brown Collection
The Lewis H. Brown Collection consists of sixty-four letters written by Lewis Henry Brown, Lewis’ brother Burritt Brown, and Albert Ransom, Burritt Brown’s friend and tent-mate.
Library History
This collection documents the library’s early years (1957-1969), beginning through the initiative of the Westbrook Women’s Club.
Long Beach Public Library Collection
The Long Beach Public Library Collection contains photographs, cards & letters 1928- present.
Parkway Sweepstakes 1908

Items related to the history of the Long Island Motor Parkway.

Portrait of Lucy Carlisle Watson

This collection of letters, diaries, and ephemera documents Lucy Carlile Watson, a prominent suffragette and philanthropist from Utica, NY.

Lucy Maynard Salmon and Adelaide Underhill Collection

This collection focuses on the partnership between Lucy Maynard Salmon and Adelaide Underhill, two important women in the early years of Vassar College.