Collections

Letters written to Mary Hunt, mostly by her young niece working in St. Louis, Missouri.

Six audio recordings of Ward Melville, his family, and associates.

A collection of correspondence and documents relating to Buffalo, New York native, and 13th President of the United States, Millard Fillmore.

Records of the Capital District chapter of the Federation of American Scientists, which explores and promotes the role of scientists and engineers in society. 

Historic postcards, genealogical records, and documents relating to mountain top communities in the Catskill region.

Papers of one of the first female engineering graduates of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1949.

This collection provides a record of the Glebe's activities from the 1790s through the early 1900s.

These are the newsletters from the current and predecessor organizations.

This collection contains materials created and maintained by the Overseers of the Poor of Schenectady, Glenville, and Rotterdam. These materials capture important information about the treatment and condition of poor people in Schenectady County in the 19th century.

Correspondence, photographs, and artifacts related to Peter Erwin (1910-1944) of the Arbor Hill neighborhood of Albany, New York, his wife Marjorie L. Walker (1915-1995), and daughter Effie Marie Erwin (1940-2021). 

Beginning in 1777, this collection follows Roelof Josiah Eltinge through his legal troubles of being an accused loyalist in New Paltz, NY.

Letters received or collected by Samuel Jones from his family, friends, and associates, and Samuel Jones’ diary which he kept from 1821 to 1855.

This collection contains documents created by or received by Schenectady County soldiers in the course of their service during the American Civil War, 1861-1865.