Collections
Handwritten church records from the First Methodist Protestant Church of Rockville Centre, NY.
"There is an ecumenical wind in Buffalo. It is a long prevailing wind much less of the moment than many suppose." by Harlan Frost
An Ecumenical Wind in Buffalo provides a comprehensive overview of one hundred and twenty years of ecumenical cooperation in the Buffalo, New York region.
Materials relating to John and Margaret Bard and Reverend James Starr Clark, which illustrate the beginnings of St. Stephen's College, Trinity Church and School, and Trinity Academy.
Letters, deeds, and other materials related to the Bard family.
Correspondence and historical records from Brentwood, NY.
A directory of Buffalo Ku Klux Klan members from the mid-1920s.
Church Records: St. Mary of the Assumption R.C. Church (a k.a. St.
Canisius College Course Catalogs, 1873-1920. These brochures provide a prospectus of Canisius College in its early years. They include course offerings, tuition and fees, student organizations and names of faculty, staff and students.
Charles Rand Penney was a prominent collector. The Charles Rand Penney Trail unites his collections of Pan-American Exposition souvenirs, Papua New Guinea artifacts, Niagara County historical items, Larkin Company ephemera, and Niagara Falls artwork.
The Colonie New York Cemetery Collection is composed of documents and photographs related to the smaller cemeteries in the Colonie-area.
This collection contains images of medieval and early modern manuscripts, manuscript leaves, and book leaves.
Niagara Falls has a history of enticing people to dare the rapids. These daredevils have crossed the Falls over tightropes, barrels, boats, and other contraptions.
The collection is composed of 18th and 19th documents that mention enslaved and formerly enslaved people in Schenectady County. Some materials in this collection may contain offensive language or imagery. In the interests of historical integrity, we are not removing these images or words.
This collection contains artifacts relating to the history of the Dudley Observatory.
This collection contains manuscripts, including handwritten copies of regimental histories and individual personal histories of Orange County soldiers who fought in the Civil War.
This collection contains both the history that Florence P. Service wrote in 1902 and a portrait that was taken of her by the Obenaus Studios in Albany, New York.
The collection features text documents highlighting the history of General Electric and its founders.
Historic images and documents related to New Paltz, NY.
The minute books from Red Hook's two societies for the detection and apprehension of horse thieves.
Deeds documenting land transactions from the early history of Huntington.
Historical documents related to the Town of Huntington and its various families.
Legal manuscripts of early Huntington, NY.
School district records from the Town of Huntington, NY dated 1815-1872.
Historical manuscripts relating to Huntington’s involvement in the Revolutionary and Civil War.
This collection contains letters written by Captain John McConihe to his business partner, John B. Kellog.