Collections

African American Presence in the Hudson Valley

Documents and photographs relating to African-American history in the early United States.

Carrie Jones Family Collection
A collection of materials on Jones family of Utica, New York providing detailed glimpse of family life and the community in Central New York during the mid-twentieth-century.
Dunham Family Collection
The Dunham Family History collection contains portraits, photographs, and various documents saved by the Dunham family.
Elmira College Women’s Rights and Suffrage Collection
The Elmira College women’s rights and suffrage collection is an aggregate of records from the Elmira College Archives.
Franklin D. Roosevelt's Family History in the Hudson Valley

Photographs, Correspondence, and other historical materials relating to the Roosevelt and Delano families.

A History of the Black Community of Syracuse
Photographs and documents from the mid-1800s to early-1900s, relating to African American life and history in Central New York.
Margaret Woodbury Strong Papers, 1897-1969
Margaret Woodbury Strong amassed an outstanding collection of dolls and toys which formed the basis for The Strong Museum in Rochester, New York.
Quarantine Memories

Personal memories from residents of the Town of Bethlehem from the COVID-19 quarantine in 2020.

Roberta Walsh Family Collection
Photographs, documents, and other materials relating to a prominent Mohawk Valley family during the the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries
Skaneateles Photograph Collection
The Skaneateles Photograph Collection documents various areas within and around Skaneateles Village and Town through photographs, stereographs, and photographic postcards.
Somers Wright Reis Collection

Photos of Caroline Wright Reis and the Wright Reis homestead as well as ephemera documenting Wright Reis’ daily life.

Tomkins Cove, NY History Collection

Historical images, documents, and postcards relating to Tomkins Cove, New York.