Collections

Elmira College Bulletin cover, 1940

Class catalogs from Elmira College, sometimes called The Bulletin.

Emily Howland Papers
Items from the personal papers and library of abolitionist, suffragist, and peace activist Emily Howland, including her collection of political pamphlets, posters, and program documents.
Canal Packet Boat Ticket

This collection contains documents and photographs relating to the Erie Canal in Oneida county.

American Ceramics: The Collection of the Everson Museum of Art

This collection contains catalogs, periodicals, and pamphlets from the Everson Museum of Art.  These materials provide information about the museum's art exhibitions and collections from the 1970s-2010s, as well as biographies and essays about featured artists and art forms.

Gar Wood Collection
Gar Wood was a successful speedboat racer and business owner. This collection relates to his racing career and his business,GarWood Industries, which specialized in building motorboats.
Books and Articles Collection

Items from the Archives files and from the Stewart Room at the Library

inside of program listing performances

Material documenting Class Day, a Germantown Central School tradition from the early 1930s until at least the middle 1950s. 

Program cover

Items documenting graduation ceremonies at Germantown Central School. 

Booklet cover

Documents related to the history of Germantown Central School. 

General Curtis Collection
A collection which includes a handwritten speech written by General Curtis which critiques the prison system.
Gold Coast Historical Collection
Architectural renderings, advertisements, and promotional photos from the North Shore of Long Island.
Gold Coast Historical Documents
Brochures, maps, and invitations from Glen Head and Glenwood Landing, NY.
Drawing from the front page of the 1955 Sunquam Elementary School Dedication Program, 1955

Documents that celebrate the history of Half Hollow Hills.

Rockville Centre, L.I. Episcopal Church

Photographs and printed materials relating to houses of worship in Rockville Centre, NY

Howland Stone Store Museum Collection
Collection of materials from the Howland Stone Store Museum in Sherwood, N.Y. related to woman suffrage and local history, including woman suffrage posters and publications.
Hudson Fulton Celebration 1909

Images and ephemera from the 1909 Hudson-Fulton Celebration.

Hudson River Day Line Collection

Photographs, objects, ephemera and printed materials from the 1860s through 1971 relating to the Hudson River Day Line.

Black and white photograph

The collection documents General Electric's Americanization program, which existed from 1919 to 1931. 

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.

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.
Newspaper Photograph of the Section B Basketball Tournament All Star Selections

The Kaminski Family Collection contains yearbooks, certificates, newsletters, and memorabilia from the Kaminski family.  The collection primarily consists of certificates from this Central New York Polish Family dating as far back as 1926.

Keitha Kellogg Petersen
A book outlining the history of the Jefferson County village of Sterlingville, a small community that ceased to exist upon the government’s expansion of Pine Camp (now Fort Drum) prior to the United States’ entry into World War II.
Kenneth R. Dorn Regional History Study Center - David F. Nestle Memorial Collection
This collection is comprised of the historical records of the Fonda, Johnstown, and Gloversville Railroad.