Collections

A. L. Jameson Glass Plate Negative Collection
This collection consists of a mix of photographs depicting various scenes and locations in the Adirondacks dating between 1890 and 1909.
Abby and Will Csaplar Lake George Collection
This collection contains images of Lake George, New York.
Abram Lincoln Letter Collection
A collection of correspondence and documents relating to Henrietta, New York native, Abram Lincoln.
ACHA Postcard Collection
This collection showcases the diverse postcard collection of the Albany County Historical Association.
Acorn Stove Trade Cards
This collection features Acorn Stove trade cards from the collection of the Albany County Historical Association. The cards were created after 1850 to advertise Acorn Stoves, which were manufactured by the Albany company, Rathbone and Sard.
Adirondack Central School District Yearbooks

This collection contains yearbooks from Boonville High School, West Leyden Central School, and Adirondack Central School.

Adirondack Map Collection
The vast Adirondack Mountains were one of New York State’s last untamed wilderness regions, and historical maps tell the story of how this area was explored, charted, developed and settled from the 1700s through the present day.
Adirondack Mines Photograph Collection
This collection of photographs features mines located in the Adirondack region around 1900.
Adirondack Scenery Glass Projector Slides
A collection of photographs dating between 1870 and 1900 depicting numerous houses and great camps, major bodies of water, and portraits of Adirondack residents and tourists.
Adirondack Scenic Photograph Collection
Collection of photographs showing various Adirondack scenes that includes people, towns, landscapes, camps etc. Images were taken in the 1890s.
image of Skaneateles and Lake, April 2005

Photos taken from airplanes around Central New York.

Aerials, Airplanes, Eclectic Aviation
A treasure trove of various aviation images, both on and off Long Island.
Serving food at the Broome County Urban League Festival

Images of African Americans in Broome County, including photographs of the activities of CORE, the Congress of Racial Equality.

African American Presence in the Hudson Valley

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

Black and white photograph

The collection explores the role of African Americans in the General Electric workforce.

African Repository and Colonial Journal
A collection of the African Repository and Colonial Journal which was published in 1837 by the American Colonization Society.
The Aggazette
The Aggazette student newsletter was published from 1929-1948 at New York State Institute of Agriculture which is now Farmingdale State College. The newsletter contains historical information about the college.
Agnes Elliott Collection
This collection includes paintings from Central New York artist Agnes Elliott's personal collection. Her paintings represent her love of flowers, nature and the landscapes of both Florida and central New York State.
Agricola and Paysonian Yearbooks
This collection consists of issues of SUNY Canton's Agricola and Paysonian yearbooks dating between 1911 and 2016.
Airliners
Images of airliners, personnel and passengers, from early commercial air travel to the Jet Age.
Al Liederman Cartoon Collection
Drawings by editorial cartoonist Al Liederman for the "Merrick Life" newspaper.
Black and white photograph

An assembled collection of family records of Albany County residents collected at community history scanning events held by the Albany County Historical Association.

Handwritten document

An assembled collection of military and property records pertaining to Albany County residents from 1760-1818.

Albany Institute of History and Art Library Digital Images
This collection contains materials related to the history of the city and county of Albany and the Upper Hudson Valley from the 17th century to the present.