Collections

19th Century Monographs on the History of Western New York
19th Century Monographs on the History of Western New York
Niagara University
A collection of monographs which detail the history of the Western New York region.
Sam and Bea Cox, c. 1950. Alice Houseknecht Collection, Montauk Library Archives.
Alice Houseknecht Collection
Montauk Library

Photographs of local business owners, motels, and hurricane damage in Montauk New York. 

1968-1969 Yearbook for the Oneonta Branch of the AAUW
American Association of University Women - Oneonta Chapter
Greater Oneonta Historical Society

Yearbooks, correspondence and ephemera related to the American Assocation of University Women in Oneonta, New York.

Booker T. Washington Float - 1945
Armistice Parade
Cayuga Museum of History and Art, Seymour Public Library

Collection of photographs documenting a parade in Auburn, NY, to celebrate the end of WWII in 1945.

Actors in "The Avalon" play
Arts Photographs from the Goff-Nelson Memorial Library Photograph Collection
Tupper Lake Goff-Nelson Memorial Library

This series contains photographs that document various arts programs in Tupper Lake ranging from community drama, local music groups and school bands, arts and crafts, and theater.

Bayport Yearbooks
Bayport Yearbooks
Bayport-Bluepoint Public Library
Yearbooks from Bayport-Blue Point High School
Boy Scouts of America, Troop 73, Voorheesville, New York Collection
Boy Scouts of America, Troop 73, Voorheesville, New York Collection
Voorheesville Public Library

The Scoutmaster of Troop 73, Howard C. Coughtry, created this collection about the troop's civic and recreational activities.

Poor Farm Truck and Workers
Broome County Poor Farm
Broome County Public Library

Images from the Broome County Poor Farm located in Dickinson, also referred to as the Broome County Almshouse.  It opened in 1833 and closed in the 1960s.

Canastota Schools Collection
Canastota Schools Collection
Canastota Public Library
The Canastota Schools Collection contains school souvenirs, including programs, newsletters and photos of Canastota students in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Children's Miracle Network
Children's Miracle Network
SUNY Upstate Medical University - Health Sciences Library
Photographs of the Children’s Miracle Network Telethon and special visitors to the pediatric wing of University Hospital.
Family Photo 1
Citizens of Tupper Lake Photographs from the Goff-Nelson Memorial Library Photograph Collection
Tupper Lake Goff-Nelson Memorial Library

This series includes a great number of photographs of various citizens from approximately 1860 to 2010 including candid pictures of individuals, group shots at various events.

Clifton-Fine Central School Yearbooks Collection
Clifton-Fine Central School Yearbooks Collection
St. Lawrence-Lewis Board of Educational Services

This collection consists of issues of Mountain Echo dating between 1953 and 2006.

Colton-Pierrepont Central School Yearbooks Collection
Colton-Pierrepont Central School Yearbooks Collection
St. Lawrence-Lewis Board of Educational Services

This collection consists of every issue of the Coltonian between 1941 and 2006.

Main Street Parade, 1930s
Community of Hornell
Hornell Public Library

Photos, articles, documents, speeches, directories, and ephemera about community groups and the people of Hornell.

Covid-19 Pandemic Photographs
Covid-19 Pandemic Photographs
History Center in Tompkins County
Photographs of Tompkins County people and places in the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic. Images taken by various members of the local community.
COVID-19 Pandemic Summaries and Resources
COVID-19 Pandemic Summaries and Resources
History Center in Tompkins County
Summaries of Covid-19-related information and resources for the Tompkins County community.
Helen Alexander Diary, 1868
Diaries of Helen Alexander
Cayuga Museum of History and Art

Diaries of Helen Alexander, who lived in rural Cayuga County from 1838 to 1923.  

Drama and Dance Department Collection
Drama and Dance Department Collection
Hofstra University - Hofstra University Library
Photographs and slides featuring scenes from Hofstra University’s Annual Shakespeare Festival.
Dunham Family Collection
Dunham Family Collection
Dunham Public Library
The Dunham Family History collection contains portraits, photographs, and various documents saved by the Dunham family.
Earlville Cemetery Collection
Earlville Cemetery Collection
Earlville Free Library
The Earlville Cemetery collection contains documents relating to the people who were buried there from its creation through the mid-twentieth century.
Early Records of the Sacarissa Lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Early Records of the Sacarissa Lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Nioga Library System - Lewiston Public Library
A collection of 19th and 20th century records relating to the Sacarissa Lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows fraternal order.
Two women seated near a bush
Edna Benedict Collection
Delaware County Historical Association

Glass plate negatives taken by Edna Benedict of her rural community in Delaware County, mostly taken between 1904 and 1925.

Edwards-Knox Central School Yearbooks Collection
Edwards-Knox Central School Yearbooks Collection
St. Lawrence-Lewis Board of Educational Services

This collection consists of issues of the Edwardian, the Seymour, the Hornet, and the Cougar dating between 1946 and 2007.

Fay Scrapbooks
Fay Scrapbooks
St. John Fisher University
Scrapbooks containing photographs, letters, documents, ephemera, and newspaper clippings relating to radio broadcasting and events in Rochester, New York during the 1920s and 1930s.
Florence Service Collection
Florence Service Collection
Watervliet Public Library
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.