Collections

Cover of the 1936-1947 Old Water Mill Guest Book.

Mid-20th century Hamptons tea room guest log.

19th Century Monographs on the History of Western New York
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.

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

1968-1969 Yearbook for the Oneonta Branch of the AAUW

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

Booker T. Washington Float - 1945

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

Actors in "The Avalon" play

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

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

Poor Farm Truck and Workers

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
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
Photographs of the Children’s Miracle Network Telethon and special visitors to the pediatric wing of University Hospital.
Family Photo 1

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

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

Colton-Pierrepont Central School Yearbooks Collection

This collection consists of every issue of the Coltonian between 1941 and 2007.

Main Street Parade, 1930s

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

Covid-19 Pandemic Photographs
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
Summaries of Covid-19-related information and resources for the Tompkins County community.
Helen Alexander Diary, 1868

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

Drama and Dance Department Collection
Photographs and slides featuring scenes from Hofstra University’s Annual Shakespeare Festival.
Dunham Family Collection
The Dunham Family History collection contains portraits, photographs, and various documents saved by the Dunham family.
Earlville Cemetery Collection
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
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

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

This collection consists of issues of the Edwardian, the Seymour, the Hornet, and the Cougar dating between 1946 and 2008.

Fay Scrapbooks
Scrapbooks containing photographs, letters, documents, ephemera, and newspaper clippings relating to radio broadcasting and events in Rochester, New York during the 1920s and 1930s.