Collections

Photographs of various religious institutions in Cayuga County.

The Gospel Messenger is a weekly church newspaper begun in 1827 in Auburn, and the forerunner of the e-mail newsletter, The Messenger. It provides a wealth of information about the growth of the Episcopal Church throughout the nineteenth century in upstate New York.

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

Photographs from the Jewish community of Broome County.

A collection of postcards depicting the Spiritualist community, Lily Dale, in the early 20th century

Four books listing marriages, baptisms, deaths, membership and financial records.

The handwritten autobiography of John C. Morgan, a Presbyterian Minister and Missionary in the Naples, New York region during the mid 19th century.

This collection includes photographs, documents, correspondence, and other ephemera documenting Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, which was founded in April 1919 in Utica, NY.

Photographs of the Idle Hour estate as “Peace Haven.”
A collection of church records from the German Evangelical Lutheran Church and Penfield United Methodist Church.

This collection of advertisements, objects, periodical articles, photographs, and diary entries gives a window into the roles of women in the Oneida Community and the companies that it founded.