Collections

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Collection
These photographs and letters detail Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s visit to Keuka College in June 1963.
Dr. Mary Walker posed photograph

Photos, documents, and correspondence relating to Dr. Mary E. Walker, Oswego town native and the only woman to ever receive the United States Medal of Honor.

Elmira College Women’s Rights and Suffrage Collection
The Elmira College women’s rights and suffrage collection is an aggregate of records from the Elmira College Archives.
Elsie Gutchess Great Women of the USA Collection
Items from the papers of historian Elsie Gutchess, including primary and secondary materials relating to the history of women in the United States.
The Emancipator

Selected issues of the abolitionist newspaper, The Emancipator, from 1838 through 1839.

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.
Frances Folsom Cleveland Collection
Collection of portraits, articles, memorabilia, and papers of Frances Folsom Cleveland Preston, with emphasis on her time at Wells College, in the White House, and her time in Aurora, NY as a Wells College trustee and wife of Thomas Preston.
Frederick Douglass' Paper
A collection of the mid-19th century anti-slavery newspaper, the Frederick Douglass' Paper, a successor to Douglass’ first abolitionist paper, The North Star.
Frederick Lawrence Pomeroy Collection
The Frederick Lawrence Pomeroy Collection consists of family correspondence, news clippings, telegrams, and transcripts of sermons.
Fulton Oral History Collection
This collection includes oral history videos conducted by students at Fulton High School.
Hamilton-Burr Duel Collection
Correspondence between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr and their seconds before the historic duel. The exchange of letters by the four participants -- Burr, Hamilton, Van Ness, and Pendleton -- preceding the duel took place from June 18 - July 9, 1804.
Hannibal Oral History Collection
This collection includes oral history videos conducted by students at Hannibal High School.
“Private Journal of the Affairs du Vie, 1842-1852,” page 3

This collection contains the papers of Henry Darwin Didama, who became a Professor of Clinical Medicine at the Syracuse University College of Medicine in 1872 and Dean of the College of Medicine beginning in 1888.

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.
Huntington Archives
A sampling of early legal documents and photographs from the town of Huntington’s archives.
Huntington Deeds
Deeds documenting land transactions from the early history of Huntington.
Huntington Historical Maps
Historical maps showing land purchases and boundaries in the Town of Huntington.
Huntington Legal Manuscripts
Legal manuscripts of early Huntington, NY.
Huntington War Manuscripts
Historical manuscripts relating to Huntington’s involvement in the Revolutionary and Civil War.
Ithaca Tax Assessment Photographs

This collection includes photographs of buildings in the city of Ithaca in Tompkins County, New York, taken in 1954 by Roy Wenzlick and Company.

Handwritten letter

This collection contains correspondence between James Duane and his associates. James Duane (1733-1797) was a prominent lawyer, real estate investor, and politician in New York.

Jennie Curtis Cannon Collection
Miscellaneous materials concerning Jennie Curtis Cannon (Mrs. Henry White Cannon), including a scrapbook and other material related to her activities in the women’s suffrage movement.
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.