Collections

Photo of Romance Wyatt, "last of the Brothertown Indians"

Brothertown in Oneida County

This collection includes historical narratives, deeds, a map, and a photograph documenting the Brothertown tribe's presence in Oneida County and their subsequent migration to Wisconsin.

Brunel Sculpture Garden

Olive Free Library

Materials pertaining to Emile Brunel and Chalet Indien in Boiceville, Town of Olive, New York.

Buffalo Address Book and Family Directory

Buffalo History Museum

Buffalo address books and family directories from the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Buffalo City Directories

Buffalo and Erie County Public Library

Buffalo City Directories from the early to late 19th century.

Buffalo Ku Klux Klan Chapter: List of Members

Buffalo History Museum

A directory of Buffalo Ku Klux Klan members from the mid-1920s.

Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority Report Maps

Buffalo History Museum

Maps selected from the 1935 Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority Report.

Buffalo Neighborhoods

Buffalo and Erie County Public Library, Western New York Genealogical Society

The City of Buffalo, N.Y. rapidly grew from a small village along Lake Erie to a bourgeoning industrial hub with the completion of the Erie Canal in 1825. The city later became a center for the Steel Industry and other manufacturing.

Buffalo Olmsted Parks Postcards & Stereo Views

Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy

Postcards and stereographs of many Buffalo Olmsted Parks from the late 1800s to early 1900s.

Buffalo Photograph Collection: Lantern slides, circa 1890-1910

Buffalo and Erie County Public Library

The Buffalo Photograph Collection of lantern slides contains images of cityscapes, street views, events, and architecture in turn-of-the-century Buffalo.

Buffalo Postcards

Buffalo History Museum

A collection of postcards depicting Buffalo in the early 20th century.

Building the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library

Franklin D. Roosevelt Library

Materials relating to the cornerstone laying of the FDR Presidential Library.

Buildings and Street Scenes of Auburn, NY

Cayuga Museum of History and Art, Seymour Public Library

Photographs of the city of Auburn NY, featuring downtown businesses, residences, city buildings, banking institutions, and hotels.

Bullis Family Collection

Macedon Public Library

This collection includes the Bullis Family & Friends Album. In 1837, Charles Bullis settled in Macedon, NY with his wife Eleanor. Charles attended Geneva Medical College and became one of Macedon's first physicians. Charles and Eleanor had two children, Abraham and Amy.

Burnap Collection of English Pottery and Porcelain

Potsdam Public Museum

A collection exemplifying of english pottery dating between 1790 and 1860.

Burt Loescher Collection on Rogers' Rangers in the French and Indian War

Ticonderoga Historical Society

The Ticonderoga Historical Society is a research center and four-story museum housed in the historic Hancock House.

Business and Industry Ephemera

Hicksville Public Library

A collection of ephemera including matchbooks, advertisements, and drawings.

Businesses of Albany, New York

Albany Public Library

This collection contains historic photographs of businesses in Albany, New York.

Businesses Photographs from the Goff-Nelson Memorial Library Photograph Collection

Tupper Lake Goff-Nelson Memorial Library

The photographs in this series document a variety of businesses over Tupper Lake’s history from approximately 1880 to 2005.

Butler Family Papers

Union College

This collection consists primarily of letters written by William Butler to his brother Edmund during the Civil War period from 1861 to his death in 1864. William served with the 69th Regiment of the New York Militia.