Collections
Charles Rand Penney was a prominent collector. The Charles Rand Penney Trail unites his collections of Pan-American Exposition souvenirs, Papua New Guinea artifacts, Niagara County historical items, Larkin Company ephemera, and Niagara Falls artwork.
Archival materials from the life of Charles Stoll with emphasis on the Stoll-McCracken Expedition to Alaska in 1928.
Glass plate negatives of Hyde Park scenes, people, and architecture, taken by Charles Sylvester Piersaull.
Digitized copies of Chatham High School Commencement programs.
Historical photographs of the village of Chatham and surrounding towns and hamlets.
Postcards featuring images of the village of Chatham and landscapes as well as surrounding towns and hamlets. Includes Chatham Centennial postcards and correspondence postcards from the estate of Ethel Brainard.
A selection of digitized yearbooks from Chatham High School.
Photographs of students and teachers at Chatham High School.
A collection of manuscript cookbooks kept by several generations of Cherry Hill women (and a few men) spanning the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries.
Historical documents, images, and artifacts relating to the Chester, New York community.
Diary of Christine Ladd-Franklin, Vassar College Class of 1869, and noted mathematician and logician.
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.
The City Hall Photo Lab Contemporary Collection contains images depicting official City events and programs and documenting public works services and projects in Rochester between 1982 and 2010.
The City Hall Photo Lab Vintage Collection contains images selected from over 5,000 35mm slides made in 1984 from photographs, maps, renderings, and other graphics from Rochester’s past.