Collections

Drug Company Statements Dr. Best House & Medical Exhibit
This collection contains documents relating to prescription drugs and Dr. Best.
Early Canastota Collection

The Early Canastota Collection contains photos, clippings, and documents that describe Canastota in the nineteenth century and early twentieth century.

Empire Forester Yearbooks

This collection contains yearbooks from SUNY ESF's main campus, dating from 1915 to 2017.

Fayetteville Free Library Postcard Collection

The Fayetteville Free Library Postcard Collection is a representative sample of postcards, featuring historic images of the Fayetteville village streetscape dating back to the early 19th century.

Finch, Pruyn and Company Maps
Finch, Pruyn and Company was founded in 1865 when Jeremiah and Daniel Finch, along with Samuel Pruyn, purchased the Glens Falls Company mill in Glens Falls, New York. The company was incorporated in 1900 and paper production began in 1905 and still continues to this day.
an older Finnish woman sits in a sauna

Materials about the Finnish community of Spencer, including clippings about the Van Etten Communist Camp.

First Hundred Years
This collection contains photographs sharing the history of Russell Sage College.
Fletcher Steele Scrapbooks
This collection contains scrapbooks from noted landscape architect Fletcher Steele's travels and client work, featuring photographs spanning from 1882 to 1968.
Corner of Seventh and Franklin Streets, flooded

Photographs and papers about the floods of Schuyler County.

Freeport Atlas and Book Collections
Items from the collections the Freeport Memorial Library’s Long Island Room and the research library of the Freeport Historical Society.
Main Street under Snow

Photographs from East Meredith, New York, around Hanford Mills. 

Historic Postcards of New Rochelle

A collection of postcards depicting many aspects of life in New Rochelle, NY.

first page of Oral History Of Cortland County: The Immigrant Experience

Materials from the library's local history collection, including works by local authors.

History of Crandall Public Library
This collection contains images illustrating the rich history of Crandall Public Library (founded in 1892).
Standing near Trains, 1935

Photographs of the 1935 flood of Hornell.

Hudson River Night Boat Collection

Historic images of the Hudson River Night Boats.

Hudson River voyage c.1937-39
The Hudson River Voyage collection contains still images of steamboats that went up and down the the Hudson River between 1937 and 1939.
Black and white photograph

The collection documents General Electric's Americanization program, which existed from 1919 to 1931. 

Jane Secor Collection

Photographs, books, articles, papers, World War II items and poetry from Jane Secor’s personal collection.

Jessie Bonnie Monroe Fashion Illustration Collection

The Jessie Bonnie Monroe Fashion Illustration Collection includes sketches and newspaper clippings of fashion in the early twentieth century.

Kay Flickinger Dockstader Papers, 1910-1995
This collection contains photographs with personal descriptions taken by Kay Flickinger Dockstader during the 1930s through the 1950s of the Adirondack Mountains, regional scenery, and members of various outdoor clubs hiking, skiing, and camping.
Little Falls Camera Club Collection
This collection contains photographs taken by the members of the Little Falls Camera Club, of Little Falls, NY.
Two government officials in suits shake hands and exchange check.

This series contains images documenting the local government of Tupper Lake from approximately 1910 to 2010.

Long Island Sandmining Collection
Photographs, documents, and artifacts relating to the sandmining industry on Long Island.
MAG Events
A collection of photographs relating to significant events at the Memorial Art Gallery during the 20th century.