Collections

Written Timeline of Jesus the Liberator Seminary

Collection of annual reports and records for Jesus the Liberator Seminary of Religious Justice 2007-2022

The Anti-Slavery Record

Selected issues of the abolitionist newspaper, The Anti-Slavery Record, published in 1836.

1961 cover of Aqua Festival program

Programs, photographs and newspaper clippings of the Seneca Falls Aqua Festival, held annually in the 1960s.

Archacki Cartoons

Cartoons drawn by Polish immigrant, Henryk Archacki, representing current events at the time with a sense of Polish pride.  

The Architecture of Livingston County, NY
In the late 1970s, with support from the Genesee Valley Council on the Arts, photographer Daniel Fink (1937-1995) undertook a project of creating a photographic record of notable architectural specimens in Livingston County, NY.
Archives Films
This collection contains digitized versions of the College's 16mm Film Collection which includes films of early College activities and a variety of other subjects such as a family vacation, product demonstrations, and maple syrup operations as well as footage of the 1910 fires at Paul Smith's Hotel
Arendtiana Collection

Materials closely related to the life and work of famed philosopher Hannah Arendt.

Booker T. Washington Float - 1945

Collection of photographs documenting a parade in Auburn, NY, to celebrate the end of WWII in 1945.

Art and Artifacts
This collection contains paintings, sculptures and other three dimensional objects in the Library's special collections.
Art Oneida
The ArtOneida project is a celebration of public art in Oneida County, NY. The team from Sculpture Space in Utica has documented artwork all across Oneida for a database, website, interactive map, and commemorative book.
Arthur B. Gregg Collection
Two of Arthur B. Gregg, the Town Historian for the Town of Guilderland for many years, most essential publications can be found here.
Arthur Koweek Collection: Hudson Urban Renewal

Arthur Koweek's slide collection of buildings in Hudson, NY that were affected by urban renewal.

image of SPOUT logo

Excerpts from a scrapbook documenting Hudson's Society to Promote Our Unique Town (SPOUT) initiative throughout the 1970s-80s. The scrapbook includes clippings, photographs, advertisements, posters, brochures, and administrative correspondence. 

Actors in "The Avalon" play

This series contains photographs that document various arts programs in Tupper Lake ranging from community drama, local music groups and school bands, arts and crafts, and theater.

Asharoken News

Historical newsletters from the Village of Asharoken community.

Pulp Mill at Winchell's Falls

Materials documenting the history of the Ashokan Center property.

Men With Surveying Equipment

Documents, postcards, and pictures pertaining to the construction of Ashokan Reservoir.

Ashokan Reservoir Lost Profit Testimonies

Journals recording testimonies from business owners who lost income due to the construction of the Ashokan Reservoir.

Atari Coin-Op Division Corporate Records, 1969-2002
Atari pioneered the arcade video game and helped launch the video game revolution with the introduction of Pong (1972), the Home Pong console (1975), and the Atari 2600 (1977) during the 1970s. Initially as Atari Inc.
Atlas of the Hudson River Valley from New York City to Troy

Historic maps detailing land ownership, structures, businesses, and bodies of water from New York City to Troy.

Cover of The Arrow from 1933

Yearbooks from the Auburn Enlarged City School District, including yearbooks from Auburn's East, West, and Central high schools prior to consolidation.

Old Home Week parade on Genesee Street

This collection contains photographs of a parade held during Auburn’s Old Home Week celebration in June 1906.

A building torn down between other buildings

Photographs taken by the county historian's office in the 1970s of Urban Renewal demolitions.

Augustin Family Collection, 1890 - 1957

Small collection of photographs from the Frederick Julius Augustin family.