New Rochelle Public Library
About
The New Rochelle Public Library is a community resource that seeks to improve the life of every citizen in our city. It is dedicated to encouraging learning in all stages of life, to protecting intellectual freedom and to providing fair and equal access to information.
Our Local History Collection continually grows through donations from the public. It now includes over 2,500 non-circulating books, pamphlets, maps and atlases; as well as several hundred oral histories, close to 10,000 photographs and postcards, and over 55,000 reproduced newspaper and magazine clippings. Library staff and volunteers steadily work on the unending task of processing materials for online accessibility.
New Rochelle Public Library is a member of the Southeastern New York Library Resources Council.
Collections
From 1861 to 1965, Davids Island, New Rochelle, NY was the site of several military encampments and army posts. This collection provides an important visual primary source depicting the historic architecture and landscape of Davids Island, and oral histories with former Fort Slocum service members and residents and others associated with Davids Island.
Part of the collection of historic photographs that are housed in the New Rochelle Public Library Archive. This series of approximately 800 items are mostly from 1880-1923 and focus on: farming, landscape, early Houses, railway construction, Hudson Park, Fort Slocum, Long Island Sound, and the New Rochelle Water Company and pump station.
A collection of photographs examining life in New Rochelle, NY and documenting its development to a premier suburban community.
A collection of postcards depicting many aspects of life in New Rochelle, NY.
Hand-drawn maps executed by Morgan H. Seacord depicting the southern portion of New Rochelle with particular attention to indigenous encampments or villages, topographical features of the shoreline and named properties and thoroughfares as they existed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
The yearbooks provide an annual description of athletic, cultural, social and other student organizations' activities at the New Rochelle High School. Photographs of faculty and staff, students and their activities are documented within these volumes.
A selection of oral history interviews from the New Rochelle Public Library.
New Paltz Town Records
About
The New Paltz Town Records provides documentation concerning many aspects of government in New Paltz, New York from the time of its founding in 1677 through the late 19th century.
New Paltz Town Records is a member of the Southeastern New York Library Resources Council.
Collections
This collection includes personal papers created or kept by individuals and families chiefly of southern Ulster County, NY. The majority of the papers date from the mid-1600s through 1830.
Selected historical documents from the New Paltz Town Records.
New Hartford, NY 13413
Phone: 315.733.1535
Jack Henke - 315.733.1535 - [email protected]
New Hartford Public Library
About
The New Hartford Public Library (NHPL) is a full service member of the Mid-York Library System, a confederation of around fifty libraries in the Oneida-Madison-Herkimer Counties’ region of Central New York. The library offers many special programs and boasts the third highest circulation in the area. NHPL provides a multitude of current, high-demand, high-interest materials in a number of formats to meet its patrons’ educational, research, lifestyle, and recreational needs. The library connects thousands of patrons with websites that enhance their lives. The NHPL leadership, in this era of rapid technological progress, believes that adaptation and change are the new norms and pledges to meet the evolving needs of all it serves.
New Hartford Public Library is a member of the Central New York Library Resources Council.
Collections
Photographs and postcards depicting early industries in New Hartford, New York during the late 19th century to mid-20th century.
Photographs of historic places and architecture in the community of New Hartford, New York.
Network of Religious Communities
About
The Network of Religious Communities (NRC) is a consolidation and expansion of the former Buffalo Area Council of Churches (1854) and the Buffalo Area Metropolitan Ministries (1975). Members include denominations/faith coordinating bodies, religious organizations and congregations serving Western New York and the Niagara Peninsula of Southern Ontario, Canada. Individuals supportive of the mission and purpose of the Network may become an auxiliary members.
The Network is a forum providing opportunities for cooperative ventures, the strengthening of our religious communities and the betterment of the community as a whole.
The archival collection of the NRC includes materials such as Board Minutes, Annual Reports, Annual Awards programs, Special Projects, Newsletters, publications, and other materials that document the NRC and its predecessor organizations, Erie County Sabbath School Association/Erie County Sunday School Association, Buffalo Federation of Churches, Buffalo Council of Churches, the Inter Church Council of Church Women, Council of Churches of Buffalo & Erie County, Buffalo Area Council of Churches, and the Buffalo Area Metropolitan Ministries.
Network of Religious Communities is a member of the Western New York Library Resources Council.
Collections
"There is an ecumenical wind in Buffalo. It is a long prevailing wind much less of the moment than many suppose." by Harlan Frost
An Ecumenical Wind in Buffalo provides a comprehensive overview of one hundred and twenty years of ecumenical cooperation in the Buffalo, New York region. Beginning with the formation of the Erie County Sunday School Association in 1857, it traces the history of cooperation through the Inter-Church Missionary Union and the numerous configurations of Council of Churches of Erie County, to the Buffalo Area Metropolitan Ministries and Buffalo Area Council of Churches in 1977.
The Network of Religious Communities (NRC) is an inter-religious/ecumenical organization of denominations and religious organizations located in Western New York. The NRC has collected meeting minutes, correspondence, directories and other projects from the predecessor organizations that date back from 1857 through current times. Among the topics covered are religious education, ecumenicalism, community relations and social welfare.
A collection of episodes of Kaleidoscope, a program produced for and about the religious communities of Western NY by the Network of Religious Communities and the Canisius College Video Institute
The Network of Religious Communities (NRC) is an inter-religious/ecumenical organization of denominations and religious organizations located in Western New York. The NRC has collected meeting minutes, correspondence, directories and other projects from the predecessor organizations that date back from 1857 through the current times. Among the topics covered are religious education, ecumenicalism, community relations, and social welfare.
These are the newsletters from the current and predecessor organizations. The newsletters contain information shared with lay and clerical readers regarding upcoming events and speakers, social welfare and community events of interest, religious education updates, religious celebrations, ecumenicalism (related to Protestants only until the 1970s with the creation of the Buffalo Area Metropolitan Ministries), etc
Collection of items related to the special projects and committees of the NRC
Rochester, NY 14618
Phone: 585.389.2129
Deborah Janetos - 585.389.2140 - [email protected]
Nazareth University
About
Nazareth University (formerly Nazareth College) is a coeducational, independent learning community on a suburban campus just outside Rochester, N.Y. The Nazareth University Archives hold papers, photographs, memorabilia and miscellaneous items going back to Nazareth's founding in 1924.
Nazareth University is a member of the Rochester Regional Library Council.
Collections
A collection of Nazareth College’s student publication, The Gleaner. There are issues from its founding in 1926 through 2011.
This collection of photographs relates to the history of Nazareth College from its founding in 1924 through the early 21st century.
This collection of posters and programs relates to many performance arts events held at Nazareth College in the late 20th century through early 21st century.
Nazareth College yearbook, Sigillum, was published 1948 through 2018. This collection includes Excalibur, produced in 1928 by the first graduating class to commemorate Nazareth College’s first four years.
Orangeburg, NY 10962
Phone: 845-398-6575
Nathan S. Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research
About
NKI is a research facility of the New York State Office of Mental Health, located on the Rockland Psychiatric Center campus in Orangeburg, NY. Since its founding in 1952, NKI researchers have made numerous contributions to the field, always with the ultimate goal of improving the lives of people suffering from psychiatric disorders.
Nathan S. Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research is a member of the Southeastern New York Library Resources Council.
Collections
Historical images of former NKI institute directors, politicians, and notable mental health figures.
18 Church St.
Nassau, New York 12123
Phone: 518-766-2715
Tracey Clague - 518-766-2715 - [email protected]
Nassau Free Library
About
The Nassau Free Library was organized in 1881. The first space was upstairs over Clapper’s Meat Market at the corner of Maiden and Church Streets. $25 a year was charged as rent. Five years later the library moved into the Huested Building at the corner of Elm and Church Streets. Then in 1893 the library incorporated and moved into the current building on Church Street. The structure was purchased from the Reformed Church for $200. The collection, at that time, numbered 425 books and a circulation of 1,650.
Nassau Free Library is a member of the Capital District Library Council.
Collections
This collection contains material from 1896 - 1910 related to the Rensselaer County Fair.
Naples, NY 14512
Phone: 585.374.2757
Lindsay Stratton (Pioneer Library System) - 585.394.8260 x104 - [email protected]
Collections
The handwritten autobiography of John C. Morgan, a Presbyterian Minister and Missionary in the Naples, New York region during the mid 19th century.
Photographic and illustrated postcards relating to Naples, New York in the Finger Lakes region. In particular, the images highlight the natural features of the area, especially Canandaigua Lake throughout the early to mid-20th century.
Museum Village
About
Museum Village is a unique and inviting open-air historical museum which offers visitors the opportunity to explore vignettes of 19th century American life. Using a large collection of eclectic artifacts, the museum provides hands-on educational experiences and exhibits that illustrate the transition from a rural to an industrial culture and economy in America.
Museum Village is a member of the Southeastern New York Library Resources Council.
Collections
Historical artifacts including clothing, tools, and medical equipment.
Montauk, New York 11954
Phone: 631-668-3377
Fax: 631-668-3468
Aimee Lusty, Archivist - [email protected]
Montauk Library
About
The Montauk Library is a School District Public Library. Operating funds for the library are collected through the School District appearing on your annual Town of East Hampton property tax bill. A board of seven trustees elected to serve five year terms govern the library. The trustees establish the policies of the library and administer the finances of the library. Day to day operations of the library are administered by the Library Director and well informed staff.
Montauk Library is a member of the Long Island Library Resources Council.
Collections
Photographs of local business owners, motels, and hurricane damage in Montauk New York.
Behind-the-scenes photographs of Gosman's Restaurant, Labor Day Weekend, 1975.
Pictorial family records documenting the Cahill, Stayton, and Eurell families of Montauk.
A large collection of photographs that convey the importance of sportfishing to Montauk’s history and economic development.
A collection of postcards and photographs shedding light on pivotal periods of Montauk’s history.
A collection of photographs and documents relating to the McDonalds of Montauk.
Photographs and news clippings collected by Montauk native Craig Tuthill.
Photographs, including aerial views, of Montauk and the buildings that define it, along with group shots of people, and their organizations and activities, including a large number of photographs documenting the heyday of Montauk sportfishing.
A collection revealing the richly rewarding life created by Margaret Potts, pilot, and George Potts, fishing boat captain.
Historic photographs, advertisements, and maps of social life on Montauk.
A small collection of early photographs that contribute to the story of Montauk's past.
Historic Montauk photographs, correspondence, postcards and advertising collected by Richard T. Gilmartin.
An important postcard collection of mostly Montauk views, collected by Robert G. Lamparter.
