There are 446 creative works (titles) within the literary magazines. Illustrations and photographs by students are also included. Some issues of “The Mariale” have themes. The 1966 issue is based upon peace as a theme due to the Vietnam War. In the 1975 issue, the Bicentennial of the United States of America is celebrated, and the students of Maria College commemorate the following: the spirit of being a citizen of the United States, colonialism, honoring George Washington, Henry Hudson, Quilting, and American Couture.

The Promarian Newsletter prevailed from 1960 until 1966. The newsletter details the happenings of Maria College campus from course curriculum, the ideas of the Pope which is headlined as “The Pope Speaks…”, poetry, the study of languages and literature, biology laboratories, and discussions regarding the library, music, and glee clubs. Some of the Religious Sisters of Mercy (RSM) faculty give suggestions and ideas of how to teach the lower and upper grades of primary school to future teachers, called, “Our Corner.” The RSM give helpful hints on how to maintain a classroom setting with all learners and creative crafts for children. Some of the passages provide insightful information regarding the Sister Formation, information on the founder of the RSM, Catherine McAuley, and understanding the Roman Catholic Church. Photographs of the RSM and future sisters in their habits are important to the time period, especially in the early sixties. The mid-sixties photographs show the transition of when lay students were allowed to attend the college.

The Occupational Therapy Assistive Devices Collection is from the Occupational Therapy Assistant program, and housed at Maria College's McAuley Building in the OT Library. Maria College work study student for Maria College Library, Nick Bouck researched all assistive devices to find the names and historical background information for the collection. Date ranges include: 1800s to today. Nick's research provided beneficial metadata to add to New York Heritage.

Some of the assistive devices were obscure and the following resources helped to provide names of some items:

Breuer, J. (1982) A Handbook of assistive devices for the handicapped elderly, new help for independent living. New York: The Haworth Press, Inc.

Krantz, G. Christenson, M. Lindquist, A. (1998) Assistive products: an illustrated guide to terminology. Maryland: The American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc.

Wurts, A. Brewster, H. (1954) Special equipment and assistive devices. Buffalo, NY: Occupational Therapy Department, University at Buffalo, Chronic Disease Research Institution.

If you know the name of any of the unknown devices from the collection, please contact Maria College Library at [email protected] or call (518) 861-2515.

Digital collection includes 80 born digital photographs and videos, 56 photographs, 16 ephemera items, 6 pamphlets, 5 announcements and press releases, and a variety of manuscripts, articles, an advertisement, a booklet, correspondence, and a newspaper clipping created between 1968 and 2020 at Maria College in Albany, New York. The collection features items from the past 50 years of nursing education at Maria College, an institution established by the Sisters of Mercy. This includes White Tea Ceremony photographs and ephemera, invitations and programs for events hosted by the college nursing program, and photographs of students, faculty, and facilities that have played important roles in the growth of the nursing program. The items from the 1970s through 1990s are primarily photographs and documents that capture the growth of the nursing program at Maria College. The 2000s and 2010s feature more ephemera and program information along with born digital photographs showcasing the college’s nursing program as well as video interviews of students.

The glee club presented programs during the Christmas season and for the Spring Festivals. The Glee Club Collection contains songs from two glee club record albums digitized to mp3s, a photograph of the glee club and a Spring Festival program. In addition, there is a Christmas album sung by the Priests’ Choir of the Diocese of Albany, Religious Sisters of Mercy of the Albany Diocese and the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet.

This collection contains a selection of archival materials depicting Maria’s early days, including the groundbreaking ceremony and blessing of the College, as well as historical photographs of faculty, students, board members, presidents, and local religious community leaders and politicians.

Maria College celebrated its 60th anniversary on April 25, 2018. In honor of the 60th Anniversary of Maria College, the anniversaries collection comprises of invitations, programs, Maria College Reporter articles, proclamations, speeches, letters, and advertisements with celebratory congratulations from dignitaries and companies of the 25th, 50th and 60th anniversaries. The Proclamations signed by Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan, New York State Governor David Paterson, and Assemblyman Neil Breslin and more share the history of milestones of the college including the charter date of the college on April 25, 1958 and curricular programs of Maria College.

The collection of black-and-white photographs depicts views of the sanatorium buildings, cottages, patients, doctors, and nurses. There are also images of the area around Saranac Lake. The photographs were taken by Margaret Hort during the years 1925 and 1926.

This collection contains a map of Sacandaga Park in 1905. The map shows streets, buildings, business, hotels, golf course, railroads, river, and parks.

The History Center at the Manhasset Public Library collects, preserves and provides access to records related to the area's history since it was first settled on December 13, 1643. Records kept in the History Center contain historical information about Manhasset's past - information that is essential when charting current and future activities.