Albany Public Library
Albany, New York 12210
Phone: 518-427-4300 x0302 (Washington Avenue Branch Reference Desk)
Washington Ave Reference Desk - 518-427-4300 x0302 - [email protected]
Albany Public Library
About
The Pruyn Collection of Albany History at Albany Public Library is a treasure trove of information about the leaders, citizens, buildings, governments, events, and history of New York’s capital city. The collection includes documents about urban renewal, the South Mall construction, city and state government, and African American history.
Albany Public Library’s digital collection on New York Heritage contains a small sample of our local history holdings. The full Pruyn Collection includes thousands of books, photographs, city directories, newspapers, documents, census records, city council minutes, maps, and more.
Albany Public Library is a member of the Capital District Library Council.
Collections
This collection consists of yearbooks from current and former schools in the city of Albany.
This collection contains historic photographs of businesses in Albany, New York.
This collection contains photographs and drawings from Albany's business and industrial areas.
This collection contains photographs and drawing of religious facilities in Albany, New York.
This collection contains photographs of residential areas of Albany, New York.
This collection contains photographs showing the demolition and construction of buildings in Albany's Clinton Square neighborhood during the late twentieth century.
This collection contains a sampling of historic black and white photographs of Albany, New York.