Elting Memorial Library - Haviland-Heidgerd Historical Collection
New Paltz, NY 12561
Phone: 845-255-5030 ext. 3
Elting Memorial Library - Haviland-Heidgerd Historical Collection
About
The Haviland-Heidgerd Historical Collection is the non-circulating research section of the Elting Memorial Library. Considered the best genealogical and local history collection in the Mid-Hudson Valley, it is a repository for primary source material and published works relating to the Hudson Valley. Its strongest focus is on the town and village of New Paltz.
Elting Memorial Library - Haviland-Heidgerd Historical Collection is a member of the Southeastern New York Library Resources Council.
Collections
This collection documents life at Camp Awosting, a summer camp for boys, originally located in Kerhonkson, NY.
Maps, lithographs, and directories from the 1875 Beers atlas of Ulster County.
Erma Dewitt’s historic photos, which act as a snapshot into the people, places, and events of Ulster County in the 40’s and 50’s.
Letters and photographs of the men who guarded the New York City Aqueduct during WWI.
Historic images and documents related to New Paltz, NY.
Correspondence related to Leah Catharine Deyo, as well as portraits of her family.
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.