Collections

A collection of documents, both whole and fragmentary, created and collected by the Wendell Family of Albany, NY. The collection dates from 1687-1837. Notable people in the documents include Governor Thomas Dongan (1634-1715) and, Philip Hooker (1766-1836).

Materials from the Weseloh Collection: canal-related materials donated by Todd and Connie Weseloh.

This collection includes correspondence, an autograph book, legal documents and photographs from the Westinghouse Family from 1833-1913.

Materials related to the US Customs Port of Delivery at Cold Spring Harbor, primarily created by the Surveyor Jacob C. Hewlett.

The William N. Weeden Color Printing Manuscript is an inventor's hand-written account in 1886 of his discovery of a printing method that produced multi-color printing with one impression. The collection includes color prints generated by the process.

Papers of an Albany businessman and politician.

The Witherill Postcard Collection contains mailed and unmailed postcards of businesses, structures, and local scenes of Cazenovia, NY and its vicinity.

Photographs of workers and working conditions in Broome County.

The “Working on the Erie Canal” collection contains photographs and documents relating to the canal and its workers.

This collection contains items relating to the World’s Fair.