Collections

Calvin Coolidge at Paul Smith's College

A collection of photographs documenting President Calvin Coolidge's visit to Paul Smith's College in 1926.

Capital District Library Council Albany NY

This collection contains items that share the history of the Capital District Library Council.

"The Catalyst" front page of April 21, 1977

Issues of "The Catalyst," the official SUNY OW student newspaper

Charles Price

Captain Charles Price was a graduate of James Madison High School and a member of the 332nd Fighter Group (the Tuskegee Airmen) before becoming the first African-American police officer in Rochester. He served on the force for 38 years, from 1947 to 1985.

Charles Rand Penney Trail

Charles Rand Penney was a prominent collector. The Charles Rand Penney Trail unites his collections of Pan-American Exposition souvenirs, Papua New Guinea artifacts, Niagara County historical items, Larkin Company ephemera, and Niagara Falls artwork.

Family Photo 1

This series includes a great number of photographs of various citizens from approximately 1860 to 2010 including candid pictures of individuals, group shots at various events.

Street sign at the intersection of Atkinson Street and Clarissa Street

Photographs and ephemera taken from display boards used at the annual Clarissa Street Reunion.

Clarkson Ice Carnival Photographs

Three photographs of the King and Queen of the Clarkson-Normal Ice Carnival

Clarkson Ice Carnival Programs

A collection of programs from the Clarkson-Normal Ice Carnival

"Freeport As It Was" by Clinton E. Metz

Research by Freeport Village historian Clinton E. Metz

News/Noticias Volume XII, Number 2 September 26, 1983 cover image, Dizzy Gillespie.

This collection consists the newsletters of SUNY Old Westbury

The College of Saint Rose Archives - Early CSR History

This collection contains images and video recordings related to events and the history of the College of Saint Rose.

Colonel Elmer E. Ellsworth Collection

This collection contains items related to the life of Colonel Elmer Ephraim Ellsworth.

Harbor Road library construction

Photographs documenting the groundbreaking and construction of CSH Library’s current home on 95 Harbor Road.

Ribbon cutting at Goose Hill Road

Photographs documenting CSH Library’s previous location on Goose Hill Road, including the building construction and opening.

Children's room at Shore Road

Photographs documenting the Library’s former location at 1 Shore Road, taken by Library staff.

Daemen Theatre Posters Collection

A small collection of posters advertising theatrical productions at Daemen College (formerly Rosary Hill College). Posters date from 1972 to 1987.

Stack of Scrapbooks

Scrapbooks dating from 1874 to 1930 that document Cobleskill, NY and Schoharie County. They were compiled by local resident Daisy Brown.

Color portrait photograph of couple in dressy clothing

Photographs related to the Danforth family of Jefferson, New York. 

Dave Edwardes Collection

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.

Jonathan 'Theorious' Dinkle and his mother, Irene Bennet

The Dinkle family lived for multiple generations in the Third Ward, possibly best known for their deep involvement with the Boy Scouts.

St. Alphonsus Church Fire

This series includes photographs showing both natural and man-made disasters that occured in Tupper Lake from1899 to approximately 2010. This includes floods, fires, murder, car accidents, low water, and wind storms.

Don Schultz (1933-2013)

Scrapbooks assembled by Don Schultz depicting boyhood during WWII (World War, 1939-1945)

Dongan Charter Parade 1936 Albany New York

This collection contains pictures from the Dongan Charter Celebration Parade held in Albany, New York on July 22, 1936.