Collections

Mead Family, Camping at HIther Hills, circa 1940s

Family photographs of camping in Montauk, N.Y. during the 1940s-1950s.

Medieval and Early Modern Studies Collection

The Medieval and Early Modern Studies Collection includes manuscript leaves, manuscripts, printed book leaves, and books produced mainly in Europe from about 1200 to 1837.

Cover of 1952 The Mirror yearbook

Collection of yearbooks from Medina High School, covering 1950s-2000

Melville Family Papers

Audio recordings of Ward Melville, his family, and associates.

Merrick Historical Postcards

Historic postcards from Merrick, NY.

Merrick Historical Photographs

Historic photographs and documents from the Merrick Library.

Reel to reel tape of Curtis M. Beetham’s “A History of Merrick.”

Oral histories of Merrick residents

Merrick Veterans Collection

This collection is composed of documents and images of Merrick residents who served their country in various wars. The collection will expand as identities become known and further research has been performed.

Micro-meteorite Collecting

Dudley launched probes and balloons into the upper atmosphere in order to collect and examine the micro-meteorites to be found there. This collection contains documentation from this process.

Certificate of Honor awarded to Richard Arndt at the Selden Community School in 1944.

This collection contains historical documents dating back to the late 1800s.

a man throws potatoes onto a conveyor belt

Photographs of migrant workers from the 1940s and 1980s, some of which were taken by other workers for a photography exhibit.

Military Memories & Veterans' Voices Oral History Collection

Military Memories & Veterans' Voices was a program held at the Library on December 3rd, 2017. The collection consists of five oral histories and photographs.

Militia Enrollment Scrapbook 1888-1917

Scrapbook listing the name of militia enrollees from Tuxedo Park.

Mill Whistle

A collection of issues of the Mill Whistle, a periodical published by the Berst-Forster-Dixfield Co. of Plattsburgh N.Y. to be distributed to employees serving overseas in the armed forces during the Second World War.

Millard Fillmore

A collection of correspondence and documents relating to Buffalo, New York native, and 13th President of the United States, Millard Fillmore.

Posed Portraits in front of Mill

Photographs, postcards and documents about the mills of Waterloo, NY, especially the Waterloo Wool Manufacturing Company, a prominent business first established by Quakers to boycott slave-labor cotton.

Milton Price and Tomlin Art Co. Postcard Collection

Scenic postcards highlighting communities of Mastic, Mastic Beach and Shirley.

From the cover of The Signet, 1965.

Yearbooks of the graduating classes of Mineola High School.

The grandstand and race track at the Mineola Fairgrounds.

Images of Mineola from the late 19th century to present day.

Mineola’s newly constructed Long Island Railroad station, September, 1923

Images of Mineola from the 1900s to the 1920s.

The cover of a Long Island Railroad timetable, June 17, 1897

Programs from historic Mineola events and other documents

Miner Institute Blueprints and Maps Collection

Heart's Delight Farm in Chazy, New York was a state-of-the-art farm in the early 20th century. This collection includes blueprints and maps depicting the farm and its buildings.