Collections
Photos from New Paltz State Teachers College in the late 1940s and early 1950s.
Photographs of the Idle Hour estate as “Peace Haven.”
Images, documents, and ephemera relating to the formation and development of Pearl River, New York.
The Pearson Street Books consist of four volumes of notes and sketched maps created by Jonathan Pearson, city historian, about property ownership in the city of Schenectady, New York from the 1660s through the mid-nineteenth century.
Scrapbooks that celebrate the history of the library and Lawrence.
The collection features selected images of people and places in New Paltz, New York, and the surrounding region drawn from the Historic Huguenot Street Permanent Collection and Archives.
Photographs and ephemera of Spencer, NY, including class pictures, farms, hotels, and more glimpses of the community.
This collection shares numerous stories from those living within Cortland County as well as those working or studying at the State University of New York College at Cortland. It primarily includes audio recordings and digitized scrapbooks.
Photographs, postcards, and ephemera relating to the history of Norwich and Chenango County.
Oral histories and diaries from the Backbone Ridge of the Finger Lakes National Forest.
Commemorative ledger containing personal records, recollections, and cemetery records of local soldiers who served in the Ellis Post 52 during the Civil War.
A ledger containing records from soldiers who served in Ward Post 191 during the Civil War.
Images of early aviators and pioneers of aviation on Long Island
Profiles of local residents and business people who were involved in community, regional and national events and issues published weekly in The New Paltz Times (formerly The Herald) from 2001-2006.
Photographs of students and campus life at Bard, taken by photographer Peter Aaron between the years 1964-1971.
Collection of correspondence, photographs, and artifacts related to Peter Erwin (1910-1944) of the Arbor Hill neighborhood of Albany, NY, his wife Marjorie L. Walker (1915-1995), and daughter Effie Marie Erwin (1940-2021). Erwin was killed while serving in the U.S. Navy during WWII.
A collection of scrapbooks documenting the history of Greenport, the North Fork, and surrounding communities.
Photographs of local businesses, events and people during the 1950s in and around Shirley, NY.
These photographs of railways were taken by Phillip Winchester, a division engineer for the New York Central Railroad based in Syracuse.
Scrapbooks and Albums created by residents of Lynbrook, NY and the surrounding villages.
Photographs of special events at Germantown Central School.
Bob Wyer’s photographs cover the late 30s to the late 70s, showing life in and around Delhi, NY. They cover a wide range of activities, including schools, businesses, and community activities.