Collections

Image of Victor Reinstein

Photographs, documents and pamphlets related to the life of Victor Reinstein, a pillar of the Cheektowaga NY Community

Views of Albany, New York

This collection contains a sampling of historic black and white photographs of Albany, New York.

Group of female and male workers posing outside for group photo

Photographs, documents, and notes that relate to the history of the Village of Castleton-on-Hudson and its environs.

Village of Freeport Board Minutes

Records detailing key decisions, motions, voting outcomes, and action items.

Village of Freeport Newsletters

Issues of "Inside Freeport", "Freeport", and "Village News"

1881-1898. Village of Jordan Board of Trustees Minutes

The Village of Jordan Documents are composed of the Village of Jordan Trustee Minutes Books from Nov. 18, 1881 to 1941 Dec. 4, 1941 as well as the 1898 Enumeration of the Village of Jordan's population.

Village of Manlius Collection

Photographs, sketches, and other images from the Manlius Historical Society's most popular reference collection, including street scenes of the early village and portraits of notable residents.

Village of New York McGraw History

Items of interest relating to the history of the Village.

Village of Voorheesville Historical Records

The collection includes records documenting the people, places, and events of the Village of Voorheesville and to a lesser extent the Town of New Scotland.

Vincent Astor Collection

Historic photos, correspondence, and ephemera detailing FDR and Vincent Astor's friendship.

Violetta White Delafield Mushroom Collection

Watercolor drawings by Violetta White Delafield, an accomplished amateur mycologist.

Virgil Crisafulli Collection

Historical materials relating to Virgil Crisafulli, a Utica College Professor, U.S. Navy veteran, and local politician.

Virginia Marshall Martus Collection

This collection contains photographs and documents surrounding the A & R Marshall, Inc.

Sound and Story logo

Oral history interviews of Hudson Valley residents.

Voices Magazine of Fayetteville-Manlius

Fayetteville-Manlius High School students produce a literary magazine every year, full of original stories, poetry, art, and photography. This collection shows decades of teenaged creativity.

Screenshot of a Zoom meeting with Danielle Bergan

Oral histories documenting African-American, LGBTQ+, and other underrepresented communities in Cayuga County.

Helen Sunderlin, interviewee

Oral histories from Chemung County, covering topics like the 1972 flood, neighborhoods, Finnish immigrants, labor history, and others.

Grande Glass Plates Collection

Depicts life in Saratoga Springs, New York from a "local" perspective as captured by photographer Harry B. Settle and a few aspiring photographers.

W.S. Teator Glass Plate Negative Collection

Images taken by William Seward (Will) Teator (1860-1930), between 1890 and 1910, of Upper Red Hook (N.Y.) scenes, people, family groups, buildings, etc.

Walt Whitman Collection

Photographs of the birth place and a manuscript of Walt Whitman.

Walter T. Shirley Collection

Photographs and meeting minutes from Shirley's real estate business.

Church of the Resurrection Wedding circa 1930, Germantown, NY

Materials pertaining to Germantown collected by longtime Town Historian, Walter V. Miller.

Walworth Historical Society Newsletters

Collection of newsletters published by Walworth Historical Society from 2006 - 2016.

Wantagh Fire Department

Photographs and documents relating to the Wantagh Fire Department in Wantagh, NY