Collections

Wayne Tucker Postcard Collection

This collection is comprised of postcards, trade cards, and other ephemera relating to Schenectady County and other nearby areas.

Weedsport CSD logo

Issues of Sparks, the annual yearbook for Weedsport Central School District. 

WEIRD Barrio Exhibition

La Casita's 2024 exhibition featuring miniature art depictions of Syracuse, NY and Central New York.

Last Day of Classes Opening Convocation Program and Candle

Photographs of Wells College as submitted by alumni after its closure.

cover for Wells Chronicle, 1985

A literary magazine written and edited entirely by Wells College students.

Scrapbook of Jessie Emeline Cogswell, page 19

Scrapbooks created by Wells College students around the turn of the 20th century.

handwritten document

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).

Boat Interior

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

Grade School Class Photo, Main School (1949)

Historic photographs of West Babylon schools

Den Mothers and Scout Leaders, Cub Scout Troop 104 (1953)

Photographs relating to Scouting America and Lions Club of West Babylon.

West Genesee Yearbooks

This collection includes yearbooks from the West Genesee Central School District in Camillus, New York.

West Hempstead Local History

The West Hempstead Local History collection contains photographs pertaining to the history of the West Hempstead area.

West Monroe, N.Y 1839-1989 Book Cover

Historical essays and photographs of West Monroe, NY. Includes bibliography and index.

Margarita Phipps, her son Michael and his wife Molly, posing at Westbury House

Images chronicling the Phipps family and their lives at Westbury House.

Westbury Local History

The Westbury Local History collection consists of still image photographs which tell the history of the Westbury area.

Westchester Defense Volunteer Cards

Enrollment cards of men who joined the Westchester Defense Volunteers during World War II.

Soldier seated with rifle

The Western New York and the Civil War collection represents a cooperative initiative between the State University of New York  at Buffalo and numerous historical societies from the Western New York counties of Erie and Niagara to share local history collections with the public through digitizati

Western New York County Atlases

A collection of maps detailing the Western New York region in the mid-to-late 19th century.

The Western New York Index

A collection of indexes listing articles published in Western New York regional publications in the late 20th century.

Westhill Yearbooks

This collection includes yearbooks from Westhill High School, dating from 1962 - 2019.

Westinghouse Family Papers

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

Trilobite fossil

The ground beneath our feet in western New York is ancient, some layers having formed over 440 million years ago.