Collections

Orange County Atlas Collection

This collection includes the F.W. Beers County Atlas of Orange County (1875) and the A.H. Muller Atlas of Orange County (1903).

Pearson Street Books

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.

Pilgrim State Hospital Blueprint Collection

Blueprints used in the construction of Pilgrim State Hospital in the 1930’s.

Riverhead Free Library

Literature and images relating to the history of the Riverhead Free Library

1916 Belcher Hyde Atlas plate of Riverhead, NY

Information and images of Riverhead, NY

Rochester Area Cemetery Records

Burial location records and maps for Mount Hope Cemetery in Rochester, New York from the 19th century through to the mid-20th century.

Map of the City of Rochester

This collection contains regional maps dating from 1827 to the 1980’s. Both individual maps and bound maps, such as plat maps, are included.

Sanborn Map

1902 Sanborn Map Company Insurance Map of Plattsburg, Clinton County, New York.

Tappan, NY History Collection

This collection includes documents, images, and ephemera relating to the hamlet of Tappan.

War of 1812

Photographs, letters, maps, drawings, and documents relating to the War of 1812.

Western New York County Atlases

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

William Wallace Farley Papers

Papers of an Albany businessman and politician.