Collections

A photograph taken from the Perisphere, August 1939.

204 photos of the 1939 New York World’s Fair

Emile Brunel and family

Materials pertaining to Emile Brunel and Chalet Indien in Boiceville, Town of Olive, New York.

Calderone Theatre Collection

Historic photographs of the Calderone chain of theaters in Long Island.

Charles Rand Penney Trail

Charles Rand Penney was a prominent collector. The Charles Rand Penney Trail unites his collections of Pan-American Exposition souvenirs, Papua New Guinea artifacts, Niagara County historical items, Larkin Company ephemera, and Niagara Falls artwork.

Fay Scrapbooks

Scrapbooks containing photographs, letters, documents, ephemera, and newspaper clippings relating to radio broadcasting and events in Rochester, New York during the 1920s and 1930s.

Glass Workers Oral Histories

This collection of oral histories focuses on the impact of glass in Corning, NY, and around the world.

Jessie Bonnie Monroe Fashion Illustration Collection

The Jessie Bonnie Monroe Fashion Illustration Collection includes sketches and newspaper clippings of fashion in the early twentieth century.

Somers Circus Collection

Photographs, posters, and ephemera relating to the earliest establishment of the circus and menageries in America.