Collections
Selected issues of the abolitionist newspaper, The Emancipator, from 1838 through 1839.
Collection of portraits, articles, memorabilia, and papers of Frances Folsom Cleveland Preston, with emphasis on her time at Wells College, in the White House, and her time in Aurora, NY as a Wells College trustee and wife of Thomas Preston.
Films and audio tapes from Franklin Square.
A collection of the mid-19th century anti-slavery newspaper, the Frederick Douglass' Paper, a successor to Douglass’ first abolitionist paper, The North Star.
The Frederick Lawrence Pomeroy Collection consists of family correspondence, news clippings, telegrams, and transcripts of sermons.
Materials relating to NYS Assemblyman George M. Michaels, who represented Cayuga County. He's best known for his pivotal vote for the passage of abortion rights in New York State.
This collection contains the papers of Henry Darwin Didama, who became a Professor of Clinical Medicine at the Syracuse University College of Medicine in 1872 and Dean of the College of Medicine beginning in 1888.
A sampling of early legal documents and photographs from the town of Huntington’s archives.
Deeds documenting land transactions from the early history of Huntington.
Historical maps showing land purchases and boundaries in the Town of Huntington.
Legal manuscripts of early Huntington, NY.
Historical manuscripts relating to Huntington’s involvement in the Revolutionary and Civil War.
This collection contains correspondence between James Duane and his associates. James Duane (1733-1797) was a prominent lawyer, real estate investor, and politician in New York.
Photographs of Lynbrook, 1975 to 1991
A collection of photographs, pamphlets, letters, and other materials highlighting 20th century citizen political activism, grassroots conservation, daily life, and outdoor recreation in the Adirondacks in New York State.
A portrait collection of New York judges and court staff spanning over a century.
Utica resident Kathleen Oser was involved in many civil rights and women’s rights movements, especially the National Organization for Women (NOW.) The collection contains materials relating to Osner’s involvement in NOW.
A ledger showing the business affairs of the Land Agency for the early settlement of Steuben County and "Pulteney's Land" in the Genesee.
Documents relating to the Amherst League of Women Voters in the mid to late 20th century.
Newsletters, newspaper articles, publications, meeting minutes and scrapbooks chronicling the history of the League of Women Voters, a nonpartisan political organization from the early 20th century to present day.
A collection of the noted abolitionist newspaper, The Liberator, dating from the mid-19th century and Civil War era.
This collection of letters, diaries, and ephemera documents Lucy Carlile Watson, a prominent suffragette and philanthropist from Utica, NY.
A collection of correspondence and documents relating to Buffalo, New York native, and 13th President of the United States, Millard Fillmore.
Selected issues of the newspaper, National Anti-Slavery Standard, which promoted equality and emancipation during the mid-19th century.
An issue of the National Freedman, an anti-slavery publication, from 1865.