Collections

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).

Enrollment of the Sloop Sophia of Cold Spring Harbor

Materials related to the US Customs Port of Delivery at Cold Spring Harbor, primarily created by the Surveyor Jacob C. Hewlett.

William Wallace Farley Papers

Papers of an Albany businessman and politician.

Willsborough Town Book

This collection consists of the Willsborough Town Book, beginning on the 10th day of May 1765.

Fleming NY Petition

Petitions signed by men and women in various towns of New York State in support of women's suffrage.

WPA Fine Arts Projects in Rochester

This collection includes drawings, photographs, and posters created for the WPA  Federal Arts Project in the Rochester, New York region during the late 1930s.

Yellow Fever Collection

This collection is one of the largest and finest on yellow fever anywhere in the world. It contains monographs and reprints, representing the development of medical thought on yellow fever over the course of a century and a half.