Collections

1962-06-13 23rd International Convention Photo

Yearbooks and pamphlets from the Oneonta Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

Portrait of Katherine Pratt Horton

Katharine Pratt Horton Buffalo Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, Inc. is a non-profit, non-political volunteer women’s service organization that honors and preserves the legacy of its members’ patriot ancestors.

Dave Edwardes Collection

Photographs, including aerial views, of Montauk and the buildings that define it, along with group shots of people, and their organizations and activities, including a large number of photographs documenting the heyday of Montauk sportfishing.

Photograph of David and Kathryn Bisbee

This collection provides a glimpse of life on Oscawana Lake in Putnam County, NY.

David Marcham Photograph Collection

Photographs of passenger service railroads in the southern Finger Lakes region in the 1940s and 1950s.

Davids Island-Fort Slocum Cultural Resources Digital Repository

From 1861 to 1965, Davids Island, New Rochelle, NY was the site of several military encampments and army posts.

DeAmicis Family Collection

The DeAmicis Family Collection contains an assortment of documents pertaining to Libero T. DeAmicis’ military career. These documents trace Libero T.

Delaware County Historical Association Sherwood Collection

The Sherwood Collection is mainly comprised of letters to and from Samuel Sherwood (1779-1862), his second wife Laura Bostwick Sherwood (1790-1863), and members of their family.

Delhi Equal Suffrage Club Collection

Minute and treasurer books of the Delhi Equal Suffrage Club, along with a few letters and a photograph, dating from c1914.

Dentistry at the University of Rochester

A collection of images depicting the Rochester Dental Dispensary and School for Dental Hygienists in the early and mid-20th century.

DeRuyter Town History Postcard Collection

Photographic postcards documenting the town of DeRuyter and surrounding areas in the early to mid-20th century.

Dewitt Community Library History Collection

The DeWitt Community Library History collection contains photographs and images related to the history of and events occurring within the library.

Excelsior Daily Journal 1880

Handwritten diary belonging to Harriet Maria Elmendorf “Hattie” Gould (1844-1920). The diaries date from 1879-1884.

Helen Alexander Diary, 1868

Diaries of Helen Alexander, who lived in rural Cayuga County from 1838 to 1923.  

Cover of the 1910 diary

Diaries written by Henry Wilcox in Oneonta, NY.

Diary Cover

The diaries of Jonathan Pearson, a notable Union College graduate who served as a professor, librarian, and treasurer at the college after graduating top of his class in 1835. It includes reflections on his time as both a student and faculty member, along with accounts of his travels.

Page from Margaret Jones Diary 1945

Daily diaries written by Margaret Jones, a lifelong Edmeston resident. She worked in the rural schools of Edmeston for 51 years, despite having a physical condition that made speech difficult.

Jones Memorial Hospital collapsing

Photographs of Wellsville in Allegany County after the severe flooding caused by Hurricane Agnes in 1972.

Jonathan 'Theorious' Dinkle and his mother, Irene Bennet

The Dinkle family lived for multiple generations in the Third Ward, possibly best known for their deep involvement with the Boy Scouts.

Cover of Directory for the city of Auburn, 1910

Directories of the city of Auburn, New York, in Cayuga County.

Directories of the Network of Religious Communities (NRC) and Predecessor Organizations

The Network of Religious Communities (NRC) is an inter-religious/ecumenical organization of denominations and religious organizations located in Western New York.

St. Alphonsus Church Fire

This series includes photographs showing both natural and man-made disasters that occured in Tupper Lake from1899 to approximately 2010. This includes floods, fires, murder, car accidents, low water, and wind storms.

Farm Workers in Marlboro, NY

Documents and images related to the history of Marlborough, N.Y.

Documents About Enslaved People in Schenectady

The collection is composed of 18th and 19th century documents that mention enslaved and formerly enslaved people in Schenectady County. Some materials in this collection may contain offensive language or imagery.

Doll Collection

This collection consists of a large number of both partial and complete children's' dolls.