Albert Wisner Public Library
About
The Albert Wisner Public Library serves the Warwick Valley Central School District area in southeastern New York. The library maintains digital local history collections to serve the needs of those researching the history and community, and has partnered over many years with the archive of the Warwick Historical Society to facilitate access to a wealth of historical records.
The items here are a small sample of the larger Warwick Valley Heritage digital collections, which include two digital repositories containing photos, ephemera and scanned newspapers. They can be accessed at: http://guides.rcls.org/warwickvalleyhistory.
Albert Wisner Public Library is a member of the Southeastern New York Library Resources Council.
Collections
Glass plate negative portraits that provide a glimpse into Hudson Valley fashion at the turn of the 20th century.
Selected items from the historical archives of the Town of Warwick, the Warwick Historical Society, and other local repositories.
Issues of the women's dress reform newspaper, The Sibyl, created by Lydia Sayer.
Albany, New York 12210
Phone: 518-427-4300 x0302 (Washington Avenue Branch Reference Desk)
Washington Ave Reference Desk - 518-427-4300 x0302 - localhistory@albanypubliclibra...
Albany Public Library
About
The Pruyn Collection of Albany History at Albany Public Library is a treasure trove of information about the leaders, citizens, buildings, governments, events, and history of New York’s capital city. The collection includes documents about urban renewal, the South Mall construction, city and state government, and African American history.
Albany Public Library’s digital collection on New York Heritage contains a small sample of our local history holdings. The full Pruyn Collection includes thousands of books, photographs, city directories, newspapers, documents, census records, city council minutes, maps, and more.
Albany Public Library is a member of the Capital District Library Council.
Collections
This collection consists of yearbooks from current and former schools in the city of Albany.
This collection contains historic photographs of businesses in Albany, New York.
This collection contains photographs and drawings from Albany's business and industrial areas.
This collection contains photographs and drawing of religious facilities in Albany, New York.
This collection contains photographs of residential areas of Albany, New York.
This collection contains photographs showing the demolition and construction of buildings in Albany's Clinton Square neighborhood during the late twentieth century.
This collection contains a sampling of historic black and white photographs of Albany, New York.
Albany, New York 12208
Phone: 518-445-2311
Albany Law School
About
This collection represents the history of Albany Law School. Albany Law School was founded in 1851, making it the oldest independent school of law in the nation. Amos Dean, Ira Harris, and Amasa Parker founded the school in 1851 on the principle of having a more structured educational program for lawyers, at a time when to become a lawyer one became a legal clerk before taking the bar exam.
Albany Law School is a member of the Capital District Library Council.
Collections
This collection contains documents and photographs relating to the alumni of Albany Law School.
This collection contains photographs of the outside and inside of buildings on the Albany Law School campus.
This collection contains photographs and documents related to the students of Albany Law School.
Albany, New York 12210
Phone: 518-463-4478
Fax: 518-462-1522
Albany Institute of History and Art
About
Founded in 1791, the Albany Institute of History & Art is one of the oldest museums in the country. Originally organized to promote the practical application of the agricultural, scientific and manufacturing arts, today, the museum and library are dedicated to collecting, preserving, and interpreting the art, history, and culture of the upper Hudson Valley region from the 17th century to the present.
Albany Institute of History and Art is a member of the Capital District Library Council.
Collections
This collection contains materials related to the history of the city and county of Albany and the Upper Hudson Valley from the 17th century to the present.
This collection contains materials from the papers of sculptor John Quincy Adams Ward, 1800-1933.
Albany County Historical Association
About
The Albany County Historical Association’s (ACHA) digital collections on New York Heritage represent a portion of our diverse museum collections of manuscripts and ACHA archives. Our collections represent the rich and diverse history and culture of Albany County and are comprised of a variety of artifacts and documents documenting Albany County history from the seventeenth to the twenty-first centuries. Our collections reflect the rich diversity of Albany County including African, Dutch, English, German, Irish, Scottish, and numerous other cultural groups who call(ed) Albany County home.
The ACHA was founded in 1942. It is a private, not-for-profit educational museum. The mission of the ACHA is to preserve, present, and promote the rich and diverse history and culture of Albany County, New York. The ACHA interprets the 1798 Ten Broeck Mansion and historic gardens in the Arbor Hill neighborhood of Albany, New York.
The ACHA’s collections contain historic images, documents, and statements. Any views or opinions expressed in the documents or images do not reflect the views of the Albany County Historical Association.
Historic documents and artifacts depicting racist and/or stereotypical imagery or language may be offensive and disturbing. The ACHA maintains them in our collections to present and preserve the historical context in which they were created and used. Artifacts of this type provide an important historical record from which to study and evaluate Albany’s history, including issues related to bias, prejudice, and/or racism.
To submit a research question, follow the steps at: https://tenbroeckmansion.org/researchers-faqs/
Albany County Historical Association is a member of the Capital District Library Council.
Collections
A collection of photo-postcards with images of Albany and Schenectady, NY. The postcards date from 1901-1953.
Acorn Stove trade cards printed between 1850–1900. The cards were created to advertise Acorn Stoves manufactured by Rathbone and Sard of Albany, NY. The cards feature illustrations of men, women, and children, including some representing stereotypes of African American children.
Photographs of bars and restaurants in Albany, New York, submitted to the Albany County Alcoholic Beverage Control Board (ABC Board) as part of license and permit applications.
An assembled collection of family records of Albany County, NY residents collected at community history scanning events. The records date from 1894 to 2002 and document families in the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries.
An assembled collection of military and property records pertaining to Albany County residents from 1760-1818.
Images of Albany, Clinton, Rensselaer, and Schenectady Counties digitized from glass plate negatives. c.1893 - c. 1915
Photographs and family bibles documenting the Crounse and MacHarg (also known as McHarg) families of Albany County, New York, 1780s-1890s.
This collection contains pictures from the Dongan Charter Celebration Parade held in Albany, New York on July 22, 1936.
Genealogical records of families in Albany County, New York written in family Bibles and prayer books, 1702-1923.
Documents the family of Civil War General John G. Farnsworth (1832-1895) of Albany, NY. Features correspondence with and about General Farnsworth. In addition, the collection contains material related to noted photographer Emma Justine Farnsworth. The bulk of the material dates from 1890-1899.
A collection containing records from the family of Edmund L. Judson (1830-1890), mayor of Albany from 1874-1876.
Correspondence and documents, 1780s-1840s, created and received by the Lansing family of Albany, New York. The correspondence and documents largely relate to property ownership and family news.
Correspondence and documents, 1853-1948, created and received by the Olcott Family of Albany, New York.
Collection of correspondence, photographs, and artifacts related to Peter Erwin (1910-1944) of the Arbor Hill neighborhood of Albany, NY, his wife Marjorie L. Walker (1915-1995), and daughter Effie Marie Erwin (1940-2021). Erwin was killed while serving in the U.S. Navy during WWII. Materials date from 1923-1973.
An assembled collection of images of the extended Ten Broeck Family. The collection documents the transformation of portraiture from silhouette to photography. The materials date from 1815-1855.
An assembled collection of records from the family of Abraham Ten Broeck (1734-1810).
An assembled collection of images taken of the Ten Broeck Mansion in Arbor Hill, Albany, NY. Also included are images of the Ten Broeck Family homesteads located in Kingston and Rhinebeck, NY. The photographs date from 1887-1947.
Genealogical register of the Van Allen Family and 52 related families of Albany County, New York, c. 1856-1884.
Collection documents the Veghte Family of the Albany, New York area. The bulk of the items date from 1899-1908.
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).
Albany, New York 12208
Phone: 518-694-7270
Fax: 518-694-7300
Kate Wantuch - 518-694-7891 - [email protected]
Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences - Paul Byrnes '34 Archives
About
In 1878, Dr. Willis G. Tucker, of the Albany Medical College faculty, and Mr. Gustavus Michaelis, of the Albany Pharmaceutical Company, called a meeting at which about twenty Albany pharmacists convened and started to plan the establishment of a school of pharmacy. It wasn't until 1880, however, when Dr. Tucker and Mr. Michaelis consulted with Archibald McClure, Esq., a wholesale druggist, Dr. Jacob S. Mosher, then Registrar and Professor at the Medical School, and Joseph W. Russell, from the Board of Trustees of Albany Medical College proposed to establish a Department of Pharmacy of Union University that things really got underway. A plan of organization was drawn up by Dr. Tucker and presented to Dr. E. N. Potter, then President of Union University. He excitedly approved the project, and at the annual meeting of the Board of Trustees held on June 21, 1881, Albany College of Pharmacy was created to constitute the Department of Pharmacy of Union University. A Board of Trustees was appointed and the school was incorporated as the Albany College of Pharmacy, conforming to the laws of the state, August 27, 1881. - from Union University: Its History, Influence, Characteristics and Equipment. New York: Lewis Publishing Company, 1907.
Moving forward...in 2008, to better reflect its expanding range of academic programs, the school officially changed its name to Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (ACPHS). The College's first Master’s degree was awarded in the study of Pharmacology in 2011. Presently, ACPHS has several Bachelor’s and Master’s degree programs in addition to the now standard PharmD, or Doctor of Pharmacy, degree awarded to graduating pharmacists. Find out more at https://www.acphs.edu/.
The items found here comprise digital archives of the College which are collected and preserved to retain the history of the Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences.
Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences - Paul Byrnes '34 Archives is a member of the Capital District Library Council.
Collections
A collection of the Alumni newsletters from the mid-twentieth century through the twenty-first century.
A collection of course catalogs for Albany College of Pharmacy from the late nineteenth and early twentieth century.
A collection of documents from graduation ceremonies at Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences.
A collection of photographs represent graduating classes of Albany College of Pharmacy from the late nineteenth to the early-twentieth centuries.
A collection of photographs and photographs of architectural drawings pertaining to the construction of the O’Brien Building.
A collection of yearbooks published at the end of the academic year. Starting in the early 1970's, the focus of the yearbook became the graduating class as opposed to the entire student body.
Elizabethtown, NY 12932
Phone: 518-873-6466
Adirondack History Center Museum - Essex County Historical Society
About
The Brewster Memorial Research Library is named for the Honorable Osceola Byron Brewster. Dedicated in 1959 by James Rosenburg, ECHS board member and artist, the library is located on the top level of the Adirondack History Center Museum. Judge Brewster was a well known and respected Essex County citizen and according to legend, a fantastic story teller.
Throughout the years, numerous volunteer librarians dedicated their time and effort to making the Brewster Library a vital resource for the citizens of Essex County. Today, the library is open to anyone looking for information regarding history where the people and/or places of Essex County are concerned. The Brewster Library & Archives fosters research through access to its special collection and archives. The collections include vertical files (biography and subject oriented), newspapers, photographs, monographs, manuscripts, maps, a cemetery index, some census materials, and general historical documents relating to the history of Essex County.
Adirondack History Center Museum - Essex County Historical Society is a member of the Northern New York Library Network.
Collections
A collection of images commemorating the Tercentenary celebration of Lake Champlain's discovery by Europeans.
A collection of mineral samples, artifacts, and photographs relating to the history of mining in Essex County
Blue Mountain Lake, NY 12812
Phone: 844-304-0166
Fax: 518-352-7653
Adirondack Experience
About
The Adirondack Experience, formerly the Adirondack Museum, has been collecting and interpreting objects that represent the lives of Adirondack visitors and residents for more than sixty years. The Experience opened in 1957 in the heart of the Adirondack Park. Since then, it has grown to encompass 23 buildings on 121 acres. The Experience's permanent collection includes about 30,000 artifacts, 3,500 works of art, and more than 75,000 photographic prints and negatives. The historic photograph collection documents nearly 150 years of work, life, and recreation in the Adirondacks and includes works by Seneca Ray Stoddard, Edward Bierstadt, Alfred Stieglitz, Margaret Bourke-White, Eliot Porter, and many other professional and amateur photographers. The Experience library collections include books, manuscripts, government documents, maps, atlases, serials, microfilms, ephemera, and audio recordings relating to the history and culture of the Adirondack Mountains and northern New York State. With about 65,000 square feet of exhibition space, the Adirondack Experience is the largest cultural organization in the North Country.
Adirondack Experience is a member of the Northern New York Library Network.
Collections
The vast Adirondack Mountains were one of New York State’s last untamed wilderness regions, and historical maps tell the story of how this area was explored, charted, developed and settled from the 1700s through the present day.
This collection of photographs features mines located in the Adirondack region around 1900.
A collection of photographs dating between 1870 and 1900 depicting numerous houses and great camps, major bodies of water, and portraits of Adirondack residents and tourists.
Collection of photographs showing various Adirondack scenes that includes people, towns, landscapes, camps etc. Images were taken in the 1890s.
Utica business owner, Bradford H. Divine hunted at Harry Sabattis’ camp on Long Lake during the early 20th century. This collection of glass lantern slides depicts their Adirondack visits.
A collection of photographs relating to the Hamlet of Childwold, New York in the Adirondacks.
The Emporium Lumber Company was originally formed in 1892 in Pennsylvania and was dissolved in 1950. The success of the company led to expansion in New York State.
The Emporium Lumber Company was a logging company located in Conifer, New York in the early 20th century. This collection of photographs relates to their logging and railroad business.
The Santa Clara Logging Company, run by President Ferris Meigs, was a leader in timber conservation in the Adirondack region. This collection of photographs depicts the Santa Clara Logging Company and Meigs family.
Finch, Pruyn and Company was founded in 1865 when Jeremiah and Daniel Finch, along with Samuel Pruyn, purchased the Glens Falls Company mill in Glens Falls, New York. The company was incorporated in 1900 and paper production began in 1905 and still continues to this day. The last river drive carrying logs from the Adirondack Mountains down the Hudson River occurred in 1950.
This collection features photographs taken by Ernest Blue in the Fulton Chain Lakes region around 1900.
George and Bob Marshall were the original Adirondack High Peak 46ers, as well as active conservationists. This collection of photographs depicts their time in the Adirondacks with their friends and family in the early 20th century.
A collection of photographs taken by George Whitfield Butts, documenting his visits to the Adirondacks.
This collection of photographs from the album of Grace Cogswell depict her travels in the Adirondacks.
A collection of photographs showing the construction of various boats being built in Willard Hanmer's boat shop in Saranac Lake, NY.
A collection of early 20th century photographs depicting the High Falls Club and their hunting activities in the Adirondacks.
A collection of early 20th century photographs depicting Jesswin Camp on Fourth Lake in the Adirondacks.
A collection of photographs depicting Adirondack "stickman" and carpenter John H. Champney in the late 19th and early 20th century.
Presbyterian missionaries visited many Adirondack lumber camps in the early 20th century. This collection of glass lantern slides depicts their visits at the camps, as well as the loggers and logging industry.
This collection of maps comes from the MacIntyre Iron Company, which operated at the Tahawus mines near Newcomb, NY.
The Trudeau Sanatorium, located in the Adirondack region, was known for its open-air treatment of tuberculosis patients. This collection of early 20th century photographs, depicting scenes at the Sanitorium, was taken by patient Margaret Hort.
This collection of portraits, taken by Mathias Oppersdorff, portrays the residents of Adirondack Park in the late 20th century.
Moss Lake Camp was a girl’s camp in the Adirondacks during the mid-to-late 20th century. This collection of photographs depict the Camp, campers, and counselors, as well as various sporting activities.
A collection of photographs showing Nehasane Park on Lake Lila in the Adirondacks.
A collection of early 20th century photographs taken by surveyor Norman S. Foote in the Adirondack region.
A collection of photographs depicting Adirondack Park taken by photographer Richard Linke in the early 1970s.
The Saranac Inn was a popular Adirondack resort on Upper Saranac Lake during the late 19th through mid-20th century. This collection features photographs of the Inn, its buildings, rooms, and grounds.
Seneca Ray Stoddard produced many images of the Adirondack area which encouraged tourism and the creation of the Adirondack State Park.
The Ticonderoga Pulp and Paper Company was a successful business in Ticonderoga, New York during the late 19th and early 20th century. This collection of photographs depicts the Company’s mill, machines, and the surrounding area.
Keeseville, NY 12944
Phone: 518-834-9328
Fax: 518-834-9225
Adirondack Architectural Heritage
About
Adirondack Architectural Heritage (AARCH) is the nonprofit historic preservation organization for New York State's Adirondack Park. AARCH was formed in 1990 with a mission to promote better public understanding, appreciation and stewardship of the Adirondack's unique and diverse architectural heritage.
Adirondack Architectural Heritage is a member of the Northern New York Library Network.
Collections
Slide collection digitized by the Adirondack Architectural Heritage which includes various architecture throughout the North Country.
A large collection of color photographs of Adirondack buildings taken by Barbara Parness and given to Adirondack Architectural Heritage.
