Collections

Abram Lincoln Letter Collection
A collection of correspondence and documents relating to Henrietta, New York native, Abram Lincoln.
Black and white photograph

An assembled collection of family records of Albany County residents collected at community history scanning events held by the Albany County Historical Association.

Albany Law School Alumni
This collection contains documents and photographs relating to the alumni of Albany Law School.
Albion Winegar Tourgee Collection
Albion W. Tourgee (1838 - 1905) was a Civil War veteran, politician, and lawyer. He played a pivotal role in the Plessy v. Ferguson case and was a pioneering civil rights activist. This collection includes his correspondence, as well as legal documents, articles, and photographs.
Altamont, NY History Collection
This collection contains photographs and documents sharing the history of the Altamont NY
Anna E. Wilcox Collection
The Anna E. Wilcox Collection of Civil War letters consists of forty-five letters on forty-four separate sheets, eight photographs, four envelopes which could not be matched to any letters, and ancillary materials.
Image of Anna Reinstein

Personal, and professional photographs and documents related to Anna Mogilova Reinstein

Autographs
Corning Community College owns an autograph collection of over 100 noted statesmen, presidents, Revolutionary War heroes and authors including Henry Clay, Jules Verne, Theodore Roosevelt to name a few.
Belva Lockwood Manuscript Collection

Roughly 500 manuscript pages of Lockwood’s various lectures, including some from the time of her campaign for president.

Image of Boris Reinstein

Personal, professional and political items related to Boris Isaevich Reinstein

Boy Scouts of America, Troop 73, Voorheesville, New York Collection

The Scoutmaster of Troop 73, Howard C. Coughtry, created this collection about the troop's civic and recreational activities.

Butler Family Papers
This collection consists primarily of letters written by William Butler to his brother Edmund during the Civil War period from 1861 to his death in 1864. William served with the 69th Regiment of the New York Militia.
Letter to Daniel Butterfield from C. Morrell

Materials related to Daniel Butterfield's service in the Union Army during the Civil War and his involvement in his father's company (what would become The American Express Company).

Caldwell Family Collection

Documents and letters related to the family of John Caldwell Sr.

Cephas Breed MD Papers

This collection contains the diary and correspondence of Cephas Breed, who graduated from Geneva Medical College in 1850.

Charles F. Binns Collection

Letters and photographs of Charles F. Binns, the "Father of American Ceramics."

Civil War Collection

Letters, photographs, and records about the Civil War.

Civil War Letters
This collection contains letters written by Union Army Civil War soldiers.
Civil War Letters and Journal of Charles F. Weller

This collection consists of letters and a journal written by Charles F. Weller during his time as a soldier in the United States Civil War.

Civil War Letters of Albert and Edward Bayles

Civil War era letters from two Middle Island, NY brothers.

Clarke Family Business Papers
A collection of business, land and family papers of eight generations of the George Hyde Clarke family.
Clarke Family Correspondence
A collection of family correspondence between 1850 and 1920. Mary Gale Clarke labeled and categorized much of family correspondence but the author's name and date.
Clarkson Family History Collection
A collection of various documents pertaining to the Clarkson family of Potsdam, New York
Cold Spring Whaling Company Assorted Papers (1842-1855)

The Anonymous Collection consists of various papers related to voyages made by the Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Company vessels Alice, Edgar, Huntsville, Monmouth, Richmond, and Splendid between 1842-1855, as well as letters and financial documents related to the Abraham Bell & Son shipping fir

Colonial Manuscripts

Archival documents relating to the early development of the town of New Paltz, NY.