Collections

Westchester Defense Volunteer Cards

Enrollment cards of men who joined the Westchester Defense Volunteers during World War II.

Soldier seated with rifle

The Western New York and the Civil War collection represents a cooperative initiative between the State University of New York  at Buffalo and numerous historical societies from the Western New York counties of Erie and Niagara to share local history collections with

Westinghouse Family Papers
This collection includes correspondence, an autograph book, legal documents and photographs from the Westinghouse Family from 1833-1913.
William Henderson Baird Collection
Papers relating to Civil War Union Officer William Henderson Baird and his family at the time of the Civil War.
William Suydam letters
A collection of letters written by William Suydam during the Civil War.
Willie Family Civil War Collection

Documents relating to Frederick Willie and his service in the Civil War.

Pilot Clifford Windsor Sr., World War I, 1910s

Photographs documenting Montauk from the 1910s to the 1960s.

Robert L. Ross form

Fifty-five forms filled out by hand noting the name, birth, family, address, school history, employment, enlistment date, training location, division, rank, citations, and death information for soldiers in World War 2 from Hornell. 

World War I Collection

Documents, correspondence, and photographs related to World War I.

World War I Era Postcard Collection
This collection is a collection of World War I-era postcards that were a gift to Union College from William Nelson Potter Dailey, a member of the class of 1884.
Photograph of Polish National Guard Unit

The Yorkville Veterans of Foreign Wars Organization is a nonprofit veterans' services organization created to secure rights and benefits for their service.