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Asa Eastwood Papers, 1804-1872

0.8 linear ft.
Papers of the farmer, member of New York State Assembly, early settler in Onondaga County (1781-1870). Collection includes correspondence (1812-1846); diaries (1806-1870); legal papers (1804-1872); and genealogical material.

Blanche Chandler Pocket Diary, 1900

1 volume (SC)
Diary of a young woman in Hampton, New York.

Brockway family Papers, 1805-1962

1 linear ft.
Papers of the members of the Brockway family (of Central New York State, Syracuse, N.Y, and Fulton County, N.Y.). The collection consists of correspondence (largely incoming, to various family members), account books, church records, diaries, financial and legal papers, and memorabilia.

Charles Baldwin Sedgwick Papers, 1814-1891

1.75 linear ft.
Papers of the New York State lawyer, U.S. Congressman (1859-1863), abolitionist, born near Pompey, N.Y. Correspondence (1847-1891); genealogical material; legal and financial records (1814-1879); writings (1837-1884), including essays, speeches, and published letters; and memorabilia. Largely family correspondence with additional letters of Louis Agassiz, Samuel Bowles, Salmon P. Chase, F.J. Child, James Freeman Clarke, Roscoe Conkling, George W. Curtis, John A. Dahlgren, Richard H. Dana, H.L. Dawes, Daniel S. Dickinson, J.T. Fields, John M. Forbes, John C. Frémont, William Lloyd Garrison, George W. Geddes, George F. Hoar, John Jay, Thomas Starr King, Samuel J. May, Robert B. Minturn, Levi P. Morton, Charles Eliot Norton, Elizabeth P. Peabody, Wendell Phillips, William H. Seward, Gerrit Smith, Israel Washburn, R.S. Watson, Andrew D. White, and others.

Charles Devens Osborne Papers, pending processing

125 linear ft.
Mayor of Auburn, New York; son of prison reformer Thomas Mott Osborne. Collection includes correspondence, clippings, diaries, memorabilia, artwork, printed material and much more.

Charles Van Devander Papers, 1956-1958

1.5 linear feet
Papers of Charles Van Devander, former journalist and Executive Assistant to Governor Averell Harriman. Contains press releases from the New York State Governor's Office, and some correspondence.

Cornelius Haring Account Book, 1771-1780

1 folder (SC)
Account book for Haring's general store and other financial activities.

Dill Family Papers, 1833-1878

4.5 linear ft.
Correspondence and financial papers of the Dill and King families of central New York (Port Byron, Camillus, Auburn).

Dorothy Bennett Scrapbook, 1913-1915

2 folders (SC)
Collection of college ephemera and original photographs assembled in a scrapbook by Dorothy Bennett of Oneida, NY, during her student years at the New York State School of Agriculture in Canton, NY. Approximately 140 items.

Duncan and Jones Account Book, 1771-1778

1 volume.
Account book of merchants in 18th century New York. Eastern New York State, Dutch families represented.

Eliakim Roberts Papers, 1816-1859

1 folder (SC)
Correspondence of the New York merchant. Incoming only.

Gardner B. Weeks Scrapbook, 1881-1886

1 volume (SC)
Syracuse (New York) businessman. Scrapbook (news clippings, letters, programs, brochures, prospectuses, circulars, more) relating to Weeks' business and to the Weeks family in general.

James K. Paulding Correspondence, 1827-1843

1 folder (SC)
Approximately 45 letters to and from the American author and Secretary of the Navy.

John J. Vrooman Papers, 1926-1960

7.0 linear ft.
Papers of the American historian, novelist, president of the Schenectady County Historical Society (1884-1963). Correspondence, research, book manuscripts, book reviews, lectures, clippings, and photographs of New York State landmarks.

Laughton Family Correspondence, 1861-1865

0.5 linear ft.
Civil War era correspondence, printed material from a 19th century New York family. Bulk of correspondence is from soldiers Joseph Laughton and his brother John Laughton.

Lawrence Family Papers, 1738-1876

0.5 linear ft.
aCorrespondence, legal papers, financial records of the Lawrence family, relating to their involvement in New York business, politics and law.

Ledyard Family Papers, unknown

1 linear ft.
New York family.

Louise Tubbs Family Papers, 1842-1962

4.25 linear feet
Correspondence, photographs, and diaries related to Louise Tubbs and her family of Cayuga County, New York.

Matthew Moody Commission, 1819

1 folder (SC)
Matthew Moody's commission as Surgeon's Mate of the 155th New York Infantry, signed by DeWitt Clinton

New York State Custodial Asylum for Feeble-Minded Women Record of Inmates, 1878-circa 1915

1 folder (SC)
Bound volume, covering admissions September 16, 1878 - September12, 1888, with discharge notes dating through the early 1900s.

Peter Ledyard Papers, unknown

0.5 linear ft.
Correspondence and legal documents of New York man.

Peter Smith Collection, 1814

1 folder (SC)
Artificial collection created by &scrc_name; to hold additional material related to Peter Smith.

Richard Van Rensselaer Deed, 1819

1 folder (SC)
Deed signed by Van Rensselaer, releasing a parcel of land in Otsego County, New York, to Peter Kemble of New York City.

Spalding Family Papers, 1796-1901

2.0 linear ft.
Material relating to the Evans, Ellicott, and Spalding families of western New York, some of whom were Quakers. Members of these families were involved with the Holland Land Company, the Erie Canal, agriculture, and the temperance and anti-slavery movements. Correspondence (1804-1887) primarily of David E. Evans and his son, Ellicott Evans; legal and financial papers, including contracts, deeds, and wills; and 9 diary volumes (1832-1884) of Lyman A. Spalding of Lockport; photographs, and clippings.

Thomas Huntington Letters, 1769

1 folder (SC)
Letter and letter fragment from Thomas Huntington concerning his mission to the Oneida Indians.

Upstate New York Bank Checks Collection, 1852-1908

1 folder (SC)
Collection of engraved checks drawn on various banks in upstate New York

W. D. Gates & Co. Stereocards, circa 1890

1 folder (SC)
Seventeen stereocards, part of the "Gems of American Scenery" series, from W. D Gates & Company