Collections : [Historic Geneva]

Historic Geneva

Historic Geneva

Geneva History Museum
543 South Main Street
Geneva, NY 14456, United States
The Archives consist of the two-dimensional paper portion of our collection. We have 1,300 cubic feet of archives material, which includes 50,000 images. Geneva's stories are captured in letters, diaries, ledgers and minute books, and photographs. Inventory of our material is ongoing, please contact us or visit our website for further information.

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George Stillwell Conover Papers, 1700s-1898, 1940s

Three Boxes
George Conover was a well-respected historian of the Geneva and Ontario County area. He served as a Geneva Village Trustee and President.

DeZeng Family Papers, 1750-1970s

Two Boxes
The DeZeng family were involved in several ventures in the early to late 1800s in Geneva, including in the founding of Trinity Church and Hobart College.

Edwin Becker Papers, 1773 - 1950s

Two Boxes
Edwin Becker was a poet who produced several books during his lifetime. He was also an engineer and a keen inventor.

Native American Collection, 1780s-2020s

Three Boxes
While this collection contains material regarding several Native American nations in New York State, it’s main focus is the Haudenosaunee or Seneca Nation.

Dobbin Family Papers, 1788-1980

Four Boxes
Hugh W Dobbin was a serving officer in the War of 1812, ending his career as a Brig. Gen.

Geneva Hotel Records, 1796 - 1990

One Box

These materials cover 1796 through the 1990s with histories, research, articles, and photographs on the building and its uses since it was built. Especially important are the deeds related to the Hygienic Institute’s Amos B Smith and James Knapp and the Pulteney Apartments, Inc.

White Springs Farm Collection, 1803-2016

Two Boxes

This collection consists of many photographs, articles, recollections, and other ephemera from throughout the history of the White Springs Farm property. It also includes ledgers from 1832 through 1935.

Glass Factory Bay Collection, 1810 - 1829

One Box
This collection was named so by the creator, but is actually for the Ontario Glass Works which was located in what became Glass Factory Bay.

W&T Smith & Company Records, 1817 - 1930

Three Boxes

This collection covers the years 1817 through 1930 and includes deeds, mortgages, bonds, protests, catalogs, photos, invoices, and receipts. Deeds and tax receipts for land in Utah, Colorado, Iowa, Wisconsin, and others addressed to W&T Smith Co. point to their ownership of land in these states with connections to other nurseries. Most dates for deeds/mortgages/bonds are those for the date the deed was recorded by the clerk, not the date on the deed itself.

The National Bank of Geneva Collection, 1817-2005

11 boxes

This collection consists of currency, photos, slides, newspaper articles, and ephemera produced by the bank from 1817 to 2005. Additionally, the collection includes original Norman Kent drawings; Kent was commissioned by the bank in the 1940s to produce a number of woodcuts to be used in calendars published by the bank. The drawings are currently housed with the Norman Kent Papers.