Papers of the Abraham and other members of the Ten Eyck and Cuyler families and businesses in the City of Albany and surrounding region.

Papers and records of the Ten Eyck and Ten Broeck families, business records of Johannes Beekman, business and political correspondence of Leonard Gansevoort and business records of Cuyler-Gansevoort firm as well as other records relating to the military, land transactions, the Watervliet Turnpike Company and other topics.

Thomas Worth Olcott (1795-1880) was born in Hudson, Columbia County, New York, to Josiah and Carolina Worth Olcott. Olcott eventually became president of the Mechanics and Farmer Bank in Albany, New York, and served on the boards of the Albany Law School and the Dudley Observatory, among others. This collection contains estate records, correspondence, newspaper clippings, bills, account books, photographs, scrapbooks, and genealogical information.

William Paterson Van Rensselaer (1805-1872) was born to General Stephen and Cornelia Paterson Van Rensselaer in the Manor House in Albany, New York. Van Rensselaer became an attorney, and married twice, having nine children. This collection includes correspondence, property records, financial records, and estate records.

This collection contains the correspondence and legal papers of the Woodward family of Ashford, Connecticut and Albany, New York. The collection contains correspondence from Joseph Woodward, D.M. Leonard, and other family members which discuss the health of family members, day to day events, and finances.