Personal diaries of William Curtiss Carroll, which chronicle his daily life from 1872 to his death in 1928.

Walter Launt Palmer (1854-1932) was born in Albany, New York, and became a prominent landscape painter. This collection includes diaries, correspondence, personal papers, studio books, and photographs.

The Pruyn Family Papers contains documents relating to three consecutive generations of the John Pruyn Family, along with genealogies and personal papers of more distant family relations. An autograph collection of presidents, statesmen, and local historic figures is included. The ownership of 43-45 North Pearl Street is documented from the first sale in 1679 to the last in 1968. The estates of Eleanor Erving, Justine Bayard Erving and Van Rensselaer Pruyn are also documented.

Marcus T. Reynolds Diaries

The collection consists primarily of family photographs and notes on Livingston genealogy.

The Lansing/Townsend/Spenser Family Papers contain the records of twenty individuals from more than three families connected by marriage. The Lansing/Townsend/Spencer Family Papers span the period from 1717-1889 and contain correspondence, diaries, financial documents, and photographs relating to family life.

This collection contains materials relating to the personal and professional life of Albany Court of Appeals Judge Francis Bergan. Items range from personal diaries, which Bergan started compiling as an adolescent, to a large collection of scholarly journals in which Bergan had numerous articles published. Also included is material related to the commemoration of Bergan’s death at age 95 in 1998. Other items include speeches, correspondence such as thank you letters and letters of recognition, certificates, biographical sketches created by Bergan’s son, an Albany Law yearbook, and various press items mentioning the work of Judge Bergan. Also included are materials relating to two Constitutional conventions, both of which Bergan participated in during his career.

The collection contains the personal journals of John R. Hauf, president of the John R. Hauf Furniture Store on Central Avenue in Albany, NY dating from 1913 to 1980. Other items included are an account book, a photo album, and transcribed versions of the early journals from 1913 to 1916.

John Mason Clarke was the Director of the New York State Museum from 1904 until his death in 1925. This collection includes correspondence, clippings, and diaries.

Hybertie Lansing Pruyn Hamlin (1873-1964) was born in Albany, New York, to John Van Schaick Lansing Pruyn (1811-1877) and Anna Fenn Parker Pruyn (1840-1909). Her father was a U.S. Congressman, representing New York’s 14th District. One of her sisters was Harriet Langdon Pruyn Rice (1868-1939). Hybertie married Charles Sumner Hamlin (1861-1938) in 1898. Charles was a lawyer, delegate to three international peace conferences, and later, the first Governor appointed to the Federal Reserve Board in 1914.