Kathryn Baker Blodgett grew up in Geneva and Oaks Corners, NY.

Marian Cruger Coffin was a pioneering landscape architect in the early 1900s. She briefly lived in Geneva and designed at least 2 gardens.

A compilation of general materials related to music in Geneva.

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

The first two boxes and large ledgers host the records of the estate of Samuel K Nester as well as records of the Nester Malt House and the Summit Foundry. Legal paperwork regarding the estate after Samuel’s death and the guardianship by Daniel Nester of Harold A Nester.

This collection comprises of photos, ephemera, and articles related to many different nursery companies which operated out of Geneva in the 19th and 20th centuries.

This collection relates to the Park Lane Dress Shop which was in business on Seneca Street from 1938 until 1954. The building was demolished as part of Geneva's urban renewal project in the 1960s.

This collection covers the expansion of the company from Troy to Geneva. Many of the catalogues also contain information and photos of the Troy warehouse and salesroom. Catalogues and photos make up the bulk of this collection and cover the early days of the factory in Geneva and into the mid-20th century.

Rufus J Dryer was an a painter who studied in New York State and in Europe, mainly France and Spain, and created many paintings and screens until his early death in 1937.

Samuel Baldwin was a lawyer in Geneva and Canandaigua.