Scenic Hudson, Inc., formerly Scenic Hudson Preservation Conference, was founded in 1963 to oppose the Consolidated Edison Company’s proposed pumped storage facility at Storm King Mountain, near Cornwall, New York. Alexander Saunders served on the Executive Committee of the Scenic Hudson Preservation Conference as Co-Chairman of the organization. The records consist of legal documents, notes and publicity materials, printed matter, and clippings.

The Annia F. Booth Papers contains the journal of Annia Booth, which details her life starting in January 1904 through 1905.

Arthur Glowka was a US Naval aviator from 1952 - 1957 and later became a pilot for Eastern Airlines. Glowka was particularly concerned with protection of the environment. Glowka partcitpated in many environmental groups and movements to encourage policy regulation and change to protect the environment. He proved to be an effective citizen-scientist and found errors in various government and science articles and played a significant role in improving the water quality of the Sound for the wildlife in the water and humans surrounding it.

This collection contains materials from Brother Russell's time in the US Army during World War II and his time as a Novitate and Marist Brother. John J. Russell was born on February 29, 1920 to Joseph Russell and Genevieve Toner in Manhattan, New York. John was drafted into the Air Force during World War II. At the end of John’s Army career in 1946, he heeded his late calling to join the Order of Marist Brothers. Brother Cornelius was a humble person who lived by the Marist Principle to “do good quietly.”

The Weiss Papers is the documentation by Brother Gerard Weiss of his family from 1879-1964. The collection includes correspondence, mortgage deeds, insurance policies, newspaper clippings, diaries and photographs pertaining to the Weiss family.

The History of Cathedral College’s Class of 1924 consists of various items which depict the years spent at Cathedral College by the class of 1924. The collection contains a book describing the members of the class, the professors, and what happened during the years, with some photographs. There are also newsletters printed by the members of the class describing the latest occurrences as well as jokes, and a few postcards.

The Catholic Studies Collection consists of both local materials pertaining to the state of New York and Dutchess County, as well as general materials on Catholicism throughout the United States and abroad. The collection contains parish histories, the papers and preparation notes of Louis Zuccarello, videos, photographs of local churches, audio tapes, materials on education, essays, and various newspapers and newspaper clippings on issues pertaining to Catholicism.

The Coffin Family Papers contains bills, promissory notes, receipts, account ledgers, bonds, deeds and other documents relating to the business and personal transactions of Robert Coffin of Dutchess County, NY.

This collection contains documents, photographs, slides, negatives, newspaper clippings and performance programs covering the history and productions of the Community Experimental Repertory Theatre (C.E.R.T.) collected by the members and C.E.R.T. executive board.

The Cornwall Collection documents the issues surrounding the Pumped-Storage Project at Cornwall-on-Hudson by the Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. The collection includes various scientific studies in the Hudson River Estuary, specifically fish studies in the Indian Point area. It also includes legal documents from the Storm King Case, correspondence, and newspaper clippings.