Penfield Library Archives and Special Collections Department is at the heart of teaching and learning at SUNY Oswego. The College Archives was established to preserve, maintain and foster an appreciation of the history and enduring value of SUNY Oswego. The Archives is comprised of historical records and documents of administrators, Departments, faculty, staff and students. Special Collections' local history collection includes material that focuses on the historical, political and cultural heritage of Oswego County or the surrounding Central New York region.
The Van Keuren Papers consist of 2 linear feet of notes, reports, correspondence, unpublished manuscripts, clippings, research articles, pamphlets and booklets; 1 linear foot of oral history tapes; and 8 linear feet of artifacts, mostly tourist type dolls, but also some more ceremonial masks and rattles.
This collection contains posters, fliers, memos, notes, postcards, and other paper advertisements distributed in Tyler Hall for events from 1964 to 1995. The majority of the advertising is for art exhibits, music concerts, and theatrical events. There is also material on fundraisers, educational opportunities, Oswego's open house events and parents weekends, Quest, and student organizations, among others.
Paper documents created and collected by Sylvia M. Snyder. Documents include typed letters from the University of the the State of New York Division of Elementary Education, Board of Education in Endicott, NY, handwritten notes by Sylvia Snyder in pen and red pencil, and a typed script "A Day In Kindergarten".
The Marshall family papers document to varying degrees of completeness the activity of five generations of Holmes, Marshall, DeAngelis and related families who settled early in central and western New York. The papers reveal primarily the internal workings of the family centered around Orsamus and Millicent Marshall: their attitudes and far-flung family relationships, their social position, the rearing of children and their growth, and the travels of and intellectual activities of family members. Other papers of interest are the records of the family legal firm, records and papers relating to the organizations and clubs in which members of the family played a part, and an eyewitness account of the Battle of Valcour Island on Lake Champlain, a naval battle of the War of 1812.
This collection mainly holds 35mm black and white photograph negatives of SUNY Oswego news and events occurring between 1996 and 2004 taken by James Russell in his role as Photographer for the Office of Communications and Marketing. These negatives are sometimes accompanied by contact sheets and documents that provide more information on the photographed events.
Collection contains materials collected and created by Barbara Beyerbach during her academic career at SUNY Oswego. Materials include photographs, two photograph albums, newspaper clippings, UMatic tape, books, journals, a vinyl banner, and personal papers.