Papers relating the years Dr. Charles S. Turner was affiliated with Oswego State College. Dr. Turner was college dean, acting college president, director of education and department chairman. Papers include correspondence, newspaper clippings, photographs and memorandums.

Personal papers of Henry A. Ford a missionary during the mid-1800s.

Personal papers of the Skinner Family. Includes correspondence reflecting the events and activities which affected the lives of early pioneer families in Central New York.

The collection contains Civil War letters and papers, material about the toll road from Watertown to Watertown Center, and miscellaneous legal and business papers from the Watertown, N.Y. area. The most significant piece of the collection are the Xeroxed copies of letters from Benny F. Murfitt, who was a sergeant in the 150th New York Volunteer Regiment during the Civil War. His recollections focus on the series of battles outside of Atlanta, Georgia.

A 21-page scrapbook was created by Violet King Sherman. A decorative scrapbook cover has embossed colorful images of birds and flowers. The scrapbook contains 160 postcards, calling cards, advertising cards and artistic images.

Professional collection of Dr. Virginia Radley, the eighth president of SUNY Oswego. Dr. Radley, the first woman president of a state-operated campus in the SUNY system, led the way to bolstering Oswego’s strong commitment to academic quality. She shepherded the establishment of the college’s Honors Program, Quest day of scholarly and creative activity and other endeavors that continue to provide depth and diversity to the Oswego experience.

Publications, booklets, maps and posters related to the Seneca and Tuscarora Indians of New York State and Pennsylvania, 1930's-1960's.

This collection consists of five independently written histories of the West Baptist Church of Oswego, New York. It includes the Church's early history, the seventy-fifth anniversary, the one hundredth anniversary, and the one hundredth anniversary of laying the cornerstone of the present church structure.

The papers contain correspondence, business transactions, local documents and miscellaneous papers from both William and John Gifford. Documents of importance include, John Gifford’s letter describing the Revolutionary War. Also of interest are records of slave purchases in New York, and a petition for exchange of prisoners after the Battle of Monmouth [June 1778].

The collection consists of minutes of meetings and records of attendance from 1964 to 1972 of the Women's Christian Temperance Union in the Oswego County, NY area. It also contains honor certificates, notes, cards and some correspondence from 1941 to 1971.