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.

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.

Milton Wheaton Hamilton (1901-1989) was born in Fabius, New York. He was the Senior Historian in the Division of Archives and History of the New York State Education Department from 1949-1965. This collection includes mostly professional materials, with some personal correspondence.

James A. Gray founded the Boardman & Gray Piano Manufacturing company of Albany, New York in 1837, with the business expertise and financial support of his business partner, William G. Boardman. The company patented their own design for the Dolce Campana attachment for the Piano Forte, and enjoyed great renown, including designing a model for singer Jenny Lind. This collection includes books, community newsletters, correspondence, newspaper clippings, photographs, sheet music, and song books.

Winifred Goldring (1888-1971) was born in Kenwood, New York, and eventually became the New York State Paleontologist, working at the New York State Museum. This collection contains biographical materials, correspondence, photographs, and publications.

Morris Gerber was a typesetter at the Albany, NY newspaper, the Times-Union. The Morris Gerber Photograph Collection represents a significant documentation of the architectural, social, cultural and economic development of Albany's history from the 1860's into the 1970's.

James Boyd (1742-1832) and Jane MacMaster Boyd (1751-1831) arrived in Albany, New York, from Scotland in 1774. In 1796, James founded the Arch Street Brewery, which would later become the Albany Brewing Company. This collection contains correspondence, personal papers, and photographs.

Isaac Edwards (1819-1879) was born in South Corinth, New York. He married Anna (1826-1907), a granddaughter of Ezra Ames, and had three children who survived to adulthood. Isaac eventually became a professor at the Albany Law School, served on the Albany Board of Public Instruction, and became a member of the Congregational Church. This collection includes clippings, essays, photographs, and other Edwards family-related materials.

This collection contains the records of the Albany Hardware and Iron Co., a wholesale hardware distributor in Albany, New York. The collection contains administrative records, photographs, catalogs, and scrapbooks, along with newspapers ads and articles on the company and the men who ran it.

Collected newspaper clippings and correspondence