The Zwack and Sons Funeral Home was established in 1894 by John Zwack. In the beginning the business name was Zwack Funeral Home. Then in 1916 his son joined the business changing the name to Zwack & Son Funeral Home, then his other son (Raymond) joined the business, and they changed the name to Zwack & Sons Funeral Home. At some point in time, possibly between 1990 and 2010 the Zwack Funeral Home was taken over by the Scott & Barbieri funeral Home chain , but they continue to keep their original name. This collection contains bills receipts, cemetery plot deeds, and receipt confirmation cards.
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Reynolds, Cuyler, 1866-1934
This collection of 774 World War I posters and magazine ads was collected and donated by Cuyler Reynolds (1866-1934).
This collection contains the correspondence and legal papers of the Woodward family of Ashford, Connecticut and Albany, New York. The collection contains correspondence from Joseph Woodward, D.M. Leonard, and other family members which discuss the health of family members, day to day events, and finances.
The Helping Hand Seal and Stamp Club, later the Women’s Stamp and Seal Club, was formed in 1936 by two friends, Mrs. George J. Skinner and Mrs. William Weigman. This collection includes minute books, photographs, newspaper clippings, programs, copies of stamps, constitution, and by-laws, correspondences, member information, meeting announcements, AIHA pamphlets, poems by members, Albany Academy history, award ribbons, a Loving Cup inscribed “Women’s Seal and Stamp Club of Albany,” NY Grand Award arch 26, 1946, three ink stamps, one “Elm Tree” die, painting of the “Elm Tree.”
Winne Family Papers, 1708-1910 2 boxes
The earliest reference to the Winne family in the Albany area is Adam Winne, son of Peter, who, according to Records of the People of the Town of Bethlehem, was a farmer who owned a parcel of property in Rensselaerwyck. This collection contains legal documents, financial records, personal papers, and ephemera.
Goldring, Winifred, 1888-1971
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.
This collection consists of family letters of the members of two families: the Meads of Albany and the Wilsons of Elizabethtown, New Jersey, covering the years 1824-1870, with a 1930 letter to Alice Duer Miller, a noted author, who was a descendant of both families. Miller wrote a brief history of both families, which is included in the collection.
William Paterson Van Rensselaer (1805-1872) was born to General Stephen and Cornelia Paterson Van Rensselaer in the Manor House in Albany, New York. Van Rensselaer became an attorney, and married twice, having nine children. This collection includes correspondence, property records, financial records, and estate records.
The collection contains letters, financial statements, audit reports, minute books, certificates, ledgers from 1906-1920, stock certificate books from 1905-1938, stock ledgers from 1905-1971, and photographs all pertaining to the McEwan Coal Company.
William Law Learned Peltz, 1882-1961, was a graduate of the Albany Academy, Yale and the Albany Law School. This collection includes scrapbooks.