Level: Collection / Repository: Schenectady County Historical Society

Schenectady County Historical Society

32 Washington Ave.

Schenectady, NY 12305, United States

518 374 0263

The Schenectady County Historical Society is a private, not-for-profit organization with the mission to share stories, inspire dialogue, and encourage understanding of the history, people, and cultures of Schenectady County. SCHS brings to life the region's dynamic history through interactive exhibits, education programs, and community events for all audiences at the Mabee Farm Historic Site, the Grems-Doolittle Library, and the Schenectady History Museum, and Brouwer House Creative. The Grems-Doolittle Library is home to a substantial collection of books and periodicals, photographs, maps, newspaper clippings, surname, archival collections, and maps pertaining to Schenectady County history. Our library and archival collections are strong in the early colonial history of the area, mainly in the 17th and 18th centuries, and genealogical resources.

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Captain Clinton Churchill Brown Collection, circa 1862-1915

0.16 cubic feet

Collection of documents and photographs related to the Civil War service of Captain Clinton Churchill Brown, 134th NY Infantry.

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Captain Clinton Churchill Brown Collection, circa 1862-1915

Caufield collection on the U.S.S. Schenectady, 1968-1995

0.25 linear feet

Materials relating to the U.S.S. Schenectady (1968-1993) from construction to naming, commissioning, celebration, service, and decommissioning, as collected by James J. Caufield (1919-2009), President (1983-?) of the Schenectady Council of the Navy League of the United States.

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Caufield collection on the U.S.S. Schenectady, 1968-1995

Chet Watkins collection on the USS Schenectady, 1968-1972

0.25 linear feet

This collection contains photographs and negatives, general papers, correspondence, programs, newspaper clippings and articles, and notes dating from 1968 to 1972 related to the U.S.S. Schenectady, including relating to the construction, commissioning, and service of the ship.

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Chet Watkins collection on the USS Schenectady, 1968-1972

Dialogue of Schenectady, Inc. Records, 1965-1968, 2012

.5 cubic feet

The records of the Dialogue of Schenectady, Inc., also known as the Dialogue Coffee House, a non-profit organization aimed at creating dialogue through discussion groups and presentations.

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Dialogue of Schenectady, Inc. Records, 1965-1968, 2012

Edward E. Oliver Collection, Circa 1871-1977

.16 cubic feet

Collection of photographs and memorabilia related to Edward E. Oliver and family.

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Edward E. Oliver Collection, Circa 1871-1977

Harris Ottaway collection Approximately 1916-1999

Approximately 7 cubic feet

This collection contains the personal papers, photographs, writings, and scrapbooks of Mr. Harris Ottaway (1904-1999) as well as his decades of correspondence (1978-1999) with countless pen pals, most of whom were residents at the Kingsway Arms Nursing Home and retirement centers. Mr. Ottaway’s personal organizational system of the correspondence materials is left intact and generally follows a pure chronological order with an index.

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Harris Ottaway collection Approximately 1916-1999

Helen Quirini Collection, Circa 1910-2010

1.5 cubic feet

Personal papers of Helen Quirini, a union organizer, community activist, and lifelong resident of Schenectady.

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Helen Quirini Collection, Circa 1910-2010

Hinsdill Parsons papers 1899-1912

1 box

This collection contains correspondence, their enclosed materials, and other miscellaneous, likely once-enclosed, materials relating to the personal and professional business of Hinsdill Parsons, Esq., and dating from 1899 to 1912. Additional materials include contracts, dividend statements, receipts, notes, company reports, and trustee information.

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Hinsdill Parsons papers 1899-1912

John Papp Photograph Collection, circa 1970 to 2005

The collection is composed of photographic prints, negatives, and slides taken and collected by John Papp.

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John Papp Photograph Collection, circa 1970 to 2005

Mont Pleasant HS and Linton HS records, Approximately 1927-1992

~2.75 linear feet

This collection contains materials from the Schenectady High School system. The bulk of collection dates from 1931 to 1983, however, some materials date from as early as 1927 and as late as 1992. Materials are almost entirely from Linton High School (1957-1992) and Mont Pleasant High School (1931-1992), though a few materials relate to the whole district and a few to Nott Terrace High School (1903-1958). This collection contains newspaper clippings relating to staff and students of both schools, some theater performance materials and posters, Linton HS library and school construction materials, and some general Schenectady School district materials, school newspapers and literary newspapers, photographs, maps, and blueprints.

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