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.

William Law Learned Peltz, 1882-1961, was a graduate of the Albany Academy, Yale and the Albany Law School. This collection includes scrapbooks.