Search New York State History Day: Research Places to Research   Researching for NYSHD   Research and the Internet   Home can't read it? click here for a new image		Home     News     Contest     Teachers     Students     Parents     Staff     Contact Us     Store   Places to Research in the State of New York Major Research Centers Columbia University Libraries (New York City Region) Cornell University Library (Finger Lakes Region) Cornell University Library Rare and Manuscript Collection (Finger Lakes Region) Gilder Lehrman Collection Major Holdings: Henry Knox Collection; Livingston Family Papers; Catharine Macaulay Papers; Union and Confidereate Soldiers' Correspondence Jewish Museum of New York (New York City Region) Lower East Side Tenement Museum (New York City Region) Metropolitan Museum of Art Library (New York City Region) Municipal Archives of the City of New York (New York City Region) National Archives Northeast Region (New York City Region) New-York Historical Society Library (New York City Region) New York Public Library (New York City Region) New York State Archives (Capital Region) New York State Library (Capital Region) New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center (Capital Region) New York State Museum (Capital Region) New York State Newspaper Project (Capital Region) New York University Special Collections and Archives (New York City Region) Oral History Research Office Columbia University (New York City Region) Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Archives (Capital Region) Rockefeller Archive Center (Lower Hudson Region) Major Holdings: Rockefeller Family archives, Rockefeller University archives, Rockefeller Foundation Archives. Bulk of Center's materials consist of "project files" that document philanthropic support for particular institutions, organizations, or individuals, generally between 1880 and 1980. Schomberg Center for Research in Black Culture (New York City Region) Syracuse University Library (Genesee Valley Region) Major Holdings: Rare books, manuscripts and archival materials in the Special Collections Research Library The Hispanic Society of America (New York City Region) University at Albany Libraries (Capital Region) University at Buffalo Libraries (Western New York Region) University of Rochester Libraries (Genesee Valley Region) Regional Places to Research Select your region: Catskill Region Central New York Finger Lakes Genesee Valley Long Island Lower Hudson Mid Hudson New York City North Country Southern Tier Western Mohawk Western New York Western Southern Tier Captial Region The Albany Academy Archives Albany Institute of History and Art Library Albany Public Library Altamont Free Library Arvilla E. Diver Memorial Library Berlin Free Town Library Berne Public Library Bethlehem Public Library Castleton Public Library Cheney Library Cohoes Public Library Columbia County Historical Society Columbia County, NY Online Historical Archives East Greenbush Community Library Grafton Community Library Greene County Historical Society: Vedder Memorial Library Guilderland Public Library Lucy Scribner Library Menands Public Library Montgomery County Department of History and Archives New Netherland Project Petersburgh Public Library Poestenkill Library RCS Community Library Rensselaer County Historical Society Rensselaerville Library Sand Lake Town Library Shaker Museum and Library Saratoga County Historic Association Slate Valley Museum Major Holdings: tools; blocks of slate; cultural artifacts; local history projects Stephentown Memorial Library Valley Falls Free Library Voorheesville Public Library Watervilet Public Library Westerloo Public Library William K Sanford Town Library back to top Catskill Region Hartwick College, Paul F Cooper Jr Archives National Baseball Hall of Fame Library Major Holdings: Baseball collections New York State Historical Association Research Library Schoharie County Historical Society- Old Stone Fort Library back to top Central New York Region Onondaga Historical Society back to top Finger Lakes Region The Cayuga-Owasco Lakes Historical Society- Luther Research Center and Archives Corning Museum of Glass Geneva Historical Society Ithaca College Archives Ontario County Historical Society Major Holdings: Books, ephemeria, and manuscripts pertaining to Western New York history; photographs; 3-dimensional items Ontario County Records and Archives Center Major Holdings: 1789 - present: inactive government records for Ontario County (land records such as deeds, mortgages, and assessment rolls, U.S. and NY State census from 1790-1930, probate and estate records, civil and criminal court records) Yates County Genealogical and Historical Society Research Facilities back to top Genesee Valley Region Genesee Valley Museum and Country Village George Eastman House- Richard and Rony Menschel Library Strong Museum Susan B. Anthony House back to top Long Island Region Huntington Historical Society La Guardia and Wagner Archives Nassau Free Library Oyster Bay Historical Society Shelter Island Historical Society Archives back to top Lower Hudson Region Goshen Public Library and Historical Society Historic Hudson Valley Museum Village in Monroe Major Holdings: 19th Century artifacts and collections: clothing, carriages/wagons/sleighs, farm tools, drug store, general store, printing, broommaking. Also, many Civil War artifacts: letters, prints, uniforms New Castle Historical Society Rye Historical Society- Knapp House Library and Archives Westchester County Historical Society White Plains Public Library Yorktown Museum Major Holdings: Items and information on Yorkstown and surrounding areas. Genealogical information on local families. back to top Mid-Hudson Region Franklin Delano Roosevelt Presidential Library Hudson River Maritime Museum Major Holdings: 19th and 20th century Hudson River steamboat material, passenger and freight carrying vessels; Cornell Steamboat Company material; 19th and 20th century Hudson River industrial material (brick, ice cutting, bluestone, fishing, and boat building industries) Huguenot Historical Society Major Holdings: 19th century clothing and textiles; 18th and 19th century furniture; 19th century agricultural tools and equipment; photos, family bibles, wills and deeds in archives. back to top New York City Region American Irish Historical Society American Museum of the Moving Image Major Holdings: Artifacts relating to the production and history of motion pictures and video including vintage cameras, film projects, television sets, computer games, costumes, and set design); interactive exhibits on animation, sound, etc; Digital Play (video games from 1980s, 90s, and today) Bayside Historical Society Brooklyn Historical Society Library Center for Jewish History Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum; Study Center and Archives Cooper-Union Library Archives John Jay College of Criminal Justice Special Collections Leo Baeck Institute for the Study of the History and Culture of German Speaking Jewry Museum of the City of New York Museum of Sound Recording New York Council for the Humanities New York Transit Museum Major Holdings: Various items from the Board of Transportation are available in the Archives Department; strong labor and immigrant history documents. Email Laura Joseph, Manager of Education, with inquiries: laura.joseph@nyct.com The Paley Center for Media The Queens Historical Society Skyscraper Museum South Street Seaport Museum Taniment Library and Robert F Wagner Labor Archives back to top North Country Region Franklin County Historical Society back to top Souther Tier Region Broome County Public Library and Genealogy Center Chemung Valley History Museum Major Holdings: American Revolution, World War I, World War II, Civil War, including Elmira Prison Camp Log, Large photograph collection. back to top