Creator:
Pease, Barzillai, 1773-
Inclusive Dates:
1789- 1826
Abstract:
American seaman, pilot, ship's captain. Journals combining ship's logs and personal diaries concerning Pease's career as a merchant seaman and tenure as Commander of United States Transports on Lake Ontario during the War of 1812.
Type of Material:
Diaries.
Ships' logs.
Subject:
United States -- History -- War of 1812.
United States -- History -- Naval, To 1900.
Seamen.
Ship captains.
Military history
New York State
Merchant marine -- Officers.
Merchant mariners.
Navigation -- History.
Pilots and pilotage.
Sealing.
Sailors -- United States.
Ship captains -- United States.
Shipwrecks -- Archival resources.
Whaling -- Archival resources.
Creator:
Phelps, Oliver, 1749-1809.
Inclusive Dates:
1789- 1807
Abstract:
Account books and papers relating to the Phelps and Gorham Purchase in the Genesee Valley area of New York and Pennsylvania.
Type of Material:
Account books.
Correspondence.
Deeds.
Subject:
Genesee River Region (Pa. and N.Y.) -- History.
Genesee River Valley (Pa. and N.Y.) -- History.
Business and Industry
New York State
Indians of North America -- Land tenure.
Land tenure -- New York (State)
Land titles -- New York (State)
Phelps and Gorham purchase.
Creator:
Peck, George,1797-1876.
Inclusive Dates:
1793- 1878
Abstract:
Papers of the American Methodist Episcopal clergyman, author, and President of Cazenovia Seminary, a
Methodist-supported school in Madison County, New York. Collection includes correspondence (1793-1878);
financial records (1823-1876); an autbiographical essay; diaries (1852-1875); notebooks (1856-1868);
sermons; and personal memorabilia, including clippings, financial records, and photographs.
Type of Material:
Autobiographies (literary works)
Clippings (information artifacts)
Correspondence.
Diaries.
Financial records.
Notebooks.
Photographs.
Sermons.
Subject:
Authors.
Clergy.
Educators.
Church and clergy
New York State
Clergy -- United States.
Clergy as authors.
Educators -- United States.
Methodists -- United States.
Creator:
Pratt family
Inclusive Dates:
1821- 1868
Abstract:
Papers of three members of a New York State family:
Jonathan Pratt of Rushville, New York; his son, Dr. Jonathan Pratt, Jr.; Dr. Pratt's son Andrew Smith
Pratt. Dr. Pratt resided in Hopewell, New York. Letters comment on issues of the period from 1821 to 1868 and
family news about friends and relatives.
Type of Material:
Clippings (information artifacts)
Diaries.
Letters (correspondence)
Speeches (documents)
Travel diaries.
Subject:
Rushville (N.Y.) -- History.
Hopewell Junction (N.Y.) -- History.
Physicians.
Farmers.
New York State
New York (State) -- Social life and customs.
Physicians -- New York (State)
Creator:
Paulding, James Kirke, 1778-1860.
Inclusive Dates:
1827- 1843
Abstract:
Approximately 45 letters to and from the American author and Secretary of the Navy.
Type of Material:
Correspondence.
Subject:
New York (State) -- History.
New York State
Politics, government and public administration
American literature -- New York (State)
Creator:
Parmalee, Ashbel B.
Inclusive Dates:
1834- 1834
Abstract:
Scrapbook of quotes, clippings, sayings; compiled by Ashbel B. Parmalee, probably while he was at Franklin Academy in Malone, New York
Type of Material:
Clippings (information artifacts)
Commonplace books.
Subject:
Literature -- American Poetry
New York State
American poetry -- 19th century.
English poetry -- 19th century.
High school students -- New York (State)
Quotations, English.
Creator:
Platt, Samuel.
Inclusive Dates:
1834- 1842
Abstract:
Letters sent to Samuel Platt of Plattsburgh, New York from his family members, friends, and acquaintances.
Type of Material:
Correspondence.
Subject:
Plattsburgh (N.Y.) -- History.
Saint Albans (Vt.) -- History
Burlington (Vt.) -- History.
New York State
Families -- New York (State) -- Plattsburgh.
Creator:
Paddock, Delia Ann.
Inclusive Dates:
1836- 1845
Abstract:
Friendship album of Miss Delia Ann Paddock, a student at the Cazenovia Seminary in Cazenovia, New York.
Type of Material:
Albums (books)
Subject:
Cazenovia (N.Y.)
Students.
New York State
Women Authors
Female friendship.
Friendship in adolescence.
Women college students -- New York (State)
Creator:
Pompey Academy.
Inclusive Dates:
1840- 1840
Abstract:
Bylaws of Pompey Academy, a school in Pompey, New York.
Type of Material:
Bylaws (administrative records)
Subject:
New York (State) -- Pompey (Town) -- Intellectual life.
New York State
Education -- New York (State) -- Pompey.
Schools -- New York (State) -- Pompey.
Creator:
Powers, Abel E.
Inclusive Dates:
1845- 1850
Abstract:
Account book (ledger) of Abel E. Powers, tinsmith, in Eaton (Madison County), New York. Includes estate accounts and settlements.
Type of Material:
Ledgers (account books)
Subject:
Madison County (N.Y.) -- History.
New York (State) -- History, 1775-1865.
Eaton (N.Y.) -- History.
Morrisville (N.Y.) -- History.
Peterborough (N.Y.) -- History.
Tinsmiths.
New York State
Businessmen -- New York (State)
Tinsmiths -- United States.
Creator:
Page, George M., fl. 1845-1854.
Inclusive Dates:
1845- 1854
Abstract:
Three account books kept by George M. Page of Earlville, Madison County, New York.
Type of Material:
Account books.
Subject:
Earlville (N.Y.) -- History -- 19th century.
New York (State) -- History -- 19th century.
Grocers.
Merchants.
Business and Industry
New York State
Erie Canal (N.Y.) -- Commerce.
Erie Canal (N.Y.) -- History -- 19th century.
Creator:
Peabody, Robert S. (Robert Singleton), 1837-
Inclusive Dates:
1850- 1850
Abstract:
Letter from Singleton Peabody , nephew of noted philanthropist George Peabody (1795-1869), to his fiancee, Maggie (Margaret Augusta Goddard). The letter concerns a fishing trip in the Thousand Islands area of New York.
Type of Material:
Correspondence.
Subject:
Thousand Islands (N.Y. and Ont.)
New York State
Creator:
Plymouth Congregational Church (Syracuse, N.Y.)
Inclusive Dates:
1853- 1999
Abstract:
Meeting minutes for board of trustees,
church society record books, church reports, Ecclesiastical Society material, and published
material relating to Plymouth Congregational Church in Syracuse, New York. The majority of
the collection is either microfilm or photocopies.
Type of Material:
Church records.
Clippings (information artifacts)
Correspondence.
Minutes (administrative records)
Reports.
Subject:
Syracuse (N.Y.) -- Religious life and customs.
Church and clergy
New York State
Congregational Church (Syracuse, N.Y.) -- History.
Creator:
Porter family
Inclusive Dates:
1859- 1867
Abstract:
Correspondence, photographs, journals, clippings, etc. relating to the Porter family of Skaneateles and Lockport, New York, primarily Stanley Porter and Benjamin H. Porter, who served in the Union Navy during the American Civil War. Other family members represented include his parents, James and Sarah, and his siblings Seth and Laura. At one time known as the Mensing-Braun Collection of Civil War Material.
Type of Material:
Correspondence.
Clippings (information artifacts)
Diaries.
Military passes.
Photographs.
Registrations (licenses)
Subject:
Skaneateles (N.Y.) -- History.
Lockport (N.Y.) -- History.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
Military history
New York State
Civil War (U.S.)
Blockade -- North Carolina.
Soldiers -- United States.
Steamboats.
Creator:
Potter, Henry Codman, 1834-1908.
Inclusive Dates:
1870- 1906
Abstract:
Papers of the Episcopal bishop. Outgoing correspondence, including two letters to DeWitt Miller in response to Potter's receipt of a volume of temperance sermons and a portrait of his father.
Type of Material:
Letters (correspondence)
Subject:
Clergy.
Church and clergy
New York State
Creator:
Portfolio Club (Syracuse, N.Y.)
Inclusive Dates:
1875- 2023
Abstract:
Official records, historical files (clippings, correspondence); and publications, including programs and commemorative literature which documents the history of the organization. Official records include constitution and by-laws, minutes of meetings, etc.
Type of Material:
8mm (photographic film size)
Clippings (information artifacts)
Correspondence.
Essays.
Film reels.
Minutes (administrative records)
Photographs.
Programs (documents)
Sound recordings.
Subject:
Syracuse (N.Y.) -- History.
Syracuse (N.Y.) -- Intellectual life.
Syracuse (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs.
New York State
Women authors
Women -- New York (State) -- Syracuse.
Women -- Non-formal education.
Women -- Recreation.
Women -- Societies and clubs.
Creator:
Page, Charlotte Browning, 1868-1950.
Inclusive Dates:
1878- 1946
Abstract:
Papers of the American teacher. Collection includes correspondence (1878-1941), household records,
genealogical material, photographs, and a postcard scrapbook.
Type of Material:
Correspondence.
Genealogies (histories)
Photographs.
Postcard albums.
Subject:
New York (State) -- Social life and customs -- Sources.
Educators.
Teachers.
New York State
Educators -- United States.
Women teachers -- United States.
Creator:
Pillsbury, Parker, 1809-1898.
Inclusive Dates:
1883- 1883
Abstract:
Correspondence from abolitionist Parker Pillsbury.
Type of Material:
Correspondence.
Subject:
Activism and social reform
African Americans
New York State
Abolitionists -- United States.
Creator:
Patrons of industry (Siloam, N.Y.)
Inclusive Dates:
1894- 1900
Abstract:
Secretary's minutes and a cashbook for the New York agricultural association
Type of Material:
Cashbooks.
Minutes (administrative records)
Subject:
Albany (N.Y.) -- History.
Farmers.
New York State
Business and Industry
Agriculture -- New York (State)
Agriculture -- Political aspects -- New York (State) -- History -- 19th century.
Farmers -- New York (State) -- Political activity -- History -- 19th century.
Creator:
Platt, Thomas Collier, 1833-1910.
Inclusive Dates:
1896- 1910
Abstract:
Papers of the American legislator, politician. U.S. Senator and leader in the New York State Republican Party. Two outgoing letters to Thomas Bell and Theodore Roosevelt.
Type of Material:
Letters (correspondence)
Subject:
New York (State) -- Politics and government, 1865-1950.
Legislators.
Politicians.
Politics, government and public administration
New York State
Legislators -- United States.
Politicians -- United States.
Republican Party (N.Y.)