Historical Resources

University at Albany Resources

• Williams, Geoffrey P. Gateways to the past : a guide to published sources (electronic and paper) for locating unpublished archival and manuscript materials in the Greater Capital District. Albany, N.Y. : Capital District Library Council, 1993. Available in the M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives.
• University at Albany Libraries Subject Pages and Guides: Provides links to subject listings of e-journals, databases, and Internet resources.
• University at Albany Libraries Reference Collection: Provides links to academic and general interest online resources.
• Microform Editions of Archival Collections: Provides a selective list of the University Libraries' holdings of microform editions of archival and manuscript materials, which may be used during regular public hours in the University Library or Dewey Library. Most of the microform editions are accompanied by a user's guide.
• Talking History: Aural History Productions: Talking History is a production, distribution, and instructional center for all forms of "aural" history. Besides their weekly radio program, academic and media specialists affiliated with the center now offer radio production and oral history courses and workshops.
• U.S. Labor and Industrial History Audio Archive: The Labor and Industrial History Audio Archive is maintained by the University at Albany Department of History.
• The Glovers of Fulton County: The Glovers of Fulton County is a long term research and documentation project that examines the glove industry in Fulton County, New York.
• The Journal for MultiMedia History: A journal published by the University at Albany Department of History that presents, evaluates, and disseminates multimedia historical scholarship.
• University at Albany Department of History: The site provides numerous resources for pursuing historical research.

Local and Regional History

• New York State Archives
• New York State Library
• The New York State Newspaper Project: contains electronic and print resources as well as access to the project that "identifies, describes, preserves, and makes available to researchers the significant newspapers in all communities in New York State since the first publication in 1725."
• Douglas, Marilyn. New York State census records, 1790-1925. Compiled by Marilyn Douglas and Melinda Yates. Albany: University of the State of New York, State Education Dept., New York State Library, 1981. Available from the New York State Library LIB, 132-4, NEWYS, 81-71924.
• Capital District Library Council (CDLC): Provides a guide to repositories in the Greater Capital District of New York State as well as other archival resources.
• New York History Net: Promotes the awareness and use of the vast amount of resources on New York State History.
• Albany Institute of History and Art (AIHA): Located in downtown Albany, the AIHA contains collections that document the history, art and culture of the upper Hudson Valley region from the 17th century to the present.
• The Colonial Albany Social History Project: Offers details of the rich social history of Colonial Albany.
• Albany County Hall of Records: Contains the official records of Albany County as well as the mayoral papers of Erastus Corning II, the longest standing mayor in U.S. history from 1941 to 1983.
• Albany Academy Archives: The Albany Academy Archives preserves historical documents and artifacts and is open for research thereby deepening knowledge of the school, its students, educational methodology and the trends in American history which have affected the Academy.
• The Schenectady Museum: Information for the largest collection documenting the history of General Electric (GE), which was founded in Schenectady in 1892, and Schenectady.
• Union College: Collections document Union College and Schenectady, New York with strengths in science and technology.
• Rensselaer County Historical Society: The Rensselaer County Historical Society was established in 1927 to connect local history and heritage with contemporary life.
• Troy's RiverSpark Visitor Center: Information about Troy heritage and a useful bibliography on Troy's history.
• Hudson Mohawk Industrial Gateway: A comprehensive industrial heritage institute for the Hudson-Mohawk region. Its primary function has been advocating historic preservation and adaptive reuse of the industrial heritage of the region.
• Labor and Industry in Troy and Cohoes: A Brief History: Original text: James S. Corsaro and Kathleen D. Roe; Updated and Revised for the Web: Dr. Gerald Zahavi and Susan McCormick, Department of History, University at Albany, SUNY.
• Syracuse University Special Collections and Archives: Research materials on New York State history with strengths in 20th century materials as well as important 19th century collections.
• Tamiment Institute Library & Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives, New York University: Includes archival collections that document labor history, and the history of socialist, anarchist, communist and other radical political movements. Utopian experiments, women's movements, struggles for civil rights and liberties, and other forms of radical activity are also documented.
• The Catherwood Library Kheel Center at Cornell University: The holdings include the labor and business archives at Cornell University.
• Rockefeller Archive Center: Established in 1974, The Rockefeller Archive Center, a division of The Rockefeller University, holds the papers of the Rockefeller family and the records of various philanthropic and educational institutions founded by the family, including The Rockefeller University, the Rockefeller Foundation, and the Rockefeller Brothers Fund. The Center has recently begun to collect non-Rockefeller philanthropic records.
• Univeristy at Buffalo Special Collections and Archives: The University at Buffalo, SUNY's collections on local history are particularly strong in the documentation of women and Love Canal.
• New York Correction History Society: An organization dedicated to "pursue, preserve and promote the history of correction services in New York."
• New York Labor History Association: A source of information on the activities of the New York Labor History Association, an association dedicated to making the history of workers, their organizations, and their struggles in New York State a vital and ever-present part of New York's culture. The site includes labor history news, event announcements, and sources for researching New York State's labor history.

Find Primary Sources at Other Repositories

• WorldCat (OCLC): A comprehensive catalog of primary source material and bibliographic information, including manuscripts written as early as the 12th century.
• National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections: Search for primary source collections at the NUCMC home page. Bibliographic records are available describing archival and manuscript collections in public, college and university, and special libraries located throughout North America and around the world. Please note - the RLG and NUCMC bibliographic records are now incorporated into OCLC.
• Archives USA: Search for primary source collections under repository, name or subject as well as NUCMC catalog records.
• Repositories of Primary Sources: A site at the University of Idaho with links to over 4900 archival repositories throughout the world.
• Ready, Net, Go!: Provides links to a number of archival resources on the Internet. Good site for finding material outside the United States.
• National Archives and Records Administration (NARA): Search for primary sources from national government agencies.
• The Library of Congress: Search the collections and view online exhibits from the Library of Congress and its national and international partners.
• Library and Archival Exhibitions on the Web: A project of the Smithsonian Institution Libraries: This site features links to online exhibitions that have been created by libraries, archives, and historical societies, as well as to museum online exhibitions with a significant focus on library and archival materials.
• Making of America: Collaborative project between the The University of Michigan and Cornell University, Making of America (MOA) is a digital library of primary sources in American social history from the antebellum period through reconstruction. The collection is particularly strong in the subject areas of education, psychology, American history, sociology, religion, and science and technology.
• FBI's Freedom of Information Act Electronic Reading Room: Look at the FBI file of a famous person or event, as well as learning how to submit a freedom of information request.
• United States Historical Census Data Browser: Search for census data on the United States people and economy for each state and county from 1790 to 1970.
• The Society of American Archivists: Various archival resources from the premier professional association for archivists.
• Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference: Links to archival repositories in the Mid-Atlantic region.

Subject Guides

• Resources for Women's History: A guide to electronic resources for conducting research on the History of Women prepared by University at Albany Libraries Social Sciences Bibliographer Deborah M. LaFond.
• Resources for African American History: A guide to electronic and print resources for conducting research on African-American History prepared by University at Albany Libraries Curator of Manuscripts Brian Keough.
• Resources for Environmental History: A guide to electronic and print resources for conducting research on Environmental History prepared by University at Albany Libraries Curator of Manuscripts Amy Schindler.
• Resources for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered History: A guide to electronic and print resources for conducting research on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered History prepared by Graduate Student Michelle Powers.
• University at Albany Libraries Subject Pages and Guides: Provides links to subject listings of e-journals, databases, and Internet resources.