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News from SCRLC
New Collection: Roberta Halden Scrapbooks
The Seneca Falls Library hired SCRLC to digitize an enormous collection of scrapbooks compiled by former Town Historian Roberta Halden. The resulting collection of 119 digitized albums is a truly comprehensive look at Seneca Falls history, from the 18th century to the present day.
New Collection: Elmira College Catalogues and Bulletins
With a 2022 SCRLC Digitization Grant, Elmira College is digitizing their complete collection of class catalogues, later referred to as The Bulletin. Elmira College was the first U.S institution of higher education to confer degrees to women equivalent to those for men, so these class catalogues have important historical significance. We're only halfway through the collection, so come back for more!
New Collection: Allentown Union School Collection
Thanks to Consider the Source digitization funding, one of our new members, Allegany County Historical Society, has a second collection, all about a rural school that has since dissolved. ACHS's executive director, Ron Taylor, attended school in Allentown and provided scanned yearbooks for us to upload.
New Collection: Buildings and Street Scenes of Auburn, NY
Auburn was one of those towns dramatically changed by Urban Renewal policies, so this collection from the Cayuga Museum of Art and History, created through the ARPA Museum/Library partnership grant that SCRLC administered to Seymour Library, has priceless views of long-gone buildings.
New Collection: Images of Auburn
Seymour Library had also received a grant from SCRLC last year that they used to partner with the Cayuga County Historian's Office. These images of buildings from all over the city of Auburn were used in the Auburn installation of HistoryForge. This essay by author and urban planner Bill Fulton about Auburn's development helps put these images in context.
It may seem like I'm biased for Auburn- but please know, I would love to upload hundreds of images of your town, too! If you have pictures to digitize, just shoot me an email at [email protected].
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