Easy to search for specific names or subjects, e.g., kirkland, samuel; or Iroquois Indians, etc.

New York has over 2800 historical records repositories and over 4300 local governments. This on-line directory provides address and telephone information for organizations and governments that have reported that they hold historical records.

Search catalog records for more than 25,000 archives and manuscripts collections housed locally at repositories throughout New York State (libraries, historical societies, and other organizations with established archives). The search excludes the holdings of the State Library and the State Archives. NOTE: The HDI collections are NOT housed in the State Library; for a list of participating repositories see the Repository Locator On-Line Directory above.

The Albany Institute's library is one of the area's most outstanding regarding the history, art and culture of the upper Hudson Valley region from the 17th century to the present. A non-circulating library, the library collection of more than one million items includes extensive collections of primary source material such as photographs, manuscripts, architectural drawings, broadsides, ephemera, maps and scrapbooks in addition to more than 14,000 history and art reference volumes and 125 periodicals and newsletters.