History Unbound: Chemung County

Photographs, postcards, and ephemera relating to the history of Big Flats and Chemung County.

Calendars and publications focused on the history of Big Flats, NY.

Newsletters of the Big Flats Historical Society in Big Flats, New York.

This collection contains oral histories of members of Chemung County’s Black community, as well as whites involved in the Civil Rights movement.

A collection consisting of 2 early atlases of Chemung County (1869,1904) and 2 early atlases of the City of Elmira (1876, 1896). Each image in this collection is a full scale scan of the original items.

Oral histories of Chemung County residents describing their experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic and related events.

Directories for Elmira, New York and surrounding areas in Chemung County, including Elmira Heights.

This is a collection of photographs of Elmira College dating from the founding in 1855 through the mid-Twentieth century.

The Elmira College women’s rights and suffrage collection is an aggregate of records from the Elmira College Archives.

Historical postcards of Chemung County and Elmira, NY.

This digital collection derived from the Chemung County Historical Society’s archive and the Chemung County Library District’s collection, includes photographs, documents, video, and/or sound recordings about the floods that impacted Chemung County.

This collection consists of High School Yearbooks from the Central library's and Chemung County Historical Society yearbook collection.

This collection consists of letters and marginalia of Samuel Clemens, artifacts associated with him and photos having to do with Clemens' time in Elmira and the family and friends that comprised his circle.

This collection contains documents relating to the resettlement of displaced persons in the Twin Tiers following World War II.

The suffrage documents are a hidden collection within the New York State Federation of Women’s Clubs records.

A leading business in Elmira, NY for more than 80 years, Thatcher Glass once produced 50 percent of the milk bottles in the United States, pioneering sealed glass bottles and automated bottle production. The collection includes archival material such as design drawings, correspondence and other company documents.

Titles range from 1828 to 2016

Coverage of Elmira and Havana. Searching is available at https://fultonhistory.com/, although it's often difficult and clunky.

Directories for Elmira, New York and surrounding areas in Chemung County, including Elmira Heights.

This collection consists of High School Yearbooks from the Central library's and Chemung County Historical Society yearbook collection.