Accessing Off-Campus Collections

• Special Collections and College Archives will not be accessible while the Library is in Sturges Hall.
• Special Collections and College Archives will be available when the Library is located in Fraser Hall.

Researchers looking to find historical information about the region or the College are encouraged to explore the updated Local and SUNY Geneseo History Library Guide at https://libguides.geneseo.edu/localhistory, and/or contact Liz Argentieri, Special Collections & Archives Research Librarian, at argente@geneseo.edu or 585-245-5194.

• To schedule a Special Collections research consultation appointment, go to https://www.geneseo.edu/library/liz-argentieri.

SUNY Geneseo provides access to a few digital collections freely accessible online.

• Digital copies of SUNY Geneseo yearbooks (1943 to present) are available at the Office of Alumni Relations website: https://geneseoyearbook.smugmug.com/
• Digital copies of the Lamron (1922 to 1974) are available at NYS Historical Newspapers: https://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/#; more recent issues are available at https://www.thelamron.com/.
• Several of the Library’s image collections are available at New York Heritage: https://nyheritage.org/contributors/suny-geneseo
• Historical photographs relating to the College are being added to SUNY Geneseo’s KnightScholar institutional repository– stay tuned! In the meantime, contact the Special Collections Librarian for assistance.
• SUNY Geneseo’s Office of Communications and Marketing (https://www.geneseo.edu/comm_mark) also hosts a digital Photo Archive at https://photos.geneseo.edu/, and may be able to help find other photographs relating to the College’s history.

Local history, including some College history materials, are available at the following off-campus locations:

• Livingston County Historian’s Office, 5 Murray Hill Drive, Mt. Morris, NY 14510, 585-243-7955, https://www.livingstoncounty.us/162/County-Historian
• The Research Center is open Monday through Friday from 1:00 to 4:30 PM by appointment only, and with new COVID-19 health & safety protocols as outlined on their website. More information about the Research Center is available at: https://www.livingstoncounty.us/1116/Our-Research-Room
• Livingston County Historical Society Museum, 30 Center Street, Geneseo, NY 14454, 585-243-9147, http://www.livingstoncountyhistoricalsociety.com/
• Researchers must make an appointment to use the collections (http://www.livingstoncountyhistoricalsociety.com/contact).
• Wadsworth Public Library, 24 Center Street, Geneseo, NY 14454, 585-243-0440, https://wadslib.com/
• The library’s hours during the COVID-19 crisis are Monday through Thursday 10 AM to 7 PM and Friday 1:30 to 6 PM. Before visiting, go to https://wadslib.com/2020/08/grab-go-at-wadsworth-library/ for important health & safety protocol information.

Collections in Rochester, NY:

• Rochester Public Library (https://roccitylibrary.org/division/local-history-genealogy/) and the University of Rochester (https://www.library.rochester.edu/spaces/rbscp) have excellent local/regional history collections. In response to the COVID-19 crisis, appointments are required at both.

Please visit their websites to make an appointment and to learn more about their updated hours, policies and health & safety protocols.