HISTORY

• Standard histories by Clark, Beauchamp, Clayton, Bruce, Chase
• Books, pamphlets, clipping resources on the Erie Canal, the salt industry, churches, clubs, industries, schools, architecture, transportation, media, libraries, museums, sports, etc
• Maps and atlases of Syracuse and Onondaga County, Sanborn Fire Insurance maps
• Local History Pamphlet collection, local organization newsletter collection

GOVERNMENT

• Newspaper clippings arranged by subject
• Journal of County Legislature, 1856 –
• Proceedings of the Syracuse Common Council, 1888 –
• Annual city and county departmental reports
• Reports of special agencies, boards, committees, etc.
• Census tract summaries
• Environmental impact statements
• City and county budgets
• City and county planning reports

BUSINESS

• Newspaper clippings by the name of the firm
• Clippings scrapbooks
• Annual reports of major CNY public companies
• Company histories
• Industry histories
• Company newsletters and business newspapers
• Chamber of Commerce directories beginning with 1913
• Standard histories with sections on business and business people

These lists are an attempt to highlight the research collection in OCPL’s Department of Local History and Genealogy. If you are looking for a particular item and don’t see it listed or if you have questions, please contact one of the department’s librarians either by phone, 315-435-1900, or by email: lhg@onlib.org