The Grems-Doolittle Library contains books and manuscripts focusing on genealogy and local history of the Schenectady County area, including the nearby counties in upstate New York from the colonial period to the present day. Library holdings include:
- Almanacs
- Almshouse records
- Bibles
- Bonds (from historic manuscripts collection)
- Books on Schenectady and New York State history and genealogy
- Broadsides (from historic manuscripts collection)
- Certificates, Diplomas, and Awards
- Church Records (Schenectady County)
- Church Records outside Schenectady County
- City Directories
- Commissions (from historic manuscripts collection)
- Correspondence (from historic manuscripts collection)
- Deeds (from historic manuscripts collection)
- Education documents (from historic manuscripts collection)
- Family files
- Historic Manuscripts such as business accounts, land records, military commissions, legal matters, etc.
- Maps
- Military documents (from historic manuscripts collection)
- Miscellaneous historical documents (from historic manuscripts collection)
- Newspaper vital records indexes
- Newspapers published in Schenectady for the period 1790–1943
- Oral histories
- Periodicals
- Photographs
- Politics (from historic manuscripts collection)
- Postcards
- Scrapbooks
- Wills for Schenectady County on microfilm, 1809-1901. Additionally, we have copies of some local wills in our historic manuscripts collection.
- Vault Books
- Yearbooks
FAMILY AND PERSONAL PAPERS
- Phyllis Zych Budka Collection
- E.Z. Carpenter Collection
- Joseph Fazzone Collection
- James Frost Papers
- Carl George Collection
- Godfrey Family Collection
- Willis T. Hanson, Jr. Collection
- Larry Hart Collection
- Heitkamp Collection [Lewis family]
- Frank Keetz Professional Baseball Collection
- Lester Family Collection
- Mabee Family Papers
- Ettore Mancuso Collection
- Robert J. Mielke Collection
- Mynderse Family Collection
- Edward E. Oliver Collection
- Rev. J. Philip B. Pendleton Diaries
- Francis Poulin Scrapbook Collection
- Helen Quirini Collection
- Ann Ross Genealogy Research Collection
- Charles and Douglas Snell WWII Correspondence
- Charles P. Steinmetz Papers
- Strong Collection
- Captain John Vedder Ledger
- Emma T. Yates Collection
ORGANIZATIONAL AND BUSINESS RECORDS
- Carl Company Collection
- Dialogue Coffee House Records
- Freedom Forum Records
- Duane Grange Collection
- First Reformed Church Book of Indentures, 1788-1823
- Heritage Home for Women Collection
- Monday Garden Group of Schenectady
- Schenectady City Politics Scrapbooks
- Schenectady City School District Scrapbooks
- Schenectady Liederkranz Records
- Soroptimist International of Schenectady
- Townsend Club of Schenectady
- Woman’s Club of Schenectady
PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTIONS
- Laura Brown Slide Collection
- Linda Champagne Slide Collection
- Eleanor Jaeger School Photograph Collection
- Wadsworth S. Kokernak Photograph Collection
- John Papp Photograph Collection
- Schenectady County Historical Society Photograph Collection:
American Locomotive Company (ALCO)
Erie Canal
General
General Electric Company
New York State Counties
People (surname list)
Schenectady City
Schenectady County - Schenectady County Historical Society Slide Show Collection
- Harold Woodworth Photograph Collection
INDEXES
- County Marriage Records, 1908-1916. Groom Index Bride Index
- Index to obituaries compiled by Margaret Van Vranken Van Eps (over 5,000 entries)
- Index to Mohawk Mercury newspaper, 1795-1798
- Index to VB 79 – Schenectady Real Estate Information, 1870-1880
- 1865 New York State Census Index for Schenectady County
- Vale Cemetery Records (Luckhurst, 1930) – Master name index for book
RESEARCH GUIDES AND BIBLIOGRAPHIES
- Genealogy Resources in the Grems-Doolittle Library
- House History Resources in the Grems-Doolittle Library
- Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Research Guide
- Dutch-language documents in the Grems-Doolittle Library
- History of Medicine in Schenectady County Research Guide
- Underground Railroad and Anti-Slavery Movement in Schenectady