Business and legal papers of Stephen Lush, Albany financier and politician, and Richard Lush, Albany merchant and civil servant, including agreements, receipts, property records, notes, bills, maps, correspondence, and leases. Some concern land owned in central and western New York which they had purchased from Revolutionary War veterans.

The Meadows collection is comprised of documents, papers, and photographs collected by the families that owned The Meadows mansion in Cazenovia, NY. These families include The Ledyards, The Hubbards, and The Oakmans, providing a snapshot of the personal life of an upper class family during the mid 1800s to the 1950s. Please see the scope and content note for a more in depth description of the collection.

Will Hicok Low (1853-1932) was born in Albany, New York, and became an artist, muralist, and writer. This collection includes correspondence, personal papers, photographs, and reproductions of his work.