This Library contains the largest collection of Adirondack materials outside the boundaries of the Adirondack Park, as well as a smaller collection of Catskill items, with emphasis upon the origin, history and protection of the Forest Preserve. It also includes the history and culture of the Adirondack and Catskill regions, history of conservation, natural history, early travel, sporting guides, photo and video collections and historic and current maps. Key archival collections highlight the activities and accomplishments of public and private conservation organizations and citizen-activists in protecting the Forest Preserve.
| Anderson |
Saratoga County: Our County & Its People (1899) |
| Bachelder |
The Adirondacks of New York (1876) |
| Butler |
Summer Tourist (D.& H. RR, 1879) |
| Carpenter |
Summer Paradise - (D & H edition from 1940 or later) |
| Cook |
Historical Sketch of Fulton County Centennial Celebrations (1940) |
| Freeborn |
Some Adirondack Paths: Climbs - Keene Valley (1889, AMC) |
| Glenn |
The Story of Three Towns--Westport, Willsboro & Essex |
| Hamilton |
Sir William Johnson, Colonial American |
| Hill & Hughes |
Ice Harvesting in North America |
| Hough |
The Thousand Islands of the River St. Lawrence |
| Lossing |
Pioneer Days in the Catskill High Peaks |
| Lundy |
Saranac Exiles: A Winter's Tale of the Adirondacks |
| Masten, Arthur |
Tahawus Club, 1898-1993 (1935) |
| McKean |
Through the Adirondacks by the Natural Highway (1883) |
| Mix |
Catalog of Land Surveys: (1894-98) |
| Stoddard |
Guide to the Adirondacks: 1890s, 1910-13 |
| Wallace |
Guide to the Adks.: late 1890s (we have 1872, '75, '76, '82, '88, '95) |
| Cram |
Pocket Map & Hotel Guide of New York (1904) |
| Child |
Gazetteers & Directories of Herkimer Co.,1869; Lewis, 1872; St. Lawrence, 1873 |
| Douglas |
Gazetteer of Lakes, Ponds & Reservoirs of NY (1926, 1931) |
| Douglas |
Gazetteer of the Mountains of New York (1927) |
| Disturnell |
Gazetteer of the State of New York |
| Goodnow |
Topographical & Statistical Manual of the State of New York (1811) |
| Gordon |
Gazetteer of the State of New York (1836) |
| Kollock |
State of NY Historical, Descriptive & Statistical Notices (1882 & 1883) |
| Lant |
Directory of Warren & Washington Co. (1881) |
| McDonald |
Directory of Saranac Lake, Lake Placid & Bloomingdale (1906) |
| Van Benthusen |
Farmers & County Merchants Almanac (1870) |
| Waite Bros. |
Northern New York Business Directory (1868) |
| ADK |
Adirondack Central Region Guidebook (3rd ed.) |
| ...... |
Preserving Brant Lake: Blueprint for the Future |
| Balch |
Glacieres or Freezing Caverns (1970 reprint of 1900 ed.) |
| Bellico |
Life on a Canal Boat: Journals of T.D. Bartley, 1861-89 |
| Bemis, John |
A Town Almost Drowned: Northhampton, NY (Red Barn Books, Northville, NY) |
| Corbett |
The Community By the Falls (Glens Falls & Queensbury) |
| Cox |
Fiery Vision - Life & Death of John Brown (Scholastic Press) |
| Fallesen |
Peak Experiences Hiking NYS Highest Summits, County by County |
| Heller |
The White Roots of Peace |
| Jones |
Steuben - the Baron & the Town (Remsen Steuben Hist. Society) |
| Kenney |
Backward & Forward |
| Knight |
New York Wildlife Viewing Guide (Falcon $9) |
| Kudish |
Historical Update: to Paul Smiths College's Lands & Forests |
| LaBastille |
Woodswoman IV |
| Lamb |
Mary's Way - Memoir of the Life of Mary Cooper Black (Chapman Museum) |
| Lord |
Boatman at Lake George |
| Mackenzie, Mary |
Collected Poetry (1931-37) (Black Dome) |
| McKibben |
Look at the Land, Birch Browsings, The Comforting Whirl Wind |
| McMartin |
Discover the Northwest Adirondacks |
| Martin |
Timber Resources & Economy of Saranac Lake Region |
| Martin |
Journal of Wm. Gilliland (Clinton Co. Hist. Assn.) |
| Nelson |
Living with Deer in America and The Island Within |
| Reiff |
Historic Camps at Arab & Eagle Crag Lakes |
| Shorey |
History of Corinth |
| Snow |
In Mohawk Country (Anthology: 1634-1810) |
| Starbuck |
Archeology in Fort Edwards |
| Stiles |
Old Ways, Old Days (Washington County) |
| Walker |
The Woods Fighters: Roberts' Rangers (Middletown Hist.Soc., Middletown, NY) |
| Way |
Making the Rounds (North Creek) |
| Westbrook |
Relishing our Resources Along Lake Champlain |
| Wilson |
Deaths at the Washington County Poorhouse |
| Defebaugh |
History of the Lumber Industry in America (1900) |
| Fernow |
Beginnings of Professional Forestry in the Adirondacks |
| Fernow |
Progress of Forest Management |
| Harrison, Robt. |
Forests, The Shadow of Civilization(U. of Chicago, 1992) |
| Leopold |
Trees of New York State |
| Likens & Bormann |
Biochemistry of a Forested Ecosystem |
| Miller |
Gifford Pinchot & the Making of Modern Enviromentalist |
| Pinkett |
Gifford Pinchot, Private & Public Forester (U. of Ill. Press, 1970) |
| Tam |
At Home in the Northern Forest Wessels |
| Wessels |
Reading the Forested Landscape (Backcountry Press) |
The Adirondack Research Library welcomes collections of materials related to the history of the
Adirondacks, the Adirondack and Catskill Parks and the NYS Forest Preserve. Personal papers,
manuscripts, photos, maps, personal accounts, videos, audio tapes, CDs and DVDs relating to activities and
issues of interest to current and future researchers are especially desired. We also appreciate donations of pertinent books, periodicals, and official publications related to Adirondack and Catskill topics.