Welcome to the
Archival Department
of the Darwin R.
Barker Historical
Museum
Open Tuesdays 4-8, Fridays 1-5, Saturdays 1-5, and by appointment.
Available Finding Aids
| Anna Saxton Collection | Programs and pamphlets related to early 20th-century graduations at the Fredonia Normal School and Fredonia High School. |
| Browne Autograph Collection | A collection of autographs, with most being collected from contemporary political, literary, and theatre celebrities. |
| Clark-Collesano Family Collection | A collection of correspondence, financial papers, and property deeds belonging the descendants of Elijah Clark Sr., an early settler of Fredonia, that follow the family into the early 20th century. |
| Early Chautauqua County Court of Common Pleas Records | Legal documents relating to over 100 cases tried in the Chautauqua County Court of Common Pleas between 1820 and 1840. |
| Forest Hill Cemetery Records | This collection contains legal, financial, and administrative documents related to the organization and operation of the Forest Hill Cemetery Association. |
| Mary Ellen Porter Collection | A collection of notes and letters passed between friends living on Berry Road in Fredonia during the 1930s. |
| Philo J. Sage Collection | A collection of diaries, correspondence, and financial documents relating to Philo Jackson Sage and his family, who lived and operated a farm on Webster Rd. in Fredonia. |
| Schulenberg Collection | A collection of administrative documents relating to the sale and distribution of watches from the Howard Brothers and the Independent Watch Company. |
| The McAllister Collection | This collection is comprised of Dr. Catherine McCallister’s meticulously compiled notes, bibliographies, and copies of sources used in her research. |
| The Walworth/Forbes Papers | Deeds, land indentures, estate papers, personal and professional correspondence, financial documents, insurance documents, and patent papers belonging to Philo Orton, Abiram Orton, Benjamin Walworth, and Elias Forbes. |
| World War I Portraits | Portraits of local men and women who served in World War I. |
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