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. |
| Canadaway Creek Anthropology Project Collection | This collection is comprised of research materials gathered by Dr. Morrison for the anthropological study of Canadaway Creek and published reports of the project’s findings. It reflects the three eras studied: the Native American Epoch, the Era of Water Power, and Pollution-Floods-Controls-Diversions. |
| 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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