Photo Essays
Utica Observer-Dispatch Photo Essay on the "Lunatic Asylum"
"Old Main," more formally known as the New York State Lunatic Asylum or, later, the Utica Psychiatric Center, opened its doors in 1843.
Utica, New York: A Day of Fun, A Story of Hope
Posted Jan. 13, 2015 by ArianDavidphotography
Recent blog photo essay on recent visit to Utica
Library Catalog
WorldCat Discovery: One Search Box for Books, Articles, Media, and More
For background search in WorldCat, employ basic, simple concepts. Refine your research based on results and your own reading and/or approach.
Explorations
- Landmarks Society of Greater Utica
Local preservation group - Oneida County Historical Society:| Utica Resources | Remember When (40's-50's photos)
Local history scociety with extensive resources - UC Library Catalog:
Some Utica histories
Some Utica/Oneida atlases
Some Utica church histories
Some Utica architecture - Some Hathi Trust catalog results
- Utica Fires (down page from blog)
- Maps & Atlases. Library owns the 1874 Oneida County atlas
- Memorial History (1892) word searchable.
- Mafia Wiki : Utica
- Lunatic Asylum : Wiki
- Old Fulton Newspapers
- UC Research Guide for New York History
Prepared by Utica College Library - New York State Archives | Searchable digital image collection
- New York State Historical Association Research Library
Cooperstown - New York History [Journal]
- New York Times article on struggle to preserve Utica buildings
- Black History in Utica
UC prof Jan DeAmicis' page at Hamilton College - Jewish Community in 19th Century Utica
- National Archive: Lewis Hine Photgraphs
Utica Newsboys 1910 - All Utica Newspapers
Chronicling America (Library of Congress) - Digitized New York Newspapers
Chronicling America (Library of Congress)
People: As "Resource"
ORAL HISTORY
Paramount for this kind of project is finding and talking to people, actual human beings, not books, articles, or documents.
If a building, place or locale (still) serves a purpose relevant to its background, oftentimes someone there will gladly talk to you about it. In addition someone associated with a location may have or know about material to help with your research or refer you to someone or someplace that can help..
- LOCAL HISTORY BYFFS
- STAFF
- TEACHERS
- FRIENDS
- PARENTS/GRANDPARENST OF FRIENDS
- CLASSMATES
- SCHOLMATES