Browse Collections (37 total)

Documenting the COVID-19 Pandemic in Yonkers

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Oral history interviews with people about their experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Assyrian American Oral History Project

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An oral history project with Assyrian Americans about their culture, history and traditions.

Yonkers Public Library Writing Group

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Interviews with writers who talk about their passion for writing.
Short stories read out loud.

Ruth Leonard Collection

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Ruth Leonard worked at the Halsted School in Yonkers for thirty years. She became its headmistress in 1941.
Following her retirement, she traveled…

Local History

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Oral history interviews and photographs about the history of Yonkers and Westchester County.

Melvin Goldstein Photograph Collection

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In this collection are photographs taken by Melvin Goldstein while he was stationed in the Philippines. Included are photographs of Corregidor taken…

Freedomland U.S.A.

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This collection contains oral history interviews with author Michael R. Virgintino, author of Freedomland U.S.A.: The Definitive History, about the…

Grinton I. Will Interviews

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Grinton I. Will and his wife Clarissa L. Will discuss the Yonkers Public Library and Yonkers history.

Andy Hudak Calendar Reform Collection

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An oral history interview along with various materials relating to calendar reform.

Hudson River Museum Branch

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Materials relating to the Hudson River Museum branch of the Yonkers Public Library.