LOCAL HISTORY AND GENEALOGY SOURCES AT THE PATTERSON LIBRARY
Compiled by Mary Poshka, Reference Librarian with the Assistance of Billie Dibble, Historian. Updated in 2003 by Adult Program Specialist, Sharon Gollnitz.
Library Catalog. Computerized files for individual and corporate authors and titles and subjects. Covers catalogued items in the circulating, reference and local history collections. COMPUTER CATALOG
Guide to Historical Resources in Chautauqua County, New York Repositories Update No. 1. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University New York Historical Resources Center, 1988. LH 974.796 G
Mini-index to Westfield Republican. Indexes to selected years and subjects of The Westfield Republican. CARD FILE – MEZZANINE
Microfilm Index of Chautauqua County Newspapers. Chautauqua County Historical Society. Lists holdings of newspapers on microfilm at the Chautauqua County Historical Society headquarters and at Patterson Library. REF 070.1 C
New York State Census Indexes, 1810-1850. Ronald Vern Jackson, editor. North Salt Lake, UT: Accelerated Indexing Systems, 1976-77. MEZZZANINE
Obituary File. Patterson Library. Card file of obituaries appearing the in The Westfield Republican 1856 to present. CARD FILE – MEZZANINE
Indexes to 1835 and 1845 Westfield Census. LH 317 C
The Centennial History of Chautauqua County. Jamestown: The Chautauqua History Company, 1904. LH 974.795C
Dilley, Butler F., ed. Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of Chautauqua County, New York. Philadelphia: John M. Gresham & Company, 1891. LH 920 D
Doty, William J., Editor-in-chief. The Historic Annals of Southwestern New York. 3 volumes. NY: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1940. 974.79 D, LH 974.79 D, REF 974.79 D
Edson, Obed. History of Chautauqua County, New York. Boston, MA: W.A. Fergusson & Co., 1894. LH 974.795 E
Hiller, Anabelle. Biographical Cyclopedia of Chautauqua County, New York by B.F. Dilley. Jamestown, NY: Fenton Historical Center, 1974. LH 920 D
Young, Andrew W. History of Chautauqua County, New York. Buffalo, NY: Matthews & Warren, 1875. LH 974.795 Y
305 marriages performed by the Rev. Alfred J. Wilcox, Baptist minister... : 1851-1890. [s.l.]: [s.n.], [n.d.]. LH 929.3 T
Barden, Virginia Washburn. Gleanings. Fredonia, NY: Chautauqua County
Genealogical Society, 1991. LH 929 B
Barden, Virginia Washburn. Gleanings II. Fredonia, NY: Chautauqua County
Genealogical Society, 1996. LH 929 B
Barris, Lois, comp. Death Notices, 1819 –1899 Reported in the Fredonia Censor and a
Few Other Sources. Fredonia, NY: Chautauqua County Genealogical Society, 1992.
LH 974.795 B
Barris, Lois, comp. Genealogical Information (births, deaths, & marriages) reported in
The Grape Belt 1893-1899. Fredonia, NY: Chautauqua County Genealogical Society,
1994. LH 929 B
Barris, Lois, comp. Genealogical Information Extracted from existing copies of the
Fredonia Censor 1990 through 1926. Fredonia, NY: Chautauqua County Genealogical
Society, 1992. LH 929 G
Barris, Lois, comp. Nineteenth Century Marriages Reported in the Fredonia Censor.
Fredonia, NY: Chautauqua County Genealogical Society, 1991. LH 312.5 B
Obituary File. Patterson Library. Card file of obituaries appearing in The Westfield
Republican 1856 to present. CARD FILE - MEZZANINE
*LH ARCHIVES, SCRAPBOOK
Smith, Gary V., comp. 3,000 Death Notices Covering Northwestern Pennsylvania and
Southwestern New York Extracted From the Corry Weekly Herald. Montgomery, AL:
Nathaniel Publications, 1992. 974.79 S
An Index to the Gravestones of the Westfield Cemetery. Fredonia, NY: Chautauqua County Genealogical Society, 1992. LH 974.795 C
Barden, Virginia Washburn, comp. East Ripley Cemetery Inscriptions (New Part) Chautauqua County, New York. [s.l.]: Compiler, 1981. LH 974.795 B
Barden, Virginia Washburn. A Guide to Chautauqua County, New York Cemeteries and Burial Sites. Fredonia, NY: Chautauqua County Genealogical Society, 1990. LH 974.795 B
Barden, Virginia Washburn and McCutcheon, Marie B. Inscriptions in the Old Part of East Ripley Cemetery. [s.l.]: Author, 1977. 974.795 B
Barden, Virginia Washburn. Recorded Burials in Quincy Rural Cemetery. Ripley, NY: Author, 1980. LH 974.795 B
Chautauqua County Cemetery Records. Compiled by Kate Wilson Heath and Clayburne B. Sampson, October, 1945. LH 974.795 C
Chautauqua County Church and Cemetery Records. A set of 52 reels of 16 mm microfilm. Includes a selection of county churches and cemeteries. Salt Lake City, UT: The Genealogical Society of Utah, 1984. MICROFILM
Portland Evergreen Cemetery. Fredonia, NY: Chautauqua County Genealogical Society, 1990. LH 974.795 P
Tombstone Records: Old St. James Major Catholic Church Cemetery/New St. James Major Catholic Church, Westfield, New York. Compiled by Virginia D. White Johnson. [n.d.] LH 794.795 J
Westfield Cemetery Records. Salt Lake City, UT: The Genealogical Society of Utah, 1984. MICROFILM
Westfield-Portland Union Cemetery Burials in Old Cemetery. April 23, 1977. LH 974.795 W
Westfield-Portland Union Cemetery Lot Owners. April 23, 1977. LH 974.795 W
Barris, Lois. Selected Information from the 1865 New York State Census for the County of Chautauqua. 2 volumes. Fredonia, NY: Chautauqua County Genealogical Society, 1999. LH 317.479 B
Barris, Lois. Selected Information from the 1870 New York State Census for the County of Chautauqua. 3 volumes. Fredonia, NY: Chautauqua County Genealogical Society, 2001. LH 317.479 B
Barris, Lois. Selected Information from the 1875 New York State Census for the County of Chautauqua. 2 volumes. Fredonia, NY: Chautauqua County Genealogical Society, 2000. LH 317.479 B
Hough, Franklin B. Census of the State of New York for 1865. Albany: Van Benthuysen, 1867. LH 317.47 H
McCutcheon, Marie B., comp. Town of Ripley, New York, State and Federal Census, 1810-1845. Fredonia, NY: Chautauqua County Genealogical Society, 1995.
LH 317 M
New York State Census, Chautauqua County, Schedules 1855. Copied for Fenton Historical Center by Helen T. Anderson, Office of Aging. (By Township). LH ROOM, FILE BOXES
New York State Census, Town of Westfield, Schedules 1835 – 1845. * LH ARCHIVES
United States Census, Chautauqua County, Schedules 1810, 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1890, 1900, 1910, 1920. Washington, D.C.: National Archives. MICROFILM
Anderson, Arthur Wellington. The Conquest of Chautauqua. Jamestown, NY: Journal Press, 1932. LH 974.795 A
Arnold, Lew N. My Version of Steamboating on Chautauqua Lake. [s.l.]: Author, [n.d.] LH 387.2 A
Barden, Virginia Washburn. Chautauqua County Almshouse and Asylum Book 1, 1833-1867. Fredonia, NY: Chautauqua County Genealogical Society, 1992. LH 361.6 B
Barden, Virginia Washburn. Gleanings. Fredonia, NY: Chautauqua County Genealogical Society. LH 310.974 B
Barris, Lois. Chautauqua County Almshouse and Asylum Book 2, 1867-1918. Fredonia, NY: Fredonia, NY: Chautauqua County Genealogical Society, 1992.
LH 361.6 B
The Centennial History of Chautauqua County. 2 volumes. Jamestown, NY: The Chautauqua History Company, 1904. LH 974.795 C
Chautauqua County Society of New York. Miniature History of Chautauqua County. [s.l.]: The Society, 1908. LH 974.795 C
Doty, William J., Editor-in-Chief. The Historic Annals of Southwestern, New York. 3 volumes. New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1940. 974.79 D, LH 974.79 D, REF 974.79 D
Downs, John P. History of Chautauqua County and its People. Boston, MA: American Historical Society, 1921. LH 974.795 D
Ebersole, Helen G. Chautauqua Lake Hotels. Jamestown, NY: Fenton Historical Society, 1992. LH 647.947 E
Edson, Obed. History of Chautauqua County, New York. Boston, MA: W.A. Ferguson, 1894. LH 974.795 E
Gazetteer and Business Directory of Chautauqua County, N.Y. for 1873-74. Compiled and published by Hamilton Child. Syracuse, NY: Journal Office, 1873. LH 917.479 C
Kurtz, Edward T. Names and Places in Chautauqua County. Portland, NY: Author, 2001. LH 974.975 K
Leet, Ernest D., ed. History of Chautauqua County, New York: 1938 – 1978. Westfield,
NY; Chautauqua County Historical Society, 1980. LH 974.795 H
McMahon, Helen G. Chautauqua County: A History. Buffalo, NY; Henry Stewart,
1958. LH 974.795 M
Morrison, Wayne E., Sr. A History of Chautauqua County, New York. [s.l.]: Author,
1969. LH 974.795 M
Nichols, C. Malcolm. The Early Post Offices of Chautauqua County, New York.
Jamestown, NY: Author, 1960. 383.197, LH 383.197 N
Pulver, Susan Blodgett. Legends of Chautauqua. Buffalo, NY: Peter Paul, 1895.
LH 398.2 P
Thompson, B. Delores. Jamestown and Chautauqua County: An Illustrated History.
Woodland Hills, CA: Windsor Publications, 1984. LH 974.795 T
Warren, Emory F. Sketches of the History of Chautauque County. Jamestown, NY: J.
Warren Fletcher, 1846. LH 974.795 W
Young, Andrew W. History of Chautauqua County, New York. Buffalo, NY: Matthews
& Warren, 1895. LH 974.795 Y
Anderson, Frances D. 1825-1975: 150 Years for the Way and the Truth and the Life: A
History of the First Baptist Church of Westfield, New York. Westfield, NY: Author, 1975. LH 280 A
Anderson, Frances D. History of the First Baptist Church of Westfield. Westfield, NY: Chautauqua Printing and Publishing, 1995. LH 286 A
Barden, Virginia Washburn, comp. A Genealogical Index to Early Records of the Presbyterian Church, Westfield, Chautauqua County, New York. Ripley, NY: Compiler, 1982. LH 929 B
Barden, Virginia Washburn, comp. A Genealogical Index to Early Records of the Presbyterian Church, Ripley, Chautauqua County, New York. Ripley, NY: Compiler, 1977. LH 929 B
Centennial History of the First Presbyterian Church and Society, Westfield, New York. Westfield, NY: Jamestown, NY: Journal Press, 1910. LH 285 C
Early History of Sherman Methodism. [s.l.]: [s.n.], [n.d.]. 287 E
First Presbyterian Church, (Westfield, NY). [Session Records]. 1808-1848; 1849-1869. Westfield, NY: [s.n.], [n.d.]. LH 285 F
Garland, Merwin A. The History of the Trinity Episcopal Church, Fredonia, New York 1822-1967. Dunkirk, NY: McClenathan Printery, 1968. LH 283.09 G
History of the First Baptist Church of Westfield, New York. Westfield, NY: First Baptist Church, 1975. LH 280 A
Russell, C. Allyn. A History of the Fredonia Baptist Church (1808 – 1955). Dunkirk, NY: McClenathan Printery, 1955 LH 286 R
St. James Major 125th Anniversary. Westfield, NY: St. James Major Catholic Church, 1985. LH 282.747 S
Schneider, Herbert Wallace. A Prophet and Pilgrim. New York: Columbia University Press, 1942. LH 299S
Smith, David C. Spiritualism in Chautauqua County, New York in the Nineteenth Century. [s.l.]: Author, 1977. LH 374 S
Stacy, Ruth C. First Presbyterian Church of Westfield, NY 1968-1998, a History.
[Westfield], NY: First Presbyterian Church, 1999. LH
285 T
Stonehouse, Helena M. One Hundred Forty Years of Methodism in the Jamestown, New York Area. [s.l.]: Parthenon, [n.d.] LH 287 S
West Portland Baptist Church: 150 Years in Service to Christ. West Portland, NY: 150th Anniversary Committee, [n.d.] LH 280 W
Directory of Historical Agencies and Historians of Western New York. Avon, NY: The Western New York Association of Historical Agencies, 1990. REF 906 D
Bentley, Elizabeth Petty. The Genealogist’s Address Book. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing, 1991. REF 929.102 B
Bowman, Fred Q. 10,000 Vital Records of Western New York, 1809-1850. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1985. LH 929.3 B
Cutter, William Richard. Genealogical and Family History of Western New York. New York: Lewis Historical Pub. CO., 1912. LH 929 C
Family Genealogies. LH B, by family name.
Foley, Janet Wethy. Early Settlers of New York State, Their Ancestors and Descendants. Albany: Foley, 1934-1942. LH 929 F
Gilmer, Lois C. Genealogical Research and Resources: A Guide for Library Use. Chicago, IL: American Library Association, 1988. REF 026.929 G
Greenwood, Val D. The Researcher’s Guide to American Genealogy. 2d ed. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1990. REF 929.107 G
Guide to Genealogical Research in the National Archives. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1982. REF 016.9291 U
Helmbold, F. Wilbur. Tracing Your Ancestry – A Step by Step Guide to Researching Your Family History. Birmingham, AL: Oxmoor House, 1976. 929.1 H
Helmbold, F. Wilbur. Tracing Your Ancestry Logbook. Birmingham, AL: Oxmoor House, 1976. REF 929.1 H
Lineage Books – Daughters of the American Revolution. LH ROOM, SHELF
Schweitzer, George K. New York Genealogical Research. Knoxville, TN: Author, 1988. LH 929 S
Surname File. LH FILE, MEZZANINE
Barden, Virginia Washburn. Earliest Holland Land Company Sales in Chautauqua County, New York. Westfield, NY: Chautauqua County Genealogical Society, 1990. LH 974.795 B
Barris, Lois, comp. Holland Land Company Delinquent Contracts in Chautauqua County. Fredonia, NY: Chautauqua County Genealogical Society, 1991. LH 974.795 B
Chazanof, William. Joseph Ellicott and the Holland Land Company. Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press, 1970. 974.795 C
The Holland Land Company. LH FILE, MEZZANINE
Holland Land Company (Mayville Subagency) and Chautauqua Land Company Records, 1801-1884. Guide Included. MICROFILM, * LH ARCHIVES Includes:
Range Books, Holland Land Company, Mayville, NY. 37 Manuscript volumes, 1804-1839. With everyname index.
Range Books, Chautauqua Land Company, Westfield, NY. (Successor to Holland Land Company). 30 manuscript volumes, 1829-1877. MICOFILM, * LH ARCHIVES
Holland Land Company (Mayville Subagency) and Chautauqua Land Company Records, 1801-1884: A Guide to the Microfilm Edition. Westfield, NY: Patterson Library, 1992. LH 975.795 H
Livsey, Karen E. Western New York Land Transactions, 1804 –1824. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1991. LH 974.795 L
Livsey, Karen E. Western New York Land Transactions, 1825 –1835,extracted from the archives of the Holland Land Company. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1996. LH 974.795 L
Silsby, Robert W. The Holland Land Company in Western New York. Buffalo: Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society, 1961. LH 974.79 S
Edson, Obed. Map of the Aboriginal Remains of Chautauqua County, New York. 1901. MAP CASE
Illustrated Historical Atlas of the County of Chautauqua, New York. New York, NY: F.W. Beers & Co., 1881. * LH ARCHIVES
Ings, Karl, ed. Professor Higbee’s Stream Map of New York. Williamsport, PA: Vivid Pub., 1994, MAP CASE
Map of Chautauqua County, New York, 1854. (52 ½” x 53 ¼”). Philadelphia, PA: Collins Kenney, 1854. LH ROOM WALL
Map of Westfield, 1877. (45” x 46 ½”). Philadelphia, PA: Union Map Publishing Company, 1877. LH ROOM WALL
New Topographical Atlas of Chautauqua County, New York. Philadelphia, PA: Wm. Stewart, 1867. * LH ARCHIVES
Plat Maps. Holland Land Company, Mayville, New York. 35 manuscript, 23” x 23” or larger, with names of first grantees. 1803-1860. * LH ARCHIVES
Recorded Shipwrecks Since the 18th Century On and Off the South Shore of the Lake Erie Quadrangle. Research and production by David R. Frew, 1993. MAP CASE
Sanborn maps of Westfield, New York. 1886, 1891, 1896, 1902, and 1907. New York, NY: Sanborn Map Company. Business maps, completed for insurance purposes. MICROFILM
Sanborn map of Westfield, New York, 1907. New York, NY: Sanborn Map Company. Business maps, completed for insurance purposes. * LH ARCHIVES
Sanborn map of Westfield, New York, 1912. New York, NY: Sanborn Map Company. Business maps, completed for insurance purposes. * LH ARCHIVES
Soil Map, New York, Chautauqua County Sheet.
Washington, D.C.: United States Dept. of Agriculture, 1914. MAP CASE
Loose Maps of Chautauqua County and Westfield. MAP CASE
Holland Land Company Maps. * LH ARCHIVES
U.S. Geological Survey Maps. MAP CASE
New York State Atlases. MAP CASE
Including: New Century Atlas of New York State, 1912
Miscellaneous Atlases. MAP CASE
Including: Oil Regions of Pennsylvania, 1865
Steuben County, New York, 1873
Oil and Gas Field Farm Line Maps, Franklin and Oil City, PA
Quadrangle, 1945
Clarion, PA, 1877
Erie County, New York, 1880 (reprint)
Statistical Atlas of the United States – 9th Census, 1870. * LH
ARCHIVES
Bidwell, Frederick David. History of the 49th New York Volunteers. Albany, NY: Lyon, 1916. LH 973.7 B
Brown, Henri Le Fevre. History of the Third Regiment Excelsior Brigade, 72nd New York Volunteer Infantry, 1861-1865. Jamestown, NY: Journal Printing, 1902.
LH 973.7 B
Chautauqua County Registration, June 5, 1917. [n.l]: [n.s.], [n.d.]. 940.3 C
Cheney, Newel. History of the Ninth Regiment, New York Volunteer Cavalry. Jamestown, NY: Merz, 1901. LH 973.7 C
WWII clippings. *LH ARCHIVES, SCRAPBOOK
Dunkelman, Mark H. The Hardtack Regiment. Rutherford, NJ: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1981. LH 973.744 D
Fox, William F. Regimental Losses in the American Civil War, 1861-1865. Albany: Albany Pub. Co., 1889. LH 973.7 F
Graham, George E., Comp. Civil War Veterans of Chautauqua County: Town of Westfield. [s.l.]: Author, 1975. LH 973.7 G
Hoyt, Max Ellsworth. Index of Revolutionary War Pension Applications. Washington, D.C.: National Genealogical Society, 1966. LH 929.3 H
Hulburt, Simon Bolivar. The Diaries of Simon Bolivar Hulburt 1860 –1864. New York Historical Society. Diaries of a Westfield youth who entered the Civil War in 1862 and died in Andersonville prison in 1864. MICROFILM
Hyde, William L. History of the 112th Regiment New York Volunteers. Fredonia, NY: McKinstry, 1866. LH 973.7 H
- Pitcher, Dick. Alphabetical List of Officers and Privates of the 112th New York Volunteers. [s.l.]: Author, [n.d.]. LH 973.741 P
Kates, Frederick Ward, comp. Patriot Soldiers of 1775-1783: The Veterans of the War for American Independence of Chautauqua County, New York. v. I – Jamestown, New York: Jamestown Chapter, D.A.R., 1981; v. II – Westfield, New York: Chautauqua County Historical Society, 1987. LH 974.795 K, REF 974.795 K
-DiDomenico, Linda Nelson and Agnes Lee Mitchell. Index for the Patriot Soldiers of 1775-1783. [s.l.]: Compilers, [n.d.]. LH 974.795 D
Morris, Gouverneur. The History of a Volunteer Regiment. New York: Veteran Volunteer Publishing Co., 1891. LH 973.7 M
Peterson, A. Bartholdi. “Lest We Forget:” The Record of Chautauqua County’s Own. [s.l.]: Chautauqua County Post, American Legion, 1920. LH 940.3 P
Preston, N.D. History of the Tenth Regiment of Cavalry, New York State Volunteers, August, 1861 to August, 1865. New York: Appleton, 1892. LH 973.7 P
Ryberg, Donald, K., Jr. Chautauqua County Regiments and Soldiers in the Civil War, 1861-1865. Westfield, NY: Chautauqua County Historical Society, 1986. LH 973.7 R
Soldiers of the American Revolution Who at One Time Were Residents of, Or Whose Graves are Located in Chautauqua County, New York. Issued by Chautauqua County, New York, Chapters, Daughters of the American Revolution. The Society, 1925. LH 973.344 S
Vertical File with subject guide. WARS – Revolutionary, 1812, Civil, WWI, WWII. Includes clippings and miscellaneous information. LH FILE, MEZZANINE
Watkins, Tom B.W. History of the American Legion, Chautauqua County, New York 1917-1977. Westfield, NY: Chautauqua Printing, 1977. LH 974.795 H
WWI Scrapbook, 1917-1918
Compiled by Walter Falvay.
*LH ARCHIVES, SCRAPBOOK
Compiled by Edith Work
*LH ARCHIVES, SCRAPBOOK
*LH ARCHIVES, SCRAPBOOK
Cushing Family. [Miscellaneous Correspondence]. 1861-1918. MICROFILM
Foote, Elial Todd. [Papers]. MICROFILM , * LH ARCHIVES
Hanks, Christopher C. Paleo-Indian Occupation of Chautauqua County, New York. [s.l.]: Author, 1977. LH 974.795 H
2 v. 1948-1950, 1955-1957
Contains clippings pertaining to club’s programs and events.
*LH ARCHIVES, SCRAPBOOK
Parker, Arthur Caswell. Excavations in an Erie Indian Village and Burial Site at Ripley, Chautauqua County, New York. Albany, NY: Education Dept., 1907. LH 970.4 P
Patterson Family Papers. 1825-1909. Approximately 800 manuscript pages. * LH ARCHIVES
Patterson Library. Dedication of the Patterson Library, Westfield, New York. Westfield, NY: Patterson Library, 1908. LH 027 D
Pettit, Eber M. Sketches in the History of the Underground Railroad. Fredonia, NY: McKinstry, 1971 (reprint). LH 326 P
Phelan, Helen C. And Why Not Every Man? Interlaken, NY: Heart of the Lakes, 1987. LH 326 P
Nixon, S.F. Scrapbooks, 1899-1905. 1 microfilm reel. Scrapbooks maintained while Mr. Nixon was Speaker of the New York State Assembly. MICROFILM
Vertical File with subject guide. Includes clippings of interest and pamphlets on various local topics. LH FILE, MEZZANINE
The Chautauqua Era. 2 v. Mayville, NY. August 30, 1880 – August 21, 1882; August 28, 1882 – August 18, 1884; August (Incomplete).
*LH ARCHIVES
Chautauqua Lake News. Chautauqua, NY. June 1888 – September 1888. (Incomplete).
*LH ARCHIVES
The Dunkirk Union. Dunkirk, NY. October 16, 1860 – October 9, 1861.
*LH ARCHIVES
The Grapevine. Brocton and Portland, NY. September 20, 1884 - September 11, 1886. (Incomplete). *LH ARCHIVES
Newspapers on Microfilm in Chautauqua County. New York: The Chautauqua County Newspaper Microfilming Project, 1982. A set of 149 reels of microfilmed Chautauqua County newspapers with a printed guide. MICROFILM
Westfield Messenger. Westfield, NY. August 6, 1841-1851(?); continued by Westfield Transcript. May 9, 1851-1857(?). 211 issues of the Westfield Messenger microfilmed by the Northeast Document Conservation Center, 1987. MICROFILM
Westfield Messenger. Westfield, NY. August 6, 1841-1851(?) Collection includes 207 issues. (Continued by Westfield Transcript. May 9, 1851-1857(?). *LH ARCHIVES
The Westfield News. Westfield, NY October 3, 1919-1920(?). Collection includes 32 issues (very brittle). *LH ARCHIVES
Westfield Republican. Westfield, NY. February 6, 1856 to date on microfilm. MICROFILM
Westfield Republican. Westfield, NY. April 25, 1855 to date. * LH ARCHIVES
The Photographic Negative Collection of Photographer William C. Sherman (1861-1945). Includes 4,518 5” x 7” glass negatives. *LH ARCHIVES
The Photographic Negative Collection of Photographer William C. Sherman (1861-1945). Includes 4,518 glass negatives microfilmed by the Northeast Document Conservation Center, 1987. MICROFILM
The Photographic Negative Collection of Photographer William C. Sherman (1861-1945). Includes selected reprints. *LH ARCHIVES
Welch Grape Juice Co.; Factories and Offices; Harvest. Filmed by Myrtle Welch circa 1930. Originally 16 mm film transferred to VHS cassette.. 10 minutes, B&W. VIDEO 974.795 W
Westfield Circa 1929. Filmed by Myrtle Welch. Originally 16 mm film transferred to VHS cassette in 1985. 17 minutes, B&W. VIDEO 974.975 W
Westfield Homes, Churches, Merchants and Other Points of Interest. Filmed by Myrtle Welch circa 1930. Originally 16 mm film transferred to VHS cassette in 1985. 24 minutes, B&W. VIDEO 974.795 W
Miscellaneous photographs of personages, buildings, scenery, and events.
*LH ARCHIVES
Adams, Ellen E. Tales of Early Fredonia. Fredonia, NY: Fredonia Censor, 1931. LH 974.795A
Berndt, Cathryn. Stockton: Seen Through the Rear View Mirror. Dunkirk, NY: Woloszyn Printery, 1988. LH 974.795 B
Chard, Leslie F. Out of the Wilderness. Dunkirk, NY: City of Dunkirk, 1971. LH 974.795 C
Cram, Mary Frances Bestor. Chautauqua Salute: A Memoir of the Bestor Years. Chautauqua, NY: Chautauqua Institution, 1990. LH B BESTOR
Compiled by Lizzie Breads [n.d.]. *LH ARCHIVES, SCRAPBOOK
Conover, Jewel Helen. Nineteenth-century Houses in Western New York. New York; State University of New York, 1966. LH 728.097 C
- DiDomenico, Linda Nelson and Agnes Lee Mitchell. An Index…for Yesterdays In and Around Pomfret. [s.l.]: Compilers, 1984. LH 974.795 C
Early History of the Town of Clymer. Ovid, NY: W.E. Morrison, 1985. LH 974.795 E
Fancher, Pauline. Chautauqua: Its Architecture and its People. Miami: Banyan Books, 1978. LH 974.795 F
Folwer, George C. History of the Town of Harmony. Ovid, NY: W.E. Morrison, 1976. LH 974.795 F
Frederick Law Olmsted’s Point Chautauqua: The Story of an Historic Lakeside Community. Rev. 1994. New York: Point Chautauqua Historical Preservation Society, 1994. LH 974.795 F
Hartshorn, Nancy. Nancy Hartshorn at Chautauqua. New York, NY: J.S. Ogilvie, 1882. LH F H
Hazeltine, Glibert W. The Early History of the Town of Ellicott, Chautauqua County, N.Y. Jamestown, NY: Journal Printing Company, 1887. LH 974.795 H
Hiller, Annabelle. Index to Early History of Ellicott by Gilbert T. Hazeltine. Jamestown, NY: Fenton Genealogical Library, 1971. LH 974.795 H
Hurlbut, Jesse L. The Story of Chautauqua. New York: Putnam, 1921. LH 374 H
Illustrated History of Jamestown, Chautauqua County, New York. Jamestown, NY: C.E. Burk, 1900. LH 974.795 I
Irwin, Alfreda L. Three Taps of the Gavel: The Chautauqua Story. Westfield, NY: Westfield Republican, 1970. LH 374.97 I
Kurtz, Edward T., Sr. Stories of The Town of Portland and The Village of Brocton. Portland, NY: Author, 1998. LH 974.795 K
Mina-Findley Lake Sesquicentennial 1824-1974. Findley Lake, NY: Findley Lake and Mina Historical Society, 1997. LH 974.795 M
Moe, M. Larimer. Saga from the Hills: A History of the Swedes of Jamestown, New York. Jamestown: Fenton Historical Society, 1983. LH 974.795 M
Nichols, C. Malcolm. The Early Post Offices of Chautauqua County, New York. Jamestown: Author, 1960. LH 974.795 N
Polk’s Dunkirk (Chautauqua County, NY) City Directory: including Fredonia, 1955. Pittsburgh, PA: R.L. Polk & Co., 1955. LH 974.795 P
Polk’s Dunkirk & Fredonia (Chautauqua County, NY) City Directory: 1962. Pittsburgh, PA: R.L. Polk & Co, 1962. LH 974.795 P
Polk’s Dunkirk & Fredonia (Chautauqua County, NY) City Directory: 1966. Pittsburgh, PA: R.L. Polk & Co, 1966. LH 974.795 P
Reiff, Daniel D. Architecture in Fredonia, 1811-1972. [s.l.]: [s.n.], 1972 LH 728.097 R
Richmond, Rebecca. Chautauqua: An American Place. New York, NY: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1943. LH 974.795 R
Shultz, Chas. J. Historical and Biographical Sketch of Cherry Creek. [s.l.]: Author, 1900. 974.795 S
Sherman (New York). Centennial Celebration Historical Committee. Some Events in the History of Sherman. [s.l.]: [s.n.], 1923. LH 974.795 S
Sherwin, Hetty. The Early History of Fluvanna, Chautauqua County, New York, With Numerous Biographical and Family Sketches. Jamestown, NY: Journal Press, [n.d.]. LH 974.795 S
Smith, Ruth and John. Cassadaga Valley and the Little Schoolhouse. Cassadaga, NY: Authors, [n.d.]. 974.795 S
Stahley, Mary Jane, comp. History of Bemus Point. [s.l.]: Author, 1992. LH 974.795 S
Taylor, Devon A. Mayville: A View Through Time. Jamestown, NY: Jamestown Advertising and Printing, 1993. LH 974.795 T
Taylor, H.C. Historical Sketched of the Town of Portland. Fredonia, NY: W. McKinstry & Sons, 1873. LH 974.795 T
Mitchell, Agnes Lee. An Index for Historical Sketches of the Town of Portland. Fredonia, NY: Chautauqua County Genealogical Society, [n.d.]. LH 974.795 M
Vincent, John H. The Chautauqua Movement. Boston, MA: Chautauqua Press, 1886. LH 374 V
Vertical File with subject guide. Includes clippings of interest and pamphlets on various towns and villages. LH FILE, MEZZANINE
Annual Catalog – Westfield Academy 1847; 1850-51. (Incomplete). *LH ARCHIVES
Annual Catalog – Westfield Academy and Union School 1869 – 1902. (Incomplete). *LH ARCHIVES
Annual Catalog – Public Schools of Westfield, New York 1902-1903-1942-1943. (Incomplete). *LH ARCHIVES
Annual catalogs list names of students and grades, faculty, important dates, tuition information, etc.
Graduating Class Books – Westfield Academy and Union School, 1882-1916. (Incomplete). *LH ARCHIVES
Miller, Phin M. Chautauqua County Schools and Education, 1802-1902. Westfield, NY: Chautauqua County Historical Society, 1902. LH 370.974 M
Porta-Via - Westfield Academy and High School, 1943-1945, 1954-1955. *LH ARCHIVES
Prospectus – Westfield Academy and Central School, 1956, 1958-1962, 1965, 1967-1975, 1977-1984. *LH ARCHIVES
Reflections – Westfield Academy and Central School, 1985-1997, 2000-current. *LH ARCHIVES
The Stylus. Westfield High School newspaper, 1908-1913. (Incomplete). *LH ARCHIVES
The New Stylus. Westfield High School newspaper, 1929-1930. (Incomplete). *LH ARCHIVES
Vertical File with subject guide. WESTFIELD-SCHOOLS. Includes clippings, ephemera, and information on various Westfield schools. LH FILE, MEZZANINE
Westfield Academy Tuition Record 1846-1851. *LH ARCHIVES
Westfield School Census. 1879-1907. LH DESK, MEZZANINE
*LH ARCHIVES, SCRAPBOOK
Town of Westfield Records, 1829-1901. New York State Library. Includes Town Record Book, 1829-1835, 1838-1900; School Commissioners’ Records, 1838-1901; Westfield Assessment Roll, 1837; Road Record Book, 1829-1837. MICROFILM
Town of Westfield Basement Rolls, 1911-1921. *LH ARCHIVES
1829-1976. * LH ARCHIVES, SCRAPBOOK
Brown, Kent Louis. A Medical History of Westfield, New York. [s.l.]: Westfield Publications, 1992. LH 610.9 B
Chazanof, William. Welch’s Grape Juice: From Corporation to Cooperative. Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press, 1977. LH 338.766 C
Curtis, Dorothy Hopkins. History of Westfield, New York: Part I, 1802-1952. Part II,
1955-1977 edited and completed by Clara K. Trump (1977). Part III 1977-1997 edited by Mary Poshka (1998). Westfield, NY: Long and Holbrook Printers, 1979. 974.795 C, LH 974.795 C
D.A.R. Patterson Chapter Scrapbook # 1, 1890-1932.
Wesfield, NY. D.A.R. and miscellaneous event clippings.
*LH ARCHIVES, SCRAPBOOK
Westfield, NY. D.A.R. and miscellaneous event clippings.
*LH ARCHIVES, SCRAPBOOK
Dibble, Mary S. “Dibble’s Dabbles” by Billie Dibble. A looseleaf collection of articles appearing weekly in The Westfield Republican from June 3, 1981 through December 20, 1990. With index. Copies of articles arranged chronologically. 974.795 D, REF 974.795 D
Lindquist, Marlene. Architecture in Westfield: An Historical Survey. Text by Marlene Lindquist, photographs by Therold Lindquist. [s.l.]: Lakeshore Association for the Arts, 1976. 974.795 L, LH 974.795 L
Ross, Maureen. “Westfield Past and Present”. A looseleaf collection of articles appearing weekly in The Westfield Republican from November 23, 1961 through July 31, 1963. Two volumes with index. Copies of articles arranged chronologically. 974.795 R, LH 974.795 R
Trump, Fred. Lincoln’s Little Girl. Salina, KS: Heritage Books, 1977. LH 973.709 T
Vertical File with subject guide. WESTFIELD-various subjects.
compiled by Alma Reed, c. 1980’s.
*LH ARCHIVES, SCRAPBOOK
Consists of clippings relating to various Westfield organizations.
*LH ARCHIVES, SCRAPBOOK
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*LH ARCHIVES, SCRAPBOOK
Westfield Town Historian Scrapbook V, 1968-1971
*LH ARCHIVES, SCRAPBOOK
*LH ARCHIVES, SCRAPBOOK
* No public access
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