New York State Archives

The New York State Archives was established in 1971 and opened its doors to the public in 1978. It is a program of the State Education Department, with its main facility located in the Cultural Education Center on Madison Avenue in Albany. There it cares for and provides access to more than 130 million documents that tell the story of New York from the seventeenth century to the present.

The New York State Archives encourages the educational use of historical records in a variety of ways:

Student Research Awards

Grants and Publications

Web Resources for Teachers and Students