History of New York

This guide is specific to researching New York history. It will provide resources to find both primary and secondary resources

George Eastman founded the Eastman Kodak Company in 1888 in Rochester, NY and popularized the use of roll film, helping to bring photography to the mainstream.

Looking for a Biography?

Looking for a full-length biography of someone? Search using the person's name as your search term.

A scholarly biography will often give you information on primary sources (collections of papers, official documents, etc.) that may be available on that individual. So check the bibliography and notes!

If you're looking for works for which that person is responsible for most of the content (an autobiography; photographs; news reports; etc.) search as above but change your keyword search to an author search.

Biography in Context

This database is a a great place to get an overview on a particular person and will link you to books, scholarly articles, and more resources on that person.