Cartes-de-visite, portraits, photographs, albums, tintypes, 1864-1984; clippings, articles, bills, receipts, sermons, postcards, historical essays, genealogical essays, correspondence, souvenir programs, advertisements, reports, bulletins, deeds, wills, military papers, minutes, maps, almanacs, diaries, directories, booklets, pamphlets, play scripts, addresses and other items largely pertaining to the Town of Southold and its villages and hamlets, but also to adjacent towns and villages in Suffolk County. Subjects include artists, authors, banks, rivers and lakes, government, mills, wars, churches, civic affairs, homes, farms, families, businesses, schools, fire departments, sports, celebrations, and organizations.