For most of the Bryant Library Local History Collection’s 70-year existence, access was limited to those who could visit the Library and dedicate time to exploring our vast archives. While it is often still necessary to perform research onsite, ... Read More
What do you know about the Harbor Hill Light, Roslyn High School's annual yearbook? Did you know that the first yearbook was issued in 1927? The Local History Collection contains a near-complete run of these yearbooks which are available for both ... Read More
The Bryant Library Local History Collection was officially opened to the public seventy years ago. As reported in the Roslyn News, “about seventy-five residents and others interested in local history” gathered on Sunday, May 31, 1953, for the ... Read More
A hallmark of the winter season, holiday cards have been a favorite way to send good cheer since the late 19th century. Local artist Henry R. Diamond (1896–1989), most celebrated for his woodcuts and linoleum engravings, used his talents to create ... Read More
By Carol L. Clarke, Archivist It’s been seventy years since the Bryant Library settled into its current home in the Roslyn War Memorial building in early 1952. It was a time of great change in the community. Two years earlier, the Viaduct over ... Read More
As the dear patrons of our little history rag know, the Bryant Library’s Local History Collection contains a veritable trove of Christopher Morley’s authored works, personal manuscripts, ephemera, and other odds and ends that pertain to the Roslyn ... Read More
