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Jewish Buffalo Archives Project

 Organization

Historical Note

The Jewish Buffalo Archives Project (JBAP) is a collaborative initiative of the Bureau of Jewish Education of Greater Buffalo and the University Archives in the University Libraries of the University at Buffalo. The goal of the JBAP is to comprehensively document a mid-size American Jewish community in its near entirety, building a Jewish community archive for scholars, researchers, journalists, educators, genealogists and others to explore this heritage.

The Jewish Buffalo Archives Project collects and preserves documentation relating to the diverse histories, religious traditions and cultures of Jewish communities within the Greater Buffalo and Niagara area of Western New York. All materials collected by the JBAP are available for research through the University Archives within the University at Buffalo. Oral histories record the recollections of a broad array of individuals to preserve the collective stories of our diverse community.

Found in 72 Collections and/or Records:

American Jewish Committee, Buffalo/Niagara Chapter records

 Collection — Box 1-15
Identifier: MS-0206
Abstract

Records of the American Jewish Committee - Buffalo/Niagara Chapter primarily from its final 20 years of operation documenting interfaith and Jewish heritage programming and community awards.

Dates: 1977-2007; Majority of material found within 1985-2007

Annette Blanchard papers

 Collection — Box 1-3
Identifier: MS-0200-0011
Abstract

Personal Papers documenting volunteer activities of Annette Blanchard and some family materials. Includes photographs, speeches, newspaper clippings, media, and other material relating to volunteer service and career in B’nai B’rith, as well as a small amount of materials relating to her husband William Blanchard’s Jewish scouting activities.

Dates: 1951-1978

Collection of Brandeis University National Women's Committee, Buffalo Chapter

 Collection — Oversize-box 1: Series I
Identifier: MS-0200-0001
Abstract

Personal scrapbook of Arline Gelman recording the activities of the Buffalo, (New York) Chapter of the Brandeis University National Women's Committee, 1986-2004.

Dates: 1986-2004

David and Ida Bregger Papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS-0200-0032
Abstract

Personal papers documenting the lives of Ida and David Bregger on their farm in Darien Center, N.Y., as well as Jewish life on the East Side of Buffalo, N.Y. Material includes loan documentation, photographs, personal correspondence, recipes, ephemera and newspaper clippings.

Dates: circa 1880-1968; Majority of material found within 1919-1968

Buffalo Jewish Review Archive

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS-0217
Abstract

The archive of the Buffalo Jewish Review contains issues of the Buffalo Jewish Review and its predecessor the American Jewish Review from November 9, 1917 to the present.

Dates: 1917-2017

Buffalo Ritualarium (Mikvah of Buffalo) papers

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MS-0200-0023
Abstract

Personal papers documenting the building of a mikvah in Buffalo, New York. Materials include reports, architectural sketches, correspondence and other material relating to the erection of the building as well as history of a previous mikvah founders and managers.

Dates: 1998-2012; Majority of material found in 1998

Bureau of Jewish Education of Greater Buffalo records

 Collection — Box 1-21
Identifier: MS-0203
Abstract

The Bureau of Jewish Education of Greater Buffalo records consist primarily of records documenting the activities of the Bureau, a non-profit community-based educational institution.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1935-2009

Carrel and Goldstein Family Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS-0200-0043
Abstract

Papers documenting aspects of Buffalo history and life within the family and friendship circles of the Carrel and Goldstein families in Buffalo, NY, as well as the Law School, University of Buffalo during the 1920s.

Dates: 1892-1965; Majority of material found within 1918-1922

Chabad of Buffalo and Torah Teminah School papers

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MS-0200-0022
Abstract

Materials documenting aspects of work of Chabad of Buffalo with an emphasis on outreach work for Jewish students at University at Buffalo and Buffalo State College as well as the social and education life of a Chabad affiliated school, Torah Teminah, Amherst, NY.

Dates: 1971-1994

Cleanup and Restoration of the Beth Jacob Cemetery Records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS-0200-0019
Abstract

Cleanup and Restoration of the Beth Jacob Cemetery Records document mainly the cemetery inscriptions, and Joshua Finkelstein’s leadership activities of Cleanup and Restoration of the Beth Jacob Cemetery in 2008.

Dates: 1990-2009; Majority of material found within 2008-2009
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Subject
Jews -- New York (State) -- Buffalo Region -- Archives 50
Clippings (information artifacts) 47
Judaism -- United States -- History 47
Photographs 44
Fliers (printed matter) 43
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Pamphlets 42
Correspondence 41
Jews -- New York (State) -- Western New York Region -- Religion 41
Jews -- New York (State) -- Western New York Region -- Social life and customs 39
Ephemera 30
Minutes (administrative records) 30
Programs (documents) 27
Scrapbooks 21
Invitations 17
Jews -- New York (State) -- Buffalo Region -- Social life and customs 12
Jews -- New York (State) -- Buffalo -- Archives 10
Newsletters 8
Jews -- New York (State) -- Buffalo 7
Reports 7
Black-and-white photographs 6
Jewish archives -- New York (State) -- Buffalo Region 6
Jewish archives -- New York State 6
Material culture 6
Notes 6
Brochures 5
Jewish archives -- New York (State), Western 5
Speeches (documents) 5
Agendas (administrative records) 4
Booklets 4
Bylaws (administrative records) 4
Certificates 4
Color photographs 4
DVDs 4
Jews -- New York (State), Western -- Archives 4
Judaism -- History -- Modern Period, 1750- 4
Posters 4
Administrative records 3
Articles 3
Artifacts (object genre) 3
Awards 3
Bulletins 3
Letters (correspondence) 3
Presentations (communicative events) 3
Printed ephemera 3
Research notes 3
Slides (photographs) 3
Video recordings 3
Architectural drawings (visual works) 2
Budgets 2
Building plans 2
CD-ROMs 2
Calendars 2
Charters 2
Citizenship papers 2
Constitutions 2
Cookbooks 2
Deeds 2
Eulogies 2
Executive records 2
Fund raising -- New York (State) -- Buffalo 2
Jewish archives -- New York (State) -- Buffalo 2
Jewish historians -- New York (State) -- Buffalo 2
Jewish leadership -- New York (State) -- Buffalo 2
Jews -- Education 2
Jews -- New York (State) -- Buffalo Region -- Religious History 2
Jews -- New York (State) -- Genealogy 2
Journals (periodicals) 2
Ledgers (account books) 2
Maps (documents) 2
Memoirs 2
Newsletters -- New York (State) -- Buffalo 2
Postcards 2
Press releases 2
Recipes 2
Rosters 2
Sermons 2
Synagogues -- New York (State) -- Buffalo 2
Temples -- New York (State) -- Buffalo 2
Temples -- New York (State) -- Niagara Falls 2
Videotapes 2
scripts (documents) 2
sketches 2
Account books 1
Administrative reports 1
Albums (books) 1
Audiocassettes 1
Audits 1
Ballots 1
Banners 1
Blueprints (reprographic copies) 1
Book hands (book scripts) 1
Book reviews 1
Books 1
Buffalo (N.Y.) -- Religious life and customs 1
Cards (information artifacts) 1
Charcoal drawings 1
Color slides 1
Commemorative histories 1
Conservative Judaism 1
Country clubs -- New York (State) -- Western New York Region 1
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