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Samuel P. Capen papers

 Collection — Box: 1-30
Identifier: 4-7-19
Abstract

Professional and personal correspondence, speeches, articles and memorabilia of Samuel P. Capen, first director of the American Council in Education (1919-1922); first full-time Chancellor of the University of Buffalo (1922-1950); and spokesman for academic freedom and educational reform.

Dates: 1893-1956

Walter Platt Cooke papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2-1-10
Abstract

The papers of Walter Platt Cooke, Buffalo lawyer and banker, pertain to Cooke's duties as Chairman of the Council of the University of Buffalo, 1920-1931; Acting Chancellor, 1920-1922; and Chairman of the U. B. Endowment Fund Campaigns of 1920 and 1929. As such, they reflect the development of the University during that period.

Dates: 1916-1924, 1928-1930