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Buffalo (N.Y.) -- Race relations

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:

Frank P. Besag papers

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 39072038464339]
Identifier: 17-F-146
Abstract

This collection contains individual and group interviews which were used as source material for Frank Besag's book Anatomy of a Riot: Buffalo, 1967, a case study comprised primarily of interviews with witnesses to the events in Buffalo from June 26 through July 1, 1967. Also included are newspaper clippings about the study and a copy of the book.

Dates: 1967

Buffalo Urban League reports

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MS-0021
Abstract

A collection of annual, quarterly, and special reports from the Buffalo Urban League, Buffalo, New York.

Dates: 1935-1962

Citizens' Council on Human Relations records

 Collection — Box 1-26
Identifier: MS-0007
Abstract

The collection contains correspondence, news clippings, policy statements, printed materials, and speech notes, reflecting the actions the Citizens' Council on Human Relations (CCHR) while seeking to end discrimination, particularly against African-Americans, in Buffalo, N.Y. There are also organizational files, consisting of by-laws, newsletters and membership lists, which reflect the internal workings of CCHR itself.

Dates: 1955-1992

John Gilbert papers

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 39072038465021], Envelope: 1
Identifier: MS-0248
Abstract

Course materials of student John Gilbert; materials relate to a diversity course taught by Nelson H. Nichols, Jr. of the Buffalo Urban League. The class was a UB continuing education course, possibly held at the Buffalo Urban League office.

Dates: 1969

B. Gwendolyn Greene papers on the Buffalo Urban League

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 39072039447473], Folder: 1
Identifier: MS-0255
Abstract

Materials concerning the Buffalo Urban League and its Director, William L. Evans, as collected by B. Gwendolyn Greene.

Dates: 1939-2007

Joseph Manch papers

 Collection — Box 1-17
Identifier: MS-0106
Abstract

The papers of Joseph Manch, Superintendent of Buffalo Public Schools (1957-1975) document his professional and personal activities.

Dates: 1922-1988

Eva M. Noles papers

 Collection — Box 1-14
Identifier: MS-0125
Abstract

Scrapbooks, photographs, correspondence, awards, and publications documenting the professional career of Eva M. Noles, nurse, author, and local activist.

Dates: circa 1932-2004

Perry Action Committee newsletters and clippings

 Collection — 1: [Barcode: 39072039447606]
Identifier: MS-0259
Abstract

Newsletter, fliers, and clippings relating to the Perry Action Committee.

Dates: 1968-1969

Sarah Simmons papers

 Collection — Box 1-2
Identifier: MS-0059
Abstract

This collection consists of the files concerning school desegregation in Buffalo, New York that Sarah Simmons kept as a member of the Citizen's Commission on School Desegregation and the Emergency School Aid Act Advisory Committee. Includes grant proposals, notes, reports, and publications by Buffalo Public Schools.

Dates: 1977-1980