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Buffalo (N.Y.) -- History

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:

Buffalo and Western New York History clippings collection

 Collection — Box 1-8
Identifier: MS-0075
Abstract

Contained in this collection are clippings mostly from local newspapers which deal with the history of Western New York and the City of Buffalo.

Dates: 1870-1994; Majority of material found within 1950-1994
Found in: University Archives / Buffalo and Western New

York History clippings collection

Buffalo Studies Group records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 3-1-1306
Abstract

Records of the Buffalo Studies Group including correspondence, mailing lists, membership forms, bibliographies, and other documents.

Dates: 1967-1990; Majority of material found within 1973-1981
Found in: University Archives / Buffalo Studies Group records

Kerry S. Grant Pan American Exposition collection

 Collection — Box 1-27
Identifier: MS-0130
Abstract

Printed matter and memorabilia relating to the Pan-American Exposition held at Buffalo, New York in 1901. The materials were collected by Kerry S. Grant and donated to the University Archives in 2004 and 2005. The collection includes programs, picture books, magazines, maps, and various ephemera.

Dates: 1901
Found in: University Archives / Kerry S. Grant Pan American Exposition collection

Historic Headlines newspaper collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS-0241
Abstract

Historic Headlines newspaper collection consists of newspapers from the dates of historic events significant to Buffalo, New York, and the United States.

Dates: 1878-2001
Found in: University Archives / Historic Headlines newspaper collection

Richard Lipsitz, Jr. collection on labor organizing in Western New York

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0072
Scope and Contents The majority of this collection was organized by Richard Lipsitz, Jr. under the title "Labor movement," from which the first series title is formed. This series is arranged primarily chronologically, largely comprising materials related to the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), the Western New York Area Labor Federation (ALF, a regional branch of AFL-CIO), Buffalo Central Labor Council (CLC, the Buffalo leadership of ALF), the...
Dates: 1968-2014
Found in: University Archives / Richard Lipsitz, Jr. collection on labor organizing in Western New York

Kevin Moody Pan American Exposition collection

 Collection — Envelope 1: [Barcode: 39072039447598]
Identifier: MS-0260
Abstract

Mementos of the 1901 Pan American Exposition at Buffalo, New York.

Dates: 1901-1902
Found in: University Archives / Kevin Moody Pan American Exposition collection

Fenton M. Parke papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS-0013
Abstract This collection consists of business records, correspondence, plot maps, property listings; ephemera of civic, religious, fraternal, and cultural institutions; family memorabilia, reminiscences; clippings on Buffalo local history; photographs of downtown Buffalo, circa 1910; medals; speech notes on clock collecting and Lincolniana. Also included are papers of his wife Margaret Kidd Parke: correspondence, notes from classes at the University at Buffalo, and correspondence related to the Home...
Dates: 1841-1967
Found in: University Archives / Fenton M. Parke papers

Elwin H. Powell papers

 Collection — Box 1-95
Identifier: 22-3F-1088
Abstract

The papers of Elwin H. Powell (1925-2001), activist and sociology professor at the University at Buffalo. Collection includes extensive research and writings concerning political events in the UB and Buffalo communities.

Dates: 1960-2001
Found in: University Archives / Elwin H. Powell papers