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    About the Collection

    The University at Buffalo, University Archives collects and preserves records documenting the university’s history, as well as the broader Buffalo-Niagara region and Western New York community. In addition to official university records, the Archives holds the personal papers of faculty, alumni, and administrators, as well as materials from local activists, artists, educators, politicians, and organizations.

    Holdings span a wide range of formats, including manuscripts, photographs, oral histories, audiovisual media, scrapbooks, and born-digital materials. 

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    News & Events
    • Dr. Furnas goes to Washington
      3/21/25
      The University Council granted Furnas a 14-month leave of absence to serve in Washington.
    • Lynn Lasota: Helping Researchers & Visitors Connect to UB’s Treasures
      3/11/25

      For more than 14 years, Lasota has been working across departments at UB and honing her skills in special collections.

    • A Collaborative Effort to Preserve History
      11/12/24

      The University Archives recently received a significant addition to their collection: a series of ledgers and documents from St. Philip’s Episcopal Church in Buffalo, N.Y.