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Salzer (Richard T.) Head Start Program collection, 1965-1968
Collection contains program guides, manuals and records used by the Department of Education at the University at Buffalo, State University of New York from 1965 to 1968 to train teachers for the Head Start Program funded by the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964.
Topics: Education HistorySample (Steven B.) appointment books, 1981-1990
10 volumes of University at Buffalo President Steven B. Sample's appointment books. Sample was President from 1982-1991. The appointment books were kept for Sample by Louise Small, Secretary to the President.
Topics: UB People, University History ResourcesSample (Steven B.) inaugural files, 1982
Files concerning arrangements for the inauguration of Steven B. Sample as President of the State University of New York at Buffalo on October 12, 1982. Sample served from from 1982-1991. Includes scheduling, guest lists, committee minutes and correspondence, publicity, Sample’s inaugural address, and assorted ephemera.
Topics: UB People, University History ResourcesSample (Steven B.) invention papers, 1987-1990
Topics: UB People
Sample (Steven B.) photographs, Part I, 1981-1991
Topics: UB People, University History Resources, Photographs
Sample (Steven B.) photographs, Part II, 1981-1991
Topics: UB People, University History Resources, Photographs
Sample (Steven B.) speeches and remarks, 1982-1991
Topics: UB People, University History Resources
Sands (Maurice) Papers, 1945-2013
Personal papers documenting the volunteer activities of Maurice Sands within two Jewish veterans organizations in Buffalo and Queens, NY. Includes newspaper clippings, newsletters, flyers, research and authored articles relating to Jewish War Veterans. Also contains information relating to membership of the Forum Club, a Jewish Men’s Club.
Topics: Jewish Buffalo ArchivesSanford (William H.) Papers, 1948-1987
Papers from University at Buffalo varsity swimming coach, William H. Sanford. Collection includes photographs of University of Buffalo varsity swimmers and tennis players, planning documents for athletic facilities, and swimming and diving score records. Also included is the San-Dell Computer No.1 for Diving and Synchronized Swimming (1958) developed by Sanford and Robert W. Bedell.
Topics: UB People, SportsSapp (Allen D.) Papers, circa 1961-1968
Papers pertaining to Allen Sapp's involvement with music and other performing arts at the State University of New York at Buffalo, in the local community, and nationally; also papers concerning Sapp's activities with the Department of Music and the College of Arts and Sciences. The papers consist primarily of correspondence but include other materials including purchase orders for expenses for programs given at the University.
Topics: UB PeopleSchneider (Robert C.) student life memorabilia, 1947-1949
A small collection on UB student life in the immediate post World War II era. Consists of UB sticker; 1949 commencement invitation; 3 Nortion Union program calendars; 2 Alpha Phi Omega fraternity booklets; and "Ozimek Rentals" advertising blotter.
Topics: Student Life, EphemeraSchool of Architecture and Environmental Design accreditation records, 1973
The collection includes School of Architecture and Environmental Design Accreditation evaluation reports, correspondence, and memorandum.
Topics: Design ArchivesSchumacher's Taliesin Line of Decorative Fabrics designed by Frank Lloyd Wright [fabric sample], circa 1955
Fabric sample (silk?), designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, for Schumacher's Taliesin Line of Decorative Fabrics. Item details: design #104 in silk, approximately 49" wide and 11" high.
Topics: Design Archives, Wright, Frank LloydSchwartz (Herman) papers, 1951-1978
Topics: UB People
Schweik (Joanne L.) Papers, 1972-1980
Papers of Joanne L. Schweik concerning her activities as Vice President for Public Relations of the New York Branch of the National Organization for Women (NOW) and as editor of the NOW New York State newsletter. Included are correspondence, local branch newsletters, council meeting minutes and newspaper clippings. Also included is a photocopy of the transcript for the Equal Rights Amendment hearings before the New York State Senate Judiciary Committee on March 11, 1975.
Topics: Social Activism, Women's History in WNYScott (Ann London) Papers, 1962-1972
This collection consists of materials produced by or related to Ann London Scott. The majority of the documents concern her work in Medieval English literature.
Topics: UB PeopleSebian (Richard) slides and negatives of South (Main Street) campus, circa 1955-1975
Color 35 slides, mainly of the South (Main Street) campus exteriors; some events: Buffalo city police on campus; a small number of images of North (Amherst) campus includes Founders Day and Open House events.
Topics: Photographs, Campus UnrestSeller (Maxine) Research Collection on Ethnic Communities and Education in Buffalo, 1970-1979
Unpublished student papers and research files on ethnic communities and education in Buffalo, New York.
Topics: Buffalo and WNY History, Social ActivismSelling (Muriel) Papers, 1898-1964 (bulk 1931-1935)
Personal papers documenting aspects of Jewish community in Buffalo collected and created by Muriel Selling. Material includes programs, photographs and newspaper clippings relating to Temple Beth David-Ner Israel, Temple Emanu-el, and other institutions and independent groups.
Topics: Digital Collections, Jewish Buffalo ArchivesSeneca Indians Annuity Receipt, July 17, 1829
An excerpt from a letter dated February 1st, 1964 from Dean Julian Park to University of Buffalo Chancellor Capen, gives this historical note: [The receipt's] particular interest for Buffalo is obvious; it is a receipt for an annuity signed by some well-known Seneca chiefs, among them the famous chief Corn Planter. Oliver Phelps and Nathaniel Gorham, as you perhaps know, were the ones who sold to the Holland Land Company through Robert Morris the tract of western New York west of the Genesee River, after having first bought the claims to the land long held by Massachusetts and also the Indian rights to the land.
Topics: Buffalo and WNY HistoryShapiro (Elliot) Papers, 1962-2007 (bulk 1973-1989)
Personal papers documenting member and leadership experience of Elliot Shapiro at Temple Sinai in Amherst, NY. Material includes minutes, newsletters, programs, photographs and newspaper clippings relating to the cultural and religious life of this Reconstructionist synagogue.
Topics: Digital Collections, Jewish Buffalo ArchivesShatkin (Joan Ellis) Papers, 1890s-1986 (bulk 1951-1986)
Personal papers documenting aspects of the Ellis and Shatkin families. Materials include photographs and newspaper clippings.
Topics: Digital Collections, Jewish Buffalo ArchivesShoben (Joseph) Papers, 1968-1969
Copies of reports and memos concerning student unrest and related educational problems.
Topics: Campus Unrest, UB PeopleShoemaker (Robert) Homecoming collection, 1991
Digital reproductions of photographs and documentation of homecoming weekend, October 1991.
Topics: Student Life, Photographs, EphemeraSiegel (Harold I.) Papers, 1972-2006 (bulk 1972-1980)
Personal papers consist of research materials and maps documenting Jewish businesses and organizations that were located on the East Side of Buffalo during the 1930s. Also includes programming relating to Holocaust education. Programs, photographs, notes and newspaper clippings are included on other aspects of Jewish practice and history.
Topics: Digital Collections, Jewish Buffalo ArchivesSiggelkow (Richard A.) Campus Unrest Collection, 1959-1991
Collection contains material Richard Siggelkow kept while researching for his book, Dissent and Disruption: A University Under Siege, Buffalo, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 1991. Also included are personal correspondence, essays, and clippings regarding his role as Dean of Students later Vice President for Student Affairs.
Topics: Campus UnrestSigma Kappa Phi Sorority Scrapbooks, 1959-1970
Two scrapbooks, 1959-1968 and 1969-1970, containing photographs; newspaper clippings; invitations; and printed materials concerning the activities of the Sigma Kappa Phi sorority at the University of Buffalo; scrapbooks document such sorority events as rush; pledging; initiations; dances; fashion shows; parents weekends; parties; also the group's participation in campus events such as the Theta Chi Trike Race; the Pan-Hellenic Ball; and Homecoming.
Topics: Student LifeSigma Pi Phi Alpha Kappa Boule Records, 1954-2003
Collection of Sigma Pi Phi Alpha Kappa Boule includes correspondence, minutes, committee reports, memorandum, newsletters and journals.
Topics: Education History, Student LifeSigna, 1977-2015
Copies of the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences' yearbook, Signa.
Topics: Publications, Digital CollectionsSilverman (Oscar A.) Papers, 1956-1970
Correspondence concerning the Poetry Collection of Lockwood Library; reviews and correspondence regarding 1957 edition of James Joyce's Epiphanies, for which Silverman wrote the introduction and notes; drafts and reprints of article James Joyce: Paris--Buffalo; personal correspondence; notes on lectures given by Pierre Emmanuel, 1958-1959; and committee records.
Topics: UB PeopleSimmons (Sarah) Papers, 1977-1980
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.
Topics: Buffalo and WNY History, Education HistorySimpson (John B.) and Tripathi (Satish K.) photographs, 2004-2012
The John B. Simpson and Satish K. Tripathi digital photographs documents the tenure of John B. Simpson through digital images of events, campus locations, and individuals associated with the University between 2004 and 2011. This collection also contains photographs from 2011-2012, during the first two years of Satish K. Tripathi tenure as the 15th President of the University at Buffalo.
Topics: UB People, Photographs, Digital CollectionsSimpson (John B.) inaugural greetings, 2004
Institutional and personal greetings and gifts sent to John B. Simpson upon his inauguration as 14th President of the University at Buffalo. Series I consists of letters and notes, both personal as well as institutional. Series II consists of institutional greetings. Congratulatory gifts are found in Series III.
Topics: UB PeopleSimpson (John B.) mementos and trips collection, 2004-2011
The John B. Simpson mementos and trips collection is comprised of three distinct collections, each described in its own series: 4/14/1255, John B. Simpson United States Department of Education trip to Asia; 14/4/1257, John B. Simpson international visits mementos; and 14/4/1258, John B. Simpson gifts and citations. Simpson was the 14th President of the University at Buffalo.
Topics: UB PeopleSimpson (John B.) photographs, 2004-2010
Photographs and CDs, containing digital photographs, of the university events under the leadership of President John B. Simpson.
Topics: UB People, Photographs, Digital CollectionsSmall (Alvin, Sylvia, Elisabeth and Bruce) Family Papers, 1935-1985 (bulk 1935-1967)
Personal Papers documenting aspects of the Small family in Buffalo, N.Y. Encompasses Alvin and Sylvia Small’s involvement in Temple Beth Zion and Alvin Small’s participation in local theatre for a number of different theater troops. Supplemented by Temple Beth Zion religious educational records relating to their children: Elisabeth and Bruce Small.
Topics: Digital Collections, Jewish Buffalo ArchivesSmith (Cedric M.) papers, circa 1965-2000
Collection relates to Cedric Smith's role as the Director of the Research Institute on Alcohol and Addictions. Includes correspondence, reports, memos, grants, clippings, and histories on the Institute.
Topics: UB PeopleSmith (Elizabeth Olmsted) Papers, 1923-1975
Papers represent Elizabeth Olmsted Smith's activities in the peace movement in Buffalo, New York, from 1933 to 1941, and from 1950 to 1975. Also included are personal papers (1923 to 1940) and materials concerning her work as a social worker (1949 to 1957).
Topics: Social Activism, Women's History in WNYSmith (Henry Lee) Additional Papers, circa 1935-1972
The collection contains drafts and final copies of speeches and publications as well as M.A. and Ph.D. dissertations done under the direction of Henry Lee Smith. This collection supplements 22/8F/232, Henry Lee Smith Papers.
Topics: UB PeopleSmith (Henry Lee) Papers, circa 1935-1972 (bulk 1956-1972)
Papers of Henry Lee Smith include information, articles, pamphlets, notes regarding linguistics; speeches, publicity information, correspondence. Additional material includes information from the Linguistic Society of America (LSA), including executive committee meeting data, correspondence, grants, brochures, directories, and general information. Includes information regarding television and radio work. Also includes U.S. Army language manuals as well as information on education of and correspondence with German POW.
Topics: UB PeopleSocial History Project Papers, 1976-1981
This collection contains working papers related to the Social History Project developed at York University Institute for Behavioural Research, November 1976. The initial project was based on a case study of the history of social structure and family organization in Hamilton, Ontario and Buffalo and rural Erie County, New York during the nineteenth century.
Topics: Buffalo and WNY History, Social ActivismSomers (Harold) Papers, 1943-1961
Papers of Harold M. Somers, dean of the School of Business Administration at the University of Buffalo from 1947-1961, consist of background information, business correspondence, and some manuscript drafts pertaining to numerous government committee memberships, budgetary and economic surveys in Erie County (NY) and New York State, and activities in professional organizations.
Topics: UB PeopleSomit (Albert) Papers, 1967-1976
Professional papers of Dr. Albert Somit which pertain to Dr. Somit's research, relations with fellow scholars, and the evaluation of the graduate political science program at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. Of particular interest are the papers concerning "BIOS" (so called from the French version of its title, "International Investigation of the Biological Elements in the Crisis of the University") which include correspondence, research papers, and other items concerning a multi-national project to investigate the relationship between biological factors and student unrest in universities in the United States, Argentina, France, and elsewhere.
Topics: Campus Unrest, UB PeopleSoroka (Stephen S.) Papers, 1967-1972, 1980-1981
Letters written by Stephen Soroka, 1967-1972 and 1980-1981, to State University of New York at Buffalo history professor Orville T. Murphy. Of particular interest are his observations of life and politics in Kenya, Tanzania, and Rhodesia while serving in the Peace Corps. In his personal response to the political concerns of the late 1960's and early 1970's, Soroka is representative of the thinking of a significant segment of the American public of that period.
Topics: Social ActivismSpectrum Newspaper, 1950-present
Students at the University at Buffalo launched a new newspaper in December 1950. The Spectrum succeeded the Bee (1921-1950) and Argus (1947-1950). This collection provides access to the first twelve years of the Spectrum. This award-winning newspaper has been published continuously since 1950, and three times a week it provides news stories and in-depth coverage of campus events and sports.
1950-1962 are available online; later issues are available in print in University Archives.
Topics: Publications, Student Life, Digital CollectionsSpectrum photographs
Students at the University at Buffalo launched a new newspaper in December 1950. The Spectrum succeeded the Bee (1921-1950) and Argus (1947-1950). This collection comprises primarily prints but includes some negatives.
Topics: Sports, UB, Buffalo and WNY History, Photographs, UB, Publications, UB, University History Resources, Student LifeSquire Hall Demonstrations Records, 1981-1983
The Squire Hall Demonstrations Records document student protests when the University at Buffalo converted the student union into a dental clinic for the Dental School, March 1982.
Topics: Campus UnrestSt. Philip's Episcopal Church records
This collection contains ledgers and documents from St. Philip's Episcopal Church documenting church history and vital records from the congregation including baptisms, confirmations, communicants, marriages, and burials.
Topics: Buffalo and WNY HistoryStaff Executive Committee records, 2008-
Collection contains digital files created by the Professional Executive Committee and Staff Executive Committee, including minutes, agendas, meeting documents, images, video from the FEC/SEC brown bag session, governance documents, subcommittee files, a State of the Libraries sound recording, and survey results.
Topics: University History ResourcesStarbuck (George) Papers on the Feinberg Oath, 1963-1968
Topics: UB People, Education History
Stein (Ronald H.) records as Assistant to the President, 1971-1982 [bulk 1977-1979]
This collection consists of the working files of Ronald H. Stein from his time as Assistant to the President. Prominent among these are files containing information about affirmative action initiatives, faculty and professional staff unions, and the University at Buffalo’s compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972 and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Topics: Education History, UB People, University History ResourcesSternberg (Denis) Track and Field uniform, 1978-1982
A UB track and field uniform worn by Denis Sternberg '82 as a student athlete (1978-1982).
Topics: SportsStockton (Charles) Papers, 1877-1900
Papers contain course notes and case notes maintained while a student at the University of Buffalo and in the clinic of Buffalo General Hospital (1877); typescripts of papers written by Stockton on various medical topics (1890s); a speech delivered to graduates of the Buffalo General Hospital (1891); and papers concerning the Franklin School of Buffalo (1894-1900).
This collection has not yet been processed. Permission to use unprocessed materials requires the approval of the University Archivist. Please contact University Archives for more information: 716-645-2916 or lib-archives@buffalo.edu.
Topics: UB PeopleStraus (David B.) Papers, 1970-1971
Proposal for a National Environmental Laboratory.
Topics: UB PeopleStrauss (Norman) Papers, 1956-1990
Laboratory Notebooks on Molecular Biology and Bacterial Physiology kept by Norman Strauss, including research over his whole career in molecular biology and bacterial physiology conducted at NYU (1956-1958), Yale (1958-1964), and the State University of New York at Buffalo (1964-1990).
Topics: UB PeopleStudent Association Records, 1961-1967
Records of the Student Association of the State University of New York at Buffalo including minutes; letters; memoranda; and other papers.
Topics: Student LifeStudent Association Sesquicentennial Time Capsule, 1996
Mementos of 1996 collected by State University of New York at Buffalo students during the sesquicentennial of the University and intended to remain sealed as a time capsule until 2046. The items were presented to President William R. Greiner at the 150th commencement on May 19, 1996.
This time capsule contains more than fifty items. The items relate to student life and information about the State University of New York at Buffalo in 1996.
Not to be opened until the bicentennial of the State University of New York at Buffalo in 2046.
Topics: Student Life, Ephemera, University History Resources
Student Coordinating Council and Polity Minutes, 1967-1972
Minutes of the Student Senate (1967-1968), and its successor, the Student Coordinating Council and Polity (1968-1972).
Topics: Student Life, Campus UnrestStudent Life Ephemera, circa 1928-present
This collection contains memorabilia, artifacts, and various materials from student life at the University at Buffalo.
Topics: Student Life, EphemeraStudent Life posters, 1960-present
This collection consists of posters advertising various student events related to the University at Buffalo. These events were sponsored and co-sponsored by student organizations.
Topics: Student Life, EphemeraStudent Papers on Buffalo History, 1967-1993
A collection of unpublished student papers on Buffalo history. A list of titles is available arranged alphabetically by author.
Topics: Buffalo and WNY HistoryStudent Personnel Services and Office of Admissions annual reports, 1948-1967
This collection contains annual reports created by the heads of units within Student Personnel Services for the Dean of Students, and also contains annual reports created by the Dean of Students for the Chancellor/President of the University, 1951-1967. The bulk of materials are dated 1951-1967, with some additional documents dated 1948. There are smaller admissions reports throughout the scope of the collection 1951-1966, and distinct admissionsannual reports dated 1966-1967, after the Office of Admissions was formed.
Topics: University History ResourcesStudent Projects School of Architecture and Planning collection, circa 1990
A collection of student projects, School of Architecture and Planning.
Topics: Design Archives, Buffalo and WNY History, Wright, Frank LloydStudent protest collection
This collection contains analog and born-digital artifacts, ephemera, images, and memorabilia concerning student protests at the University at Buffalo.
Content Warning:
This collection may contain offensive, harmful, or misrepresentative creator-supplied language or imagery. The views and opinions expressed are those of the creator’s and do not reflect or represent the University Libraries. In keeping with archival best practice, this content has been retained to preserve the historical context of the records.
Topics: Campus UnrestStudent Union records, 1965-1979
This collection consists of records for the University Union Activities Board (UUAB) including its constitution (1968/69), subsequent restructuring (1969/70-1971/72) and various UUAB sponsored events. Records for non-UUAB sponsored events are also included.
Topics: Student LifeStudent Unrest in the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Sciences records, 1970
Records, 1970, pertaining to student unrest in the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Sciences assembled by Gloria Koontz, department secretary. Includes leaflets, memoranda, position papers and other materials.
Topics: Campus Unrest, Ephemera, University History ResourcesSupport Your Campus Police Treasurer records, 1967-1968
Announcements, correspondence and financial records for Support Your Campus Police, a grassroots fundraising campaign organized by professors Alan R. Andreasen and Newton Garver. They sought to recognize the UB campus police for their unarmed response to students protesting the December 18, 1967 recruitment visit of Dow Chemical Corporation, the makers of napalm. Andreasen and Garver believed the unarmed response of the campus police helped minimize violence at the demonstration. Receiving mostly small donations from UB faculty, staff and administrators, Support Your Campus Police raised over $500.00 in little over a month.
Topics: Campus Unrest, University History ResourcesSwanson (Sonia B.) Papers, 1971-1978
Collection documents the activities of the National, New York State, Buffalo Chapter and the Erie County Suburban Chapter of the National Organization for Women, and Sonia Swanson's involvement as a member and an officer.
Topics: Social Activism, Women's History in WNYSweet (Jane Williams) Physical Education Girls Jacket, circa 1953
Jacket worn by Jane Williams (later Sweet) as a member of the Physical Education Girls at the University of Buffalo.
Topics: Student Life, Sports