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2009 Middle States Periodic Review records, 1998-2009
The 2009 Middle States Periodic Review records, 1998-2009 includes periodic review reports, review commission workshops, memorandum, correspondence, printouts of presentations, unit reports, and accreditation status.
Topics: Education History, University History Resources2014 Middle States self study report, 2014
Self study report (3 copies) of the 2014 Middles States Commission on Higher Education evaluation of the University at Buffalo.
Topics: Education HistoryAltbach (Philip G.) Papers, 1959-
Professional papers regarding research and publications in higher education in the U.S. and developing countries; some on international publishing. Includes drafts of books, articles, and papers; and correspondence concerning research and editing of special issues of Library Trends and The Annals of the American Academy of Sociology and Political Science. Also, service as North American editor of Higher Education, 1974-1980, with confidential reviews of articles submitted, and work as series editor of a Praeger Special Studies monograph series of comparative literature, 1977-1979.
Topics: Education History, UB PeopleAmerican Association of University Professors. Buffalo Chapter records, 1926-1973
The records of the American Association of University Professors, Buffalo Chapter. Included in the collection are national correspondence, chapter correspondence, chapter minutes, committee reports, and academic freedom issues.
Topics: Education History, UB People, Campus UnrestAmes (Frances Proctor) Papers, 1882-1948
The personal correspondence of Frances Proctor Ames, 1885 graduate of University of Buffalo's Medical School.
Topics: Buffalo and WNY History, Education History, Women’s History in WNY, Digital CollectionsAnderson (G. Lester) Papers, Part I, 1951-1964
Papers kept by G. Lester Anderson as Vice President of Educational Affairs of the University at Buffalo, dealing with various education problems and controversies, 1951-1964, including the case of a dental student who charged the Dental School with Anti-Semitism (1958); a hearing before the State University of New York's Standing Committee on Termination of a faculty member charged with false representation in respect to signing the Feinberg Certificate (1964); transcripts of meetings of the New York State Governor's Committee on the White House Conference on Education (1955); and reports compiled by the University for the Federal Security Agency's Office of Education concerning UB's physical facilities and human resources.
Topics: Education History, UB PeopleAnderson (G. Lester) Papers, Part II, 1969-1975
Papers of G. Lester Anderson including correspondence, drafts of papers and speeches, reprints, reports, bibliographies, clippings, photos, and other materials relating to Anderson's role as a consultant to various institutions of higher education. Also includes his association with various other organizations.
Topics: Education History, UB PeopleAnderson (G. Lester) Papers, Part III, 1951-1974
Papers of G. Lester Anderson including correspondence, drafts of papers and speeches, reprints, reports, bibliographies, clippings, photos, and other materials relating to Anderson's role as a consultant to various institutions of higher education. Also includes his working papers for his study of the merger of the University of Buffalo with the State University of New York, and his association with various other organizations.
Topics: Education HistoryAnnual Reports of Deans and Directors [microfilm], 1931-1982
Topics: Education History, Publications, University History Resources
Annual Reports of Deans and Directors, 1966-2017
Topics: Education History, Publications, University History Resources
Art Department records, 1966-1991
This collection contains materials related to the Art Department from 1966-1991, including programs, drawings, awards, and other related materials.
Topics: Education historyAssociation of Mathematics Teachers of New York State Records, 1950-2012
The papers consist of correspondence; minutes; programs; directories; membership files; newsletters and other periodicals, such as the New York State Mathematics Teachers Journal; memorabilia and other misc. printed materials. The papers also include a series of photographs.
Topics: Education HistoryBlack Mountain College II records, circa 1970-1988
This collection contains course descriptions and catalogs, meeting minutes, memos, photos, budgets, programs, mission statements, activity descriptions, rechartering files, posters, clippings, reports, proposals, correspondence and other files pertaining to Black Mountain College II. Also included are 46 audio cassettes containing recordings of music, poetry, and speakers who visited the college such as Robert Duncan, and Seamus Heaney.
Topics: Education historyBlau (Guitta) Oral History on Adelle Land Collection, 1972-1976
Collection contains 14 audiocassettes of interviews for an oral history project leading to Guitta Blau's Ph.D. dissertation, Theory and Practice in Education: A Biography of Adelle Land (1901-1969) completed in 1977.
Topics: Education HistoryBuffalo Association for Childhood Education Records, 1892-1959
Minute books, 1892-1921, of the Buffalo Kindergarten Union, and scrapbooks, 1930-1959, of the Buffalo Kindergarten Union and its successor, the Buffalo Association for Childhood Education, containing clippings, reports, letters, announcements and programs, memorabilia, photographs and other items concerning the history and activities of the Buffalo Kindergarten Union, Buffalo Association for Childhood Education, the Kindergarten Section of the New York State Teachers' Association and the National Association for Childhood Education. Also includes a printed report of the Buffalo Free Kindergarten Association for 1892-1893.
Topics: Education HistoryBuffalo General Hospital School of Nursing Alumni Association Collection, 1877-1987
Administrative, faculty, and student records, photographs, student uniforms, and other memorabilia collected by the Alumni Association of the Buffalo General Hospital Nursing School.
Topics: Buffalo and WNY History, Education HistoryBuffalo Schools Desegregation Records, 1972-1995
Topics: Buffalo and WNY History, Education History, Social Activism
Buffalo Studies Group records, 1967-1990
The collection contains correspondence (1967-1989), mailing lists (1976-1980), membership forms (1976-1980), occasional publications (1978), and bibliographies (1972-1978). These research materials cover various topics such as Political Science, the Data Library, History, American Studies, Sociology, Architecture, Geography, Anthropology, Social Foundations, Archives, Records Management, and Black Studies reflecting the group’s expertise in these disciplines. This collection also has information about the Buffalo Studies Group’s role in the community and how to group functioned.
Topics: Education History, Women's History in WNY, Social ActivismButton (H. Warren) Papers, 1967-1970
Dr. Henry Warren Button, employed in various teaching capacities at the State University of New York at Buffalo in the School of Education; Social Philosophy and History Foundation; and the Department of Educational Organization, Administration, and Policy Studies (circa 1965 - circa 1992); chairman of the Department of Social Foundations, Faculty of Educational Studies (circa 1969); professor emeritus after circa 1993.
Topics: Education History, UB PeopleCapen (Samuel P.) Papers, 1893-1956
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.
Topics: Education History, UB PeopleCenter for Theoretical Biology reports, 1965-1972
Printed annual reports of the Center for Theoretical Biology.
Topics: Education HistoryCollege of Arts and Sciences Office of the Dean annual files, 2001-2011
This collection consists of annual reports, departmental files, and subject files from the College of Arts and Sciences, Office of the Dean.
Topics: Education HistoryCrawford (John E.) files on Graduate Student Employees Union, circa 1981-1985
Materials include newsletters, notes, correspondence, and clippings related to the Graduate Student Employees Union. A small amount of material concerns the UB Graduate Student Association.
Topics: Student Life, Social Activism, Education HistoryDental School faculty minutes, 1891-1941
Faculty meeting minutes from the School of Dentistry.
Topics: University History Resources, Education History, FacultyDivision of Student Affairs annual reports
This collection contains annual reports from the Division of Student Affairs from 1981-1988. During this time period, offices such as Residence Life, Career Planning, Financial Aid, Student Testing and Research, University Counseling and Student Health reported to the Division of Student Affairs.
Topics: Education History, Student Life, University History ResourcesDocumenting the University at Buffalo Community Experience during COVID-19 Pandemic collection, 2020
Documenting the University at Buffalo Community Experience during COVID-19 Pandemic collection, 2020 contains materials submitted by University at Buffalo faculty, staff, and students sharing their experiences living, learning, and teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Topics: University History Resources, Education History, Photographs, Audio/Visual Collections, Student Life, Buffalo and Western NY HistoryEducation (School of) records, 1950-1967
Records, ca. 1950-1967, kept by Dr. Robert Fisk, Dean of the School of Education, including correspondence, general office files; records concerning the International Teacher Education, 1953-56; and reports and other documents concerning the Inter-University Project, ca. 1961-65.
Topics: University History Resources, Education HistoryFaculty of Arts and Letters, Office of the Dean alphabetical files, 1966-2001 (bulk 1967-1998)
General office files maintained in the Office of the Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Letters.
Topics: Education HistoryFeinberg oath and statement, 1965
Blank Feinberg oath and statements.
The Feinberg Law of 1949 amended both the State of New York Education and Civil Service Laws to contain provisions barring employment of persons by the state for subversive activity or background and made the public schools responsible for policing themselves against subversive employees. In 1953 the statute was extended to faculty members and other personnel of state operated institutions of higher education. The Board of Regents of the State University of New York established the signing of the Feinberg Certificate as a condition of employment in order to fulfill the requirements of the Feinberg Law.
The certificate states, among other things:
Anyone who is a member of the Communist Party or of any organization that advocates the violent overthrow of the Government of the United States or of the State of New York or any political subdivision thereof cannot be employed by the State University.
Fisk (Robert S.) Papers, circa 1950-1977
Papers of Robert S. Fisk, mainly concerning collective bargaining at the State University of New York (including at UB), but also broadly in higher education; Buffalo school desegregation; and courses he taught at the University at Buffalo. Also includes his research, reports, writings, and correspondence.
Some coverage of regional and state committees on education, including: Eastern Regional Institute for Education; New York State Citizens Committee for the Public Schools; Cooperative Development of Public School Administration Institute; as well as local and national conferences on education.
Carton 1, 1953-1973: New York State Citizens Committee for the Public Schools; Cooperative Development of Public School Administration; New York State Educational Research Association; New York State Education Department; conference reports and programs.
Carton 2, 1955-1970: UB Select Committee for Equal Opportunity; Eastern Regional Institute for Education; UB Education Department Phase Plan.
Carton 3, 1970-1975: UB courses; subject files a to z.
Carton 4, 1964-1977: collective bargaining; Rochester Study of Superintendents for Regents; Senate Professional Association.
Carton 5, 1963-1974: Bucklew chapter; Buffalo school desegregation; Center for Policy Studies; collective bargaining; international education and studies; Minority Faculty; Senate Professional Association.
Carton 6, 1970-1976: policy modules; research and reports; Senate Professional Association; SUNY Equal Opportunity Plan; SUNY/United; writings and publications.
This collection has been minimally processed. Privacy protected information (including but not limited to certain educational, medical, financial, criminal, attorney-client, and/or personnel records) may be revealed during use of archival collections, particularly in collections that are unprocessed or have been minimally processed. Researchers agree to make no notes or other recordation of privacy protected information if found within the archival collections, and further agree not to publish, publicize, or disclose such information to any other party for any purpose if found within the archival collections.
Topics: Education History, UB PeopleFriedenberg (Edgar Zodiag) Papers, 1935-1976
Collection of Edgar Zodiag Friedenberg (professor of Sociology and Education), 1935-1976. Includes personal and professional correspondence and manuscripts of his articles, book reviews and books.
Topics: Education History, UB PeopleGehman (Harry Merrill) Papers, 1929-1968
The papers of Professor Gehman include material relating to his activities in University of Buffalo organizations such as Phi Beta Kappa (1934-1961), AAUP (American Association of University Professors; 1932-1933, 1936), the Faculty Advisory Committee (1948-1961), and the Special Committee to Recommend a Chancellor (1948-1950). The papers also contain information about Sigma Xi, a scientific honorary society, (1934-1961) and the School of Mathematics Study Group (1958-1968). Additional material includes information on Wartime training at the University of Buffalo (1933, 1940-1945), the International Education Project (1954-1955) as well as campus maps, music, and clippings.
Topics: Education History, UB PeopleGifted Math Program records
The Gifted Math Program records include correspondence, program evaluations, grants, awards, information about curriculum, research and support materials for the program beginning from its inception as a Saturday enrichment program and beyond.
Topics: Education HistoryGoodenow (Ron) collection on Buffalo Schools desegregation, 1963-1973
Materials in this collection were part of a class project on the impact of Brown vs. the Board of Education in Buffalo, New York. The class was taught by Ron Goodenow, professor in the Social Foundations department.
Items concern desegregation in Buffalo in the twenty years following the Brown vs. Board of Ed decision. Contains clippings, and copies of legal documents.
Graduate School of Education lecture tapes, 1994-2011
The Graduate School of Education lecture tapes contains VHS tapes and audio cassette tapes with recordings of visitor lectures from the Graduate School of Education, dated 1994-2011.
Topics: Audio/Visual collections, Education HistoryGraduate School records, 1964-1979
This collection consists of records from the Graduate School. The records include files on committees, centers, the Nuclear Science and Technology Facility, graduate program evaluations and correspondence.
Topics: Education HistoryGraduate Student Employees Union Records, 1974-1977
The Graduate Student Employees Union (GSEU) was organized during the Spring and Summer of 1974, partially in response to cuts in the SUNY budget the previous year. Its purpose was to promote the best interests of students and education at the State University of New York at Buffalo. The union ceased functioning in 1978. Records of GSEU documenting the history of the union from its inception (1974) through the strike referendum in the Spring of 1977 including newsletters; leaflets; minutes; agendas; membership lists; correspondence; and other materials; also publications from graduate students at other institutions; other unions; and printed material from the 1974 convention of the American Federation of Teachers.
Topics: Education History, Student Life, Social ActivismGreater Buffalo Youth Orchestra Records, circa 1960-1975
A collection of materials including programs, announcements, correspondence and newspaper clippings about the Greater Buffalo Youth Orchestra and the Community Music School of Buffalo.
Topics: Buffalo and WNY History, Education HistoryGuidance Counselor Handbooks, circa 1939-1964
Publications prepared for high school guidance counselors and principals about educational opportunities at the University of Buffalo.
Topics: Education History, PublicationsHarry Keyishian papers, 1952-1997
Topics: Education History, Social Activism
Jay (David G.) Papers, circa 1970-1989
The David G. Jay papers, 1972-1995, consist of files maintained by Richard F. Griffin and David G. Jay, attorneys for the plaintiffs in the Buffalo School desegregation case, from 1972 through 1995. The files include papers submitted to the court, orders of the court, hearing exhibits, transcripts of hearings and depositions, plaintiffs' notes and analyses of Board data and proposals, plaintiffs' correspondence, Board of Education proposals, reports and data, and press clippings. Related materials are located in the Citizens Council for Human Relations, Inc. (CCHR) files and the files of the Citizens Commission on School Desegregation housed in the University Archives, permanent records filed in federal court, records maintained by the Buffalo Branch of the NAACP, and records maintained by the other parties to the suit.
Topics: Buffalo and WNY History, Education HistoryKaiser (Arthur L.) Papers, 1950-1975
Papers of Arthur Kaiser on the Faculty of Educational Studies and its predecessor, the School of Education containing printed or mimeographed minutes, memoranda, reports, and other items, some with brief notes by Dr. Kaiser. Also includes general files on the Office of Admissions and Records and various university committees and events and a 1929 report on the School of Fine Arts, later known as the Albright Art School.
Topics: Education History, UB PeopleKelly (Gail Paradise) Papers, 1958-1995 (bulk 1970-1991)
Papers, 1958-1995 (bulk 1970-1991), of Gail Paradise Kelly (1940-1991), UB Graduate School of Education faculty and scholar in comparative education.
Topics: Education History, UB People, Social ActivismLand (Adelle H.) Papers, circa 1931-1968
Professional papers, primarily extensive documentation of the unified program in teacher education, the Graduate Professional Unit, developed and taught by Dr. Land at the University of Buffalo, 1931-1968. Also includes notes, correspondence, and papers from her doctoral work at Teachers' College, Columbia University, 1932-1937, and other materials reflecting her career as a progressive educator and early advocate of preparation for teaching in higher education. Material also includes Army Air Force training course material, progressive school information, class lists and assignments, committee information, professional reports, correspondence, typescripts of works, radio scripts of "Human Nature in Action," information on Pi Lambda Theta, AAUP, ITEPSST, reports on graphology, personal memorabilia and notes. Also includes information on Daniel Bell Leary and William Chandler Bagley (Columbia University), correspondence with Carter Alexander (Teachers' College).
Topics: Education History, UB PeopleLane (Carroll Fenton) Science Series radio program lectures, 1930
Carroll Lane Fenton (1900-1969) authored and illustrated several books on paleontology and geology. In 1930, he recorded a series of lectures for local radio station WGR: Relics of Early Life; How Rocks are Formed; The Crust of the Earth; Mineral Deposits; and Climates of the Past
This collections consists of typescripts and one handwritten manuscript of these lectures.
Levine (Adeline) Papers, 1943-2008 (bulk 1968-1990)
Papers related to the career of Dr. Adeline Levine (1925-2015), Department of Sociology, State University of New York at Buffalo. Includes correspondence sent to and received by Adeline Levine during her career, essays, articles, professional papers, teaching materials, appointment and tenure documentation, and materials from the Pro-Choice Network of Western New York. Topics covered include the Love Canal, community response to environmental disaster, women and the labor force, and education.
Topics: Education History, Environmental Issues in WNY, UB People, Love Canal, Women's History in WNYLibel trial of Dr. Horatio N. Loomis report [photocopies]
Published report of the trial "The People versus Dr. Horatio N. Loomis, for Libel. Tried at the Erie County Oyer and Terminer, June 24, 1850."
Topics: UB People, Education HistoryLibrary Science manual and student notes, 1936
Topics: Education HistoryLipsitz (Richard) Papers, 1964-1967
Working papers of Richard Lipsitz, Esq., attorney for plaintiffs in Keyishian et al. vs. Board of Regents et al., 1964, in which four faculty members and a librarian at the State University of New York at Buffalo challenged New York State's Feinberg Law on public employees and subversive activities. Includes correspondence, court documents, notes, press clippings, and background materials.
Topics: Education History, Social ActivismLocation, Location, Location: A Special History of the University of/at Buffalo, 1969-2007
Collection contains the documents, reports and other materials used in the writing of the book Location, Location, Location: A Special History of the University of'/at Buffalo by William R. Greiner and Thomas Headrick.
Topics: University History Resources, Education History, Digital CollectionsManagement (School of) Study Abroad Program records, 1983
School of Management Study Abroad Program records contains documentation of the relationship between the University at Buffalo and Insitituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey.
Topics: Education HistoryManch (Joseph) Papers, circa 1930s-1980s
Administrative files and publications of Buffalo public schools, Manch’s correspondence, his speeches and writings, and related organizational files during his superintendence; press clippings that feature educational, financial, political and social problems of Buffalo public schools; Camp Arrowhead; speeches and writings.
Topics: Buffalo and WNY History, Education HistoryMasling (Joseph M.) Papers, 1968-1969
Manuscript for Encyclopedia of Education article, "The Testing Situation," regarding educational testing; bibliography; and related correspondence.
Topics: Education History, UB PeopleMcGrath (Ruth Ehrig) Papers, 1937-1974
Collection of Ruth McGrath's papers regarding the development of the Early Childhood Education Council of Western New York (ECEC) and the New York State Association for the Education of Young Children. Also includes papers as Director of the University at Buffalo's institutional staff training program for the federal Project Head Start program.
Topics: Education History, UB PeopleMiles (E.J.) Collection, 1858-1922
The collection includes lecture notes and textbooks between 1907 and 1910. Most of lecture notes were collected when Miles was a graduate student at University of Chicago Lectures notes are from classes taught by Oskar Bolza, Gilbert A. Bliss, and others. Includes textbooks and other works by Oskar Bolza, L. Bianchi, G. Darboux, H. Burkhardt, C. Jordan, S. Lie, J. Hadamard, E. Picard, H. Poincaré, H. Robinson, F Tisserand, and H. Weber.
Topics: Education HistoryMothers' Club of Buffalo Collection, 1904-1912, 1956
The Mothers' Club of Buffalo, affiliated with the Mother's Assembly of the State of New York, was a local women's group dedicated to educating parents about issues relating to the home and school. The collection includes annual programs listing upcoming meetings, officers, and current members from 1904-1910. It also includes programs from the 1912 New York State Mothers Assembly held in Rochester, N.Y.
Topics: Buffalo and WNY History, Education History, Social Activism, Women's History in WNYMurphy, Orville T. papers, 1966-1976
Papers of Orville T. Murphy pertaining to curriculum and faculty governance, Department of History; activities of the search committee for the position of Director of American Studies; documents related to student demonstrations; documents related to the William Pryor Letchworth papers and other local archives.
Topics: University History Resources, Campus Unrest, UB People, Education HistoryNelson (Jack) Papers, 1964
Collection includes correspondence, job description for school administrators, and other material concerning the Amherst school issue showing attitudes toward suburban vs. urban schools and toward centralization. Papers collected by Nelson as co-chairman of the committee to centralize the Snyder and Eggertsville schools in Suburban Buffalo.
Topics: Buffalo and WNY History, Education History, UB PeopleNew York State Association of Two-Year Colleges, Inc. Records, 1947-1988
The records of the New York State Association of Two-Year Colleges, formerly known as the New York State Association of Junior Colleges, document administrative activities, including meetings, finances, and correspondence, as well as annual conferences and publications. The collection also includes photographs and audio cassette recordings of the annual conferences.
Topics: Education HistoryNursing (School of) curricula, 1932-1938, 1957
Includes records relating to the Bachelor of Science in Nursing; dietetics; anesthesia; and proposed class schedules.
Topics: Education HistoryNursing (School of) records, 1960-2010
This collection consists of annual reports, self-studies, academic plans and other records from the School of Nursing.
Topics: Education historyOffice of the Registrar reader, circa 1950-1970
Wood and glass reader used by students to review transcripts. The reader was likely manufactured in the 1950s or 1960s. The last year of use was approximately 1989, after which the Office of Records and Registration transitioned to electronic records.
Topics: Education History, Student LifeOrr-Ewing (Muriel) Papers, 1822-1994 (bulk 1920-1974)
Correspondence, diaries, photograph albums of Muriel Orr-Ewing (nicknamed "Meiko"). Collection includes records as founding president of the British Association of Women Executives and headmistress of the English girls finishing school, The Grove. Also includes personal correspondence with opera singer, Adèle Leigh, child author Berthe Grimault, and other notable writers and poets.
Topics: Education HistoryPedagogy (School of) records, 1895-1898
Contains a minute book, register, catalogs, and other printed material of the School of Pedagogy, University of Buffalo, 1895-1898.
Topics: University History Resources, Education HistoryPlanck (Charles) Professor as Master of College F papers, 1968-1973
Papers of Charles Planck, professor of political science and first Master of College F from its establishment in October 1968 until his resignation in June 1973. The papers are primarily concerned with the planning of College F, courses offered by College F, other colleges, and university relations with the colleges. Also included are papers relating to the Radical Faculty Caucus of 1969 and the "Hayes 45" faculty arrested in the strike of 1970.
Topics: Education History, UB People, University History ResourcesRevolutionary Males - seminar transcript, 1972
Transcript of October 10, 1972 meeting of "Revolutionary Males" seminar. The class featured statements by Tom Bell and Greg Calvert, both active in 1960s American politics, including with Students for a Democratic Society.
**Taken from the transcript introduction:
"What follows is a transcript, slightly edited and abridged, of the October 10, 1972 meeting of the seminar Revolutionary Males, led by Burton Weiss and Charles Haynie, Tolstoy College. The members of this all-male seminar have been trying to learn 'what it means to be a male in American society in 1972, and how, as fast as possible, we can make this society livable.' (Or, more generally, what are the 'deep, often disguised, relations between sexuality and politics'?) The session... was devoted to hearing autobiographical statements by Tom Bell and Greg Calvert."
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 HistorySigma 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 LifeSimmons (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 HistoryStarbuck (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 ResourcesUB Living Stipend Movement records, 2017-2020
Records from UB Living Stipend, an organization focused on increasing wages for graduate student teachers and researchers.
Topics: Education History, University History Resources, Campus Unrest, Digital Collections, Social Activism, Student LifeUB2020 records, 2004-2016
Materials related to the UB 2020 strategic planning process.
Topics: Education HistoryUndergraduate College General Education Program records, 1987-2017 (bulk 1987-1999)
This collection contains records and materials used in preparation and implementation of the General Education Program and the UB Curriculum.
Topics: Education HistoryUndergraduate Education (Division of) records, 1969-1979
Division of Undergraduate Education records, from 1969-1979. Included in this collection are records on Latin Honors, Academic Planning, and other various administrative records and reports.
Topics: Education HistoryUniversity Archives Oral History Collection, 1968-1993 [bulk 1978-1979]
The University Archives Oral History collection contains taped interviews with members of the University at Buffalo community, and the paper records associated with each interview. Those interviewed include administrators, alumni, faculty, staff, and UB Council members. Although covering some 25 years, the bulk of the collection consists of interviews conducted in 1978-1979. The interviews offer a wide range of topics and offers personal insight into University history by those that lived it. A majority of the interviews were conducted by part-time University Archives staff members Jenny Peterzell and Brenda Shelton. Other interviewers include then Head Archivist Shonnie Finnegan and Josephine Capuana.
Topics: Audio/Visual collections, Buffalo and WNY History, Education History, Oral History, Digital CollectionsUniversity at Buffalo Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Web Archive, 2020-2022
A collection of web sites that relate to the operation of the university in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, web sites that document the communication efforts of the university to the wider university community, web sites that document policies created and implemented in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and web sites that complement the University Archives’ existing collecting areas including student publications.
Topics: University History Resources, Digital Collections, Student Life, Publications, Education HistoryUniversity of the State of New York student exams, 1885-1892
Examinations from the University of the State of New York. Includes history, geography, math, bookkeeping, botany, civics, and physiology.
Topics: Education History, Student LifeUpward Bound records, 1966-1969
Reports and memos regarding Upward Bound and College Bound, precursors to the Educational Opportunity Program (EOP). UB's EOP program was one of the first in the nation.
College Bound began as a pilot project in Summer, 1965 to assist educationally and economically disadvantaged students transition to college. A companion program, Upward Bound, which began in Fall 1966, sought to identify area high school students for mentorship in education. Upward Bound students were invited to campus, and assigned tutors to assist each student with school work, personal problems, and plans for the future.
Topics: Education History
Women's Studies College records, 1971-1987
Materials related to the Women's Studies College from 1971-1987 at the State University of New York at Buffalo, including correspondence, petitions, charter drafts, and other materials.
Topics: Education History, Women's History in WNYWright (Lydia T.) Papers, 1883-1968
The collection contains research material on school integration including press clippings, speeches, and correspondence related to efforts to integrate the school system of Buffalo, New York as well as other civil rights issues including the 1963 March on Washington. Collection also includes personal memorabilia and family papers.
Topics: Buffalo and WNY History, Education History, Social Activism, Women's History in WNYZaengle (Eleanore) papers, 1937-1938
Papers of Eleanore Zaengle, student of Millard Fillmore College, likely in 1937-1938. Most papers relate to a class (or classes) in journalism. Also included is a miniature Millard Fillmore College pennant.
Topics: Education History