University Archives News

Ceramic artwork provides creative outlet for UB archivist
5/16/24
University Archivist Hope Dunbar has spent the past seven years perfecting her art in a basement ceramics studio at Buffalo State University.
Trailblazing life of nation’s first woman architect on display at UB Special Collections
4/18/24
Architect Kelly Hayes McAlonie discusses the importance of architect Louise Blanchard Bethune, who broke glass ceilings in her time.
Why is UB blue? The answer might be as much about lapel pins as diploma ribbons
3/13/24
University Archives holds the foundational evidence of the blue-and-white origin story.
The case of the wooden UB mascot
2/19/24
Archivists knew little about the UB artifact. Then, a break in the case came last summer.
Afternoon in the Archives: Student Showcase Event
2/8/24
Join us for an event highlighting undergraduate student research related to archival collections and social justice-oriented conceptions of the archive.
Donation of Graycliff items expands UB’s Frank Lloyd Wright collection
1/3/24
The Martin House in Buffalo's historic Parkside neighborhood was completed in 1905, early in Wright's career, and he called it his “opus.”
Graycliff Conservancy donates Frank Lloyd Wright material to UB, University Archives
12/19/23
A donation of historic objects by the Graycliff Conservancy Board of Directors will add to the Frank Lloyd Wright collection.
Story of UB benefactor’s encounter with Lincoln lived on
12/6/23
There’s an amusing little story buried in the University Archives about one of UB’s most prominent historical figures and his tie to Abraham Lincoln.
UB’s first shovel holds a century of memories
10/17/23
UB's over a century old “groundbreaking shovel,” — still sturdy for its age — remains the University Archives.
Leslie Feinberg, Firebrand Books, and the “Place Of Place” in LGBTQ History
9/28/23
Dr. Jeff Iovannone will discuss his award-winning GIS-based exhibit, Leslie Feinberg’s Buffalo: Historic Sites in Stone Butch Blues.

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