African American Churches in Buffalo, NY: A Google Map
African American Churches in Buffalo, NY, courtesy of the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library
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Where to Find Medical Records for Closed Hospitals & Clinics in New York State
Advice from the NY State Department of Health
New York State Newspapers
This database has full-text articles from newspapers from around New York State including: Glens Falls Post-Star, New York Times, New York Post, Niagara Falls Reporter, and Newsday. Free to residents of New York State. You will be authenticated by geolocation.
Buffalo City Plans
Various city planning documents from over time
The chronicle of the Rand family
Courtesy of FamilySearch
The New Wonder of the World: Buffalo, the Electric City by A. E. Richmond - Free Ebook
Courtesy of the Gutenberg Project
A history of Buffalo and Niagara Falls (1896)
Courtesy of Internet Archive
Effect of Global Temperature Increase on Lake-Effect Snowfall Downwind of Lake Erie
MA thesis by Michael R. Ferian, 2008
FACING WEST FROM NIAGARA'S SHORES: COMPETITION, COMMERCE, AND EXPANSIONISM ON THE US-CANADIAN BORDER, 1810-1855
A PhD thesis from 2007 by Daniel Patrick Glenn
“It Takes a Village”: Urban Change in the Elmwood Neighborhood, 1990-2016
An MA thesis by Christopher J. Willer, 2016
American Catholic Diocesan Labor Schools. An Examination of their Influence on Organized Labor in Buffalo and Cleveland
A PhD thesis by Paul E. Lubienecki
Area of the Holland Land Company (HLC) survey in western New York
An attempt to determine which forest areas still survive from the HLC era
Underground Railroad in Chautauqua County, NY
PDFs or archival letters & documents
Survey of Sites Relating to the Underground Railroad, Abolitionism, and African American Life in Niagara Falls and Surrounding Area, 1820-1880
A historic resources survey report by Dr. Judith Wellman, 2012
Breaking the Color Line: Merger of Locals 43 and 533 of the American Federation of Musicians
An MA thesis about the history of the Colored Musicians Club
"A History of Bethel A.M.E. Church, 1831-1991" by Monroe Fordham
A church history written by Dr. Monroe Fordham in commemoration of the 160th Anniversary.
Bethel A.M.E. Church Collections
Courtesy of Buffalo State College
Michigan Street Baptist Church Records
Courtesy of Buffalo State College
Rev. J.E. Nash Collection
Rev. J. Edward Nash was the pastor at the Michigan Street Baptist Church. Courtesy of Buffalo State College
Milton Rogovin: A Few Images
Courtesy of the Harvard Art Museums
Buffalo Municipal Bathhouses
Buffalo was the first city in the US to open public bath houses as a public health measure. Photographs courtesy of the Harvard Art Museums
Welcome Hall Settlement House
Photographs courtesy of the Harvard Art Museums
Erie County Almshouse
Photographs courtesy of the Harvard Art Museums
St. Francis Asylum
Photographs courtesy of the Harvard Art Museums
St. Mary's Infant Asylum
Photographs courtesy of the Harvard Art Museums
NY State Board of Charities Annual Reports
Later known as the NY State Board of Social Welfare. Has short descriptions of all the charitable institutions in the state.
The Last Sermon Preached in the First Unitarian Church: Sunday, May 16th, 1880
Courtesy of Google Books
Quaker records, Collins, Erie Co. & Western Oneida County
Courtesy of Internet Archive
Law Journals published by the University at Buffalo School of Law
Complete runs of multiple journals published at UB. Often includes local subject matter.
Pan-American Exposition: A Visual Guide
A detailed spreadsheet with illustrations, architects, fates, and more for the buildings, gardens, sculptures, and hotels at the Pan-Am