Pan-American Exposition pictures courtesy of the Library of Congress
.These images are freely downloadable and usable
Public
Buffalo Civil War Roundtable
40th Annual convention of the National American Woman Suffrage Association
Took place in Buffalo in 1908. Courtesy of the Library of Congress
Views of Buffalo
Published by S.H. Knox, 1907. Online in full text courtesy of the Library of Congress
The history of Catholic elementary education in the diocese of Buffalo, 1847-1944
Courtesy of HathiTrust Digital Library
Migration and the Social Order in Erie County, New York: 1855
By Michael Katz, 1978
The Queen City Takes Its Crown of Thorns: Western New York During The Great Depression
Honors thesis, UB, 2015
Advancing Health Equity and Inclusive Growth in Buffalo (2016)
Full of population & demographic statistics
Queerie Queers With Hands Wings And Claws, by Palmer Cox
A children's book published by John D. Larkin in 1885. Online in full text.
Buffalo Jewish Archives Project
The Jewish Buffalo Archives Project (JBAP) collects and preserves documentation relating to the diverse histories, religious traditions and cultures of Jewish communities within the Greater Buffalo and Niagara area of Western New York. All materials collected by the JBAP are being made available for research through the University Archives within the University at Buffalo.
So You Want to Write a Book? Navigating the Non-Fiction Writing Process
Course Materials from The Buffalo History Museum
Municipal Water Management, Private Contracting, and Public Response: A Case Study of Water Privatization in Buffalo, NY
Courtesy of the U. of Michigan
Adventures in Western New York History by The Buffalo History Museum - Issuu
From 1960 to 1980, the Buffalo History Museum (then the Buffalo & Erie County Historical Society) published a series of 27 short booklets on popular topics in Buffalo-area history. All but two are online here in full text.
Buffalo City Hall: Americanesque Masterpiece
The 1993 booklet is now online in full text
Architecture Periodicals at the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library
A selection of journals and magazines related to home design, building, engineering, and real estate in Buffalo and beyond.
Index to Building Permits listed in the Buffalo Common Council Proceedings, 1887-1906
Sorted in A-Z order by address, over 1700 pages long. Courtesy of the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library.
U.S. Military Fatal Casualties of the Vietnam War for Home-State-of-Record: New York
Courtesy of the National Archives
Buffalo & Niagara Frontier From The Air, 1924: Ronne and Washburn Aerial Photographers of Buffalo
Courtesy of Internet Archive
NY Route 198 Scajaquada corridor study, Grant Street to Parkside Avenue
Released June 2005
Letters From Grover Cleveland | Buffalo State College
Contains full text of letters sent from Grover Cleveland to E. H. Butler, publisher and editor of the Buffalo News. Courtesy of Buffalo State College.
WWII Prisoner of War Taped Interviews | Archives & Special Collections | Buffalo State College
8 interviews, all downloadable, courtesy of Buffalo State College
A North-Side View of Slavery. The Refugee: or the Narratives of Fugitive Slaves in Canada.
Originally published in 1856 by Benjamin Drew, with short biographies of African-Americans who escaped from slavery and made it to Canada. Includes Niagara Falls.
"The People vs. Patrick Sneed: Court Papers from an 1853 Fugitive Slave" by Ariel N. Cook
By Ariel N. Cook, Published on 08/07/18
Trade catalogs
60 full-text catalogs with a Buffalo connection, courtesy of the Hagley Museum
Hagley Digital Archives
Over 50 online Buffalo images, lots of factory scenes
Birge Wallcovering catalogs
Presently 2 catalogs online courtesy of the Hagley Museum
Historical Wyoming
Some issues in full text
"Historical Wyoming" - Index
Contents lists starting in 1947
Discover Your Neighborhood's History From Home - Bloomberg
Ariel Riger-Aberg's piece on Ardmore Place
New York New Deal Art | WPAmurals.com
Another inventory of murals and sculptures