Survey forms, field notes, bulletins and correspondence for a survey of state and local historical records (government and church records, manuscripts, maps and photographs) conducted initially by the State Historical Society but after 1935 by the Works Progress Administration.

The correspondence and printed material relating to Captain (later Colonel) William J. Donovan's military service, his legal career in Buffalo with O' Brian, Hamlin, Donovan & Goodyear, and his involvement with the American Legion and Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Association.

Personal and professional papers of William Clement Bryan, an attorney who came to work in Buffalo in 1854.

Papers pertaining to the War of 1812.

The records of personal papers of Anna Maria Talbert and family between 1881 and 1938, and legal documents of the inheritance issues between 1872 and 1927.

Personal papers and correspondence of James A. Roberts, Franklin and Frank S. Sidway, and E.G. Spaulding.

The records of personal papers of Richard Z. Goehle and family between 1852-1966, and the architectural firm of Esenwein & Johnson represents the accumulated archives of the firm between 1891 and 1966.

The records of Pan-American Exposition Company consist primary of the company's activities between 1899 and 1908.

The Niagara County Records represent the accumulated archives between 1808-1830.

Correspondence with government officials, census officials, Indians, Quakers, friends and relatives, 1834-1874; sermons, speeches and other writings; copies of New York State and federal laws and bills concerning Indians, 1850-1874; and papers concerning the Seneca Nation, including Council minutes, 1833-1865, treaties and agreements, 1787-1844, financial reports, letters, and mss. written by whites about the Senecas, 1807-1874. Subjects include Indian emigration, timber sales, schools, self-government and relations with the Ebenezers, Quakers and the Ogden Land Company.

De Forrest's drama-related personal papers.

The records of the architectural firm of James, Meadows & Howard represents the accumulated archives of a firm dating back ninety years.

Correspondence, specifications, notes, contracts and architectural plans for the renovation of the East Terminal building of the Greater Buffalo International Airport and for the construction of Erie County Stadium (Rich Stadium) in Orchard Park, N.Y.

Collection includes correspondence, newspaper clippings, awards and certificates and other miscellaneous materials of H. A. Appleton.

Chiefly reflects the schools and other public buildings, office buildings, and church structures which were designed by Duane Lyman for clients in Buffalo and Western New York State.

The records of Darwin D. Martin Papers and Larkin Company Inc. consist of Martin's personal papers and the company's activities between 1892 and 1960.

Contains civil war period documents and materials reflective of the Western New York area.

Personal and business correspondence of Charles M. Olmsted, 1909- 1940, including letters from his children and correspondence of C.M.O. Physical Laboratory, Inc. and the W.P.A. Federal Writers' Project; diary, [1934?]; sketches and blueprints for aerodynamic and solar research, ca. 1921-1935; papers from the record book of the University of Buffalo Physical Science Club, 1923-1929; and bills, receipts, checkbooks, tax records, insurance policies, leases of property owned by Charles Olmsted, and city court papers. Also, correspondence of Mrs. Charles M. Olmsted (Elizabeth Hamlin Macniel), mostly from her children; and ca. 13 letters of the Hamlin and Macniel families, 1839-1881, including letters to D.R. Hamlin.

The collection includes correspondence, reports, resolutions, contracts, notes, maps, cost estimates, and other financial data, architectural and engineering specifications, and speeches concerning plans for a domed stadium for Erie County, 1967- 1975; notes and printed materials about stadiums built in other U.S. cities; newspaper clippings; and records of Kenford Company et al. vs. the County of Erie, a suit in State Supreme Court regarding breach of the county’s stadium contract, 1971-1989.

Lists of members of graduating classes of Central High School, 1861-1914, and of Hutchinson-Central High School, 1914-1954; lists of life members of the Central and Hutchinson-Central Alumni Association; a list of faculty members of Hutchinson-Central, 1914-1953, and of Frederick A. Vogt Memorial Scholarship recipients, 1925-1961. Includes some issues of the "Alumni News," 1933, 1939-1954, and a photograph, programs and clippings.