Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Furnas, Sparkle Moore, University Archives, and Buffalo and Western New York Architecture Collection (State University of New York at Buffalo)
- Abstract:
- Contained in this collection are clippings mostly from local newspapers which deal with the history of Western New York and the City of Buffalo.
- Extent:
- 3.336 Linear Feet and 7 manuscript boxes, 1 half manuscript box
- Language:
- Collection material in English.
- Preferred citation:
[Description and dates], Box/folder number, MS 75, Buffalo and Western New York History clippings collection, 1870-1994, University Archives, State University of New York at Buffalo.
See the Special Collections' preferred citations instructions for additional information.
Background
- Scope and Content:
Contained in this collection are clippings mostly from local
newspapers which deal with the history of Western New York and the City of
Buffalo. The bulk of the articles are dated between 1950 and 1994.
- Biographical / Historical:
Sparkle Moore Furnas was an avid clipper of newspapers and donated
several clippings of the University Archives. See Acquisition Information for
more details on this collection.
- Acquisition information:
The clippings from this collection were donated to the University
Archives by Sparkle Moore Furnas, wife of Chancellor Clifford C. Furnas. These
clippings were originally part of a larger clippings file for the University at
Buffalo and Western New York. The clippings concerning Western New York and the
City of Buffalo were removed to create a separate collection.
- Processing information:
Processed by Archives Staff.
- Arrangement:
This collection is arranged in thirteen series: I. Architecture, buildings and parks, II. Business Economy/Industry, III. Controversies, IV. Community/Cultural, V. Education, VI. Government, VII. History, VIII. Neighborhoods, IX. Newspapers/Communications, X. Organizations/Clubs, XI. Politics, XII. Social issues, and XIII. Western New York.
- Accruals:
No further accruals are expected to this collection.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed Terms
Access
- RESTRICTIONS:
-
Buffalo and Western New York History clippings collection,
1870-1994, are open for research.
- TERMS OF ACCESS:
-
Copyright of papers in the collection may be held by their authors,
or the authors' heirs or assigns. Researchers must obtain the written
permission of the holder(s) of copyright and the University Archives before
publishing quotations from materials in the collection. Most papers may be
copied in accordance with the library's usual procedures unless otherwise
specified.
- PREFERRED CITATION:
-
[Description and dates], Box/folder number, MS 75, Buffalo and Western New York History clippings collection, 1870-1994, University Archives, State University of New York at Buffalo.
See the Special Collections' preferred citations instructions for additional information.
- LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
- CONTACT:
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716-645-2916lib-archives@buffalo.edu