The history of music at the University at Buffalo is documented through several archival collections, including programs and clippings generated by Music Department events, audio recordings of concerts and lectures dating back to 1956, and personal archival collections of several music faculty members. Visual documentation includes extensive collections of photographs of local events as well as a large collection of flyers and posters.
The Irene Haupt Photographs of Musicians in Buffalo contains images of composers and performers who have participated in new music events at the University at Buffalo ca. 1978-1999. Composers represented in the collection include Larry Austin, Milton Babbitt, Henry Brant, John Cage, Elliott Carter, Aaron Copland, Jacob Druckman, David Felder, Morton Feldman, Lejaren Hiller, Lukas Foss, Ernst Krenek, Otto Luening, Conlon Nancarrow, Pauline Oliveros, Bernard Rands, Steve Reich, Poul Ruders, Frederic Rzewski, Ralph Shapey, Leo Smit, Virgil Thomason, Nils Vigeland, and Charles Wuorinen. Notable performers include Ursula Oppens, Yvar Mikhashoff, Frances-Marie Uitti, Jan Williams, Diamanda Galas, Miles Anderson, Leroy Jenkins, Malcolm Goldstein, and Carol Plantamura.