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The Buffalo History Museum

The Buffalo History Museum

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Bufalo, NY 14216, United States
The Buffalo History Museum has been Western New York's premier historical organization since 1862. We are the keepers of the authentic stories that make our community unique. Our collections, exhibits, and programs tell the stories of the people, events, and movements that demonstrate Western New York's essential place in shaping American history.

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Cummings, Carlos E. (Carlos Emmons), 1878-1964

The collection includes correspondence, 1897-1961; school papers, 1867-1941, mostly from Carlos E. Cummings’ undergraduate years at Syracuse University, with diplomas of various Emmons and Cummings family members; invitations, programs, and other papers regarding lectures given by Cummings and others at the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences and elsewhere, 1900-1934; reviews of his book, East is East and West is West, 1941, and biographies from various publications, 1929-1951; travel diaries and other travel papers, 1908-1914; membership cards and papers from various clubs and associations, 1903-1934; certificates and citations, 1870-1964, mostly of Dr. Cummings, but also of his father, Lowell M. Cummings, his wife Gertrude Voss Cummings, and his daughter Virginia L. Cummings. Also, Western New York Preserving & Mfg. Co. stock certificates and transfer, 1881-1896; photographs, including two albums, one devoted to sailing, the other to the Pan-American Exposition exhibit In Darkest Africa, in which Dr. Cummings was involved, and clippings concerning his life and career, 1901-1964.

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Adam, Meldrum & Anderson Company (Buffalo, N.Y.)

This collection was assembled in anticipation of the store’s 100th anniversary in 1967. It consists mainly of promotional materials, including newspaper inserts, merchandise catalogs, and advertisements. There are also several books and some sheet music published by the store; clippings, 1867-1981; a scrapbook documenting the downtown move, 1960; and some photographs of AM&A’s stores and employees.

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Central and Hutchinson-Central Alumni Association (Buffalo, N.Y.)

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.

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United States. Army. New York Infantry Regiment, 100th (1862-1865)

Includes minutes from annual reunions (1911-1951); general membership records and correspondence kept by the secretary; some materials related to veterans of 8th N.Y. Heavy Artillery Regiment; clippings related to the organization's activities; and official documents, including a muster roll (Co. B, 1865) and appointment of Edwin Nichols as Captain, 1864.

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Buffalo Federation of Women’s Clubs

Includes minutes, 1930-1996; committee reports, 1936-1996; convention files, 1907-1996; Federation Days files, 1938-1996; bulletins, 1944-1996; rosters, 1926/27-1993/94; photographs, undated and 1965-1992; scrapbooks, 1958-1980; and clippings, undated and 1924-1990. Also included in series I are materials of the Bicentennial Committee (1976), including a tape cassette of a program, correspondence with Congressman Jack Kemp, and a greeting from President Gerald R. Ford.