Digital Collections

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Buffalo & Erie County Public Library Archives
Buffalo & Erie County Public Library Archives

Photographs, documents, and more from the Library's 175+ years of history.

Central Library: A Brief History
Central Library: A Brief History

On the 60th anniversary of Central Library's dedication, explore the history of how the Library came to be.

Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts

Selections of early book history from the Rare Book Room vault.

All Collections

American History

Buffalo African-American Funeral Program and Obituary Collection
Buffalo African-American Funeral Program and Obituary Collection
Civil War Diary, 1863
Civil War Diary, 1863
Revolutionary War Journal, 1774-1775
Revolutionary War Journal, 1774-1775
Rich Newberg Reports Collection
Rich Newberg Reports Collection
The Federalist: Thomas Jefferson’s Copy
The Federalist: Thomas Jefferson’s Copy
War of 1812 Letters
War of 1812 Letters
Woman suffrage : newspaper clippings May, 1900-Nov., 1910
Woman suffrage : newspaper clippings May, 1900-Nov., 1910
WWI Curtiss Aeroplane & Motor Company
WWI Curtiss Aeroplane & Motor Company
WWI Diary: Edward J. Schranz
WWI Diary: Edward J. Schranz
WWI Diary: Peyton Randolph Campbell
WWI Diary: Peyton Randolph Campbell
WWI Photos & Letters: Caroline Hickman
WWI Photos & Letters: Caroline Hickman
WWI Poster Collection
WWI Poster Collection
WWI Through the Stereoscope
WWI Through the Stereoscope

Collections about WNY

175th Anniversary of the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library
175th Anniversary of the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library
1825, A Pivotal Year on the Niagara Frontier
1825, A Pivotal Year on the Niagara Frontier
A walk around Hamburg at the turn of the century
A walk around Hamburg at the turn of the century
Ann Montgomery's Little Harlem Club
Ann Montgomery's Little Harlem Club
Autobiography and Recollections of a Pioneer Printer
Autobiography and Recollections of a Pioneer Printer
Buffalo & Erie County Public Library Archives
Buffalo & Erie County Public Library Archives
Buffalo African-American Funeral Program and Obituary Collection
Buffalo African-American Funeral Program and Obituary Collection
Buffalo Central Terminal Scrapbook
Buffalo Central Terminal Scrapbook
Buffalo City Directories 1832-1913
Buffalo City Directories 1832-1913
Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority Collection
Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority Collection
Buffalo Neighborhoods
Buffalo Neighborhoods
Buffalo Public School Buildings, 1908 Survey
Buffalo Public School Buildings, 1908 Survey
Central Library: A Brief History
Central Library: A Brief History
Diving With and Without Armor
Diving With and Without Armor
Erie County Poor House Ledgers
Erie County Poor House Ledgers
Hispanic Heritage Community History Project
Hispanic Heritage Community History Project
Historic Buffalo Theater and Music Programs
Historic Buffalo Theater and Music Programs
Illustrated Historical Atlas of Erie Co. New-York from Actual Surveys and Records
Illustrated Historical Atlas of Erie Co. New-York from Actual Surveys and Recor…
James Newman's Congestion of the Brain In Cholera
James Newman's Congestion of the Brain In Cholera
Log Book of the Sketch Club, org. : Aug. 3rd 1910
Log Book of the Sketch Club, org. : Aug. 3rd 1910
Maps of the Holland Co's lands in the late town of Black Rock
Maps of the Holland Co's lands in the late town of Black Rock
Marriage and Death Announcements, 1811-1833
Marriage and Death Announcements, 1811-1833
Nelson Fischer WWII Scrapbook, 1940-1944
Nelson Fischer WWII Scrapbook, 1940-1944
New Topographical Atlas of Erie Co., New York
New Topographical Atlas of Erie Co., New York
New York to Paris Race, Thomas Flyer
New York to Paris Race, Thomas Flyer
Nye Park: Pan-Am Area Residential Development
Nye Park: Pan-Am Area Residential Development
Otowega Club Scrapbook: 1895-1905
Otowega Club Scrapbook: 1895-1905
Our Guests: [Darwin Martin Family Guest Book]
Our Guests: [Darwin Martin Family Guest Book]
Pan American Exposition Scrapbooks
Pan American Exposition Scrapbooks
Pan-American Exposition postcards and passes, 1901
Pan-American Exposition postcards and passes, 1901
Pan-American Exposition Scrapbooks, President McKinley
Pan-American Exposition Scrapbooks, President McKinley
Pan-American Exposition Scrapbooks, Women’s Participation
Pan-American Exposition Scrapbooks, Women’s Participation
Pan-American Exposition Sheet Music Collection
Pan-American Exposition Sheet Music Collection
Pan-American Exposition: Souvenir Guide
Pan-American Exposition: Souvenir Guide
Photograph Collection: Buffalo c. 1890-1910
Photograph Collection: Buffalo c. 1890-1910
Photographs of Vanishing Buffalo
Photographs of Vanishing Buffalo
Real Estate and Builders Monthly
Real Estate and Builders Monthly