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Research Library
Buffalo & Erie County Historical Society
25 Nottingham Court
Buffalo, NY 14216-3199
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Map & Directions to the
Research Library in the
Pan-Am Building
Phone 716.873.9644 x 306
Fax 716.873.8754
Library Hours: Wednesdays through Saturdays 1-5 pm
Library Admission: free for members and Erie County high school students with valid ID; $7 for others
Forms:
Class Visit Request
Image Use Fees
Obituary Request
Permission to Publish
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The Library and Archives document the history of the City of Buffalo
and the surrounding region. Collections include 20,000 books,
200,000 photographs, 2,000 manuscript collections, plus architectural
plans, prints and broadsides, pamphlets and clippings on frequently
researched subjects, church and cemetery records, and microfilm of
Buffalo newspapers from 1811 to the present.
Collections of special interest inlude:
- Abraham Lincoln
items
- African-American
history
- Architectural
records
- Assassination
of William McKinley
- BECHS Publications
- Bethune, Louise Blanchard
- Black
History in Buffalo: A WorldCat List
- Black Rock
& Riverside
- Breweries,
Temperance, and Prohibition
- Buffalo
in the War of 1812 and more War
of 1812 books
and manuscripts
- Buffalo
newspapers
- Business
records
- Civil War regiments from Erie County
- Diaries kept by all kinds of Buffalo-area residents
- The Erie Canal
- Fillmore, Millard
- Fillmore, Millard letters received, 1809-1874
- Frank
Lloyd Wright in Buffalo
- Frank H. Severance collection of books about the Niagara Frontier
- Frederick
Law Olmsted in Buffalo
- Goodyear, A. Conger War of 1812 Manuscripts, 1779-1862
- Grain
Elevators in Buffalo
- Grover
Cleveland Papers on microfilm
- Holland
Land
Company, including Joseph
Ellicott's letter books
- Larkin
Company
books, photographs, and records
- The
Maris B. Pierce collection of Seneca Indian papers
- Niagara County Records, 1808 -1830
- Niagara Falls pictures
- Pan-American
Exposition
- Peter B.
Porter book collection and papers on microfilm
- The
Underground Railroad in the Buffalo Area
- Works Progress Administration (WPA) in the Buffalo area
- Women's
history
Of
interest to genealogists:
General Policies
- Appointments are not necessary
- Children under 10 are not admitted to the library without parental supervision. We encourage children to enjoy museum exhibits instead
- Researchers are required to check all bags, briefcases, knapsacks,
and purses
- Laptops are welcome. We have free wireless internet access!
- The library is a no-cell zone. Please turn off your phone and make all calls outside of the library.
- Cameras and camcorders may not be used in the library.
- Researchers must use pencils to take notes. Pens are not
permitted.
- Materials may not be borrowed or removed from the room.
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Some items, including most large format maps, posters, and drawings, are in off-site storage and
require up to 7 business days to retrieve
What Resources Are Available Online?
What Lookups Do You Offer?
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We are unable to establish the value of your old books, papers,
photographs, heirlooms, collectibles, or other artifacts.
Professional appraisers can be found in your yellow pages under
"Appraisers."
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We are not qualified to draw genealogical conclusions and cannot do
extensive family history research or identify your ancestors. Our Researchers for Hire list has names and addresses of researchers for hire. -
We do not collect vital records such as birth, marriage, and death
certificates. These are government records, available from town and
city clerks, or from the state Bureau of Vital Statistics. New York State did not require that such records be kept until 1880. -
We are unable to make or return long distance telephone calls.
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We do not scan photographs for personal use.
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