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University Archives Student Research Guide: Home

This guide highlights a range of topics represented in the University Archives collections
Last Updated: Sep 15, 2025 12:34 PM

How to Use This Guide

Welcome to the University Archives!
This guide is designed to:

  • Introduce the University Archives at UB and highlight our collection strengths.
  • Provide an overview of archival research and evaluation of primary sources.
  • Offer a starting point for research on topics represented in our collections.

Each tab features images, links to online resources, and information on related archival materials. Use this guide to explore collections, discover primary sources, and identify research topics for course assignments or independent projects. For assistance, please contact Kate Greenberg, Instruction & Collections Archivist, kgreenbe@buffalo.edu.

Please Note: The subjects below are examples. Students should check their syllabus or instructor for the specific topics required for coursework.

Black and African American History

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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., speaking at Kleinhans Music Hall, 1967

LGBTQ+ History

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October is National Gay and Lesbian History Month flyer

Love Canal

Student protest against Hooker Chemical at SUNY Buffalo, 1979

Student protest against Hooker Chemical at SUNY Buffalo, 1979

#Spectrum.9, Love Canal Images database

Frank Lloyd Wright in Buffalo

Martin house viewed from Jewett Parkway

 

UB & WWII

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Air Cadets in line for food

Pan-American Exposition

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Souvenir card, Pan-American Exposition, 1901

UB Athletics

UB Women's Soccer players, 1982

Student Publications

front page of spectrum student newspaper from 1955

The Spectrum, Friday, November 18, 1955

Campus History

Joan Arhardt, Homecoming Queen, with Buster, UB Mascot, 1957

Campus Unrest

Student protesters occupying Hayes Hall, March 19, 1969