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1902(Business) 1905(Politics) 1909(Law)c. 1920-1960(General, but strongin the arts)GRO Ref F129.B8 H57Twentieth Century BuffaloBuffalo: J. N. Matthews Co., 1902.Online @ https://www.hathitrust.org/Buffalo F129.B8 H28The Political Blue Book: An Official Manualof Buffalo and Erie Co Buffalo: Dau Pub. Co., 1905Buffalo F127.E6 H4History of the Bench and Bar of ErieCountyNew York: The Genealogical PublishingCompany, 1909Online @ https://www.hathitrust.org/The Buffalo FileA card file located behind the ReferenceDesk. 1926(Arts)GRO Ref F129.B8B68The Buffalo Artists’ RegisterHeacock, Lee F., ed.Buffalo: Heacock Publishing, 1926c. 1970s-1990s(Arts)Buffalo Composers FileA card file located behind the ReferenceDesk.c. 1970s-1990s(Arts)Buffalo Dancers FileA card file located behind the ReferenceDesk.c. 1970s-current(Arts)Music Vertical Filec. late 1980s-early2000s(Arts)Buffalo Musicians FileLocated at the Reference Desk.A card file located behind the ReferenceDesk.7Businesses are a focus in this work.Information about and portraits of businessowners are sometimes included, as well asbusiness history.The bulk of this resource is biographies oninfluential politicians. Photographs areincluded with most entries. Governmentdepartment duties are also described.Biographical sketches and portraits ofthose in the legal profession are included.Main subjects indexed in LHF.An index card file including about 6,000cards which provides facts and citations toperiodicals, scrapbooks, and books.Information on individuals can be foundunder profession headings (i.e. artists,authors, inventors, music and musicians,etc.). There are also citations for specificbusinesses, houses, crime, and industrieswhich may be useful.Personal, educational, and professionalinformation is given about Buffalo areaartists (theater, music, visual arts,architecture, education). Some portraitsare included. Main subjects indexed in LHF.Biographical facts are stated, such as genreof music and work titles. Citations toarticles, books, and vertical files aresometimes given.Biographical facts are stated, such as genreof dance and companies performed with.Citations to articles and vertical files aresometimes given.These files include newspaper clippings andother resources. There are many files onmusicians as well as musical groups andother topics.Biographical facts are given aboutindividuals and bands. Information oftenincludes awards won, album names,instruments played, and citations tonewspaper articles, vertical files, andbooks.

Church ResourcesDatesResource NameNotes 1904Buffalo BX 1417.B8 D6Donohue, Rev. ThomasHistory of the Catholic Church inWestern New YorkBuffalo: Catholic Historical Pub., 1904Online @ https://archive.org/Biographical sketches and photographs ofprominent Western New Yorkers are included inthe last section of the book. A few women arerepresented. Portraits of priests are includedthroughout the work.Clubs, Organizations, SocietiesDatesResource NameNotes 1897Buffalo F129.B8 U6Illustrated History of the UnitedTrades and Labor council of ErieCountyBuffalo: United Trades and LaborCouncil of Erie County, 1897GRO E202.3 .A18 1899Register of the Empire StateSociety of the Sons of theAmerican RevolutionNew York: The Society, 1899Online @ https://archive.org/Buffalo 2725.B9 B82 1992Warren, RupertThe Buffalo Club: 1867-1992[Buffalo]: [The Buffalo Club], 1992.A history of numerous Buffalo labor unions.Portraits and short biographies are given of unionofficers. Lengthier biographies about prominentmen are included in the “Buffalo of Today”section. Available in HQ. 1899 1992Numerous Buffalonians are listed in this work. Itgenerally provides birth information, education,occupation, club memberships, and ancestor’snames. Information on members’ Revolutionaryancestors is also given.Available in HQ.Includes portraits and brief biographies of clubpresidents.DatabasesDatabase Access - Resource Name1500s-currentAncestry Library Edition1583-2000sHeritageQuest OnlineNotesProvides access to more than 1 billion names.Includes city directories, 450 million censusrecords from the U.S. Federal Census records,immigration, vital, military, court, church andethnic records. Details about individuals will befound here, but you will generally not findlengthy biographical information.Available in-library.HeritageQuest includes a collection of over28,000 full-text family and local history books.Other resources in the database are censusrecords, Revolutionary War documents,Freedman’s Bank Records, and the U.S. Serial Set.Available in-library and from home with a B&ECPLlibrary card.8

DirectoriesDates1701-2002Resource NameNotesAlumni Directories & YearbooksSee the Yearbooks subject guide for aholdings list. The guide is online des-publications#141828-presentDirectoriesSee the City and Other Directorysubject guide for a holdings list. Theguide is online des-publications#7Many directories are online @www.buffaloresearch.com/Alumni directories often give addresses,educational and employment information. Theymay give other important genealogical detailsincluding family members’ names.Buffalo city directories are available from 1828present. The Grosvenor Room also carriesdirectories from areas outside of Buffalo andErie County, including out of state andCanadian directories.Buffalo social registers include addresses, ofteninclude married and maiden names of women,and sometimes include detailed biographicalinformation.Genealogy and Family History Focused ResourcesDatesResource NameNotes1700s-1900s(mainly 1800s)Vital Index of Early WNY Families 1906-8Buffalo F127.E6M4Memorial and Family History ofErie County, New York [2 vols]Buffalo: The GenealogicalPublishing Company, 1906-8Online @ www.archive.org/Buffalo F118 .C98Cutter, William RichardGenealogical and Family History ofWestern New YorkNew York: Lewis HistoricalPublishing Co., 1912Online @ https://archive.org/Grosvenor File 1912VariousLocated in the Western New YorkGenealogical Society collection.A card file.VariousFamily History BooksLocated in the GrosvenorCollection. To browse, start at call9A card file organized by name, that records births,deaths, marriages, and property information forWestern New York residents. Its source materialis a collection of 75 books. A guide to the booksources is available.This work focuses on Buffalo and Erie Countymen, their families, and their heritage. Mainsubjects indexed in LHF.The family histories in this volume are often 1-2pages long and include important genealogicaldetails as well as some photographs.The Grosvenor File will help you find familyhistory books and articles. To find listings foryour family, look alphabetically by last name.Local histories are also indexed.Published family histories are available in theGrosvenor Collection. They are arranged roughlyin alphabetical order by surname and arerecorded in our online catalog. Many of these

number CS 71.Family History FilesVariousA guide to these materials isavailable at the Reference Desk.Genealogy PamphletsVariousAvailable on microfilm. A guide isavailable at the Reference Desk.VariousGenealogy Manuscript CollectionA guide to these materials isavailable at the Reference Desk.books are also indexed in the Grosvenor File.Family history vertical files containing a variety ofinformation sources are available by request atthe Reference Desk.The Grosvenor Room owns a collection of almost700 family history pamphlets. Most werepublished in the 19th and early 20th century.When using the pamphlet collection guide, referto the call number section for an alphabetical listby surname. Many of these resources areindexed in the Grosvenor File.This is a collection of unpublished manuscriptsdonated to the former Grosvenor Library by theBuffalo Genealogical Society (1899-1931) and theNiagara Frontier Genealogy Society (1941-48).See also the WNYGS microfilm ML152 for thePhilbrick Family Book which covers the 16311925 timeframe and the following surnames:Butterfield, Wilson, Manley, Philbrick, Boyce,Holmes, and French. An index is included.Indexes: Newspaper, Periodical, and Other SourcesDatesResource NameNotes1500s-1900sGRO CS44.A6American GenealogicalBiographical IndexMiddletown, CT: The GodfreyMemorial LibraryGRO CT213 .N47The New York Times ObituariesIndexNew York: The New York Times,1970 & 1980Located on microfilm cabinets.GRO CS1.N567The New York Genealogical andBiographical RecordIndexes names found family histories, localhistories, periodicals, and books containinggenealogical information such as vital records,local records, military records, and censusrecords.1858-1978 1870-presentA two volume set indexing obituaries thatappeared in the New York Times. ProminentBuffalonians are often included.Every name indexes are available at the end ofeach bound volume.A broader index is also available:GRO CS1.N567 Index 1870-1982The New York Genealogical and BiographicalRecord :113 Years, Master Index 1870-1982Late 1800s-current(some earlier)GRO *CT213.B5Biography and Genealogy MasterIndex10Indexes main subjects, names of men marriedbefore 1825, some maiden names of womenmarried before 1825, and family genealogies.This multi-volume set is a comprehensive indexto national collective biographies such as theWho’s Who series, biographical encyclopedias

and dictionaries, literary criticisms, anddirectories. Over 10 million names are indexed.A select index to Buffalo newspapers. These1983-1996Western New York Indexbooks are located on top of the Local History Fileand in the microfilm area on top of the cabinets.See Also: Local History File; Business and Occupational Sources; DatabasesDetroit: Gale Research CompanyPortraitsDatesResource NameNotes 1879-1959Buffalo F129.B8B88 IndexBuffalo Historical SocietyPublications, Volumes 1-34,Illustration IndexBuffalo: The Buffalo HistoricalSociety, n.d.Buffalo *F129.B8 E7Engelhardt, Geo. W.Buffalo, New York: The Book of ItsMerchant ExchangeBuffalo: The Matthews-NorthrupCo., 1897Buffalo F129.B8M5Men of BuffaloChicago: Marquis, 1902.Online @ https://archive.org/Buffalo *F129.B8 P6Portrait Album of Men of BuffaloBuffalo: The Genealogical Pub. Co.,1913Pages 47-56 include an alphabetical list ofportraits included in volumes 1-34 of theSociety’s publications. 1897 1902 1913 1916Buffalo F129.B8B974Business and Professional Men ofBuffaloBuffalo: The Hammond Press, 19161916-1917Buffalo HF5003.P8Buyers Guide and Year Book:1916/1917[Buffalo]: Purchasing AgentsAssociation of Buffalo, 1916/17Buffalo F129.B84 W46 1918Who’s Who in Buffalo: ProminentBusiness and Professional Men[Buffalo: The Buffalo Times, 1918]Local History Image Vertical Files 1918VariousSee Also: Rare Book Room11Numerous photos of businessmen, along withtheir places of employment, are scatteredthroughout the work.Includes portraits of prominent Buffalo men andtheir profession. Indexed in LHF. Available inHQ.Brief biographical information is given along withportraits of prominent Buffalo men. Details givenmay include birth information, employmentinformation, education, military service, andsociety memberships.Limited biographical information is given alongwith portraits of Buffalo professionals. Commondetails given are: date and place of birth, thencurrent employment information, education, andsociety memberships.Includes portraits of members and names theirplace of employment.Photographs of prominent Buffalonians arecollected in this work. Their occupations arelisted and a few women are included. Indexed inLHF.Includes a collection of portraits of prominentBuffalo and Erie County individuals.

Rare Book RoomDates1800s-1900sResource NameNotesThe Rare Book Room has a few collections byBuffalo photographers which include someportraits. To see an index of available pictures inthese collections, ask at the Grosvenor RoomInformation Desk for desk guide #24, Rare BookRoom Index. To find portraits, look in the imagetitle section alphabetically by the subject’s lastname.Portrait PhotographsBiographical information in the Rare Book Room includes resources such as memoirs, diaries, letters, histories,biographies, manuscripts, personal papers, portrait photographs, as well as other materials. Items in the RareBook Room may be seen by appointment (716-858-8900). Rare Book Room materials are listed in theB&ECPL online catalog. Descriptions of select collections are available at the Rare Book Room finding-aidsScrapbooksDatesc.1900-1975(most 1930-1975)Key Biography Sets:c.1861-1864-a few earlier and laterare includedc. 1882c. 1900 – 1972-entries were maderegularly starting in themid-1920sc.1930 - 19431937Resource NameNotesScrapbook CollectionA subject guide is available on topof the scrapbook shelves, which arein front of the Reference Desk.Our collection contains about 400 books. Theyinclude local newspaper clippings and arearranged by topic. Subjects include but are notlimited to: architecture, arts, biographies,business, charities, clubs, ethnic groups,government, homes, local history, military, PanAmerican Exposition, sports, religion,transportation, and women. The Local HistoryFile indexes most of the scrapbooks. Manyindividual scrapbooks include main topic indexes.Scrapbook [of] Local ObituaryNotices and Biographical Sketches,1861-1864 - *F129.B8B58Biographical Sketches andPortraits of 100 Buffalonians *F129 .B8B52About 50 pages of newspaper clippings most ofwhich are obituaries. Main subjects indexed inLHF.Local Biographies *F129.B8B69265A set of almost 100 volumes which consistsmainly of obituaries. A treasured set byresearchers. Main subjects indexed in LHF.Scrapbook of Buffalo Biography *F129 .B8S3Biographical Sketches ofProminent Buffalo Residents by theCitizens Historical AssociationIndianapolis - *F129.B853 A2251937A ten volume set which includes obituaries andother articles. Main subjects indexed in LHF.Biographies which include information aboutancestors, names of family members, vital eventdates, education, and employment information.Most entries list resources for furtherinformation. Main subjects indexed in LHF.12Lengthy biographical sketches and images ofprominent Buffalo men. Main subjects indexedin LHF.

Scrapbooks onIndividuals:Anna Katherine Green (RBR), Joseph N. Larned (RBR), Bishop Brent, Bishop WilliamTurner, Fosdick Family, Frederick Job Shepard, General Samuel M. Welch, GroverCleveland, James Nobel Adam, James P. Fowler, John Aloysius Duffy, Josephus N.Larned, Katherine Cornell, Mark Twain (RBR), Norman E. Mack, O.J. Simpson,President William McKinley, Reverend Samuel Holmes, Rt. Reverend MonsignorNelson H. Baker, Thurston Family (RBR), Walter Lewis Brown, Walter P. Cooke,William Ives, and William J. Donovan.Special Population GroupsDates1800s-1986(African Americans)1852-1876(Women) 1897(German Americans)Resource NameBuffalo F129 .B853 N64 1986Noles, EvaBuffalo's Blacks: Talking ProudBuffalo, NY: E.M. Noles, 1986Buffalo LD7501 .B947Buffalo Female Academy: Twenty-fifthAnniversary, 1851-1876Buffalo: A.L. Freeman & Co., 1876Buffalo *F129 .B8 R4Geschichte der Deutschen in Buffalo und ErieCounty, N.Y .[History of the Germans inBuffalo and Erie County]Buffalo: Reinecke & Zesch, 1897Online @NotesIncludes biographical details of AfricanAmericans by professions. Some imagesare included.The “Class Histories” section gives updateson graduates year by year. Familyinformation, occupation, and address isoften given.Brief biographies and photographs areincluded of German men and women. ml 1906(Polish Americans) 1912(German Americans)c. 1910s – 2000sBuffalo F129.B8 P64 1980Album pamiątkowe i przewodnik handlowy :osady polskiej w mieście Buffalo, zdołączeniem okolicznych miejscowósci zestanu New York [Memorial Album andBusiness Directory of the Polish Settlementat Buffalo and Vicinity]Buffalo: wydane staraniem i naklademPolskiej Spolki Wydawniczej, 1906.Buffalo F129.B8 D44Deutsch-Amerikanische Historische undBiographische GesellschaftBuffalo und sein Deutschtum[Buffalo] : J.E. Mueller, c1912.Online @ https://www.hathitrust.org/WNYGS 974.7 ER Lac andAndreozzi, John, comp.Biographica

Documentary History [History of the Niagara Frontier] Chicago: The S. J. Clarke Pub. Co., 1931 Volumes three and four are dedicated to biographical information. The biographies usually run 1-5 pages in length and include personal, family, and professional information. Portraits are often