PRESS RELEASES
FRANK E. MERRIWEATHER, JR. LIBRARY SUPPORTS
RESEARCH IN BLACK STUDIES WITH COMPREHENSIVE NEW RESOUCE
Buffalo , NY – The Frank E. Merriweather, Jr. Library has a new resource that makes Black Studies research more convenient and robust, announced Branch Manager Sandra Williams Bush . The Schomburg Clipping File , from ProQuest Information and Learning, contains more than 9,000 records that preserve and document important accomplishments in the African American experience.
The Schomburg Clipping File mirrors the black experience, not only in North America , but worldwide. Essentially a periodical and newspaper clipping file, this unique collection also includes typescripts, broadsides, pamphlets, programs, book reviews, menus and various other short publications dealing with black history and culture. An important source for research into all aspects of black activities and accomplishments, the file brings together a huge diversity of material organized by subject and totaling almost a million pages not duplicated elsewhere.
The collection is international in scope including countries in Africa and others not normally associated with black culture such as Italy , Russia and Japan . Easy to use and suitable both for ready reference queries or in-depth research, the Schomburg Clipping File, part of ProQuest's UMI Research Collections in microform product line, is a valuable and unusual research tool for the study of the African American experience.
This comprehensive database is part of the library's Center for Afro-American History and Research. This unique and outstanding collection was established in 1965 and incorporates microfilms of primary source material as well as numerous books and pictures on the history of African Americans in Western New York . It is the largest resource center in the area for information on African American history.
The Frank E. Merriweather, Jr. Library is located at 1324 Jefferson Avenue and is open Mondays from 12 to 8 pm, Tuesdays from 10 am - 6 pm, Wednesdays from 12 - 8 pm, Fridays from 10 am to 6 pm, Saturdays from 10 am to 6 pm and Sundays from 1 to 5 pm. The building is closed on Thursdays.