Digital Collections

Featured Collections

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.

Say Their Names: Honor Their Legacies
Say Their Names: Honor Their Legacies

The oral history exhibit from Uncrowned Community Builders, now online at B&ECPL.

Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts

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

All Collections

Collections about WNY

Rich Newberg Reports Collection
Rich Newberg Reports Collection
Rural Directory of Erie County
Rural Directory of Erie County
Sanitary Reports of the City of Buffalo for the Year 1854
Sanitary Reports of the City of Buffalo for the Year 1854
Say Their Names: Honor Their Legacies
Say Their Names: Honor Their Legacies
Souvenir of the Pan-American Exposition Negro Exhibit
Souvenir of the Pan-American Exposition Negro Exhibit
Spilling Grain: Audio Stories from the People of Buffalo's Grain Elevators
Spilling Grain: Audio Stories from the People of Buffalo's Grain Elevators
Town of Cheektowaga Historical Atlas
Town of Cheektowaga Historical Atlas

Diaries and Journals

1911 Diary of Francis G. Barnes, M.D. of Hamburg NY
1911 diary of Francis G. Barnes, M.D.
1931 Diary of Ada L. F. Barnes of Hamburg NY
1931 Diary of Ada L. F. Barnes of Hamburg NY
1937 Diary of Alice Mae Smith
1937 Diary of Alice Mae Smith
Civil War Diary, 1863
Civil War Diary, 1863
My diary of 1907 : with events and happenings fully chronicled
My diary of 1907 : with events and happenings fully chronicled
Our Guests: [Darwin Martin Family Guest Book]
Our Guests: [Darwin Martin Family Guest Book]
Revolutionary War Journal, 1774-1775
Revolutionary War Journal, 1774-1775
WWI Diary: Edward J. Schranz
WWI Diary: Edward J. Schranz
WWI Diary: Peyton Randolph Campbell
WWI Diary: Peyton Randolph Campbell

Manuscripts & Early Book History

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn [Manuscript]
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn [Manuscript]
Children’s Books
Children’s Books
Cuneiform Cones and Tablets
Cuneiform Cones and Tablets
Fifty Original Leaves from Medieval manuscripts
Fifty Original Leaves from Medieval manuscripts
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts
Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories & Tragedies
Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories & Tragedies
Poliphili Hypnerotomachia
Poliphili Hypnerotomachia

Newspapers

Buffalo Criterion, 1952-1973
Buffalo Criterion, 1952-1973
Buffalo Criterion, 1978-1989
Buffalo Criterion, 1978-1989
Early Buffalo, Buffalo Daily Republic (1848-1886)
Early Buffalo, Buffalo Daily Republic (1848-1886)
Early Buffalo, Buffalo Daily Republic and Times (1858)
Early Buffalo, Buffalo Daily Republic and Times (1858)
Early Buffalo, Buffalo Evening Post (1852-1886)
Early Buffalo, Buffalo Evening Post (1852-1886)
Early Buffalo, Evening courier & Republic (1862-1875)
Early Buffalo, Evening courier & Republic (1862-1875)
Early Buffalo, The Republic (1847-1848)
Early Buffalo, The Republic (1847-1848)
Elma News
Elma News
Island Dispatch
Island Dispatch
Lackawanna Herald
Lackawanna Herald
Lackawanna News
Lackawanna News
Lackawanna Press
Lackawanna Press
Lackawanna’s Steel City Press
Lackawanna’s Steel City Press

Pan-American Exposition

Nye Park: Pan-Am Area Residential Development
Nye Park: Pan-Am Area Residential Development
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
Souvenir of the Pan-American Exposition Negro Exhibit
Souvenir of the Pan-American Exposition Negro Exhibit

Performing Arts

Ann Montgomery's Little Harlem Club
Ann Montgomery's Little Harlem Club
Historic Buffalo Theater and Music Programs
Historic Buffalo Theater and Music Programs

Photo Collections

175th Anniversary of the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library
175th Anniversary of the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library
Buffalo Public School Buildings, 1908 Survey
Buffalo Public School Buildings, 1908 Survey
Photograph Collection: Buffalo c. 1890-1910
Photograph Collection: Buffalo c. 1890-1910
Photographs of Vanishing Buffalo
Photographs of Vanishing Buffalo