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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Votes for women a success : North America proves it]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Womens--Suffrage--United+States">Womens--Suffrage--United States</a>]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[Votes for Women a Success: North America Proves It refers to a famous 1917 political flier and map created by the New York State Woman Suffrage Party. It was used to advocate for universal enfranchisement by demonstrating that women&#039;s voting was already working in neighboring countries and western states.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:creator><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=39&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=New+York+State+Woman+Suffrage+Party">New York State Woman Suffrage Party</a>]]></dcterms:creator>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[New York State Woman Suffrage Party]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[1917]]></dcterms:date>
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    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[RBR U.S. 1917.N6]]></dcterms:identifier>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[&quot;Sugar means Ships&quot;]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[Food-conservation pamphlets collected by the Buffalo Libraries during WWI.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:creator><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=39&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=United+States+Food+Administration.">United States Food Administration.</a>]]></dcterms:creator>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[1919]]></dcterms:date>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Concerted action or isolation : which is the road to peace?]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Peace">Peace</a>]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Security%2C+International">Security, International</a>]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[American Communist leader Earl Browder argued that collective security with democratic nations was essential to halt fascist aggression. He rejected isolationism as an illusion that would lead to a larger global conflict, instead advocating for coordinated economic pressures against aggressor states.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:creator><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=39&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Browder%2C+Earl%2C+1891-1973">Browder, Earl, 1891-1973</a>]]></dcterms:creator>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[International Publishers]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[1938]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:contributor><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=37&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=%09Grosvenor+Room+of+B%26ECPL+%28repository%29%2FRare+Book+Room+of+B%26ECPL+%28repository%29">	Grosvenor Room of B&amp;ECPL (repository)/Rare Book Room of B&amp;ECPL (repository)</a>]]></dcterms:contributor>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Anti-Semitism, the struggle for democracy, and the Negro people]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Antisemitism">Antisemitism</a>]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=African+Americans">African Americans</a>]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[A 19-page historical pamphlet featuring speeches arguing that the oppressions of Black people and Jewish people in Germany and the U.S. were interconnected.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:creator><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=39&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Ford%2C+James+W.%2C+1893-1957.">Ford, James W., 1893-1957.</a>]]></dcterms:creator>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[[Workers&#039; Library Publishers, Inc.]]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:contributor><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=37&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Grosvenor+Room+of+B%26ECPL+%28repository%29%2FRare+Book+Room+of+B%26ECPL+%28repository%29">Grosvenor Room of B&amp;ECPL (repository)/Rare Book Room of B&amp;ECPL (repository)</a>]]></dcterms:contributor>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Old Jim Crow has got to go!]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=African+Americans">African Americans</a>]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Social+Conditions">Social Conditions</a>]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[Pamphlet by Civil Rights activist Henry Winston calling for an end to segregation and discrimination in America.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:creator><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=39&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Winston%2C+Henry%2C+1911-1986">Winston, Henry, 1911-1986</a>]]></dcterms:creator>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[[New Age Publishers]]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[1941]]></dcterms:date>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Matters of life and death : a handbook for patriots dealing with the issues on which America will rise or fall]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Communism--United+States--1917">Communism--United States--1917</a>]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Jews">Jews</a>]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Christian+Nationalist+Crusade%29">Christian Nationalist Crusade)</a>]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[This anti-communist handbook authored by the founder of the Christian Nationalist Crusade captures the mid-century conservative movement&#039;s fears surrounding Jewish people in positions of power, interraciality, Black American contributions to American culture, and immigration.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:creator><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=39&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Smith%2C+Gerald+L.+K.+%28Gerald+Lyman+Kenneth%29%2C+1898-1976.">Smith, Gerald L. K. (Gerald Lyman Kenneth), 1898-1976.</a>]]></dcterms:creator>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[[The Christian Nationalist Crusade]]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[1958]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:contributor><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=37&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=%09Grosvenor+Room+of+B%26ECPL+%28repository%29%2FRare+Book+Room+of+B%26ECPL+%28repository%29">	Grosvenor Room of B&amp;ECPL (repository)/Rare Book Room of B&amp;ECPL (repository)</a>]]></dcterms:contributor>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[The cruel and unusual punishment of Henry Winston]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=African+Americans">African Americans</a>]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Civil+rights+workers">Civil rights workers</a>]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[While serving a sentence at a U.S. Penitentiary, civil rights activist and communist Henry Winston suffered a benign brain tumor. Prison officials ignored his symptoms, which led to a loss of vision. In 1961, President John F. Kennedy commuted his sentence. Winston continued his activism for another 25 years until his death in 1986.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:creator><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=39&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Newberry%2C+Mike">Newberry, Mike</a>]]></dcterms:creator>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[Harlem Committee to Free Henry Winston]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[1961]]></dcterms:date>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[The Traveler&#039;s Green Book]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Bars+%28Drinking+establishments">Bars (Drinking establishments</a>]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Hotels">Hotels</a>]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Taverns+%28Inns%29">Taverns (Inns)</a>]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Restaurants">Restaurants</a>]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=African+Americans">African Americans</a>]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Recreations">Recreations</a>]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Directories">Directories</a>]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[The Green Books were created to assist African American roadtrippers as they traveled the country to make sure the hotels, restaurants, and bars they patronized were accepting of Black customers during the Jim Crow Era.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:creator><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=39&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Green%2C+V.H.">Green, V.H.</a>]]></dcterms:creator>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[V. H. Green.]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[1962]]></dcterms:date>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Workforce Literacy Center Class Quilt Square]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[Buffalo Schools Adult Education ESOL classes contributed two squares representing their learning community. Adult education students include parents, grandparents, workforce members, small business owners, members of diverse faith communities, and friends.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:creator><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=39&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Ms.+Maria+Eley%27s+ESL+Class+at+the+Buffalo+Schools+Adult+Education+Division">Ms. Maria Eley&#039;s ESL Class at the Buffalo Schools Adult Education Division</a>]]></dcterms:creator>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2026]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:contributor><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=37&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Grosvenor+Room+of+B%26ECPL+%28repository%29%2FRare+Book+Room+of+B%26ECPL+%28repository%29%0D%0A%0D%0A">Grosvenor Room of B&amp;ECPL (repository)/Rare Book Room of B&amp;ECPL (repository)<br />
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    <dcterms:rights><![CDATA[Digital image copyright 2026 by the Buffalo &amp; Erie County Public Library. Images in this collection are not to be used for any commercial purposes without the expressed written permission of the Buffalo &amp; Erie County Public Library. Users of this website are free to utilize material from this collection for non-commercial and educational purposes.<br />
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Communities of Care Project Quilt Square  Quilt Square]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[The Communities of Care quilt square honors the voices of people with disabilities and the caregivers, family members, and community members who support them. The square features quotes tucked into pockets, symbolizing the ways personal stories and lived experiences are often overlooked or hidden from public view. Visitors are invited to take out a card and listen to perspectives that reflect the complexity, depth, dignity, and humanity of every life experience.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:creator><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=39&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Communities+of+Care+Project">Communities of Care Project</a>]]></dcterms:creator>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2026]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:contributor><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=37&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Grosvenor+Room+of+B%26ECPL+%28repository%29%2FRare+Book+Room+of+B%26ECPL+%28repository%29">Grosvenor Room of B&amp;ECPL (repository)/Rare Book Room of B&amp;ECPL (repository)</a>]]></dcterms:contributor>
    <dcterms:rights><![CDATA[Digital image copyright 2026 by the Buffalo &amp; Erie County Public Library. Images in this collection are not to be used for any commercial purposes without the expressed written permission of the Buffalo &amp; Erie County Public Library. Users of this website are free to utilize material from this collection for non-commercial and educational purposes.]]></dcterms:rights>
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</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://digital.buffalolib.org/document/17815">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[[Lackawanna Family, 1956]]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[A young family pictured in 1956 on South Park Ave. Part of the Hispanic Heritage Council Collection.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:creator><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=39&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Hispanic+Heritage+Organization+of+WNY">Hispanic Heritage Organization of WNY</a>]]></dcterms:creator>
    <dcterms:contributor><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=37&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Grosvenor+Room+of+B%26ECPL+%28repository%29%2FRare+Book+Room+of+B%26ECPL+%28repository%29">Grosvenor Room of B&amp;ECPL (repository)/Rare Book Room of B&amp;ECPL (repository)</a>]]></dcterms:contributor>
    <dcterms:type><![CDATA[Still Image]]></dcterms:type>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://digital.buffalolib.org/document/17814">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[[Wedding photo, 1915]]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[A 1915 wedding photo from Buffalo&#039;s Polish Community. Notice the initials of the two joining families created in flowers.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:creator><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=39&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Polish+Genealogical+Society+of+New+York+State">Polish Genealogical Society of New York State</a>]]></dcterms:creator>
    <dcterms:contributor><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=37&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Grosvenor+Room+of+B%26ECPL+%28repository%29%2FRare+Book+Room+of+B%26ECPL+%28repository%29">Grosvenor Room of B&amp;ECPL (repository)/Rare Book Room of B&amp;ECPL (repository)</a>]]></dcterms:contributor>
    <dcterms:rights><![CDATA[Digital image copyright 2026 by the Buffalo &amp; Erie County Public Library. Images in this collection are not to be used for any commercial purposes without the expressed written permission of the Buffalo &amp; Erie County Public Library. Users of this website are free to utilize material from this collection for non-commercial and educational purposes.]]></dcterms:rights>
    <dcterms:type><![CDATA[Still Image]]></dcterms:type>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://digital.buffalolib.org/document/17813">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Hot Time on the Terrace Playground-- Start of the 100 Yard Dash]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:alternative><![CDATA[[Scrapbook image, Buffalo playground]]]></dcterms:alternative>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[Children of all ages jostle to be first in line for the 100-yard dash at the the first public playground in Buffalo at the Terrace. At its opening it was said that some 1500 children visited the playground daily.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:creator><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=39&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Buffalo+Times">Buffalo Times</a>]]></dcterms:creator>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[June 22, 1902]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:type><![CDATA[Still Image]]></dcterms:type>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://digital.buffalolib.org/document/17812">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[NAACP Fashion Show, Lackawanna, NY ]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:alternative><![CDATA[[NAACP Fashion Show, Novbember 1956]]]></dcterms:alternative>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[NAACP Fashion Show at the Friendship House in Lackawanna in November 1956. The Britt-Dabney Family has lived in the Buffalo area from the eary twentieth century to the present.  Elizabeth Britt Dabney was the owner of a hair salon and Oliver J. Dabney was one of the first Black Dentists in Buffalo.  Both were involved in the NAACP.  Image coutesy of the Ms. Anita Dabney.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:creator><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=39&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Dabney%2C+Anita">Dabney, Anita</a>]]></dcterms:creator>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[1956]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:rights><![CDATA[Digital image copyright 2026 by the Buffalo &amp; Erie County Public Library. Images in this collection are not to be used for any commercial purposes without the expressed written permission of the Buffalo &amp; Erie County Public Library. Users of this website are free to utilize material from this collection for non-commercial and educational purposes.]]></dcterms:rights>
    <dcterms:type><![CDATA[Still Image]]></dcterms:type>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://digital.buffalolib.org/document/17811">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[St. Mary&#039;s School for the Deaf  Quilt Square]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[This quilt square represents St. Mary&#039;s School for the Deaf and our community, reflected through Bosco the Bison, our school mascot. Bosco wears a cochlear implant and hearing aid, like some of the students in our community, and signs &quot;Pride&quot; to show pride in Deaf identity, culture, and heritage. The design celebrates our students, shared experiences, and the strength found in the Deaf community.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:creator><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=39&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=St.+Mary%27s+School+for+the+Deaf">St. Mary&#039;s School for the Deaf</a>]]></dcterms:creator>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2026]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:rights><![CDATA[St. Mary&#039;s School for the Deaf]]></dcterms:rights>
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</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://digital.buffalolib.org/document/17810">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Federation of German-American Societies of Buffalo &amp; Vicinity  Quilt Square]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[The FGAS square celebrates the many ways German Americans have enriched American culture. The design highlights a love of music, nature, and sports, while honoring German American contributions to the arts, sciences, food, and holiday traditions. German culture surrounds us in countless everyday ways. Prost to another 250 years of culture, heritage, and community!]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:creator><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=39&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Federation+of+German-American+Societies+of+Buffalo+%26+Vicinity">Federation of German-American Societies of Buffalo &amp; Vicinity</a>]]></dcterms:creator>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2026]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:rights><![CDATA[Federation of German-American Societies of Buffalo &amp; Vicinity]]></dcterms:rights>
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</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://digital.buffalolib.org/document/17809">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Buffalo Schools Adult Education ESOL  Quilt Square]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[&quot;We the People�&quot; (or a similar phrase) is written here in these languages: English, Spanish, Swahili, Kinyarwanda, Arabic, Pashto, Dari, Farsi, Bengali, Hindi, Punjabi, Burmese, Karen, Russian, Slovak, Somali, French, Amharic, Norwegian.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:creator><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=39&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Buffalo+Schools+Adult+Education+ESOL">Buffalo Schools Adult Education ESOL</a>]]></dcterms:creator>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2026]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:rights><![CDATA[Buffalo Schools Adult Education ESOL]]></dcterms:rights>
    <dcterms:type><![CDATA[Still Image]]></dcterms:type>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://digital.buffalolib.org/document/17808">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Buffalo Irish Genealogical Society (B.I.G.S.)  Quilt Square]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[The three leaves of a shamrock symbolize Faith, Hope and Love and represent the Holy Trinity. The shamrock in Irish crochet is a symbol of faith, identity and luck transformed into a tactile, handmade expression of Irish culture.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:creator><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=39&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Buffalo+Irish+Genealogical+Society+%28B.I.G.S.%29">Buffalo Irish Genealogical Society (B.I.G.S.)</a>]]></dcterms:creator>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2026]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:rights><![CDATA[Buffalo Irish Genealogical Society (B.I.G.S.)]]></dcterms:rights>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Bangladeshi American Social &amp; Cultural Organization of WNY  Quilt Square]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[This intricate patchwork is a reflection of ever-changing traditional handwoven quilt work. The coverlet has been inspired by and revived from old Kanthas (quilts) of the 1900s. It&#039;s a simple yet powerful statement of repeating patterns and motifs. The colorful thread and layering with printed old sarees have a lot to say about the vibrant culture and traditional practice of upcycling.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:creator><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=39&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Bangladeshi+American+Social+%26+Cultural+Organization+of+WNY">Bangladeshi American Social &amp; Cultural Organization of WNY</a>]]></dcterms:creator>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2026]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:rights><![CDATA[Bangladeshi American Social &amp; Cultural Organization of WNY]]></dcterms:rights>
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</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://digital.buffalolib.org/document/17805">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Map of the County of Erie]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Erie+County+%28N.Y.%29+--+Maps">Erie County (N.Y.) -- Maps</a>]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=New+York+%28State%29+--+Erie+County.">New York (State) -- Erie County.</a>]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Real+property+--+New+York+%28State%29+--+Erie+County+--+Maps.">Real property -- New York (State) -- Erie County -- Maps.</a>]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[Cartographer David H. Burr created this map of Erie County at request of Simeon De Witt, Surveyor General of New York State. The map denotes flouring mills, factories, forges, sawmills, churches, and parcels, highlighting local manufacturers and industries after the Erie Canal opened.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:creator><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=39&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=David+H.+Burr">David H. Burr</a>]]></dcterms:creator>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[Rawdon, Clark &amp; Co.]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[1840]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:contributor><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=37&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Rare+Book+Room+of+B%26ECPL+%28repository%29">Rare Book Room of B&amp;ECPL (repository)</a>]]></dcterms:contributor>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[45 x 37 cm]]></dcterms:extent>
    <dcterms:language><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=44&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=eng">eng</a>]]></dcterms:language>
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    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[32M-15]]></dcterms:identifier>
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