Postcards--New York (State)--Buffalo.]]> Buffalo (N.Y.)--Buildings, structures, etc.]]> Buffalo (N.Y.)--Societies and clubs.]]> Local history--Polish American fraternal organizations--Report--New York (State)--Buffalo.]]> ENG]]> Postcards--New York (State)--Buffalo.]]> Buffalo (N.Y.)--Buildings, structures, etc.]]> Buffalo (N.Y.)--Societies and clubs.]]> Local history--Polish American fraternal organizations--Report--New York (State)--Buffalo.]]> ENG]]> Grain trade--New York (State)--Buffalo]]> General Mills, inc.--History]]> “It's like walking next to a jet, that's how loud they are.... That thing was just whistling and screaming.”

Don Dodd got his start at General Mills in 1969 and worked there for decades, taking on all sorts of roles. For a time, he was a gunner - literally shooting Cheerios out of a pressurized chamber that created a deafening sound. In the early days churning out breakfast cereal and cake mixes, there were distinct roles for men and women at the plant. And, even though work there could be hot, noisy and grueling, Don and his coworkers often managed to find time for a break, sometimes dashing across the bridge for a 25 cent "adult beverage" at the nearby Swannie House. Don Dodd was interviewed by Kate Kaye in Buffalo in January 2020.]]> Kaye, Kate]]> https://redtailmedia.org/spilling-grain/]]> Grosvenor Room of B&ECPL (repository)]]> Dodd, Don]]> eng]]> Rare Book Room of the B&ECPL (repository)]]> eng]]> Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)]]> Pan-American Exposition (1901 : Buffalo, N.Y.)]]> Pan-American Exposition--(1901:Buffalo, N.Y.) --Songs and music]]> Jerome, William]]> Schwartz, Jean]]> Grosvenor Room of the B&ECPL (repository)]]> eng]]> Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)]]> Rare Book Room of the B&ECPL (repository)]]> eng]]> Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)]]> Rare Book Room of the B&ECPL (repository)]]> eng]]> Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)]]> Rare Book Room of the B&ECPL (repository)]]> eng]]> Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)]]> African Americans--New York (State)--Buffalo]]> Great Migration, ca. 1914-ca. 1970]]> African Americans--History]]> Education--New York (State)--Buffalo.]]>
She lectures and writes extensively on African and African American History throughout Western New York. Mrs. Doyle is a Columnist for the oldest Black Newspaper in Western New York - the Buffalo Criterion. Her column Eye on History is now 44 years old. It began in the Challenger and has been published in the Buffalo News and in several national newspapers. She has also been the host of her own radio show for 14 years at the only Black-owned and operated radio station in Western New York, WUFO 1080.

For the past five years, she has created Billboards around the city to introduce African American history to the entire Western New York area.
Mrs. Doyle has been active with the Buffalo Association of Black Journalists (BABJ) and has served as the Vice President of Print of this organization for several years. She is also a member of the Buffalo Retired Teachers Association, and ASCAC - The Association for the Study of Classical African Civilizations.

Mrs. Doyle published her 12th book in November 2021. It is now available on Amazon.com. Her Eye on History Billboards can be seen around the city. She has received numerous awards for her work including being named New York State Distinguished Woman of the Year by State Senator Tim Kennedy and honored by Assemblywoman Crystal D. Peoples-Stokes. She also was named the Buffalo Citizen of the Year by the Buffalo News.

Mrs. Doyle has introduced over 100 Essay Contests for youth and adults. She is proud of being the Founder of the Romeo Doyle Muhammad Scholarship named in honor of her late husband, a Veteran of the Korean War. Every year she presents Scholarships to students of color who will attend college in the fall. On July 9, 2022, she presented Scholarships to four outstanding students at the 13th Annual Romeo Doyle Muhammad Scholarship Program. This award is always presented during the birth month of her late husband. Mrs. Doyle also created the annual Roses for Outstanding Women Awards where she has honored over 300 women in Western New York for their contributions to our community.

Mrs. Doyle is the mother of three children, grandmother of seven, and great-grandmother of five. Her motto is: Learning is a Lifelong Process.]]> Uncrowned Queens Institute for Research & Education on Women, Inc.]]> Blanc Photographie (videographer)]]> Blanc, Yves-Richard]]> eng]]> Great Migration, ca. 1914-ca. 1970]]> African Americans--New York (State)--Buffalo]]> Education--New York (State)--Buffalo.]]> New Hope Baptist Church (Niagara Falls, N.Y.)]]> Congress of Racial Equality]]> Oral History]]>
Committed to public education, Williams proudly acknowledges that she attended the public schools of Niagara Falls where she graduated with a New York State Regents diploma with four years' honors in mathematics, science, English, Social Studies, and Latin. She earned her Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts, and Doctor of Philosophy degrees from the University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, where she majored in history.
She is a dedicated teacher, scholar, and community activist. She formerly chaired the Department of African American Studies at the University at Buffalo, The State University of New York and now is associate professor in the Department of African and African American Studies. Prior to coming to UB, she was an associate professor at the University at Albany, SUNY, where she taught in the Women's Studies Department and directed the Institute for Research on Women. Her passion is history and she especially is committed to preserving the records of African Americans. While still a graduate student, she was a founder of the African American Historical Association of the Niagara Frontier and associate editor of its journal, Afro-Americans in New York Life and History.

Williams spearheaded several projects for the organization that included hosting guests for its Sunday evening African American history radio broadcast series that brought renowned scholars to the Buffalo community. She organized the annual conferences for the AAHANF and participated in its community lecture series that was held at the North Jefferson Branch of the buffalo and Erie County Library. She is editor of the papers for the National Association of Colored Women's Clubs, the oldest secular African American organization still in existence.

Dr. Williams is the author of the highly acclaimed Strangers in the Land of Paradise: The Creation of an African American Community, Buffalo, New York, 1900-1925 published by Indiana University Press in 1999 and released in paperback in 2000. The monograph A Bridge to the Future: the History of Diversity in Girl Scouting which she prepared for Girl Scouts of America led to her current book project tentatively titled Blacks in Green: African Americans and the Girl Scout Movement. She is the biographer of turn-of-the-twentieth-century-Buffalonian and internationally acclaimed reformer Mary Burnett Talbert. Williams' other scholarly projects include historian consultant for the New York State Museum's permanent exhibition Black Capital: Harlem in the 1920s, the New York State Archive exhibit The Union Preserved: New York in the Civil War; and associate editor of the Encyclopedia of New York State.

Her parents stressed the importance of involvement in her community and a commitment to social justice. In pursuing this mandate, she served as a member of the mayor's technical advisory committee for the District of Columbia's Twenty-Year Comprehensive Plan, and she was an expert witness in a federal lawsuit that the NAACP litigated to challenge the at-large-councilmanic districts that disfranchised African Americans. She was a member of the board of directors of the Albany NAACP. She also served on the Education Committee of the Buffalo Urban League and the New York State Historic Records Advisory Board.

Dr. Williams has received several awards for her professional and service contributions. She is the recipient of the SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching; the Niagara County Black Achievers awarded her the Lifetime Achievement award (2000); and she was selected as a fellow in the 2001 National African American Women's Leadership Institute. Williams was elected into the initial class of 150 Fellows of the New York Academy of History, June 2007 and the Young Women's Christian Association of the Niagara Frontier selected her as the 2009 recipient of its Racial Justice Award.]]> Uncrowned Queens Institute for Research & Education on Women, Inc.]]> Blanc, Yves-Richard]]> Blanc Photographie (videographer)]]> eng]]> Women dancers]]> African American dancers]]> P. Slaughter (Photographer)]]> Rare Book Room of the B&ECPL (repository)]]> eng]]> Mid-Twentieth Century (1925-1975)]]> Rare Book Room of the B&ECPL (repository)]]> eng]]> Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)]]> Earl Hines]]> African American musicians]]> Maurice (Chicago) (Photographer)]]> Rare Book Room of the B&ECPL (repository)]]> eng]]> Mid-Twentieth Century (1925-1975)]]> Rare Book Room of the B&ECPL (repository)]]> eng]]> Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)]]> Britton, L. N.]]> Rare Book Room of the B&ECPL (repository)]]> eng]]> Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)]]> Schranz, Edward J.--Diaries]]> Item on loan from Kirk Schranz, grandson of Edward J. Schranz.]]> Schranz, Edward J.]]> Rare Book Room of the B&ECPL (repository)]]> eng]]> Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)]]> African American musicians]]> (Not identified)]]> Rare Book Room of the B&ECPL (repository)]]> eng]]> Mid-Twentieth Century (1925-1975)]]> African Americans--New York (State)--Buffalo]]> Mental health]]> Hospital Administration]]>
Dr. Bishop was the first African American to be appointed Erie County Mental Health Commissioner. She served in this position, under the administration of Erie County Executive Dennis T. Gorski, for 12 years.

In January 2001, Dr. Bishop was appointed chief executive officer of Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center was the first woman to hold the title of CEO since the hospital was formed in 1895. Under Dr. Bishop's leadership a Women's Health Initiative that included a refurbished OB-GYN unit and a community services center was opened. Following her position at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center, Dr. Bishop has worked as a consultant with clients throughout the United States.

Dr. Bishop serves on numerous boards, including St. Bonaventure University, the Western New York Healthcare Association, the Western New York Women's Fund, and the Black Women's Health Study at Boston University's School of Medicine. She is the past President of the New York State Association of Counties and the current president of the New York State Chapter Board of Directors of the National Association of Social Workers.

Dr. Bishop has received numerous awards and citations and in 1996 received an Honorary Doctorate for Exemplary Community Service from Medaille College in Buffalo.]]> Uncrowned Queens Institute for Research & Education on Women, Inc.]]> Blanc, Yves-Richard (videographer)]]> Blanc Photographie (videographer)]]> eng]]> Elma (N.Y.)--Newspapers]]> Erie County (N.Y.)--Newspapers]]> [Elma News]]]> Elma Public Library]]> eng]]> Mid-Twentieth Century (1925-1975)]]> Elma (N.Y.)--Newspapers]]> Erie County (N.Y.)--Newspapers]]> [Elma News]]]> Elma Public Library]]> eng]]> Mid-Twentieth Century (1925-1975)]]>