Nellie B. King
subject: African Americans--New York (State)--Buffalo
subject: Great Migration, ca. 1914-ca. 1970
subject: Education--New York (State)--Buffalo.
creator: Uncrowned Queens Institute for Research & Education on Women, Inc.
source: Uncrowned Community Builders
publisher: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (publisher of digital)
date: 2023
contributor: Blanc, Yves-Richard
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Florence Johnson
subject: African Americans--New York (State)--Buffalo
subject: Great Migration, ca. 1914-ca. 1970
subject: Education--New York (State)--Buffalo.
description: Florence Johnson is a graduate of Buffalo State College and holds a B.S. in Exceptional Education and Elementary Education as well as M.S. in Education. Presently, she served as project director for Student Support Services at Buffalo State College. In this role, she monitored the academic progress of 200 students who meet the criteria for low income and first generation attending a four-year college. Ms. Johnson established a "Summer Bridge Program" specifically designed to help in the retention of first year students at Buffalo State College. Chair of the National Council of Urban Boards of Education, Florence D. Johnson was a member and former president of the City of Buffalo Board of Education. She served for 25 years. She chaired the strategic planning committee for that board and is its delegate to the Federal Network Advocacy Association. She served on the Board of Directors of the National School Boards Association and in 1999 served as vice chair of the National Council of Urban Boards of Education. Listed in Who's Who in American Education, Ms. Johnson is the recipient of numerous awards for her work in education. She has been honored with the Jayne Kadey Award for Teaching Excellence; the Buffalo State College President's Award for Excellence; the New York State Governor's Award for African Americans of Distinction; Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Edgar A. Love Scholarship Award; and the Education Award from the National Conference of Christian and Jews. She was selected to serve on the New York State Commissioner of Education's Advisory Board, and serves on the Council of Great City Schools representing the Buffalo Board of Education. She was an enthusiastic board member of the Olmsted Park Conservancy, and First Vice Chair of the Hamlin Park Taxpayers & Community Association. Among her many honors for her career include Buffalo Spree Magazine's 2006 listing as one of the Ten Most Powerful Western New York Women. Ms. Johnson has been an active member of the Ca…
creator: Uncrowned Queens Institute for Research & Education on Women, Inc.
source: Uncrowned Community Builders
publisher: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (publisher of digital)
date: 2023
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contributor: Blanc, Yves-Richard
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Mr. Ronal R. Bassham
subject: African Americans--New York (State)--Buffalo
subject: African American veterans--Interviews.
description: Ronal Bassham was born in Erie, Pennsylvania. He is the eldest of the six children of Thaddeus and Peggy Bassham. The Bassham family moved to Buffalo, New York when Ron was a child. He attended Buffalo Public Schools. In 1953, he left Emerson High School at the age of seventeen to enlist in the United States Air Force. Ron served in Vietnam from 1971 to 1972. For his outstanding bravery and service at Quang Tri, he was awarded The Bronze Star Medal and the U.S. Vietnam Service Medal. He retired in 1975 after twenty-two years of honorable service to his country. During this tour of duty, he had the opportunity to serve on many continents including, but not limited to, Asia, Europe, South America, and Australia. After his retirement from the Air force, Ron was sure that he had more to give to the private and public sectors. He began a new career with Harrison Radiator in 1977 and in that same year helped to create the first successful Veterans committee in the history of the United Auto Workers union. Ron wanted to step away to provide opportunities for younger workers and retired from Harrison Radiator in 1995. You would think that all of the above was enough for any one person, but no, Ron has continued to be a community and union activist and during the 1990s helped to write the Living Wage Law for the City of Buffalo. This law has impacted the lives of thousands of citizens living and working in the City of Buffalo. Ron was busy in the 1990s and was instrumental with the Vietnam Veterans' Chapter 681, in opening the first Residential Post Traumatic Stress Clinic in Western New York. In October 2001, in recognition of his work with the United Auto Workers, Ron was elected to the United Auto Workers Hall of fame. In May of 2002, Ron had a large leadership role in the "Day of Honoring Event" that honored the minority service people of World War II. At last, these veterans received their long overdue decorations. In 2006, Ron was appointed by the federal government to…
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source: Uncrowned Community Builders
publisher: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (publisher of digital)
date: 2023
contributor: Blanc Photographie (videographer)
contributor: Blanc, Yves-Richard
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Mr. Paul Woods
creator: Uncrowned Queens Institute for Research & Education on Women, Inc.
source: Uncrowned Community Builders
publisher: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (publisher of digital)
date: 2023
contributor: Blanc Photographie (videographer)
contributor: Blanc, Yves-Richard
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Mr. Clifford Bell
subject: African Americans--New York (State)--Buffalo
subject: Buffalo (N.Y.). Common Council
subject: Education--New York (State)--Buffalo.
description: Clifford Bell was born on November 28, 1929, in Buffalo, New York as one of seven children to the late Emmett and Thelma Bell. Throughout his life, he has been known to the people of his community as Brother Bell. This nickname goes to the heart of Bell's philosophy and attitude toward God and his fellow man. "Brother Bell" has contributed to the Western New York Community as an activist, entrepreneur, public servant, author, business advisor, mentor, and as member of the Lutheran Church of Our Savior. Bell started two business ventures in Buffalo, having successfully owned and operated both a dry-cleaning service and a sporting goods store. He built upon his entrepreneurship savvy and used this knowledge to contribute to economic growth within the community and beyond. He has served as a Senior Advisor of the Small Business Development Center at Buffalo State College, as Director of the Buffalo Economic Renaissance Corporation, and in various capacities as a business mentor. In 1998, as a representative of the Mayor of Buffalo, Bell led a delegation of 55 people to Lille, France to personally represent five Buffalo businesses in international trade. For over a decade, and what many may know him for, Bell served as a Council Member-at-Large. His service extends even beyond this position. He founded the Buffalo African American Museum, a traveling and growing exhibit showcasing local African American history. As a community activist, he provides leadership in stewarding the preservation of the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. To this end, he spearheaded the construction of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bust in MLK Park with the Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy. Bell has also assisted as chairman of the MLK Trust Fund's Celebration Committee for over 30 years. In February of 2021, he helped to create a collaborative exhibit and video series between the Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy and the Buffalo African American Museum titled "Making of a Monumen…
creator: Uncrowned Queens Institute for Research & Education on Women, Inc.
source: Uncrowned Community Builders
publisher: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (publisher of digital)
date: 2023
contributor: Blanc Photographie (videographer)
contributor: Blanc, Yves-Richard
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Mary Ruth Morrow-Kapsiak
subject: African Americans--New York (State)--Buffalo
subject: Great Migration, ca. 1914-ca. 1970
subject: Education--New York (State)--Buffalo.
subject: Buffalo (N.Y.). Board of Education
description: Mary Ruth Kapsiak began her career as a NYNEX Corporation Customer Service Representative employed in Business Marketing. She served as Chairperson of the Upstate Telephone Commercial Union and served on the Telecommunications International National Organizing Committee and was a member of the National Coalition of Black Trade Unionist. She has earned several degrees including a Bachelor of Arts in Speech Communication, University at Buffalo; Certificate of Completion, Orton-Gillingham Method for Reading from the Gow School in South Wales, N.Y; Master of Science in Exceptional Education, from Buffalo State College; Master of Science, Reading, Canisius College; and completed her certification in School District Administration from Canisius College. She was a special education teacher and reading teacher at Community School #53 in Buffalo. Prior to her experiences at School #53, Mary Ruth was a reading teacher for grades pre-kindergarten through six at Broadway Village Elementary # 57 where she conducted assessments and evaluations while teaching the Orton-Gillingham method of teaching reading. In September of 2002, she worked as Adjunct Professor in Reading at Medaille College. Mrs. Kapsiak was appointed as Assistant Principal of Stanton Academy #31. In 2004, she was appointed Assistant Principal at Dr. Lydia T. Wright School of Excellence # 89. She ended her career with the Buffalo Public Schools as Supervisor of Elementary Education in 2006. On May 1, 2007, Mary Ruth was elected to the Buffalo School Board as Central District Representative. On July 2, 2007, she was sworn in as Central District Representative, and on the same day was elected President of the Buffalo School Board where she served as President from 2007-2009. She stepped down as President and became Vice President of Executive Affairs July 2009 and served in that position until July 2010. Mary Ruth was re-elected to the Board of Education on May 1, 2010 and served as Vice President of Student Achieve…
creator: Uncrowned Queens Institute for Research & Education on Women, Inc.
source: Uncrowned Community Builders
publisher: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (publisher of digital)
date: 2023
contributor: Blanc, Yves-Richard
contributor: Blanc Photographie (videographer)
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Linda Jones-Coppock
subject: Education--New York (State)--Buffalo.
subject: African Americans--New York (State)--Buffalo
description: Linda Coppock was born the third child of Adam and Leila Jones of Buffalo, NY. A product of the Buffalo Public Schools, Linda graduated from Bennett High School before following her older brother to the HBCU Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland. At Morgan State University, Linda set the groundwork for the remainder of her life, majoring in elementary education, and meeting her then-future husband, Michael "Mickey" Coppock. Mickey and Linda married in 1976 and soon completed their family with the arrival of son and daughter, Michael Jr. and Camille, in Newark, NJ. Linda also holds a master's degree in Multidisciplinary Studies from Buffalo State College. While Linda's earliest career experiences were in Newark, she spent the bulk of her career with the Buffalo Public Schools, beginning in 1985 when the family moved from New Jersey to Buffalo, NY. Over the years, Linda taught various grade levels with the longest tenure spent at the sixth grade level. She was awarded The Apple for the Teacher Award and is a member of Phi Beta Kappa; an academic honor society in the United States. Linda also served as a Program Coordinator for the Buffalo Board of Education. Linda retired in June of 2015 with thirty years of service. Linda has participated in many organizations over the years. She currently is a Board Member for the Uncrowned Queens Institute for Research and Education on Women, a docent at the Michigan Street African American Heritage Corridor, a former board member of the YMCA, and a longtime member of her church for over 60 years where she has served in various capacities, most recently as Past President of the Usher Board. Linda is also a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. for over 20 years with whom she has been extensively involved in chapter activities. She has chaired the 25th anniversary of the chapter; Xi Epsilon Omega. She was the fundraising chairman for 5 years and the former Recording Secretary for the 2006 Regional Conference that was h…
creator: Uncrowned Queens Institute for Research & Education on Women, Inc.
source: Uncrowned Community Builders
publisher: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (publisher of digital)
date: 2023
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Josephine Robbins
subject: African Americans--New York (State)--Buffalo
subject: Great Migration, ca. 1914-ca. 1970
subject: Education--New York (State)--Buffalo.
description: Josephine Hunter Robbins was born and raised in Raleigh, North Carolina. Josephine completed her formative education in her home city. She completed studies for a Bachelor of Science degree in biology at Bennett College in Greensboro, North Carolina. After moving to Buffalo, she earned both her Masters in Secondary Education as well as the Certification in Administration and Supervision from Buffalo State College. Mrs. Robbins began her career in 1956 as a science teacher. From 1956 to 1959, she taught in two public schools in Raleigh. She re-located to Buffalo, New York in 1960. Her teaching career in the Buffalo Public Schools spanned a 35 year period and included six years teaching junior high school science and ten years as an Administrator, with teaching assignments in science, chemistry and biology. This latter position was at St. Augustine's School/Fulton Academic Complex, a school for pregnant and parenting teens. Mrs. Robbins concluded her teaching career as the secondary principal at St. Augustine's/Fulton Academic Complex. She retired in 1995. She has been a member of St. Philip's Episcopal Church since 1989. She has served numerous terms on the Vestry, including serving as Warden of the Parish. She has also served as the Superintendent of the Sunday school. She actively serves as a Lay Eucharistic Minister of the Parish. At the Diocesan level, she has served on the Diocesan Council, Episcopal Church Home Board, Board of Episcopal Community Services, Board of Ventures in Faith, Lay Episcopal Youth Council Advisor of the Central Erie Deanery, Urban Missioner Committee, and Diocesan Commission on Ministries. Her community involvement reflects the high level of her commitment to community service. Past community participation includes membership on the Infant Mortality Task Force, Erie County Health Advisory Board, National Youth Sports Program Advisory Committee, Erie County EEO Hearing Complaint Board, National Association Concerned with School Age Parents…
creator: Uncrowned Queens Institute for Research & Education on Women, Inc.
source: Uncrowned Community Builders
publisher: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (publisher of digital)
date: 2023
contributor: Blanc Photographie (videographer)
contributor: Blanc, Yves-Richard
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Irene McLeish Greene
subject: African Americans--New York (State)--Buffalo
subject: Buffalo news (Buffalo, N.Y. : Daily)
description: Irene was born Irene McLeish in Buffalo, New York on August 31st, 1939, ten minutes after her identical twin Lorine. Their parents were Aaron and Martha McLeish. The sisters had a close bond in this world, interrupted only by Lorine's passing in 2022. Irene and her sister had an older brother, Herbert, and a younger brother, Steven; both of whom preceded Lorine in death. Aaron and Martha raised their children at St. Philip's Episcopal Church. The twins graduated from Public School #74. When it was time for high school, Martha wanted her daughters to attend Bennett instead of East High School, where black students were assigned. She purchased and wore clothes particular to women who provided cleaning and household services to wealthier families. Martha appealed, in person, to the Buffalo School Superintendent to have her daughters enrolled at Bennett, saying that she did this form of day labor for a nearby family. Bennett High School became integrated just a pinch by the twins whose mother actually had her own household assistant. After graduating high school, Irene attended the University of Buffalo but left when her mother became ill. She then became a model and salesperson for Adam Meldrum & Anderson's (AM&As) department store. In 1962, she married a local drummer, Kenneth Greene, who was also raised at St. Philip's. The couple had 3 daughters, and Irene stayed home to raise them but didn't totally quit outside activities. She taught Sunday school at St. Philip's, crafts classes at her daughter's school, and ran the American Cancer Society's Annual campaign for her area. When her children were in school full-time, Irene decided she wanted to use her talents to contribute to the household income and returned to work. She returned to AM&As entering their management training program. After 12 years, she applied to the sales department at the Buffalo News, where her husband was employed. The News didn't hire her at first but did eventually call her back to become the …
creator: Uncrowned Queens Institute for Research & Education on Women, Inc.
source: Uncrowned Community Builders
publisher: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (publisher of digital)
date: 2023
contributor: Blanc Photographie (videographer)
contributor: Blanc, Yves-Richard
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Hon. Rose H. Sconiers
subject: African American judges
subject: Legal Aid Bureau of Buffalo, Inc
subject: African Americans--New York (State)--Buffalo
subject: New York (State). City Court (Buffalo)
description: Honorable Rose H. Sconiers, New York State Supreme Court Justice, is former judge of the City Court of Buffalo; former Executive Attorney of the Legal Aid Bureau of Buffalo, Inc.; former Assistant Corporation Counsel for the City of Buffalo; and a 1973 graduate of the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law. She was admitted to the State Board in 1974, and to the United States Federal District Court in 1975. In addition, she is admitted to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and the United States Supreme Court. Justice Sconiers is an emeritus member of the University at Buffalo Council and a past President of the New York State Association of Council Members and College Trustees. She was appointed by the Chief Judge of New York State to the Unified Court System Advisory Committee on Criminal Law and Procedure and the Jury Project. She also is a member of the Franklin H. Williams Judicial Commission on Minorities. Justice Sconiers is past president of the University at Buffalo Law Alumni Association and a former member of the Board of Directors of the New York State Defenders Association. Justice Sconiers is the first Vice President of the Association of Justices of the Supreme Court of the State of New York; Assistant Presiding Officer of the Judicial Council of the New York State Bar Association; and a delegate to the National Conference of State Trial Judges of the American Bar Association. She is a member of the Board of Directors of the Erie County Bar Foundation; a former member of the Erie County Bar Association Grievance Committee; and the past Chairman of the Lawyer Referral Service Committee and Law Day Committee. She also served on the Bar's Special Committee to Study the Feasibility of Creating a Police Civilian Review Board for the Buffalo Police Department; Practice and Procedure in City Court Committee; Judiciary Committee; and Ethics Committee. Justice Sconiers is a Past President of the Erie County Chapter of The L…
creator: Uncrowned Queens Institute for Research & Education on Women, Inc.
source: Uncrowned Community Builders
publisher: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (publisher of digital)
date: 2023
contributor: Blanc, Yves-Richard
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George Scott
subject: African Americans--New York (State)--Buffalo
subject: The Colored Musicians Club of Buffalo
subject: American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada. Local 533 (Buffalo, N.Y.)
subject: Music--New York (State)--Buffalo
subject: Big band music
subject: Jazz
description: Anyone who has heard of the Colored Musician’s Club knows the name, George Scott. George’s name is synonymous with this iconic, historic organization in Buffalo’s Michigan Street African American Heritage Corridor. George was a teen when he visited the Club for the first time and fell in love with jazz. He is a virtual encyclopedia, who is knowledgeable about Buffalo’s historic musicians, their national contemporaries, and the history of the Colored Musician’s Union and club. Denied access to unions of white musicians, Buffalo’s Black musicians created their own union, Local 533 in 1917. They purchased the building that houses The Club in 1935. George is an instrumental leader in the movement to preserve the historic musical treasures of Buffalo’s early Black community. A new museum and renovated club will open soon in the original location. George is the Chairman of the Michigan Street African American Heritage Corridor Commission and a board member of the Michigan Street Preservation Corporation. His band, George Scott’s Big Band is well-known throughout the region
creator: Uncrowned Queens Institute for Research & Education on Women, Inc.
source: Uncrowned Community Builders
publisher: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (publisher of digital)
date: 2023
contributor: Blanc, Yves-Richard
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Florence Hargrave
subject: African Americans--New York (State)--Buffalo
subject: African American nurses--Interviews
subject: Great Migration, ca. 1914-ca. 1970
description: Florence Hargrave Curtis, a native of Buffalo, is the daughter of the late Ashley S. and Annie Whitehead Hargrave. She began her education in the Buffalo Public Schools. She has an Associate's degree in Applied Sciences and Nursing from Erie Community College ; a Bachelor of Science degree in Community and Human Services with a concentration in Studies in Chemical Dependence; and a Master of Arts degree in Culture and Policy Studies. She is the mother of one daughter, Dawn C. Roberts, and the grandmother of three, Alvin, Alicia, and John Roberts. Florence's fascination with her second great-grandmother, Landonia Epps, led to her most unprecedented scholarly achievement, Daughter Be Somebody - a book that traces her family's history from 1740 through 1997. It is a testament to the strength of the human spirit and the determination of two families to break the shackles of slavery and overcome its legacy through knowledge and education. It is a powerful and dramatic source of genealogical information that warms the heart, brings tears to ones eyes, but most of all it takes the reader on a magnificent journey into yesterday. For Ms. Curtis, there is nothing about which she is more passionate than African American history. For this reason, she has written five other books. Three of these books are tools for the researcher to make their search a little easier and help knock down the brick wall that every historian confronts in his or her search. The other two, He Heard My Cry and Everlasting Memories are books of original inspirational poetry. Ms. Curtis has searched her maternal lineage back to 1066 AD and her paternal ancestry back to 1634 AD. For her, the search never ends for there are always new roads to explore and new visions of old materials to document. In addition to Daughter Be Somebody, she has written He Heard My Cry; Landonia Epps, a Paper Trail of Her Times and Travels; Halifax Country, North Carolina Coroner's Inquests 1841-1891; Everlasting Memories; and …
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source: Uncrowned Community Builders
publisher: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (publisher of digital)
date: 2023
contributor: Blanc Photographie (videographer)
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Felton Davis
subject: African Americans--New York (State)--Buffalo
subject: Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. Beta Sigma Chapter
subject: Education--New York (State)--Buffalo.
subject: Boy Scouts of America.
description: Brother Felton L. Davis attended public schools in Willard, Ohio and in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. After completing Capitol High School, he attended Southern University where he became a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., Beta Sigma Chapter. He is a Life Member with the Fraternity and celebrated on March 31, 2012 50 years as an Alpha man. After receiving a B.S. degree from Southern University, he served as an Ordnance Corps commission officer in the U.S. Army at various post around the world. He received his JD Law degree and earned his private pilot license during that time. After his military career, he received an MBA degree from Louisiana State University with an Internal Auditing specialty. Brother Davis did further studies to earn his NY State Certifications as a Mathematics teacher and as a School and District Administrator. He is currently an adjunct instructor of mathematics at both Bryant and Stratton College (Buffalo Campus) and Trocaire College. Brother Davis has taught Mathematics, full time or as a substitute, in public schools, including the Buffalo School District, Central School Districts of Orchard Park, Hamburg, West Seneca, and Amherst. Brother Davis is very involved in the community of Western New York. He is on the board of the Family Help Center and served on Board of the Buffalo Urban League for seven years (five as the Treasurer). In Boy Scouts, he serves as an Assistant Council Commissioner, the District Commissioner, Buffalo District, and the Unit Commissioner for units of the Buffalo District and the Red Jacket District. He has been awarded the District Order of Merit, the Commissioner of the Year, and the Silver Beaver while serving within the Greater Niagara Frontier Council of the Boy Scouts of America. He also serves his Fraternity as the Eastern Region Boy Scouts of America Coordinator, as the Area Director, Area 1, NYACOA/District III, and as a Chapter President, VP, Treasure and an Alpha Advisor. Brother Davis is also a Life …
creator: Uncrowned Queens Institute for Research & Education on Women, Inc.
source: Uncrowned Community Builders
publisher: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (publisher of digital)
date: 2023
contributor: Blanc Photographie (videographer)
contributor: Blanc, Yves-Richard
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Ellen Grant, PhD, LCSW-R
subject: African Americans--New York (State)--Buffalo
subject: Mental health
subject: Hospital Administration
description: Ellen E. Grant Bishop is a Buffalo native who began her career as a nurse at Erie County Medical Center in 1968. Dr. Bishop then worked at Buffalo General Hospital for 15 years. When she left the General in 1988, she was vice president and administrator of its Community Health Center. 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.
creator: Uncrowned Queens Institute for Research & Education on Women, Inc.
source: Uncrowned Community Builders
publisher: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (publisher of digital)
date: 2023
contributor: Blanc, Yves-Richard (videographer)
contributor: Blanc Photographie (videographer)
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Dr. Lillian S. Williams
subject: Great Migration, ca. 1914-ca. 1970
subject: African Americans--New York (State)--Buffalo
subject: Education--New York (State)--Buffalo.
subject: New Hope Baptist Church (Niagara Falls, N.Y.)
subject: Congress of Racial Equality
subject: Oral History
description: Lillian S. Williams was born in Vicksburg, Mississippi, and was raised in Niagara Falls, New York, where her family moved when she was four years old. She is the oldest of nine children of Ada L. Williams and the late James L. Williams, Sr. 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 existen…
creator: Uncrowned Queens Institute for Research & Education on Women, Inc.
source: Uncrowned Community Builders
publisher: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (publisher of digital)
date: 2023
contributor: Blanc, Yves-Richard
contributor: Blanc Photographie (videographer)
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Dr. Eva M. Doyle
subject: African Americans--New York (State)--Buffalo
subject: Great Migration, ca. 1914-ca. 1970
subject: African Americans--History
subject: Education--New York (State)--Buffalo.
description: Eva M. Doyle is a retired Buffalo Public School teacher with 30 years of classroom experience. She received a Masters' Degree in Elementary Education. She also studied at Capella University toward a Doctoral Degree in Educational Leadership. She received an Honorable Doctorate Degree in Humane Letters during the 148th graduation ceremony of Buffalo State College. 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 st…
creator: Uncrowned Queens Institute for Research & Education on Women, Inc.
source: Uncrowned Community Builders
publisher: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (publisher of digital)
date: 2022-12
contributor: Blanc Photographie (videographer)
contributor: Blanc, Yves-Richard
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[Diary of Mary M. Hamilton]
subject: Diaries
subject: Buffalo (N.Y.)--History.
subject: Buffalo (N.Y.)--History--19th century.
description: Mary M. Hamilton, author of this diary, was born in Vermont in 1818 or 1819. She married Perry G. Parker, a Buffalo, N.Y. lawyer, son of Aaron and Sarah Parker, He was born in Hamburg, N.Y., Feb. 1, 1818; d. Buffalo, N.Y. Dec. 25, 1879. They had three children: Francis (Frank) H., b. May 10, 1844; Mary Elizabeth, b. Jan. 14, 1846. who married Samuel Chase; and Edward Lewellyn, b. Feb. 24, 1851, a Buffalo lawyer.
creator: Hamilton, Mary M.
publisher: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (publisher of digital)
date: 1840s
rights: Digital image copyright 2024 by the Buffalo & 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 & Erie County Public Library. Users of this website are free to utilize material from this collection for non-commercial and educational purposes.
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Text
identifier: RBR WNYO 1847.P2

[Central Library pamphlet]
subject: Buffalo and Erie County Public Library (N.Y.)--History
subject: Libraries--New York (State)--Buffalo
creator: Buffalo and Erie County Public Library (N.Y.)
publisher: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (publisher of digital)
date: 1965
rights: Digital image copyright 2024 by the Buffalo & 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 & Erie County Public Library. Users of this website are free to utilize material from this collection for non-commercial and educational purposes.
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
identifier: BECPL 246

Dedication Program : Buffalo & Erie County Public Library, October 16 and 17, 1964
subject: Buffalo and Erie County Public Library (N.Y.)--History
subject: Libraries--New York (State)--Buffalo
creator: Buffalo and Erie County Public Library (N.Y.)
publisher: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (publisher of digital)
date: 1964
rights: Digital image copyright 2024 by the Buffalo & 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 & Erie County Public Library. Users of this website are free to utilize material from this collection for non-commercial and educational purposes.
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
identifier: BECPL 039

Annual Report : 1964
subject: Buffalo and Erie County Public Library (N.Y.)--History
subject: Libraries--New York (State)--Buffalo
creator: Buffalo and Erie County Public Library (N.Y.)
publisher: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (publisher of digital)
date: 1964
rights: Digital image copyright 2024 by the Buffalo & 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 & Erie County Public Library. Users of this website are free to utilize material from this collection for non-commercial and educational purposes.
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
identifier: BECPL 002 1964