The Road to Freedom : Preserving Black History In Western New York
subject: Tubman, Harriet, 1822-1913
subject: Nash, J. Edward (Jesse Edward), 1868-1957
subject: Michigan Street Baptist Church
subject: Underground Railroad--New York (State)--Buffalo--History
subject: Fugitive slaves--New York (State)--Buffalo--History
subject: African Americans--Civil rights--New York (State)--Buffalo--History
subject: African Americans--New York (State)--Buffalo--History
description: Highlights Buffalo's unique role in the abolitionist movement. Uses reenactments, old photographs and drawings, and interviews with historians and preservationists such as Dr. Monroe Fordham, Jesse Nash, Jr., George Arthur, Rev. William Henderson, and Kevin Cottrell, to tell the story of Buffalo's critical role as the last stop on the Underground Railroad. Discusses significant sites in Buffalo to be preserved, such as the Michigan Street Baptist Church and the Nash house.
description: Originally aired on WIVB-TV.
creator: Newberg, Rich (Producer, Writer, Host)
creator: Dawkins, Don (Producer, Photographer, Editor)
creator: Vetter, Tom (Producer, Photographer, Editor)
creator: Musial, Chris (Producer)
source: Rich Newberg Reports Collection
publisher: WIVB (Television Station : Buffalo, N.Y.)
publisher: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (publisher of digital)
date: 2000-02-02
contributor: Hairston, Mylous (Reporter)
contributor: Mombrea, Mike Jr. (Contributing Photographer)
contributor: Van Horn, Mike (Graphic Artist)
contributor: Mombrea, John (Post-production Editor)
contributor: Baxter, Tim (Post-production Editor)
contributor: Battilana, Tony (Director)
contributor: Foster, Joseph D. (Tape Operator)
contributor: Benzel, Gary (Audio Engineer)
contributor: Brown, Dave (Chyron Operator)
rights: Copyright held by WIVB-TV. Access to this digital version provided by the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Videos or images in this collection are not to be used for any commercial purposes without the expressed written permission of WIVB-TV and the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Users of this website are free to utilize material from this collection for non-commercial and educational purposes.
relation: Digital Collections of the B&ECPL
format: video/mp4
language: eng
type: Moving Image

The Vision and the Victory
subject: Brown, Byron
subject: Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963
subject: Talbert, Mary
subject: Niagara Movement
subject: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People--History--20th century
subject: African Americans--New York (State)--Buffalo--History
subject: African Americans--Civil rights--New York (State)--Buffalo--History
description: The election of Byron Brown as Buffalo's first African American mayor came one hundred years after the nation's modern civil rights movement was born on the Niagara Frontier. The Niagara Movement, which began in 1905, was the forerunner of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. "The Vision and the Victory" celebrates Brown's historic election and shows how Buffalo's historic role in the struggle for civil rights has received national recognition, including perspectives from former Secretary of State Colin Powell, N.A.A.C.P. Chairman Julian Bond, and New York Senator and former first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton.
description: Originally aired on WIVB-TV.
creator: Newberg, Rich (Producer, Writer, Host)
creator: Hairston, Mylous (Producer, Writer, Reporter)
creator: Mombrea, Mike, Jr. (Producer, Photographer, Editor)
creator: Root, Kim (Producer, Photographer, Editor)
creator: Schlaerth, Joseph (Executive Producer)
source: Rich Newberg Reports Collection
publisher: WIVB (Television Station : Buffalo, N.Y.)
publisher: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (publisher of digital)
date: 2006-02-01
contributor: Murphy, Kurt (Graphic Arts Director)
contributor: Vinciguerra, Jerry (Graphic Artist)
contributor: Williams, Lillian (Historical Consultant)
contributor: Dee, Joe (Contributing Photographer)
contributor: Ersing, Matt (Contributing Photographer)
contributor: Hutchinson, Dave (Contributing Photographer)
contributor: Ivancic, Paul (Contributing Photographer)
contributor: Newberg, Rich (Researcher)
contributor: Hairston, Mylous (Researcher)
contributor: Parrotte, Mark (Researcher)
contributor: Schlaerth, Joseph (Researcher)
rights: Copyright held by WIVB-TV. Access to this digital version provided by the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Videos or images in this collection are not to be used for any commercial purposes without the expressed written permission of WIVB-TV and the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Users of this website are free to utilize material from this collection for non-commercial and educational purposes.
relation: Digital Collections of the B&ECPL
format: video/mp4
language: eng
type: Moving Image

What Happened to the Dream?
subject: King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968
subject: African Americans--New York (State)--Buffalo--History
subject: African Americans--Civil rights--New York (State)--Buffalo--History
subject: African Americans--New York (State)--Buffalo--Economic conditions
subject: African Americans--New York (State)--Buffalo--Social conditions
description: Buffalo civil rights leaders reflect on Dr. Martin Luther King's dream vs. reality. Revisits the urban riots of the turbulent 1960s. The series raises the question: Are Buffalo's African American citizens better off now than they were during those times? Segments feature reflections from William Gaiter, George Arthur, Jim Pitts. There is archival footage of black leaders of the B.U.I.L.D. organization confronting Mayor Frank Sedita about the need to create jobs. Black Buffalo police Lt. John Eberhart says he joined the Buffalo Police Department in the 1960s as an act of self-defense, “to keep myself from the police.” Former Buffalo police officer Ted Kirkland reflects on his federal lawsuit against the city over the lack of black officers on the force. Former Buffalo School Board president Florence Baugh recalls the condition of the schools before desegregation. She calls desegregation “the most exciting social revolution occurring in the City of Buffalo.” School Superintendent Eugene Reville said English and math scores are up, while the drop out rate is down. The suspension rate for black students, however, was twice as high as that of white students.
description: Originally aired on WIVB-TV.
creator: Newberg, Rich (Producer, Writer, Reporter)
creator: Root, Kim (Photographer, Editor)
source: Rich Newberg Reports Collection
publisher: WIVB (Television Station : Buffalo, N.Y.)
publisher: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (publisher of digital)
date: 1987-11
rights: Copyright held by WIVB-TV. Access to this digital version provided by the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Videos or images in this collection are not to be used for any commercial purposes without the expressed written permission of WIVB-TV and the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Users of this website are free to utilize material from this collection for non-commercial and educational purposes.
relation: Digital Collections of the B&ECPL
format: video/mp4
language: eng
type: Moving Image

Woodstock Then & Now : Remembering Woodstock Twenty Years Later
subject: Woodstock Festival
subject: Rock music
subject: Woodstock (N.Y.)
description: The Woodstock Festival of 1969 is commemorated 20 years later. Shot on location at Bethel and Swan Lake, New York. Featured interview with comic activist Hugh Nanton Romney, better known as "Wavy Gravy," who helped keep the peace during Woodstock.
description: Originally aired on WIVB-TV.
creator: Newberg, Rich (Producer, Writer, Host)
creator: Root, Kim (Photographer, Editor)
creator: Summerville, Dan (Photographer, Editor)
source: Rich Newberg Reports Collection
publisher: WIVB (Television Station : Buffalo, N.Y.)
publisher: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (publisher of digital)
date: 1989-07
date: 1989-08
rights: Copyright held by WIVB-TV. Access to this digital version provided by the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Videos or images in this collection are not to be used for any commercial purposes without the expressed written permission of WIVB-TV and the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Users of this website are free to utilize material from this collection for non-commercial and educational purposes.
relation: Digital Collections of the B&ECPL
format: video/mp4
language: eng
type: Moving Image

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn [manuscript] : Tom Sawyer's comrade
subject: Twain, Mark, 1835-1910--Manuscripts
description: Gift of the author to the Buffalo, N.Y., Young Men's Association Library (1885,1887). Presented in response to a request for a manuscript from a library official, James Fraser Gluck. Manuscript was received in the following installments: Title page sketch, Chapters 12 1/2-14, Chapters 22-30, Chapters 38-42 (487 leaves) in November 1885 Chapters 31-27 (209 leaves), circa 1886 Mark Twain's "Notice to Reader," Chapters 1-12 1/2, Chapters 15-21 (665 leaves) in July of 1887, unknown/lost to library when Curator James F. Gluck died unexpectedly while this installment was in his possession. This portion of the manuscript was recovered in 1992 and was found to include previously unpublished material.​ The following passages were never previously published: Images 401 – 433 ; Pages 198 – 214 Images 743 – 851 ; Pages 309 – 363 Images 1181 – 1185 ; Pages 527 – 529 Images 1283 – 1325 ; Pages 579 – 600 Additional information about the manuscript's history can be found here: Huck Finn Manuscript
creator: Twain, Mark, 1835-1910.
source: Huckleberry Finn Manuscript
publisher: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (Publisher of digital)
date: 1885 [that is, 1876-1883]
contributor: Rare Book Room of the B&ECPL (repository)
rights: Digital image copyright 2019 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.
relation: Digital Collections of the B&ECPL
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Late Nineteenth Century (1875-1900)

Lynn DeJac Exonerated
subject: DeJac, Lynn
subject: Criminal investigation--United States--Case studies
description: Lynn DeJac of Buffalo, New York served thirteen years in prison for a crime she did not commit. In 1994 she was wrongly convicted of murdering her fourteen-year-old daughter, Crystallynn Girard. In 2007, DeJac’s conviction was vacated after Buffalo Police cold case detective Dennis Delano brought forth DNA evidence he claimed linked DeJac’s ex-boyfriend, Dennis Donohue, to Crystallynn’s death. Donohue could not be charged because he had testified before a grand jury and was granted immunity from prosecution. However, he was later convicted of murdering a woman he had once dated. DeJac, according to the Innocence Project, became the first woman to be exonerated of murdering someone based on DNA evidence. She had given birth to twin boys while behind bars and later married their father, Chuck Peters, while serving her sentence. She also had an older, estranged son, Edward. WIVB-TV Senior Correspondent Rich Newberg and News 4 Chief Photographer Mike Mombrea Jr. were with DeJac the day of her release and also documented the reunion with her family. During a live interview that evening, DeJac told Newberg, "The truth will set me free." Shortly after the state of New York paid DeJac a settlement of $2.7 million dollars, she was diagnosed with cancer. She died at age fifty on June 18, 2014. Her husband and twin sons, Keith and Douglas were with their mother when she passed away.
creator: Newberg, Rich (Writer, Reporter)
creator: Mombrea, Mike Jr. (Photographer, Editor)
source: Rich Newberg Reports Collection
publisher: WIVB (Television Station: Buffalo, N.Y.)
publisher: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (publisher of digital)
date: 2007-11-28
date: 2014-6-18
contributor: Hutchinson, Dave (Photographer)
contributor: Micole, Mike (Live truck technician)
contributor: Meegan, Martha (WIVB-TV Assignment Editor)
contributor: Murphy, Kurt (Graphic artist)
rights: Copyright held by WIVB-TV. Access to this digital version provided by the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Videos or images in this collection are not to be used for any commercial purposes without the expressed written permission of WIVB-TV and the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Users of this website are free to utilize material from this collection for non-commercial and educational purposes.

Heroes of Normandy
subject: World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--France--Normandy
subject: World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--United States.
description: Fifty years after the Allied amphibious invasion of Normandy during World War II, Western New York veterans of D-Day reflect on their roles and experiences as they descended on the northern coast of France. The seven-part series was presented on WIVB-TV as a tribute to all who took part in the invasion, which claimed 16,293 American lives. D-Day, led by U.S., British and Canadian forces on five beachheads, helped liberate Northern France from the Nazis and enabled the allies to launch their drive into Germany.
creator: Newberg, Rich (Producer, Writer, Host)
creator: Smith, Doug (Producer, Writer, Host)
source: Rich Newberg Reports Collection
publisher: WIVB (Television Station: Buffalo, N.Y.)
publisher: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (publisher of digital)
date: 1994-5-30
date: 1994-6-6
contributor: Murphy, Kurt (Graphic Artist)
rights: Copyright held by WIVB-TV. Access to this digital version provided by the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Videos or images in this collection are not to be used for any commercial purposes without the expressed written permission of WIVB-TV and the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Users of this website are free to utilize material from this collection for non-commercial and educational purposes.

Free guide to the Exposition, Buffalo and vicinity : with maps.
subject: Pan-American Exposition (1901 : Buffalo, N.Y.)
subject: Patent medicines.
description: Promotional booklet for both the 1901 Pan-American Exposition as well as for Dr. Pierce's Medical Dispensary (located in downtown Buffalo) his Common Sense Medical Adviser... with text on the city interspersed with text on Pierce's medical wonders... and even-numbered pages with space for "Pan-American Notes," and this copy used by the original owner to record, in pencil, Expo activities [e.g., "saw spot when McKinley killed"]. Notably inscribed by anonymous Exposition visitor. 48 pages + folding color-outlined map (10.5 x 14 in.) + small Expo grounds map + pictorial wrappers. Specially Printed by Dr. R.V. Pierce For Free Distribution to Pan-American Visitors.
creator: Pierce, R. V. (Ray Vaughn), 1840-1914.
publisher: [Specially printed by Dr. R.V. Pierce] (Publisher of original)
publisher: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (Publisher of digital)
date: 1901
rights: Digital image copyright 2019 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.
relation: Digital Collections of the B&ECPL
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)

1931 diary of Ada L. F. Barnes.
subject: Barnes, Ada L. F.--Diaries
subject: Barnes, Francis G.
subject: Hamburg (N.Y. : Town)--Description and travel
subject: New York (State), Western--Description and travel
subject: Great Lakes Region (North America)
subject: Description and travel
subject: Diaries
description: Handwritten diary kept in 1931 by Ada L. F. Barnes of 224 Main Street, Hamburg, NY. Ada was married to Dr. Francis G. Barnes, and possibly assisted him with his medical practice. Single diary entries per page detail: professional, civic, and personal meetings, shopping trips and household management, weather, local and regional travel experiences.
creator: Barnes, Ada L. F.
source: 1931 diary of Ada L. F. Barnes.
publisher: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (Publisher of digital)
date: 1931
contributor: Rare Book Room of the B&ECPL (repository)
rights: Digital image copyright 2019 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.
relation: Digital Collections of the B&ECPL
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)

My diary of 1907 : with events and happenings fully chronicled
subject: Eichberg, Benjamin--Personal narratives
subject: Eichberg, Benjamin--Diaries
subject: Diaries
description: Benjamin Eichberg (1887-1980) was twenty-years-old in 1907, the year he filled a composition notebook with his diary entries from January to June. He lived with his mother in the Fruit Belt at 350 Carlton in Buffalo and he worked as a typesetter for Matthews-Northrup Co. He journals about his life away from work mostly--a snapshot of life in his day. Sprinkled throughout are sentimental writings about his mother and his hope to find "the girl who aroused more than a passing interest in me." Click here to view the typed transcript of this diary.
creator: Eichberg, Benjamin.
source: My diary of 1907 : with events and happenings fully chronicled
publisher: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (Publisher of digital)
date: 1907
contributor: Rare Book Room of the B&ECPL (repository)
rights: Digital image copyright 2019 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.
relation: Digital Collections of the B&ECPL
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)

John Rigas Trial and Conviction
subject: Rigas, John J., 1924-
subject: Adelphia Communications Corporation.
description: On July 8, 2004, John and Timothy were found guilty of conspiracy, securities and bank fraud. They were convicted of hiding $2.3 billion in debt, while looting Adelphia of $100 million. Michael avoided prison by pleading guilty to making a false entry in a financial record. Michael Mulcahey, the former director of internal reporting for Adelphia, was acquitted. The government’s main witness, James Brown, Adelphia’s former vice president for finance, had pleaded guilty to fraud in 2002. Less than a year later, on June 20, 2005, John Rigas, who at age 80 suffered from heart problems and bladder cancer, was sentenced to 15 years in prison. His son Timothy received a 20-year prison sentence. John’s sentence was later reduced to 12 years, and Timothy’s to 17 years, after a federal appeals court threw out part of the government’s case. John and Timothy began serving their prison terms on August 13, 2007, when their initial appeals were denied. Two weeks earlier, John sat down with WIVB-TV Senior Correspondent Rich Newberg, proclaiming his innocence and desire to clear the family name. U.S. District Judge Leonard Sand had also ruled that after serving two years, John could regain his freedom if he were diagnosed with less than three months to live. On February 19, 2016, after serving 8 years in federal prison,Rigas, at age 91, was granted a compassionate release. He had been diagnosed with terminal cancer.
creator: Newberg, Rich (Writer, Reporter)
creator: Mombrea, Mike Jr. (Photographer, Editor)
source: Rich Newberg Reports Collection
publisher: WIVB (Television Station: Buffalo, N.Y.)
publisher: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (publisher of digital)
date: 2004-02
date: 2004-03
date: 2004-07
date: 2007-07-31
contributor: Murphy, Kurt (Graphic Artist)
rights: Copyright held by WIVB-TV. Access to this digital version provided by the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Videos or images in this collection are not to be used for any commercial purposes without the expressed written permission of WIVB-TV and the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Users of this website are free to utilize material from this collection for non-commercial and educational purposes.
relation: Digital Collections of the B&ECPL
format: video/mp4
language: eng
type: Moving Image

Grand Public Opening
subject: Concert programs -- New York (State) -- Buffalo.
description: The Music Hall on Main Street opened on October 18, 1887, and was the and later was completely remodeled into the Teck Theater in 1900.
creator: Music Hall (Buffalo, N.Y.)
source: Buffalo Theater and Music Program Collection
publisher: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (Publisher of digital)
date: 1888-02-07
contributor: German Young Men’s Association (Buffalo, N.Y.)
contributor: Buffalo Orchestra (est. 1887)
contributor: Lund, John, 1859-1925
contributor: Buffalo Orpheus
contributor: Cornwell, William C.
contributor: Deutscher Saengerbund
contributor: Centura, Joseph
contributor: Buffalo Liedertafel
rights: Digital image copyright 2019 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.
relation: Digital Collections of the B&ECPL
format: image/jpeg
language: deu
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Late Nineteenth Century (1850-1900)

The Lady of Lyons
subject: Theater programs -- New York (State) -- Buffalo.
description: Lillie Langtry, nicknamed "The Jersey Lily," was a British-American socialite, actress and producer. The author of this play, Edward Bulwer-Lytton, was a British politician and writer. He coined the phrases "the great unwashed," "pursuit of the almighty dollar," and "the pen is mightier than the sword." The opening line of his novel Paul Clifford (1830) is that now classic phrase, "It was a dark and stormy night".
creator: Buffalo Academy of Music
source: Buffalo Theater and Music Program Collection
publisher: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (Publisher of digital)
date: 1887-05-17
contributor: Burns, T. H.
contributor: Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron, 1803-1873
contributor: Langtry, Lillie, 1853-1929
contributor: Coghlan, Charles F. (Charles Francis), 1848-1899
contributor: Everill, Frederick, A.
contributor: Calvert, C.
contributor: Carne, Joseph
rights: Digital image copyright 2019 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.
relation: Digital Collections of the B&ECPL
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Late Nineteenth Century (1850-1900)

John Rigas Indicted
subject: Rigas, John J., 1924-
subject: Adelphia Communications Corporation
description: On July 24, 2002, 77 year old John Rigas, the founder and CEO of Adelphia Communications Corporation, was indicted on charges of securities, wire, and bank fraud. Two of his sons, Timothy and Michael were also charged, along with two company executives. Timothy had been Adelphia’s financial officer. Michael served as chief operating officer. John Rigas, the son of Greek immigrants, had started Adelphia in 1952 with a $300 dollar investment. He grew the company to the nation’s fifth largest cable company. Following the indictments, John Rigas talked exclusively with WIVB-TV Senior Correspondent Rich Newberg, refuting federal charges of conspiring to defraud investors, looting corporate accounts, and failing to disclose $2.3 billion dollars in company debts.
creator: Newberg, Rich (Writer, Reporter)
creator: Mombrea, Mike Jr. (Photographer, editor)
source: Rich Newberg Reports Collection
publisher: WIVB (Television Station: Buffalo, N.Y.)
publisher: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (publisher of digital)
date: 2003-01
contributor: Murphy, Kurt (Graphic Artist)
rights: Copyright held by WIVB-TV. Access to this digital version provided by the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Videos or images in this collection are not to be used for any commercial purposes without the expressed written permission of WIVB-TV and the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Users of this website are free to utilize material from this collection for non-commercial and educational purposes.
relation: Digital Collections of the B&ECPL
format: video/mp4
language: eng
type: Moving Image

Fair Penitent
title: Sprigs of Laurel
subject: Theater programs -- New York (State) -- Buffalo.
description: This is the earliest dated program in our collection. The location of the performance is unknown, but was likely an early Buffalo playhouse. Amelia Holman Gilfert (Mrs. Gilfert) was considered the first star of the American theater.
creator: [Buffalo Theatre]
source: Buffalo Theater and Music Program Collection
publisher: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (Publisher of digital)
date: 1816-07-10
contributor: Gilfert, Amelia Holman
rights: Digital image copyright 2019 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.
relation: Digital Collections of the B&ECPL
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Early Nineteenth Century (1800-1850)

Hamlet
subject: Theater programs -- New York (State) -- Buffalo.
description: Edwin Booth was one of the biggest stars of 19th-century American stage. During his career, he was known for his Shakespearian roles, especially his portrayal of Hamlet. Born into a famous acting family, the Booth name today is more likely associated with his brother, John Wilkes Booth, who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln.
creator: Buffalo Academy of Music
source: Buffalo Theater and Music Program Collection
publisher: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (Publisher of digital)
date: 1876-05-29
contributor: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
contributor: Booth, Edwin, 1833-1893
contributor: Rainford, Milton
contributor: Cummins, Ellen
contributor: Carroll, Jennie
contributor: Pierce, F. R.
contributor: Rogers, Benjamin G., 1819 or 1820-1895
rights: Digital image copyright 2019 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.
relation: Digital Collections of the B&ECPL
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Late Nineteenth Century (1850-1900)

The Henrietta!
subject: Theater programs -- New York (State) -- Buffalo.
description: Stuart Robson was a popular comedic actor who played Buffalo stages many times. The Academy of Music, Buffalo's "Thespian Temple" from 1868 to 1895 was a successful venue that hosted some of the biggest stars of the late 19th century theatre.
creator: Buffalo Academy of Music
source: Buffalo Theater and Music Program Collection
publisher: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (Publisher of digital)
date: 1892-05-07
contributor: Howard, Bronson, 1842-1908
contributor: Robson, Stuart, 1836-1903
contributor: Woodward, George S.
contributor: Elwood, W. H.
contributor: McKean, Gabriella
contributor: May, Olive
contributor: Hayden, W. R.
rights: Digital image copyright 2019 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.
relation: Digital Collections of the B&ECPL
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Late Nineteenth Century (1850-1900)

A Poor Relation
subject: Theater programs -- New York (State) -- Buffalo.
description: Sol Smith Russell was a leading actor known for his comic roles. His performance in A Poor Relation was one of many times he visited Buffalo. The Academy of Music, Buffalo's "Thespian Temple" from 1868 to 1895 was a successful venue that hosted some of the biggest stars of the late 19th century theatre.
creator: Buffalo Academy of Music
source: Buffalo Theater and Music Program Collection
publisher: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (Publisher of digital)
date: 1891-04-20
contributor: Kidder, Edward E., 1846-1927
contributor: Russell, Sol Smith, 1848-1902
contributor: Vale, Noah
contributor: Hudson, Alfred
contributor: Barker, Mary E.
contributor: Irving, Clara
contributor: Stevens, George, 1860-1940
rights: Digital image copyright 2019 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.
relation: Digital Collections of the B&ECPL
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Late Nineteenth Century (1850-1900)

Twelfth night
title: Odette!
subject: Theater programs -- New York (State) -- Buffalo.
description: Helena Modjeska was an acclaimed Polish-born actress known for her Shakespearean roles. Leading man Maurice Barrymore was the patriarch of the Barrymore acting family, father of John, Lionel and Ethel, and great-grandfather of actress Drew.
creator: Buffalo Academy of Music
source: Buffalo Theater and Music Program Collection
publisher: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (Publisher of digital)
date: 1883-03-17
contributor: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
contributor: Modjeska, Helena, 1840-1909
contributor: Barrymore, Maurice, 1849-1905
contributor: Owen, W. F.
contributor: Milton, Maud, 1850-1945
contributor: Ellison, Clara
rights: Digital image copyright 2019 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.
relation: Digital Collections of the B&ECPL
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Late Nineteenth Century (1850-1900)

Lily Pons
subject: Concert programs -- New York (State) -- Buffalo.
description: Lily Pons was a French-American operatic soprano and actress. As an opera singer she was particularly associated with the title roles in Lakmé and Lucia di Lammermoor, and frequently performed with the Metropolitan Opera in New York City.
creator: Consistory Auditorium (Buffalo, N.Y.)
source: Buffalo Theater and Music Program Collection
publisher: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (Publisher of digital)
date: 1931-03-26
contributor: Pons, Lily, 1898-1976
contributor: Alberghini, Luigi
contributor: Bamboschek, Giuseppe
contributor: Buffalo Broadcasting Corporation
rights: Digital image copyright 2019 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.
relation: Digital Collections of the B&ECPL
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Mid-Twentieth Century (1925-1975)