Real estate and builders' monthly : July 1887 ; Volume 3, No. 10
subject: Real estate business -- Periodicals
subject: Real property -- Periodicals
subject: Real property -- New York (State) -- Buffalo
subject: Real estate business -- New York (State) -- Buffalo
creator: Haas & Klein (Publisher of original)
source: Real Estate and Builders' Monthly
publisher: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (Publisher of digital)
date: 07-1887
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language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Late Nineteenth Century (1875-1900)

Real estate and builders' monthly : August 1887 ; Volume 3, No. 11
subject: Real estate business -- Periodicals
subject: Real property -- Periodicals
subject: Real property -- New York (State) -- Buffalo
subject: Real estate business -- New York (State) -- Buffalo
creator: Haas & Klein (Publisher of original)
source: Real Estate and Builders' Monthly
publisher: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (Publisher of digital)
date: 08-1887
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language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Late Nineteenth Century (1875-1900)

Death and Burial of President William McKinley. Volume 1
subject: Pan-American Exposition (1901 : Buffalo, N.Y.)
subject: McKinley, William, 1843-1901-Assassination.
subject: Czolgosz, Leon F., 1873?-1901.
description: Vol. 1 of 2 scrapbooks chronicling the death and burial of President McKinley. Included is the score (6 leaves) to Beautiful Island of Somewhere, which was sung at McKinley's funeral.
creator: Danelson, James Edwin, Compiler
source: Pan-American Exposition Scrapbooks, President William McKinley
publisher: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (Publisher of digital)
date: c[1902]
contributor: Grosvenor Room of the B&ECPL (repository)
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language: eng
coverage: Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)

Death and Burial of President William McKinley. Volume 2
subject: Pan-American Exposition (1901 : Buffalo, N.Y.)
subject: McKinley, William, 1843-1901-Assassination.
subject: Czolgosz, Leon F., 1873?-1901.
description: Vol. 2 of 2 scrapbooks chronicling the death and burial of President McKinley.
creator: Danelson, James Edwin, Compiler
source: Pan-American Exposition Scrapbooks, President William McKinley
publisher: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (Publisher of digital)
date: c[1902}
contributor: Grosvenor Room of the B&ECPL (repository)
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language: eng
coverage: Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)

Death and Burial of President William McKinley. Index
subject: Pan-American Exposition (1901 : Buffalo, N.Y.)
subject: McKinley, William, 1843-1901-Assassination.
subject: Czolgosz, Leon F., 1873?-1901.
description: Typescript index to the scrapbooks chronicling the death and burial of President McKinley.
creator: Danelson, James Edwin
source: Pan-American Exposition Scrapbooks, President William McKinley
publisher: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (Publisher of digital)
date: 1902
contributor: Grosvenor Room of the B&ECPL (repository)
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language: eng
coverage: Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)

Funeral service in honor of William McKinley : our martyred President, September 15 1901, at the Milburn residence.
subject: McKinley, William, 1843-1901-Death and burial.
description: Rare Book Room copy number 61 of 250; with portrait of President McKinley pasted on the upper cover; tied with a purple cord; includes a service bulletin from a memorial service in honor of President McKinley at the Delaware Avenue Baptist Church
source: Pan-American Exposition Scrapbooks, President William McKinley
publisher: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (Publisher of digital)
date: 1901
contributor: Rare Book Room of the B&ECPL (repository)
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language: eng
coverage: Early Twentieth Century (1900-1925)

Town of Cheektowaga Historical Atlas
subject: Cheektowaga (N.Y.) -- Maps.
subject: Cheektowaga (N.Y.) -- History.
subject: Erie County (N.Y.) -- Maps.
description: Compiled by Julia Boyer Reinstein, Town Historian; authorized by Cheektowaga Town Board, 1953. Includes historical information, various maps of Western New York, Erie County, and Cheektowaga; includes copy of early map of New York Native American territories.
creator: Reinstein, Julia Boyer, compiler
publisher: Cheektowaga Town Board
publisher: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (publisher of digital)
date: [1955]
contributor: Grosvenor Room of the B&ECPL (repository)
rights: Copyright held by the Town of Cheektowaga. Access to this digital version provided by the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. The Town of Cheektowaga is not responsible for any errors or omission in the content of this collection. The collection or portions thereof are not to be used for any commercial purposes without the expressed written permission of the Town of Cheektowaga 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.
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format: Image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Mid-Twentieth Century (1925-1975)

The .22 Caliber Killer
subject: Christopher, Joseph G.
subject: Serial murders -- New York (State) -- Buffalo
subject: Racism -- New York (State) -- Buffalo.
description: Joseph Christopher, a white Buffalo native who suffered from paranoid schizophrenia, began his killing spree on September 22, 1980. Within a 36 hour period, using a sawed-off .22 caliber rifle, Christopher murdered four African American men. Two weeks earlier he had sought to be admitted to the Buffalo Psychiatric Center but was deemed not to be a danger to himself or others. Psychiatric counseling was recommended. Catherine Pelonero, author of the book “Absolute Madness,” makes the case that “Christopher’s crimes might have been prevented if he had received the psychiatric help he was seeking.” Ms. Pelonero provides the on-camera introduction and conclusion to this compilation of WIVB-TV reports. An intensive search for “The .22 Caliber Killer” ensued after the first four homicides. Two more African American men were murdered on October 8th and 9th. They were taxi cab drivers who had their hearts cut out. Christopher would later confess to these two killings, although evidence pointed away from Christopher as the perpetrator. Both cases remain open and unsolved. In November 1980, Christopher enlisted in the U.S. Army. While on Christmas furlough, he journeyed to Manhattan and, on December 22nd, allegedly stabbed four people to death. He then became known as “The Midtown Slasher.” A week later, on December 29th, after returning to Buffalo, another black man was stabbed to death. The following day, on December 30th, an African American male in Rochester was slashed and died from his injuries. In January, Christopher reported back to his Army base at Fort Benning, Georgia and attacked a black soldier with a knife. The soldier lived and Christopher was confined to the stockade, where he attempted to take his own life with a razor. In a session with a psychiatrist at the base, it has been reported that Christopher said he “had to” kill Blacks. At that point, Christopher’s home was searched by the police. They found evidence linking him to three murders. In April 1981, J…
creator: <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=39&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=%3Cp%3E%3Ca+href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fdigital.buffalolib.org%2Fitems%2Fbrowse%3Fadvanced%255B0%255D%255Belement_id%255D%3D39%26amp%3Badvanced%255B0%255D%255Btype%255D%3Dis%2Bexactly%26amp%3Badvanced%255B0%255D%255Bterms%255D%3DNewberg%252C%2BRich%2B%2528Writer%252C%2BReporter%2529%22%3ENewberg%2C+Rich+%28Writer%2C+Reporter%29%3C%2Fa%3E%3C%2Fp%3E"> Newberg, Rich (Writer, Reporter)
source: Rich Newberg Reports Collection
publisher: WIVB (Television Station: Buffalo, N.Y.)
publisher: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (publisher of digital)
date: 1980, 1981
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contributor: Vetter, Tom (editor)
contributor: Terranova, Michael (editor)
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Archbishop Desmond Tutu Visits Buffalo
subject: Tutu, Desmond
subject: Eve, Arthur O.
subject: Apartheid -- South Africa
subject: Racism -- United States
subject: African Americans -- New York (State) -- Buffalo
subject: African Americans -- Civil rights
description: On January 29, 1989, the late Archbishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa visited Buffalo to seek help in ending apartheid in his country. Apartheid, which means “apartness” in the language of Afrikaans, was the name given to the official separation of the race. The practice was enforced by a government dedicated to principals of white supremacy. The National Party came to power in 1948. The National Party, through legislation in 1950, classified South Africans according to race. Based on racial classification, the government decided where people could live and work, what type of schooling they could receive, what facilities would be open to them, who they could associate with, and whether or not they could vote. Archbishop Tutu called the practice “evil.” His 1989 visit to Buffalo came at a time when an anti-apartheid faction within the National Party was beginning to make significant changes. Tutu, who won the Nobel Peace Prize, told Buffalo audiences they could help in the fight against apartheid, even if it was just by saying a prayer. He compared the policy of apartheid to Nazism. He preached non-violence in the tradition of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. WIVB-TV anchor Jacquie Walker interviewed Archbishop Tutu for a special program that documented his appearances in Western New York and his thoughts on civil rights. He said he believed he would see an end to apartheid in his lifetime. In a report by WIVB’s Rich Newberg, African American inner-city residents living on Buffalo’s East Side shared thoughts about their own struggles for equality and the consequences of systemic racism. Violent crime was affecting their quality of life. There were also demonstrations against police brutality. Deputy Assembly Speaker Arthur O. Eve told Mr. Newberg that conditions had worsened since the urban race riots of the late 1960s. He said there were more homeless people of color, that the Buffalo infant mortality rate among Blacks and Latinos was the highest in the nation, and drugs …
creator: Walker, Jacquie (Anchor, Reporter)
creator: Newberg, Rich (Reporter)
creator: Sawabini, Wadi (Reporter)
source: Rich Newberg Reports Collection
publisher: WIVB (Television Station: Buffalo, N.Y.) Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (publisher of digital)
date: 1989-01-29
contributor: Murphy, Kurt (Graphic Arts Director)
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.
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language: eng
type: Moving Image

New Topographical Atlas of Erie Co., New York, from actual surveys especially for this atlas
subject: Erie County (N.Y.) -- Maps
subject: New York (State) -- Erie County.
subject: Real property -- New York (State) -- Erie County -- Maps.
description: Erie County in 1866. Each map shows individual buildings and names of land owners. 39 cm. An index has been created for this atlas at this link.
creator: Stone & Stewart, publishers
publisher: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (Publisher of digital)
date: 1866
contributor: Grosvenor Room of the B&ECPL (repository)
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format: Image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Late Nineteenth Century (1850-1900)

The Case Against The Lackawanna Six
subject: Terrorism--New York (State)
subject: Yemeni Americans --New York (State)--Lackawanna
description: In September 2002, six Yemeni-American friends from Lackawanna, New York, eight miles outside of Buffalo, were arrested and charged with giving material support to the terrorist organization al-Qaeda. It was the one year anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. They had attended a al-Qaeda training camp in Afghanistan in the Spring of 2001, just months before the attacks on the United States. In his State of the Union address in 2003, President George W. Bush referred to the six as being part of an “al-Qaeda cell.” He said that along with other alleged cells broken in Hamburg, Milan, Madrid, London and Paris, “We have the terrorists on the run. We’re keeping them on the run. One by one the terrorists are learning the meaning of American justice.” The men had grown up in the second largest Yemeni community in America and were all native born or naturalized U.S. citizens. One was a soccer star in high school. Another was voted “friendliest” in his graduating class. There was never proof that the six had been plotting terror attacks on American soil or that they were, in fact a homegrown terrorist cell. However, in December 2003, faced with possible long prison sentences if found guilty during a trial, all pleaded guilty to “providing material support or resources to a foreign terrorist organization.” They were given sentences ranging from seven to ten years. Author Dina Temple-Raston, who wrote the book “The Jihad Next Door: The Lackawanna Six and Rough Justice in an Age of Terror,” says the men left the training camp early when they realized America would be a target. During a 2007 interview on National Public Radio’s “Talk of the Nation,” Temple-Raston, NPR’s FBI correspondent, said the men were addressed by Osama bin Laden, who told them there were suicide bombers ready to take action against the United States and Israel. After returning to Lackawanna, she said the men were not truthful to the FBI about their activities in Afghanistan and were later arrested. As part of th…
creator: Newberg, Rich (Writer, Reporter)
source: Rich Newberg Reports Collection
publisher: WIVB (Television Station: Buffalo,N.Y>) Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (publisher of digital)
date: 2002-09-10
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.

The Lackawanna Six - Case Revisisted
subject: Terrorism--United States
subject: Yemeni Americans--New York(State)--Lackawanna
subject: Muslims--Civil rights--New York (State)--Lackawanna
description: On April 24, 2004, Fox journalist Geraldo Rivera originated his “At Large” program from Buffalo City Hall. The purpose was to take a second look at the case against the so-called “Lackawanna Six.” His guests included the prosecutors and some of the defense attorneys who took part in case. Discussions centered on whether or not the six friends from Lackawanna, New York, just outside of Buffalo, were actually part of a terrorist “sleeper cell.” Questions were raised about the practice of what has been called “preemptive justice,” meaning the arrest of individuals who were considered possible threats for violent acts that were never committed. Prosecutors argued that attendance at a terrorist training camp and failure to disclose the fact to the FBI, were grounds for the arrests. All the defendants ended up pleaded guilty to “providing material support or resources to a foreign terrorist organization.” They were given sentences ranging from seven to ten years. Defense attorneys maintained that their clients were lured into attending the training camp and realized too late what they had gotten into. They accepted plea bargain agreements that limited their prison terms. They agreed to cooperate with the U.S. government regarding information they had obtained during their time in the Middle East. During their stay at the camp in Afghanistan the men from Lackawanna had been addressed by al-Qaeda leader Osama bin-Laden who said the United States would be a target of terrorist activity. Most of the defendants, according to their attorneys, decided they wanted to leave the camp early and have nothing to do with any attacks on America. Assistant U.S. Attorney William Hochul said the defendants were told by bin-Laden that “forty to fifty men (would be) enroute to attack America,” but chose to remain silent when they returned home in the summer of 2001. He questioned whether that information might have helped avert the attacks on 9/11. Defense attorney John Molloy said all six h…
creator: Newberg, Rich (Guest on “At Large with Geraldo Rivera”)
source: Rich Newberg Reports Collection
publisher: Fox News Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (publisher of digital)
date: 2004-24-04
contributor: Murphy, Kurt (Graphic Artist)
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The Lackawanna Six - President George W. Bush Visits Buffalo
subject: Terrorism--United States--Prevention.
subject: Yemeni Americans--New York(State)--Lackawanna.
subject: Muslims--Civil rights--New York (State)--Lackawanna.
subject: Civil rights--United States.
subject: Bush, George W. (George Walker), 1946-
description: On April 20, 2004, President George W. Bush came to Buffalo to push for an extension of the Patriot Act, which granted the FBI the right to secretly conduct surveillance activities on American citizens without proving probable cause. This included physical searches and wiretaps. President Bush maintained that The Patriot Act had been instrumental in the arrests of the so-called “Lackawanna Six,” a group of friends from a small city outside of Buffalo, New York who attended a al-Qaeda training camp in Afghanistan just months before the 9/11/2001 terror attacks on the United States. While President Bush had referred to these men as belonging to a “terrorist cell,” their defense attorneys said the six had been lured to attend the camp, not realizing what it was all about. After being addressed by al-Qaeda leader Osama bin-laden, most tried to leave the camp early. According to their attorneys, they wanted nothing more to do with al-Qaeda. Faced with a trial and potentially lengthy prison sentences, they all pleaded guilty to “providing material support or resources to a foreign terrorist organization.” They received sentences of seven to ten years in prison and agreed to share information with the US government. WIVB-TV senior Correspondent Rich Newberg reports on President Bush’s visit to Buffalo and the Patriot Act support he received from US Attorney Michael Battle and Buffalo FBI Agent In Charge Peter Ahearn. Four days after the president’s visit, Fox News journalist Geraldo Rivera conducted a debate on the Patriot Act during a live Fox News Channel cablecast originating from Buffalo’s City Hall. “At Large with Geraldo Rivera” took a second look at the case of the The Lackawanna Six. In reviewing the case, Rivera reports that the FBI had been tipped off by an anonymous letter that a group of Arab Americans that had traveled to Afghanistan was there to “meet bin-Laden and stay in his camp for training.” Rivera states that the men had told their neighbors they were g…
creator: Newberg, Rich (Guest on “At Large with Geraldo Rivera”)
source: Rich Newberg Reports Collection
publisher: Fox News Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (publisher of digital)
date: 2004-24-04
contributor: Murphy, Kurt (Graphic Artist)
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The Lasting Wounds of War — Vietnam
subject: Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- United States.
subject: United States -- History -- 1969-
subject: Veterans -- Mental health -- United States.
subject: War -- Psychological aspects.
subject: Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Psychological aspects.
description: In the years following the end of the Vietnam War, veterans were shunned by segments of American society that actively demonstrated against the unpopular war. Many vets suffered from recurrent nightmares and from the effects of Agent Orange exposure. The highly toxic chemical was used by the U.S. government to defoliate the jungle and expose enemy positions. In addition, families whose loved ones were missing in action were kept in limbo by the Vietnamese government. These were some of the stories brought to public light by WIVB’s Rich Newberg in his series of reports dealing with the lasting wounds of war. Delayed Stress Syndrome A condition called delayed stress syndrome surfaces as Vietnam War veterans suffer the psychiatric after effects of combat. Five years after the war ended on April 30, 1975, sudden noises can trigger fearful reactions. Some vets have developed a distrust of people, while others cannot tolerate angry responses in a conversation. Outreach centers begin cropping up to deal with these issues. Max Cleland Max Cleland, a severely wounded Vietnam War veteran who headed the Veterans Administration under President Jimmy Carter, expresses concerns that President Ronald Reagan will cut funding for outreach centers. Cleland, who lost both legs and an arm in Vietnam, has written a book called “Strong at the Broken Places.” He believes war veterans need counseling to help them develop positive outlooks toward life. William Duxbury Suffers Without Much Relief or Compensation After Being Exposed to Agent Orange William Duxbury of Wilson, New York was nineteen years old when the Marines assigned him to handle Agent Orange in Vietnam. Now he says his joints are deteriorating and that he has a nervous condition that cost him his job. His wife gave birth to a stillborn child and their five children suffer from bone and muscular disorders. Duxbury says he knows of only one Vietnam veteran in Erie County who is being compensated for his toxic exposure to Agent …
creator: Newberg, Rich
source: Rich Newberg Reports Collection
publisher: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (publisher of digital)
date: 1980 - 2001
contributor: Murphy, Kurt (Graphic Artist)
contributor: Kim Root (Photographer)
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. Users of this website are free to utilize material from this collection for non-commercial and educational purposes.
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language: eng

Mission to Panama
subject: Panama—History—American Invasion, 1989
subject: Drug control -- Latin America.
subject: Drug control -- United States.
subject: Military assistance, American.
description: In 1992 crews from the 914 Tactical Airlift Group out of Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station were deployed to Panama for a multipurpose mission. The C-130 cargo crews took Part in a drug interdiction operation, as well as providing aid to an orphanage and helping to build a school. The mission took place about three years after U.S. forces invaded Panama, removing dictator Manuel Noriega from power. Some members of the 914th had participated in the invasion, called Operation Just Cause. Noriega was brought to the U.S. where he was tried and convicted of drug trafficking, racketeering, and money laundering. WIVB-TV reporter Rich Newberg and photographer Paul Woodson accompanied the 914th on the mission and produced a four part series for the station.
creator: Newberg, Rich (Producer, Writer, Reporter)
creator: Woodson, Paul (Photographer, editor)
source: Rich Newberg Reports Collection
publisher: WIVB (Television Station: Buffalo, N.Y.)
publisher: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (publisher of digital)
date: 1992-12-20 through 1992-12-23
contributor: Murphy, Kurt (Graphic Artist)
contributor: Nolf, Neil (Niagara Falls Airbase Public Affairs Officer)
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 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.
format: MP4
language: eng
type: Moving image

The Tom Eagles Story: Vietnam War Hero
subject: Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- United States.
subject: Veterans -- United States.
description: Buffalo born Tom Eagles dropped out of high school and became a Catholic Augustinian monk in 1961. He had been a victim of bullying and found refuge in the monastery according to his son Kevin. The Brothers of Mercy assigned Tom to a church in Saigon, Vietnam as a missionary. It was during the early years of the war. Witnessing the ravages of war in Vietnam Tom decided to leave the Brothers of Mercy and join the Navy as a hospital corpsman (medic). He served three tours of duty beginning in 1966. He flew 221 combat missions with Marines and treated their wounds on the front lines of battle. Eagles was wounded twice. While in Vietnam Tom also tended to Vietnamese civilians whose villages had come under attack. During the war he married Karin Tran, a Vietnamese native. They had two sons. On April 29, 1975 Eagles and his family were among the last Americans to be evacuated from the war-torn country. They were airlifted off the roof of the U.S. Embassy. After the war, Tom managed to bring eighteen of Karin’s nineteen family members to the United States. He served in the Navy until 1993 and developed emergency medical equipment still carried in Marine Corps first aid kits. Tom Eagles passed away in 2016 at the age of 71. His family says he had suffered from exposure to the deadly herbicide Agent Orange, used by the United States to clear jungle areas where the enemy in Vietnam was hidden. At the time of his death he was the most decorated enlisted man in the Navy. He medals include The Legion of Merit, a lifetime career award for distinguished service. One retired Marine said of “Doc” Eagles, “We have lost a true American hero...God now has one of the best care givers in the world. A true Lifesaver then and Caregiver always.” The Navy has an award in Eagle’s name given to a corpsman who distinguishes himself in combat. Eagles was once quoted as saying, “I don’t really know how many Marines and sailors I helped save. I do remember everyone one I lost.”
creator: Newberg, Rich
source: Rich Newberg Reports Collection
publisher: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (publisher of digital)
date: 1979 - 1980s
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. Users of this website are free to utilize material from this collection for non-commercial and educational purposes.

Illustrated Historical Atlas of Erie Co. New-York from Actual Surveys and Records
subject: Erie County (N.Y.) -- Maps.
subject: New York (State) -- Erie County.
subject: Real property -- New York (State) -- Erie County -- Maps.
description: Atlas of Erie County in 1880 including county, city and town histories. Includes property owner information and illustrations of prominent buildings.
creator: F.W. Beers & Co.
source: Digital Collections of the B&ECPL
publisher: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (Publisher of digital).
date: 1880
contributor: Western New York Genealogical Society (repository)
contributor: Grosvenor Room of the B&ECPL (repository)
rights: Digital image copyright 2022 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: Jpeg
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: Late Nineteenth Century (1850-1900)

Securing the Homeland: Western New York's Anti-terrorism Measures
subject: September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001.
subject: Terrorism -- United States -- Prevention.
description: Following the 9/11/2001 terrorist attacks on America, assessments were made on Western New York’s vulnerability as a target. Its location on the border with Canada, the power grid, chemical companies located in Niagara Falls, and its position on the Great Lakes, all placed Western New York among the nation’s top fifty vulnerable regions. Efforts quickly got underway to prepare for a worst-case scenario, including heightened training for emergency responders and those involved with intelligence gathering. A new center for homeland security in Buffalo was also created. The following collection of reports by former WIVB-TV senior correspondent Rich Newberg documents the stepped-up efforts to protect the citizens of Western New York through cooperative efforts among many municipalities and agencies across the Niagara Frontier. 1 WIVB-TV Senior Correspondent Rich Newberg presents an exclusive report on plans for a local Homeland Security Department in the soon-to-be-built Public Safety Campus on Buffalo’s East Side. The 250,000 thousand square foot campus will house Central Police and Emergency Services, and state of the art forensic lab facilities. There are also plans for Erie County to join forces with the state for the nation’s largest wireless government communications system. The new system would allow police, fire and emergency medical services personnel to talk to each other. Hard lessons were learned when New York City firefighters and police officers could not communicate with each other during the Twin Towers attacks. 2 1:01:12 - 1:03:26 The Erie County Medical Center conducts a drill for a radiation exposure emergency. Mobile units are training to respond to a terrorist attack. Concern here is for a potential dirty bomb or bio chemical attack that could affect the health of eighty to a hundred thousand people. Fifty-thousand tons of antidotes are now in place and could be deployed by air or ground. More protective gear is also on its way to Buffalo. Plans are…
creator: Newberg, Rich
source: Rich Newberg Reports Collection
publisher: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (publisher of digital)
date: Post 9/11/2001
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
coverage: 2001-

Ground Zero: Post 9/11
subject: September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001.
subject: Victims of terrorism -- United States.
description: “One Survivor’s Story” Five months after the terrorist attack on the Twin Towers in Lower Manhattan, Western New Yorkers were still lending support at Ground Zero. One of the environmental cleanup experts, Steve Sherman, had found a wallet in the debris containing the Buffalo driver’s license of Sheri Leach. She had been on the 78th floor of Tower One when one of the wings of the plane that had penetrated the building made contact with her floor. Sheri’s survival and her meeting with Steve Sherman is the basis of the first story in this collection of reports by Rich Newberg. “Western New Yorkers Lend a Hand” In February 2001, bodies were still being recovered from under the debris at Ground Zero. Buffalo Salvation Army workers Barbara Janicki and Maj. June Carlson were among those giving help and encouragement to responders still on the scene. Ron Papa of Buffalo helped assess damages to the Century 21 department store on the site. He recalls barely making his way through the cement dust following the September attack. “Governor Pataki at Ground Zero” In his final report in this series, Rich Newberg meets with New York Governor George Pataki at Ground Zero. The Governor was in Manhattan on 9/11 and shares his feelings after New York City firefighters brought him to the scene of mass destruction.
creator: Newberg, Rich
publisher: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (publisher of digital)
date: Post 2001
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

The Colored Musicians Club
subject: Colored Musicians Club (Buffalo, N.Y.)
subject: Jazz--New York (State)--Buffalo--History and criticism
subject: African Americans--New York (State)--Buffalo
subject: Tinney, Al.
subject: African Americans--New York (State)--Buffalo--Social conditions
description: A select group of Buffalo’s most gifted African American musicians reflect on the era when the Colored Musicians Club hosted the nation's greatest jazz artists. Count Basie, Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie, and Miles Davis were among those who came to the club after their concerts and jammed with Buffalo musicians “until the sun came up.” The musical ties were strong. Buffalo musicians were sometimes invited to join the jazz greats on the road. The club was organized in 1918 and chartered in 1935. The building on Broadway and Michigan Avenue was purchased in 1944. It provided rehearsal space and social opportunities for Buffalo’s Black musicians who belonged to Local 533 of the American Federation of Musicians. Club members recall being denied entry into the white musicians union, Local 43. The two locals merged in 1969 but the Colored Musicians Club is still thriving. The building now features an interactive museum and is scheduled to undergo a multi-million dollar renovation and expansion. The first video is a compilation of segments by Rich Newberg, drawn from the 2003 WIVB-TV documentary, “Buffalo Soul: The Legacy Plays On.” The second piece is a WIVB-TV report by Jordan Williams marking the 80th anniversary of the Colored Musician’s Club. It aired on July 24, 2015.
creator: Newberg, Rich (Producer, Writer, Host)
creator: Vetter, Tom (Producer, Photographer, Editor)
creator: Mombrea, Mike Jr. (Photographer, Editor)
source: Rich Newberg Reports Collection
publisher: WIVB (Television Station : Buffalo, N.Y.) Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (publisher of digital)
date: 2003-01-28
contributor: Mombrea, John (Post-production Editor)
contributor: Baxter, Tim (Post-production Editor)
contributor: Dady, Kelly (Director)
contributor: Clemons, Michael (Tape Operator)
contributor: Benzel, Gary (Tape Operator)
contributor: Young, Matt (Audio Engineer)
contributor: Dawkins, Don (Researcher)
contributor: Newberg, Rich (Researcher)
contributor: Vetter, Tom (Researcher)
contributor: Hairston, Mylous (Researcher)
contributor: Musial, Chris (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: Buffalo Soul: The Legacy Plays On
format: moving image/mp4
language: eng