It’s in the Cards: Grosvenor Room Acquires the Buffalo News’ Article Index

The Buffalo News recently donated its historic index of articles written between the 1920s to the 1970s to the B&ECPL’s Special Collections Department.

In 2023 the Buffalo News contacted the Library and other partner organizations with a request; would there be an interest in receiving the News’ own index of articles, organized chronologically and by topic? Of course the team at the Grosvenor Room was happy to accept! Now, after completing a preservation microfilming project with the generous support of the University at Buffalo Libraries, this index is available for public access and research.

The index consists of 14 typed ledgers covering the years 1921-1935, and over 175,000 index cards tracking articles written between 1920 through about 1971.

Newly cataloged article ledgers from 1921-1935 from the Buffalo News

This is a fascinating new addition to the B&ECPL’s own work. Librarians have been indexing the Buffalo News, Courier Express, Buffalo Challenger and other local newspapers and publications since the 1920s. The Buffalo News’ index increases the scope of our coverage beyond local news, now providing citations to articles of national and international import. After finding a relevant citation, researchers can immediately access the articles via our Buffalo News microfilm collection.

We invite you to the Grosvenor Room to research articles on a wide variety of subjects, from Abyssinia to Zoos anytime the Central Library is open!