The Daily Bulletin Archive

This special exhibition is now on display in E. H. Butler Library’s lower lobby. It is a sample of the images and articles contained in the Courier-Express collection.

After 56 years as one of Buffalo's major newspapers and a history dating back to the 1800s, the Buffalo Courier-Express printed its last issue on September 19, 1982. The newspaper's archives, consisting of approximately 1 million news clippings and 100,000 photographs were donated to the Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society and Buffalo State College. The files are now housed in the Butler Library Archives.

The photographs mostly cover the late 1950s through the date the newspaper closed. This special collection is heavily used and receives over 100 requests each year. As a result of this heavy usage, it has become apparent that digitizing the collection would be of great value. Digitizing the photographs will assist in the preservation process by reducing direct handling of the photographs. It will also expedite the archivist's task of searching for requested photographs, even allowing the general public to search for photographs themselves. The sharing of the photographs with the public will be done through the online photo management and sharing application, Flickr, the choice of the Library of Congress for their photographs. Through this site, viewing and downloading of the images will be available. The digitized images will be available on Flickr later in the year.