Friedsam Memorial Library

FRIEDSAM MEMORIAL LIBRARY

Archives

Site Index

The Arrival of the Friars in Western New York
exhibit is now online.
You may also visit the exhibit in the University Chapel in Doyle Hall.

How well do you know Bona's?
Go to our GAMES site to find out!

St. Bonaventure's History and People
   St. Bonaventure University Timeline When was the first...?
   SBU Historical Documents Incorporation papers, charters, early rules and regulations.
    Invitation to the 1856 laying of the cornerstone.
   A driving tour of Franciscan sites in the area is available here.
       Download a pamphlet version of the tour here.
   Bona's Trivia. Our new games site!

The People
   Bona Biographies
   Presidents of St. Bonaventure list & biographies
   Current Board of Trustees members
   Board of Trustees members 1931-2003
   Faculty list, 1859-1952 (in progress)
   Alumni Tales Reminiscences of student days past.

The Campus
    The Buildings of Saint Bonaventure
            Download a walking tour of the campus buildings.
         New! Animation of the Evolution of the St. Bonaventure Campus
                  Fires, Floods, Demolition!!!
         New! History of the SBU Post Office
    Shrines and Statues on campus a tour. Download a pamphlet
    University Chapel "an attempt to capture in art the intellectual tradition of the Franciscan Order"
    St. Bonaventure Cemetery and Surroundings The other side of the tracks. Includes the Clubhouse and Golf Course.
    Campus roads Who are these people, anyway?
    St. Bonaventure campus, ca. 1940 As Thomas Merton would have seen it
    Builders of the Friedsam Collection Major donors to the library
    The Hanley Collection A major part of the permanent art collection in the Quick Center

School Spirit
     Freshman Rules What was a "dink" and why did freshmen care?
     The Symbols of St. Bonaventure What do Seals and Wolves have in common?
    Cheerleaders and Mascots Go Bonnies!
     St. Bonaventure songs and cheers Listen to the Alma Mater and Unfurl the Brown and White (part of the Football site)
     Student Activities at SBU A look at what students do outside the classroom
     Student Publications The Laurel, The Bonaventure and The Bonadieu

Athletics
     Baseball Jupiter Pluvius!
     The History of Basketball at St. Bonaventure SBU basketball chronicles
     The History of Football at St. Bonaventure "Big Time" athletics before basketball
     Women's Lacrosse
     Track and Field World class athletics you may not know about.
     Cheerleaders and Mascots Go Bonnies!

History and Stories
     The Arrival of the Friars A short history of the University
     A Driving Tour of Franciscan Sites in Cattaraugus A pleasant Sunday drive
     Legends and Myths of St. Bonaventure Ghosts in Dev? Mermaids in Quick?
     Alumni Tales Stories of their days as Bona's students
     World War II at SBU Life at Bona's during and following the war. Video!
     St. Bonaventure During the Vietnam War An era of student action
     History of Theater at St. Bonaventure
     Women at St. Bonaventure
     Brother Juniper A comic strip character born in Friedsam Library

Indexes and lists
     Award recipients Includes lists of and links to honors presented by the University (in progress)
     Graduate Theses

Special Collections
     Thomas Merton Collection Download a Merton walking tour.
     The Robert Lax Archives
     John F. Carr Collection Science fiction author, editor, and biographer of H. Beam Piper

James T. Walsh Archives Alumnus and retired congressman Walsh's papers (still under construction.)

Journalism
     American Terrorist Collection (Dan Herbeck and Lou Michel)
     Jim Bishop Collection
     Therese Bonney Collection
     Douglas Edwards Collection The 1st television anchorman
     Robert Golden Collection
     Mark Hellinger Collection
     SLA Marshall Collection
     Brother Juniper A comic strip character born in Friedsam Library
     Roi Ottley Collection A major African-American journalist
     The Lewis Songer Masthead Collection A unique look at a half century of newspaper publishing

What's Happening at Bona's Now?
   Today's Campus News
    The Bona Venture
    Inside Bona's back issues
    The latest BonAlumnus
        BonAlumnus back issues
     CAB News back issues
    SBU Administration Bulletin
    Faculty Senate documents (restricted access)

Hours:
M-F Noon-4pm
Summer hours--by appt.

For information about the Archives' collections contact:

Dennis Frank
(archives@sbu.edu)
Archivist
telephone: 716.375.2322
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Friedsam Memorial Library
St. Bonaventure University
St. Bonaventure, NY 14778 USA
(716) 375-2323 (general number)
(716) 375-2389 (fax)
http://www.sbu.edu/friedsam