.jpg) The front page of theBuffalo Courier dated 16 April 1912, featuring the sinking of theRMS Titanic. | |
| Type | Dailynewspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | George E. Matthews William J. Conners Cowles Media Company |
| Launched | 1926 |
| Ceased publication | September 19, 1982 |
| Headquarters | Buffalo, New York |
TheBuffalo Courier-Express was a morningnewspaper inBuffalo, New York. It ceased publication on September 19, 1982.
TheCourier-Express was created in 1926 by a merger of theBuffalo Daily Courier and theBuffalo Morning Express.William J. Conners, the owner of theBuffalo Courier, brought the two papers together. The combined newspapers claimed a heritage dating to 1828. One notable part-owner and editor of theBuffalo Express wasSamuel Langhorne Clemens, also known as Mark Twain,[1] whose tenure at the newspaper lasted from 1869 to 1871.[2]
In August 1979, TheCourier-Express was purchased by theCowles Media Company, a publishing company based inMinneapolis, Minnesota. After a change in corporate leadership, Cowles Media decided to close the paper in September 1982. After the localNewspaper Guild members voted to oppose a deal to sell theCourier Express toRupert Murdoch'sNews Corporation,[3] the September 19, 1982 issue was the last issue published.[4] That left Buffalo with only one daily newspaper, theBuffalo Evening News, now known asThe Buffalo News.
Cowles Media donated the library to theBuffalo History Museum andBuffalo State College. The library is now housed in the E. H. Butler Library[5] at Buffalo State College. The library consists of approximately one million news clippings, 100,000 photographs[6] and several pieces of artworks and framed photographs. The news clippings and photographs, arranged by subject and person, cover the late 1950s to September 19, 1982. The collection served as the library for the reporters of the paper. The librarians weeded both the clippings and photographic files, discarding older files on a routine basis. As a result, many subject areas are not covered.
The library is currently being digitized. While that may take years, photographs will continually be added to the Butler Library Archives Flickr site.[7]
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