How far back do B&ECPL newspapers go?
While Buffalo ‘s first newspaper came out in 1811, the Library has Buffalo newspapers on microfilm from 1842 to the present. Papers prior to 1842 are in original bound volumes and must be seen by appointment in the Rare Book Room. Below is a link to a comprehensive list of Buffalo and Erie County newspapers are film and which area libraries have them: Erie County (NY) Newspapers in Microfilm http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/nysnp/115.