Finding Aid for Office of Facilities, Buildings and Properties records

D'Youville College Archives

Table of Contents

Collection Overview
Historical Information for D'Youville Buildings and Properties
Chronology
Scope and Content
Arrangement
Information for Researchers
Administrative Information
Collection Inventory
Series I. Bauer Family Academic Center, 2000-2001
Series II. College Center, 1963-2003
Series III. Dr. Pauline M. Alt building, 1964-1967, 1987
Series IV. Derby property, 1967-1992
Series V. Koessler Administration building, 1907-1999
Series VI. Library, 1955-2001
Series VII. Madonna Hall, 1954-1960
Series VIII. Marguerite Hall, 1963-1969
Series IX. Mary Agnes Hall, 1959-1975
Series X. Niagara Street Annex, 1989
Series XI. Other properties, 1955-2011

Collection Overview (Collapse)

Title
Office of Facilities, Buildings and Properties records
Inclusive Date(s)
1907-2011
Abstract
Records relating to buildings owned or used by D'Youville College, including academic and dormitory buildings, as well as properties leased or purchased for development.
Extent
5.8 Linear feet (10 manuscript boxes)
Location
East Wall, Shelves 27-28
Map-Case 1.3
Repository
D'Youville College Archives
The Montante Family Library
D'Youville College
320 Porter Avenue
Buffalo, New York, 14201
716.829.8155
Language
English

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Historical Information for D'Youville Buildings and Properties(Collapse)

The campus comprises a 17 acre, six-block area near the center of Buffalo, New York.

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Chronology(Collapse)

D'Youville College buildings
1874 Koessler Administration Building opens [as Holy Angels Academy]
1908 D'Youville College opens in Koessler
1958 Madonna Hall
1959 Prospect Avenue Library dedicated
1964 Mary Agnes Hall opens
1967 Dr. Pauline M. Alt building opens [as Health Sciences building]
1967 Derby property is donated to D'Youville College by the Larkin family
1969 College Center is dedicated
1969 Marguerite Hall
1973 Mary Agnes Hall closes; re-opens as Mary Agnes Manor nursing home
1989 Niagara Street annex is leased
1999 Montante Family Library opens in renovated Holy Angels School
2001 Bauer Family Academic Center
2005 Student Apartment Complex opens on corner of Prospect and Connecticut
2006 D'Youville Education Center
2010 D'Youville Academic Center

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Scope and Content (Collapse)

Most series contain correspondence, clippings, and reports on the planning, construction, and dedication of the building. Records for small property purchases as well as for the Student Apartment Complex and D'Youville Academic Center are in Series XI. Other properties. Series VI in contains records on library buildings; departmental records on the college library are located in Record Group 4: Departments and Offices.

Please note: Oversize floorplans are stored in Map-Case 1.3.

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Arrangement (Collapse)

Arranged in 11 series, alphabetical by building/property:

Series I. Bauer Family Academic Center, 2000-2001
Series II. College Center, 1963-2003
Series III. Dr. Pauline M. Alt building, 1964-1967, 1987
Series IV. Derby property, 1967-1992
Series V. Koessler Administration Building, 1907-1999
Series VI. Library, 1955-2001
Series VII. Madonna Hall, 1954-1960
Series VIII. Marguerite Hall, 1963-1969
Series IX. Mary Agnes Hall, 1959-1975
Series X. Niagara Street annex, 1989
Series XI. Other properties, 1955-2011

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Information for Researchers (Collapse)

Preferred Citation

[Description and dates], Box number, Office of Facilities, Buildings and Properties records, College Archives, D’Youville College.

Restrictions on Access

This collection is open to researchers.

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Administrative Information (Collapse)

Collection ID

DYCARC.06.1

Processing Information

Collection processed by Amy Vilz, December, 2012
Finding aid encoded by Amy Vilz, December, 2012

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Collection Inventory

Series I. Bauer Family Academic Center, 2000-2001
Box
1

Dedication, 2001
1

Press, 2000-2001
1

Reports, 2000-2001

Series II. College Center, 1963-2003

Scope and Content

Originally opened as the Health Science Building, it was re-named for former D'Youville student Dr. Pauline M. Alt in 2003. See also "Marguerite Hall" for additional records on the College Center [buildings were financed and dedicated simultaneously].
Box
1

Ad Hoc Committee, 1969-1973
1

Clippings, 1963-1969
1

Correspondence, 1966-1998
1

Dedication, 1969; includes programs, speeches, guestbooks.
1

Deeds, 1967; includes financing.
1

Flag ceremony, 1968
1

Guides, 1969
1

Gym, 1992, 2002-2003
1

Purveyors, 1967-1970

Series III. Dr. Pauline M. Alt building, 1964-1967, 1987
Box
2

Asbestos, 1987
2

Clippings, 1965-1966; includes bidding, construction, dedication.
2

Correspondence: Kevin Kennedy, 1965-1967; includes financing of building.
2

Dedication, 1965-1967; includes programs, correspondence, remarks.
2

Development, 1966-1967; includes brochures, naming units, press releases, correspondence.
2

Financing, 1964-1965; includes correspondence, bids.
2

Floorplans, circa 1966 [Oversize floorplans in Map-Case 1.3]
2

Foit, Baschnagel, Maharan, and Albert, 1964-1967; includes correspondence, reports, renderings.
2

Groundbreaking, 1965; program, remarks.
2

Honorary Degrees, 1966-1967; includes correspondence with Dr. Wernher Von Braun, Clifford C. Furnas.
2

Invitations, 1966-1967 [for dedication activities]
2

Scientific Seminar, 1967; correspondence, schedules.

Series IV. Derby property, 1967-1992
Box
3

Correspondence, 1975-1990; includes rentals, demolition, donations, maintenance.
3

Executive Committee, 1986-1988; includes minutes, use forms, memos.
3

Guestbooks, 1975-1983; includes reservations.
3

History, 1968-1988; clippings, maps.
4

Legal records, 1967-1992; includes correspondence, contracts, memos. [Oversize maps in Map-Case 1.3]
4

Neighbors, 1977-1983; correspondence.
4

Reports, 1976-1983; includes use, bills, donations.

Series V. Koessler Administration building, 1907-1999
Box
4

Chapel, 1919-1994; includes renovations.
Map-case
1.3

Floorplans, 1907, 1999; includes West Wing, Prospect Avenue wing renovation.
Box
4

Historic status, 1974-1990; includes historic marker, notes, correspondence, reports, clippings.
4

Invoices: 1907 wing, 1908
5

Proposals and bids: 1907 wing, 1907; includes excavation, electric, masonry, floors, plumbing, and cut stone work.

Series VI. Library, 1955-2001

Scope and Content

Includes all iterations of the college library buildings, including the original library in the Koessler Administration building (1908-1956), D'Youville Library on Prospect Avenue (1956-1999), and the Montante Family Library (1999-present). See also "Madonna Hall" for additional records on the D'Youville Library [buildings were dedicated simultaneously]. Please note: This series contains records on library buildings; departmental records on the college library are located in Record Group 4: Departments and Offices.
Box
5

Library [Koessler Administration building], 1982

Subseries A. D'Youville Library, 1955-1959

Scope and Content

Records relating to the D'Youville College Library building on Prospect Avenue (1956-1999).
Box
5

Clippings, circa 1956-1959; articles, photos, "Small College Library" article draft by Sister Jean Marie.
5

Dedication, 1959
5

Donors, circa 1957
5

Floorplans, circa 1956
5

Proposals and bids, 1955, 1958

Subseries B. Montante Family Library, 1993-2001
Box
5

Clippings, 1996-2001; includes articles, press releases, photos.
5

Dedication, 1999; schedule, invitations, brochrues, press releases, photos.
5

El Team, 1997-1999; includes memos, reports.
6

Executive Committee, 1995-1997; agenda, minutes, reports.
6

Floorplans, circa 1998 [Note: Oversize floorplans in Map 1.3]
6

Holy Angels Academy site, 1994-1997; includes scope appraisal, photos, maps, correspondence.
6

"Library Building Program" report, 1995-1996; compiled by David Kaser.
6

Library Project Committee, 1993-1997; memos, minutes.
6

Notes: Dr. Robert DiSibio, 1996-1998
6-7

Proposals: rejected, 1995-1997; includes Bohlin Cywinski Jackson; Breslin Ridyard Fadero Architects; Flynn Battaglia Architects; Murphy Downey Wofford adn Richman Architects. [Note: Oversize report by Flynn Battaglia in Map-Case 1.3]. [4 folders]

Series VII. Madonna Hall, 1954-1960
Box
7

Accounts, circa 1955-1960; includes construction, liabilities, income for Madonna Hall and Prospect Library.
7

Building use, 1967-1986; includes minutes, dorm rates, closure as dormitory.
7

Clippings, 1958-1959
7

Dedication, 1958-1959; includes correspondence, invitations, groundbreaking, clippings.
7

Donors, circa 1959
7

Financing, 1954-1960; correspondence regarding loan, costs, bids.

Series VIII. Marguerite Hall, 1963-1969
Box
8

Correspondence, 1965-1969; includes financing, grant.
8

Dedication, 1963-1969; includes groundbreaking, dedication, certificate of registration.
8

Department of Housing and Urban Development, 1967; includes costs.
8

Foit, Baschnagel, Maharan, and Albert Architects, 1967; agreement.
8

New York State Dormitory Authority, 1967

Series IX. Mary Agnes Hall, 1959-1975
Map-case
1.3

Architectural plans, 1963-1966
Box
8

Clippings, 1963-1965
8

Contracts, 1963-1965
8

Cornerstone, 1964
8

Correspondence: Edward S. Garland, 1963-1965; correspondence with HHFA field engineer.
8

Dedication, 1964; correspondence, photographs, programs, clippings.
8

Foit, Baschnagel, Maharan, and Albert Architects, 1962-1965; correspondence, report.
9

Groundbreaking, 1963; programs, photographs, correspondence.
9

Housing and Home Financing Agency, 1959-1965; correspondence, loan, bids.
9

Mary Agnes Manor [conversion to nursing home], 1972-1975; correspondence, brochures, clippings.
9

Notes, 1962-1964; press releases, statistics.

Series X. Niagara Street Annex, 1989
Box
9

Appraisal, 1989; report.
9

Contract, 1989; contracts, clippings, correspondence.
Map-case
1.3

Floorplan, 1989
Box
9

Rental, 1989
9

Structural verification, 1989

Series XI. Other properties, 1955-2011

Scope and Content

Most folders contain correspondence related to property purchase or lease.
Box
10

223 Connecticut Street: Moses property, 1961
10

245 Elmwood Avenue: Stuyvesant, 1966-1967
10

186 Fargo Avenue: West property, 1962-1967
10

238-250 Fargo Avenue: Consolidated Laundry, 1955-1978; correspondence, minutes.
10

323 Porter Avenue: Flynn property, 1962
10

325 Porter Avenue: D'Angelo property, 1962
10

335 Porter Avenue: Morgana property, 1963
10

517 Prospect Avenue: Mangano property, 1962
10

521 Prospect Avenue: Alagna property, 1962
10

525 Prospect Avenue: Babera property, 1962
10

527 Prospect Avenue: Lombardo property, 1962-1963
10

577 Prospect Avenue: Tagliarino property, 1964-1965
10

585 Prospect Avenue: Campagna property, 1965
10

573 Prospect Avenue: Chambers property, 1963
10

589 Prospect Avenue: Manzella property, 1965
10

591 Prospect Avenue: Murphy property, 1962
10

45 Richmond Avenue: Berrafato/Scarafia property, 1965
10

45 Richmond Avenue: Lovejoy property, 1965
10

D'Youville Academic Center, 2008-2011; dedication, clipping, images, slideshow. [2 compace disks]
10

Le Brun Road properties, 1951; correspondence. [Drawing in Map-Case 1.3]
10

Prospect Avenue: Spinks property, 1994
10

Prospect Avenue parking lot, 1993-1995; correspondence, contracts, report.
10

Student Apartment Complex, 2003-2005; groundbreaking, dedication, press releases.