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February 18, 2009                                                     Vol 10. No. 7

Two Grants Awarded to Canisius College Archives 
The Canisius College Archives recently received two grants for the preservation of historic college documents. The American Institute of Physics awarded the college $5,906 to inventory, describe and preserve:

  • Documents of the Braun-Ruddick Seismograph Station; 
  • Historic records of the Jesuit Seismological Association, the primary reporting group in the United States in the 1930s, 1940s and early 1950s; and 
  • The papers of the late Rev. James L. Ruddick, S.J., former director of the Braun-Ruddick Seismograph Station and professor emeritus of physics at Canisius College.    
The Western New York Library Resource Council, through funds from the State of New York, awarded the second grant, worth $4,346. Although the grant initially covered issues from 1933-1943, a drop in technology costs enabled the archives’ staff to digitize The Griffin newspapers from 1933-1948 and subsequently add 10 additional years to the project.    

“Currently we are working on a screen cast that will assist users with navigation of the digitized issues of The Griffin, says Kathleen M. De Laney ’73, archivist and reference librarian. “I see this as a wonderful way for the Canisius community, especially alumni, to locate historic information about Canisius College as well as Western New York.”

The newspapers provide a glimpse into campus life as well as world events. The college community, as well as the general public can access the digital issues of The Griffin here. The collection includes full text and photos.