Samuel Clemens (center) with American Civil War correspondent and author George Alfred Townsend, and David Gray, editor of the Buffalo Express[1]
The Courier-Express was created in 1926 by a merger of the Buffalo Daily Courier and the Buffalo Morning Express. William James Conners, the owner of the Buffalo Courier, brought the two papers together. The combined newspapers claimed a heritage dating to 1828. One notable part-owner and editor of the Buffalo Express was Samuel Langhorne Clemens, also known as Mark Twain,[1] whose tenure at the newspaper lasted from 1869 to 1871.[2]
In August 1979, The Courier-Express was purchased by the Cowles Media Company, a publishing company based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. After a change in corporate leadership, Cowles Media decided to close the paper in September 1982. After the local Newspaper Guild members voted to oppose a deal to sell the Courier Express to Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation,[3] the September 19, 1982 issue was the last issue published.[4] That left Buffalo with only one daily newspaper, the Buffalo Evening News, now known as The Buffalo News.
Cowles Media donated the library to the Buffalo History Museum and Buffalo 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]
Editors
This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (August 2008)
^"Death of Douglas A. Levien," New York Times, April 28, 1897.
^(6 April 1899). Mr. A.M. Clapp Stricken, Evening Star
^ abMatthews, George E. (1898). The men of New York: a collection of biographies and portraits of citizens of the Empire state prominent in business, professional, social, and political life during the last decade of the nineteenth century. Cattaraugus County (N.Y.): G.E. Matthews & Co. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
External links
Media related to Buffalo Courier Express at Wikimedia Commons
History of the Buffalo Newspaper Guild
As of October 2022, NY State Historic Newspapers has the Courier-Express, 1977-1982 available online for free, public access.
As of October, 2022, Newspapers.com has the Courier-Express, 1932-1943, online for paid subscribers. Some public and academic libraries offer Newspapers.com to their users.
buffalo, courier, express, morning, newspaper, buffalo, york, ceased, publication, september, 1982, front, page, from, november, 1963typedaily, newspaperformatbroadsheetowner, george, matthewswilliam, james, connerscowles, media, companylaunched1926ceased, pub. The Buffalo Courier Express was a morning newspaper in Buffalo New York It ceased publication on September 19 1982 Buffalo Courier ExpressThe front page of the Buffalo Courier Express from November 24 1963TypeDaily newspaperFormatBroadsheetOwner s George E MatthewsWilliam James ConnersCowles Media CompanyLaunched1926Ceased publicationSeptember 19 1982HeadquartersBuffalo New York Contents 1 History 2 Editors 2 1 Editors of the Buffalo Courier 2 2 Editors of the Buffalo Express 2 3 Editors of the Buffalo Courier Express 2 4 General Managers of the Buffalo Courier Express 2 5 Notable alumni 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory Edit Samuel Clemens center with American Civil War correspondent and author George Alfred Townsend and David Gray editor of the Buffalo Express 1 The Courier Express was created in 1926 by a merger of the Buffalo Daily Courier and the Buffalo Morning Express William James Conners the owner of the Buffalo Courier brought the two papers together The combined newspapers claimed a heritage dating to 1828 One notable part owner and editor of the Buffalo Express was Samuel Langhorne Clemens also known as Mark Twain 1 whose tenure at the newspaper lasted from 1869 to 1871 2 In August 1979 The Courier Express was purchased by the Cowles Media Company a publishing company based in Minneapolis Minnesota After a change in corporate leadership Cowles Media decided to close the paper in September 1982 After the local Newspaper Guild members voted to oppose a deal to sell the Courier Express to Rupert Murdoch s News Corporation 3 the September 19 1982 issue was the last issue published 4 That left Buffalo with only one daily newspaper the Buffalo Evening News now known as The Buffalo News Cowles Media donated the library to the Buffalo History Museum and Buffalo 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 Editors EditThis list is incomplete you can help by adding missing items August 2008 Advertising poster for a Women s Edition by Alice Russell Glenny Editors of the Buffalo Courier Edit Douglas A Levien 1850s 8 David Gray 1870s 1 Editors of the Buffalo Express Edit Almon M Clapp editor founded Express in 1846 9 Samuel Langhorne Clemens also known as Mark Twain 1869 1871 co editor Josephus Nelson Larned co editor with Twain James N Matthews 1878 1888 10 George E Matthews 1888 1911 10 Burrows Matthews 1911 1925Editors of the Buffalo Courier Express Edit Burrows Matthews 1926 1955 Cy B King 1956 1970 Douglas L Turner 1971 1980 Joel R Kramer 1981 1982 Theo C Meier 1950sGeneral Managers of the Buffalo Courier Express Edit Gordon Bennett 1960s Richard C Lyons 1971 74 Donald J Maul 1970sNotable alumni Edit Tom Toles Wilbur Porterfield photo pictorialist 1926 1958See also EditBuffalo State CollegeReferences Edit a b c David Gray biography Mark Twain Project Retrieved December 18 2020 Dlugosz Steve May 27 2020 Mark Twain s experience in Buffalo described as brief but memorable The Am Pol Eagle Retrieved December 18 2020 Wexler Celia Viggo July 20 2011 The Newspaper that Said No to Murdoch Columbia Journalism Review Retrieved July 21 2011 Buffalo Morning Paper To Fold Reading Eagle September 8 1982 Retrieved December 29 2009 Fujiuchi Ken E H Butler Library E H Butler Library Home library buffalostate edu The Courier Express Photograph Collection Retrieved October 6 2018 Flickr com Death of Douglas A Levien New York Times April 28 1897 6 April 1899 Mr A M Clapp Stricken Evening Star a b Matthews George E 1898 The men of New York a collection of biographies and portraits of citizens of the Empire state prominent in business professional social and political life during the last decade of the nineteenth century Cattaraugus County N Y G E Matthews amp Co Retrieved 31 October 2015 External links Edit Media related to Buffalo Courier Express at Wikimedia Commons History of the Buffalo Newspaper Guild As of October 2022 NY State Historic Newspapers has the Courier Express 1977 1982 available online for free public access As of October 2022 Newspapers com has the Courier Express 1932 1943 online for paid subscribers Some public and academic libraries offer Newspapers com to their users Buffalo Courier Express Collection at Buffalo State College Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Buffalo Courier Express amp oldid 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