Dr. Martin Luther King stands at a wooden podium addressing an audience, with several microphones positioned in front, including one labeled “WBFO.” Two individuals are visible in the foreground, operating cameras and aiming toward the speaker. In the background, one person is seated and facing forward. The setting is an auditorium with high, curved ceilings and wood-paneled walls.
University at Buffalo. University Archives
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Dr. Martin Luther King stands behind a wooden podium equipped with several microphones, including one labeled “WBFO.” Photographers and camera operators are positioned in the foreground, capturing the scene. One individual in the background is seated behind the podium, partially visible. The setting features tall, wood-paneled walls and a curved ceiling.
Dr. Martin Luther King stands behind a wooden podium equipped with several microphones, including one labeled “WBFO.” Photographers and camera operators are positioned in the foreground, capturing the scene. One individual in the background is seated behind the podium, partially visible. The setting features tall, wood-paneled walls and a curved ceiling, indicating a formal indoor venue such as an auditorium or hall.
King examines rights movement, condemns war
Article from the UB student newspaper "The Spectrum" about King's visit to UB in 1967.
King address to examine future of rights movement
University at Buffalo. University Archives.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Biographical Sketch
Biographical sketch of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. sent to UB prior to his appearance at Kleinhans in 1967.
Invitation to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s speech in November, 1967
Letter from Dr. King to Mr. Norman Ronald Lazarus
Letter declining invitation to speak at UB in September or October of 1965.
Annotated letter from Dr. King's secretary to Mr. John D. Marciano
Press release announcing the King lecture
Representative John Lewis at the 13th annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration, 1989
Video recording of the 13th annual Martin Luther King, Jr. commemoration held at the University at Buffalo in Knox Lecture Hall on February 23, 1989.
Knox Lecture Hall, University at Buffalo
Martin Luther King stands at a podium on a raised stage, speaking into multiple microphones in a large auditorium. Several individuals are seated behind the speaker in a row of chairs. Stage lights and television cameras are positioned near the front of the stage, pointed at the speaker. The audience, occupying most of the right half of the image, appears to be attentively listening. The venue features tall wood-paneled walls and subdued lighting.
Dr. Martin Luther King stands at a wooden podium outfitted with several microphones, including one labeled “WBFO,” in a wood-paneled auditorium. Individuals seated behind the speaker are clapping, and members of the audience in the foreground are also seen applauding or capturing the moment with cameras. Dr. King is facing forward towards the audience.
Dr. Fred M. Snell, Dean of the Graduate School, introducing Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Dr. Fred M. Snell stands at a wooden podium with multiple microphones, including one labeled “WBFO,” speaking to an audience. Several individuals are seated on stage behind the speaker, including Dr. Martin Luther King, dressed in formal attire. The seated individuals are positioned in front of tall, wood-paneled walls. At the edge of the stage, a camera, cables, and briefcases are visible, along with the raised hand and head of someone in the foreground.
Dr. Fred M. Snell, Dean of the Graduate School, introducing Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with Meryl Markowitz of the Student Association.
Dr. Fred M. Snell stands at a wooden podium equipped with several microphones, including one labeled “WBFO,” addressing an unseen audience. Behind the podium, several individuals are seated in chairs, including Dr. Martin Luther King. The setting features a high ceiling with curved panels and tall, wood-paneled walls. Cables and equipment are visible at the base of the podium.
Dr. Martin Luther King stands behind a wooden podium, speaking into several microphones labeled with station identifiers, including “WBFO” and “WEBR.” The backdrop consists of tall, curved wood panels extending to the ceiling. Multiple photographers and camera operators are gathered in the foreground, aiming their equipment at the speaker. A seated individual is partially visible behind the podium, watching the scene.
Dr. Martin Luther King stands at a wooden podium speaking into multiple microphones during a formal event. The microphones include labels such as “WBFO.” Dr. King is positioned against a backdrop of tall, vertical wood panels. Seated behind the speaker are several individuals, including one person appearing thoughtful with a hand near their chin. In the foreground, heads and media equipment from the audience are visible, including a flash attachment and raised arm.
Several individuals stand on a stage in front of a wood-paneled backdrop. Dr. Martin Luther King is slightly bowing near the podium equipped with multiple microphones. Others are positioned to the left, holding papers or standing attentively. In the foreground, silhouettes of audience members and media equipment are visible, including cameras and stage lighting.
Dr. Martin Luther King stands at a podium on a stage, speaking into multiple microphones. Several individuals are seated behind the speaker in a row of chairs. Two large stage lights and multiple cameras are positioned at the front of the stage, directed toward the speaker. The audience, filling the lower half of the image, is seated and attentively facing the stage in a large, wood-paneled auditorium.
A group of individuals stands on a stage in a large room with wood-paneled walls. Dr. Martin Luther King is standing from behind a podium with multiple microphones, while several others stand nearby facing the audience. The audience, seated and standing, is partially visible in the foreground, along with bright stage lights, television cameras, and microphones. The setting appears to be a press event or formal presentation.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on stage with key associate Reverend Bernard Lee on his far right.
A group of people stands on a stage in a wood-paneled room, facing an audience. Six individuals, including Dr. King, are standing in a row at the front, dressed in formal attire, while two others stand behind a podium equipped with several microphones. Multiple microphones and television cameras are positioned in the foreground, indicating that the event is being documented or broadcast. The audience is mostly in silhouette, and the lighting is focused on the stage.
Charm bracelet owned by Sparkle Furnas and bearing charms and pins honoring both Sparkle and her husband Clifford C. Furnas
Clifford C. Furnas at his U.S. Bureau of Mines desk, Minneapolis Station, University of Minnesota campus
Sparkle and Clifford C. Furnas' passport photo
Clifford C. Furnas performing chemical engineering research at Yale University
Clifford C. Furnas at Yale University as Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering
Clifford C. Furnas hiking, with daughter Beatrice in knapsack, at Mt. Carmel, Connecticut
Clifford C. Furnas writing 'Tramps' at Taylor Falls, Minnesota
Clifford C. Furnas playing in the snow with daughter Beatrice
Professor Clifford C. Furnas, his wife, Sparkle and their daughter Beatrice on board ship Carinthia to Nassau
Professor Clifford C. Furnas in business attire
Chancellor Clifford C. Furnas displays the Jacob F. Schoellkopf Medal, presented to him by the Western New York Section of the American Chemical Society at the Trap and Field Club
American Chemical Society. Western New York Section -- Awards
Clifford C. and Clifton J. Furnas at Clifton's Cambridge home
Clifford C. and Sparkle Furnas with Clifton, his son Tom and mother Clara Furnas at Clifton's Cambridge home
Left to right (standing): Clifton J. Furnas
Clifford C. Furnas as an associate professor of chemical engineering at Yale University
Dr. Clifford C. Furnas, Director of Research, at his desk at the Curtiss-Wright Corporation
Clifford C. Furnas with his U.S. Bureau of Mines staff at Minneapolis Station, University of Minnesota campus
Mr. E.S. Jenkins, Igor I. Sikorsky, Dean Austin Pardue and Dr. Clifford C. Furnas in a Curtiss-Wright C-46 Commando, the largest twin-engine plane in the world
Dr. Clifford C. Furnas, Director of Curtiss-Wright Research Laboratory, presents findings to colleagues in Mr. Burdette Wright's office
Burdette S. Wright was Vice President and General Manager of the Airplane Division of Curtiss-Wright Corporation
Captain d'Pois and Chancellor Clifford C. Furnas on the bridge of the U.S.S. Enterprise during a U.S. Naval Research Advisory Committee meeting
United States. Naval Research Advisory Committee
Mr. Gene Sarazen and Dr. Clifford C. Furnas stand beneath the power plant of a Curtiss-Wright P-40 Warhawk fighter plane
Dr. Clifford C. Furnas and Burdette Wright with Gene Sarazen, Lowell Thomas and others at a landing gear installation station on the Curtiss-Wright C-46 final assembly line
Dr. Clifford C. Furnas, Burdette Wright, Gene Sarazen, Lowell Thomas and others in the altitude chamber at the Curtiss-Wright Research Laboratory
Left side (left to right): Adrian W. Smith
Right side (left to right): two unidentified men
Dr. Clifford C. Furnas, Director of Research, Curtiss-Wright Corporation
Director Clifford C. Furnas viewing the Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory Dedication Plaque
In 1946, the Airplane Division of Curtiss-Wright Corporation was given to Cornell University and became Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory
Dr. Clifford C. Furnas was its first Director.
Mr. Burdette S. Wright, Manager of Curtiss-Wright Corporation, and Clifford C. Furnas, Director of the Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory
Dr. Clifford C. Furnas, Director of Research, and Igor I. Sikorsky examine a P-40 Warhawk fighter plane at the Curtiss-Wright Corporation
Director Clifford C. Furnas, Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory, presenting Science Award to winner Michael Jordan
Dr. Clifford C. Furnas, Director of the Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory
General William P. Train greeting Clifford C. Furnas to the U.S. Air War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pa.
Hugh deHaven and Dr. Clifford C. Furnas pose in front of an airfield in Wichita, Kansas
Clifford C., Sparkle Furnas and daughter Beatrice Furnas hiking on the John Muir/High Sierra Trail, Mount Whitney, California
Director Clifford C. Furnas at his Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory desk
Director Clifford C. Furnas, Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory, discussing a flying model of the Ram Jet with colleagues
Annual picnic for Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory staff and summer students at the Furnas home, 651 Lebrun Rd., Buffalo, N.Y.
Attendees gather in the living room at the annual picnic for Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory staff and summer students at the Furnas home, 651 Lebrun Rd., Buffalo, N.Y.
Clifford C. Furnas and daughter Beatrice are seated on floor, far left (second row)
Sparkle Furnas is seated in front of window on far right
Director Clifford C. Furnas in his Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory office
Clifford C. Furnas as a young man seated on stone steps
President Clifford C. Furnas in his office at the State University of New York at Buffalo (post-merger with state system)
Clifford C. Furnas became the first President of the University at Buffalo after its merger with the state on Sept. 1, 1962
Director Clifford C. Furnas signing documents at his Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory desk
Clifford C. Furnas as a young man in high school
Director Clifford C. Furnas, Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory, posed next to aeronautical machinery
Clifford C. and Sparkle Furnas posed in front of the fireplace of their 651 Lebrun Rd. home, Buffalo, N.Y.
Clifford C. Furnas and E.D. McGarry displaying their catch on a fishing trip to Palmer Lake, Wyoming
Certificate, signed by U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower, appointing Clifford C. Furnas as Assistant Secretary of Defense
Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969
Clifford C. Furnas posed in front of a scenic mountain view at Palmer Lake, Wyoming
New York Governor W. Averell Harriman and University of Buffalo Chancellor Clifford C. Furnas listen attentively to Dr. George Moore, Director of the Roswell Park Memorial Institute
Harriman, W. Averell (William Averell), 1891-1986
Moore, George E. (George Eugene), 1920-2008
Left to right: Governor W. Averell Harriman
Director Clifford C. Furnas, Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory, with model airplane
Clifford C. Furnas with his two predecessors as University of Buffalo Chancellor: Samuel P. Capen and T.R. McConnell
McConnell, T. R. (Thomas Raymond), 1901-1989
Samuel P. Capen was University of Buffalo Chancellor from 1922-1954
T.R. McConnell held that position from 1950-1954
Clifford C. Furnas winning the State two-mile race for Purdue University
Clifford C. Furnas won state two-mile race with a time of 9:33
Ribbon cutting at the Buffalo Museum of Science Aviation Exhibit in honor of Clifford C. Furnas' inauguration as University of Buffalo Chancellor
Clifford C. Furnas as a young track athlete
Clifford C. Furnas speaking at the opening of the Buffalo Museum of Science Aviation Exhibit in honor of his inauguration as University of Buffalo Chancellor
Left to right (seated in background): George Goodyear
Signboard publicizing the Greater University of Buffalo Development Program
Greater University of Buffalo Development Program
Chancellor Clifford C. Furnas accepting $60,000 from the Bell Foundation for a Professorship in Cardiovascular Research
Director Clifford C. Furnas, Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory, standing in front of Air Force jet plane
Chancellor Clifford C. Furnas with the Board of Visitors from Air University, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama
Lawrence D. Bell with Clifford C. Furnas and colleagues outside Bell Aircraft Corporation, Buffalo, N.Y.
Chancellor Furnas signals the start of the Quadrangle Track Meet at the University of Buffalo
University of Buffalo -- Track and field
University of Buffalo Alumni Meeting at the Statler, Los Angeles, California
University of Buffalo. Alumni Association
Clifford C. and Sparkle Furnas are in center, farthest row back
Chancellor Clifford C. Furnas and T. P. Wright, Vice President of Cornell University, holding citation to Dr. Furnas by the Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory Board of Directors
Wright, Theodore P. (Theodore Paul), 1895-1970
Seymour H. Knox, Father Raymond J. Ash and Chancellor Clifford C. Furnas at the cornerstone laying ceremony for Hochstetter Hall, University of Buffalo
Chancellor Clifford C. Furnas presenting the University of Buffalo Chancellor's Medal to A. Conger Goodyear
Goodyear, A. Conger (Anson Conger), 1877-1964
Invitation for Clifford C. and Sparkle Furnas to attend the second inauguration of Dwight D. Eisenhower as U.S. President and Richard M. Nixon as U.S. Vice President
Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994
Chancellor Clifford C. Furnas accepting the Lambert Cup from Victor Lambert on behalf of the University at Buffalo Football Team for the Eastern Small College Championship
Vincent Bendix Award medal presented to Clifford C. Furnas for Engineering College Research by the American Society for Engineering Education
American Society for Engineering Education -- Awards
Order of the Phoenix honorary medal presented to Clifford C. Furnas as a gift from King Paul of Greece
Paul I, King of the Hellenes, 1901-1964 -- Awards
Commemorative clock, in the form of a cockpit aeronautical instrument, presented to Clifford C. Furnas by Flight Research, Curtiss-Wright Research Laboratory
Inscription reads: 'Doc Furnas' from Flight Research