The History of Homecoming

Amy Vilz in an archive room.

Amy Vilz will walk through the history of Homecoming at UB.

Learn about the traditions that make homecoming fun!

Archivist Amy Vilz guides a trip back in time to explore Homecoming and other student traditions through photos, audio, ephemera, and films. Learn how you can contribute to preserving the history and student life of the university.

University at Buffalo University Archivist, Amy Vilz, MLS '06, BA '96, provides hands-on support for the arrangement and description of archival and manuscript collections and provides reference, consultation and instruction services related to University Archives collections. She has over ten years’ experience as an archivist in the processing, description, and management of archival collections and associated staff.

University Archives is the repository of the historically valuable records of the State University of New York at Buffalo and its predecessor, the University of Buffalo (1846-1962).

Originally presented on Thursday, October 5, 2017.