![]() ![]() ![]() “This funding is transformational for the preservation of Irish heritage here in Buffalo and all of New York State, and will allow the University at Buffalo’s extensive collection of James Joyce’s work to be truly celebrated,” Kennedy said. The collection highlights Buffalo’s rich Irish-American legacy. Kennedy, whose district includes the South Campus, has been a longtime supporter of the university’s Joyce Collection, bringing leading representatives of the Irish government to visit, along with distinguished members of the Irish-American Diaspora. “Moving our magnificent James Joyce Collection to a home worthy of its renown has been a key goal for our scholarly environment, and doing so reaffirms the significance of this distinctive scholarly gem to our university, our broader community in Buffalo and Western New York, and our friends and colleagues around the world,” said President Satish K. It was announced June 16 at a news conference in the Austin Flint Main Reading Room on the second floor of Abbott Library on the South Campus. The funding, a capital-project priority for UB, was secured through the advocacy of New York State Sen. The facility aims to attract a broad global audience to discover and experience the achievements of the renowned Irish author, widely recognized as the most influential literary figure of the 20th century. The UB Libraries, home to the world’s largest and most comprehensive collection of materials by and related to author and poet James Joyce, has received $10 million in funding from New York State for the construction of the UB James Joyce Museum. ![]()
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