Research and Archival Projects
Research and Archival Projects
Beyond his published scholarship, Dr. Lubienecki has been involved in a range of ongoing research and institutional projects. These include the organization he founded, sustained archival work at two Buffalo institutions, and a significant editorial contribution to Case Western Reserve University's Encyclopedia of Cleveland History.
The Boland Center for the Study of Labor and Religion
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Dr. Lubienecki founded the Boland Center for the Study of Labor and Religion, named after Fr. John Boland of the Diocesan Labor College of Buffalo. The center is dedicated to examining the influence of religion on the labor movement, publishing accessible historical writing, and supporting research in this area.
Graycliff Estate Research
Dr. Lubienecki's work on Frank Lloyd Wright's Graycliff estate in Derby, New York has proceeded across three forms: his Buffalo State master's thesis, a book published by Edwin Mellen Press, conference presentations, and popular history essays. The research spans both the architectural history of the estate and the story of its preservation by the Piarist Fathers.
Read about the Graycliff book Read the Piarists essay
The Timon Reliquary, Cathedral of St. Joseph
During his tenure as archivist at the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Buffalo, Dr. Lubienecki discovered a nineteenth-century reliquary that had been stored and largely forgotten. He established its provenance as a gift from Pope Pius IX to Bishop John Timon, the first Bishop of Buffalo. The reliquary is now on permanent public display at the cathedral. He documented the discovery and its historical significance in a 2017 article for Western New York Heritage Magazine.
Read the Timon's Treasure essay
Encyclopedia of Cleveland History
Dr. Lubienecki serves as Associate Editor of the Encyclopedia of Cleveland History at Case Western Reserve University. He authored the entry on "Catholic Labor Education," which draws on his doctoral research and provides a publicly accessible overview of the Catholic labor school tradition in Cleveland.