State Museum Director's, State Geologist's, and State Paleontologist's incoming correspondence relating to research on the…

Arranged by subject. Folder 1 contains only congratulatory letters dated 1908. Folder 2 contains correspondence dated 1901-1913, arranged chronologically by date written.

Incoming correspondence to John M. Clarke, State Museum director and State Geologist (1904-1925), and State Paleontologist (1898-1925).

One folder contains letters dated 1908 congratulating Clarke on the publication of his monograph, "Early Devonic History of New York and Northeastern North America," Museum Memoir 9, and on his receipt of the Hayden Memorial Gold Medal. The other folder contains correspondence from Canadians and concerns his trips to and research on the geology and paleontology of the Gaspé Peninsula, Quebec, that provided the basis for the above named monograph.

Series A4208, Incoming correspondence of the Assistant State Paleontologist, State Paleontologist, State Geologist, and State Museum Director

Series B0561, State Museum Director's, State Geologists', and State Paleontologist's Correspondence File

and B0575, State Paleontologist's Correspondence File, are related series.

Originally accessioned from the New York State Library as old series number 260, accession number -202.

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