New York State Museum Paleontology Curator's Correspondence Files

Chronological.

Clinton F. Kilfoyle served as Curator of Paleontology for the New York State Geological Survey from 1926 to 1969.

This series consists of the correspondence files of Clinton F. Kilfoyle, Associate Paleontology Curator within the State Museum. The bulk of the correspondence pertains to requests from scientists, curators, teachers, students, and private citizens for loans of fossil specimens. The requests originate from a wide variety of public and private institutions including government agencies, educational institutions, and museums. Correspondence regarding the identification, classification, and donation of fossil specimens is also included as well as requests for publications and photographs. A small portion of the correspondence pertains specifically to the Gilboa Plants and contains several sketches. A small amount of inter-agency memoranda is also included in the series.

The series includes an alphabetical author index of New York State Museum bulletins that lists the title and number of each publication. An eighty-three-page compilation of the tables of contents and indices to authors, subjects, and new genera and species contained in State Museum Paleontologist's reports, Director's reports, and miscellaneous bulletins on paleontology and geology published since 1902 is also included.

Container list is available at the repository.

This series was transferred from the State Museum at an unknown date and accessioned in 2001.

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