This series consists of correspondence with scientists, legislators, state officials, State Museum staff, and private citizens. Topics include identification and classification of fossils; nomenclature; fieldwork; loans and exchange of fossils; acquisition of specimens; and funding, preparation, and distribution of State Museum publications. Some correspondence is in French or German.
Creator
New York State Museum
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Pre-publication texts and illustrations for State Museum publications
Series Number
B0578
Summary
This series contains draft materials including notes, texts, galleys, illustrations, tables, and maps for Museum publications. Includes approximately 100 photoprints and drawings apparently used to illustrate publications and reports in geology, paleontology, and other areas of natural history. Of note are records and correspondence relating to James Hall's publications. Also included are annual reports of the state geologist, State Museum director, and State Cabinet of Natural History; and volumes of the Paleontology of New York.
Creator
New York State Museum of Natural History
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
The series consists of correspondence, appraisal and survey descriptions, and a few maps relating to proposed land purchases for expansion of the Adirondack Forest Preserve. The files track activities surrounding purchase of land for the Forest Preserve from the purchase proposals made to the Board of Commissioners of the Land Office by the Conservation Department (earlier the Conservation Commission) to the Board's approval of the purchase.
Creator
New York (State). Board of Commissioners of the Land Office
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.