This series consists of State Paleontologist's reports detailing the activities of the paleontology section of the State Museum. Reports concern staffing; equipment needs; research; loans and exchanges of specimens; and work completed on State Museum collections and exhibits. Also included are narrative reports on the histories of the State Museum and paleontology section; a five-year report on the paleontology section; and a memorandum on gifts, loans, and exchanges of specimens.
Creator
New York State Science Service
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Correspondence and lists concerning fossils borrowed, loaned, or exchanged by the State Paleontologist
Series Number
A4211
Summary
This series consists of records of fossils borrowed, loaned, or exchanged by the state paleontologist James Hall in the course of his research. Also included are lists of sets of duplicated fossils donated to colleges and secondary schools and correspondence related to the disposition of these sets.
Creator
New York State Museum of Natural History
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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Incoming correspondence of the Assistant State Paleontologist, State Paleontologist, State Geologist, and State Museum Director
Series Number
A4208
Summary
This series consists mostly of correspondence received by John M. Clarke, paleontologist and geologist while employed by the State Museum. Also included are a few letters to James Hall; letters received by "Professor Rupert Jones"; and notes and maps of amateur paleontologist Olof O. Nylander concerning paleontological research done in Maine.
Creator
New York (State). Education Department. Division of Visual Instruction
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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Financial statements, bills, and receipts relating to geological and paleontological research
Series Number
B0581
Summary
This series consists of financial statements, bills, memorandums, and telegrams concerning the allocation and expenditure of State Museum funds. Most expenditures relate to geological and paleontological research conducted by Museum scientists. Projects include New York State's exhibit at the World's Columbian Exposition; the Economic and Geological Map of New York; the final volumes of the Paleontology of New York; scientific investigation of the Livonia Salt Shaft and Museum Memoir 2, Palaeozoic Reticulate Sponges, Constituting the Family Dictyospongidae.
Creator
New York (State). Division of Science and State Museum
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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
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Division of Science and State Museum Director's speeches, articles, and essays
Series Number
A4214
Summary
This series contains texts of articles, speeches, and essays by John M. Clarke, director of the Division of Science and the State Museum. Most appear to be prepared for popular rather than scientific audiences. Included are newspaper articles and an essay on evolution; an unpublished essay, "The Content of Paleontology"; and essays on the history and geology of the Gaspe area of Quebec.
Creator
New York (State). Division of Science and State Museum
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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
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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Original drawings for Volume V of the Natural History of New York: Paleontology
Series Number
A4193
Summary
This series consists of original pencil illustrations for Volume V of the Natural History of New York: Paleontology, written by James Hall and published in 1874. The drawings are of fossil specimens of radiata, crinoidea, and corals.
Creator
New York State Museum of Natural History
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This series consists of a journal kept by the State Paleontologist, John M. Clarke. Entries are sporadic and vary in length and detail. They contain information on field trips planned or taken by Clarke, projects (including publications) under way in the paleontology office of the Museum, the settlement of James Hall's estate, and efforts to secure appropriations.
Creator
New York State Museum of Natural History
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State Paleontologist's publications and professional meetings file
Series Number
B0582
Summary
This series consists of copies of selected State Museum publications, memorandums, circulars, and professional meeting programs. Records include program information for the 12th-18th International Geological Congresses; the newsletter of the Committee on Paleontology of the National Research Council; program information from various professional meetings of geologists and paleontologists; and "Museum Notes" and miscellaneous State Museum publications.
Creator
New York State Science Service
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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
State Museum Director's, State Geologist's, and State Paleontologist's incoming correspondence relating to research on the Gaspé Peninsula, Quebec
Series Number
A0260
Summary
Incoming correspondence to John M. Clarke, State Museum director and State Geologist (1904-1925), and State Paleontologist (1898-1925). Topics include Clarke's publication of a monograph on early Devonic history, his receipt of the Hayden Memorial Gold Medal, and his research of the geology and paleontology of the Gaspé Peninsula in Quebec.
Creator
New York (State). Division of Science and State Museum
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State Museum Director's, State Geologist's, and State Paleontologist's album of diplomas and certificates
Series Number
A0128
Summary
The memorial album contains diplomas, honorary degrees, and certificates of election to scientific and natural history societies awarded to James Hall former director of in the State Museum. Included are the Governor's proclamation designating Hall as State Geologist and Paleontologist indefinitely (1893) and a resolution of the State Assembly absolving Hall of all charges against his integrity (1896).
Creator
New York State Museum of Natural History
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Photographic prints and negatives of fossil tentaculitids
Series Number
B1058
Summary
This series consists of photographic prints and negatives used to illustrate an article titled "Small Conoidal Shells of Uncertain Affinities," written by State Paleontologist Dr. Donald W. Fisher. The article deals with fossil tentaculitids and other fossil creatures found throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Antarctica. The article appears in the "Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part W," which was compiled in the late 1970s but remained the standard reference work in the field for 20 years.
Creator
New York State Science Service
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