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.
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New York State Science Service
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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.
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New York State Museum
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This series consists of original drawings of graptolites and other fossils including phyllocarids, arthropods, eurypterids, machaeridia, Hyolithes, Protoscolex and Lingula. Rudolf Ruedemann, State Paleontologist, prepared the drawings, many of which subsequently appeared in State Museum and other scientific publications.
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New York State Geological Survey
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