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Papers, 1830-1930.

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Correspondence, memoranda, reports, notes, and other papers concerning the New York State Museum. The collection also contains correspondence, memoranda, notes, fieldbooks, notebooks, publications and illustrations relating to geological surveys of Canada, Iowa, Wisconsin, the United States and the U.S.-Mexico boundary. Also included are personal papers including personal letters, receipts, checks, inventory books, and insurance policies. Some papers relate to land transactions and the sale of Halls geological and paleontological collections. Hall's diaries, journals, reports and publications are contained in the collection as are testimonial papers, wills, inventories, and other papers relating to the administration and settlement of Halls estate. Of particular interest are papers relating to the dispute over James T. Foster's geological chart, 1849-1851; the discovery of the Cohoes Mastadon; and a large collection of maps, printed material, and atlases.

PA16487: 76 boxes.KW13836: 2 boxes.

American Periodical Series I

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