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Overview of the Records
Repository:
New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230
Summary:
Original data slips, a collection listing, and some correspondence and photographs relate to the Benjamin W. Arnold Collection
of Birds Eggs donated by Arnold to the State Museum in 1917. The small quantity of correspondence, 1908-1917, is between Arnold
and other collectors and concerns the acquisition of specimens by Arnold. The photographs were sent to Arnold by fellow collector
Walter Raines and depict specimens in Raines' collection, including displays, as well as nests observed in the field.
Creator:
Title:
Accession data for the Benjamin W. Arnold Oological (Bird's Egg) Collection
Quantity:
1 cubic feet
39 photographs
Inclusive Dates:
1880-1917
Series Number:
A3161
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