New York State Division of Science and State Museum Geology Field Notes
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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:
This series contains field notes of geological investigations, organized into three groupings according to the particular
survey to which they pertained: the Geological and Natural History Survey, ca. 1832-1845; the Geological Survey, 1885-1939;
and the Capitol District Ground Water Survey, 1938. The records include notes on field work conducted; reports on mineral
resources and industries in New York State; reports on specific mines, quarries, wells, and mineral processing plants in New
York State; and reports and notes on various geological formations.
Creator:
Title:
Geology field notes
Quantity:
3.5 cubic feet
94 volumes
Inclusive Dates:
circa 1832-1939
Bulk Dates:
bulk: circa 1832-1845, 1885-1939
Series Number:
A0225
Arrangement
Organized into three groupings: 1) Notes Relating to the Geological and Natural History Survey; 2) Notes Relating to the Geological
Survey; 3) Notes Relating to Capitol District Ground Water Survey.
Alphabetical by author, then in chronological order.
Scope and Content Note
Notebooks and occasional typed pages contain field notes of geological investigations.
Notes Relating to the Geological and Natural History Survey, ca. 1832-1845, Box 1: Most of these volumes contain notes made
by Lewis C. Beck, Mineralogist of the Survey. Three volumes contain copies of Beck's printed annual reports for 1837-1839
supplemented with notes containing supporting or ancillary information and information from subsequently published sources.
Four other volumes contain figures showing crystal structures, notes on his analyses of the properties of minerals, notes
on soil formation and agricultural properties (Soils and Manures), and the manuscript of a lecture he delivered on New York's
mineral resources.
One volume contains field notes and sketches by R.C. Taylor, assistant to Lardner Vanuxem, State Geologist for the Third District
of the Survey. It contains a record of field observations made beginning at a point south of Ithaca, through Ithaca, the length
of Cayuga Lake, east along the Erie Canal and Mohawk River to Albany, and east of Albany into western Massachusetts. This
route also includes parts of the First and Fourth Districts. The sketches in this volume are mostly profiles showing surface
features and geologic cross sections along the route. They are very finely executed in ink and watercolor. The geological
survey of New York State was conducted pursuant to Chapter 142 of the Laws of 1836.
Notes Relating to the Geological Survey, 1885-1939, Boxes 2-5 and 7: These volumes contain notes on field work conducted.
Many volumes contain glued in sections of topographic sheets and notes on geologic features observed. Others concern specific
mineral industries in New York and contain notes on mines, quarries, wells, and mineral processing plants visited. Notes include
travel information as well as scientific observations. Additional volumes concern the following topics: seismographic records;
iron ores; building stones; World's Columbian Exposition (1893); catalog of mineral collection; and goniometer records.
Notes Relating to Capitol District Ground Water Survey, 1938, Boxes 6-7: These notebooks contain data forms for 420 individual
water wells and springs surveyed in Schenectady and Saratoga counties and 9 wells in the Albany-Rensselaer vicinity. Each
of these "well schedules" provides the following information on a single water source: location; owner; topography; elevation;
type of well; depth; casing; chief aquifer (source of water); water level; pump; yield; type of use; water quality; and remarks
(often include sketches of well or well's location). Additional notebooks contain maps showing the locations of water sources,
and "Miscellaneous Data" consisting of notes on sources of information about groundwater.
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Access Terms
Personal Name(s):
Newland, David H.
Ries, Heinrich.
Woodworth, Jay Backus.
Savage, S. M.
Cushing, Henry P.
Parsons, Arthur L.
Chadwick, George H.
Eberhardt, William G.
Hill, Benjamin F.
Eckel, Edwin C.
Dickinson, H. T.
Jones, R. W.
Blake, E. M.
Whitlock, Herbert P.
Clark, William C.
Magnus, H. C.
Taylor, Richard C.
Merrill, Frederick G.
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Detailed Description
Dates |
Contents |
Box |
Accretion: A0225-73 |
undated |
Beck, Lewis C. Figures of Crystals for Report on the Mineralogy of the State |
1 |
circa 1832-1838 |
Beck, Lewis C. Note on the Analysis of Minerals |
1 |
1837 |
Beck, Lewis C. Report on the Mineralogical and Chemical Department of the Survey (Iron and Lead Ores) - annotated to 1841 |
1 |
1838 |
Beck, Lewis C. Report on the Mineralogical and Chemical Department of the Survey (Mineral Springs) - annotated to 1841 |
1 |
1839 |
Beck, Lewis C. Report on the Mineralogical and Chemical Department of the Survey (County Mineralogy) - annotated |
1 |
1843 February |
Beck, Lewis C. The Mineral Resources of the State of New York Delivered Before the Mechanic's Institute of New York |
1 |
circa 1845 |
Beck, Lewis C. Notes on Soils and Manures |
1 |
1841 |
Taylor, R.C. Field Notes and Sketches, 3rd District |
1 |
1899 |
Blake, E.M. Lake George Field Notes |
2 |
1899 |
Blake, E.M. Lake George Geological Notes |
2 |
1885 |
Britton, N.L. Copy of N.L. Britton's Notes |
2 |
1927 |
Chadwick, George H. Adirondack Auto Notes |
2 |
1892 |
Clarke, William C. Gypsum Industry of New York |
2 |
1901 |
Cushing, Henry P. Little Falls Quadrangle |
2 |
1901 |
Cushing, Henry P. Little Falls Quadrangle |
2 |
1908 |
Cushing, Henry P. Long Lake Sheet |
2 |
1900 |
Dickinson, Harold F. Bluestone Industry of New York |
2 |
1900 |
Dickinson, Harold F. Bluestone, Ulster County Quarries (#1) |
2 |
1900 |
Dickinson, Harold F. Bluestone, Ulster County Quarries (#2) |
2 |
1900 |
Dickinson, Harold F. Bluestone, Ulster County Quarries (#3) |
2 |
1900 |
Dickinson, Harold F. Bluestone, Quarries in Chemung and Portage Groups (#4) |
2 |
1900 |
Dickinson, Harold F. Bluestone, Delaware and Broome County Quarries (#5) |
2 |
1892-1893 |
Eberhardt, William G. Bluestone Industry of New York |
2 |
1899 |
Eakel, Edwin C. Schunemunk Quadrangle |
2 |
1889-1900 |
Eckel, Edwin C. West Point Sheet |
3 |
1900 |
Eckel, Edwin C. Poughkeepsie, Clove, Millbrook Atlas Sheet |
3 |
1901 |
Eckel, Edwin C. Seneca Lake |
3 |
1901 |
Eckel, Edwin C. Oriskany |
3 |
1901 |
Eckel, Edwin C. Carmel Sheet |
3 |
1902 |
Eckel, Edwin C. Trenton, New Jersey (#1) |
3 |
1902 |
Eckel, Edwin C. Spuyten Duyvil - Mt. St. Vincent - Terraces, etc. |
3 |
1902 |
Eckel, Edwin C. Helderberg Limestones, etc. - contains Coxsackie Sheet |
3 |
1899 |
Hill, Benjamin F. Crystalline Areas in Southeastern New York |
3 |
1899 |
Hill, Benjamin F. Southeastern New York |
3 |
1900 |
Hill, Benjamin F. Clove and Carmel Sheets |
3 |
1911-1912 |
Jones, R.W. Granite Quarries (also tests on samples) |
3 |
1900-1901 |
Magnus, H.C. New York City |
3 |
1902 |
Magnus, H.C. West Point Sheet |
3 |
1903 |
Magnus, H.C. Becket Sheet |
3 |
1885 |
Merrill, Frederick J.H. Geology (Class Notes?) |
3 |
1885 |
Merrill, Frederick J.H. New Hamburgh, Rockdale, America |
4 |
1885 |
Merrill, Frederick J.H. Amenia Mine |
4 |
1891 |
Merrill, Frederick J.H. Memoranda concerning various trips |
4 |
1897 |
Newland, David H. West Point Sheet |
4 |
1897 |
Newland, David H. West Point Sheet (typed copy) |
4 |
1905 |
Newland, David H. Adirondack Iron Mines |
4 |
1906-1909 |
Newland, David H. Seismograph Records |
4 |
1906-1907 |
Newland, David H. Microscopic Sections and Notes on Iron Ores |
4 |
1906-1907 |
Newland, David H. Iron Ores, etc. |
4 |
1927 |
Newland, David H. Gypsum and Tests of Building Stone |
4 |
1911-1912 |
Newland, David H. Petrographic Notes on the Building Stones |
4 |
1912 |
Newland, David H. Granite, Marble, Zinc, Adirondacks and Southeast New York |
4 |
1913 |
Newland, David H. Albany Molding Sands |
4 |
1913 |
Newland, David H. Notes on mineral producers |
4 |
1914 |
Newland, David H. Quarry Materials of New York |
4 |
1915 |
Newland, David H. Notes on Paving Brick, Cement, Becraft Mountain. Notes on Yale Quarry |
4 |
circa 1917 |
Newland, David H. Graphite, Zinc, Molybdenite, Pyrite |
4 |
1918-1919 |
Newland, David H. Emery, Platinum, Iron, etc. Bethlehem Tailings |
4 |
1919 |
Newland, David H. Iron Ores, Southeastern New York |
4 |
1914-1919 |
Newland, David H. Mr. Pardee's Hole Brook Park. Catskill Aqueduct. Delanson Water Supply. Camp Whitman |
4 |
1923 |
Newland, David H. Limestone |
4 |
1930 |
Newland, David H. Limestone - Adirondack Magnetite |
4 |
1931-1934 |
Newland, David H. Notes on mineral procedures |
5 |
1931-1939 |
Newland, David H. Notes on mineral procedures |
5 |
1935 |
Newland, David H. Notes on gas wells |
5 |
1935-1937 |
Newland, David H. Lake George |
5 |
1900-1901 |
Parsons, A.L. Gypsum Industry, also notes in regard to cement and salt |
5 |
undated |
Reis, Heinrich. Ries Field Notes (see also Box 7) |
5 |
circa 1893 |
Savage, S.M. World's Columbian Exposition |
5 |
undated |
Whitlock, Herbert P. Notes on Localities of Minerals in New York State |
5 |
1902 |
Whitlock, Herbert P. Report on Field Work in St. Lawrence County |
5 |
1900 |
Woodworth, Jay Backus. Long Island Pleistocene Work |
5 |
undated |
Woodworth, Jay Backus. Albany-Troy vicinity topographic sheet |
5 |
circa 1904-1905 |
Woodworth, Jay Backus. Geologic map of New York, notes on mineral producers |
5 |
undated |
Woodworth, Jay Backus. Field notes (many pages missing) |
5 |
undated |
Woodworth, Jay Backus. Catalogue of Collection of Minerals |
5 |
1905-1907 |
Woodworth, Jay Backus. Goniometer Record |
5 |
1908-1911 |
Woodworth, Jay Backus. Goniometer Record |
5 |
circa 1911 |
Woodworth, Jay Backus. Goniometer Record |
5 |
1938 |
Thayer, W.S. Capitol District Ground Water Survey, Schenectady and Saratoga Counties, Wells #1-420 |
6 |
1938 |
Thayer, W.S. Capitol District Ground Water Survey, Schenectady and Saratoga Counties, "Miscellaneous Data" |
7 |
1938 |
Thayer, W.S. Capitol District Ground Water Survey, Schenectady and Saratoga Counties, Maps |
7 |
1938 |
Lovely, J.C. and Thayer, W.S. Capitol District Ground Water Survey, Vicinity of Albany and Rensselaer, Wells #1-9 |
7 |
1891 |
Reis, Heinrich. Hudson River Brick Clays |
7 |
1892 |
Reis, Heinrich. Clay Industry |
7 |
1906 |
Hudson, George H. Field work on Valcour Island |
7 |
1910 |
Hudson, George H. Report of the Work Accomplished in the Geological Survey of Valcour Island |
7 |
undated |
Nylander, Olof O. Geology of Cobscook Bay, Maine |
7 |
1904 |
Nylander, Olof O. Chapman Sandstone, Chapman Plantation, Aroostook Co., Maine |
7 |
1905 |
Nylander, Olof O. Oriskany Sandstone in Maine |
7 |
1906 |
Nylander, Olof O. Notes on the Geology of the South East Part of Maine |
7 |