Financial statements, bills, and receipts relating to geological and paleontological research

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Financial statements, bills, and receipts relating to geological and paleontological research

Held by the New York State Archives

Overview of the Records

Repository:

New York State Archives

New York State Education Department

Cultural Education Center

Albany, NY 12230

Summary:

This series consists of financial statements, bills, memoranda, 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.

Title:

Financial statements, bills, and receipts relating to geological and paleontological research

Quantity:

1 cu. ft.

Inclusive Dates:

1890-1909

Series Number:

B0581

Arrangement

Roughly by funded activity.

Scope and Content Note

Financial statements, bills, receipts, memoranda, and a few telegrams concerning the allocation and expenditure of State Museum funds. Most expenditures relate to geological and paleontological research conducted by Museum scientists.

Specific projects included in those records are: New York State's exhibit at the World's Columbian Exposition (1893); preparation of the Economic and Geological Map of the State of New York (1894); preparation of the final volumes of the Paleontology of New York (1847-1894); scientific investigation of the Livonia Salt Shaft (1891-1894); Acquisition and specifications for Museum exhibit cases; and preparation of Museum Memoir 2, Palaeozoic Reticulate Sponges, Constituting the Family Dictyospongidae (1898).