New York State College of Forestry records

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: 20-1-409

Scope and content

Correspondence to and from B.E. Fernow relating to the New York State College of Forestry, mainly fielding inquiries from prospective students concerning admission requirements, course offerings, and tuition expenses (1898-1903). Also, a few letters to or from Ralph S. Hosmer (1942), and an issue of the New York State Conservation Department's Conservation Bulletin focusing on the 75th anniversary of New York State's Forest Preserve (1960).

Dates

1898-1960-(bulk 1898-1903).

Creator

Hosmer, Ralph S. (Ralph Sheldon), 1874-1963 (Collector, Person)
Fernow, B. E. (Bernhard Eduard), 1851-1923. (Person)

Language of Material

In English.

Biographical / Historical

Ralph S. Hosmer was a professor in the New York State College of Forestry. B.E. Fernow was the director of the College of Forestry in the early 1900s.

Extent

.4 cubic feet. (.4 cubic feet.)

Additional Description

Related Materials

See also New York State College of Forestry Records, #20-1-462 and New York State College of Forestry Financial Records, #20-1-404. Also Department of Forestry records, #20-1-287 and Department of Forestry records, #20-1-2938.