The table below is a list of the New York State Museum Handbooks. The Museum Handbook series began with Handbook number 1 (1927) and ends with Handbook 19 (1942). Handbook 14 was reissued in 1997. Some of the titles on the list have been digitized by the New York State Library from volumes in the Library's collection. If the item has been digitized, the title has been linked to the digital copy.
Titles that have not been digitized yet are available in print copy at the NYSL for use onsite or for loan, depending upon condition. For more information, contact the Reference Desk at 518-474-5355 or via email. Print copies may also be available for sale from the NYS Museum.
| Handbook No. | Title | Author | Date | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Popular Guide to the Geology and Physiography of Allegany State Park | Lobeck, Armin K. | 1927 | Geology |
| 2 | Flora of the Allegany State Park Region | House, Homer D., and Alexander, William P. | 1927 | Biology |
| 3 | Amphibians and Reptiles of Allegany State Park | Bishop, Sherman C. | 1927 | Biology |
| 4 | Spring and Summer Activities of the Dusky Skunk in Captivity | Shaw, William T. | 1928 | Biology |
| 5 | The Vegetation of the Allegany State Park | Taylor, Norman | 1928 | Biology |
| 6 | A Popular Guide to the Study of Insects | Felt, E. Porter | 1929 | Biology |
| 7 | Bird Song | Saunders, Aretas A. | 1929 | Biology |
| 8 | Animal habitats in certain portions of the Adirondacks; Notes on mammals of the Adirondacks; The habits of mammals at an Adirondack camp | Harper, Francis; Harper, Jean S.; and Fraleigh, Lucy B. | 1929 | Biology |
| 9 | Handbook of Paleontology for Beginners and Amateurs Part I: The Fossils | Goldring, Winifred | 1950 | Paleontology |
| 10 | Handbook of Paleontology for Beginners and Amateurs Part II: The Formations | Goldring, Winifred | 1931 | Paleontology |
| 11 | A Popular Guide to the Higher Fungi (mushrooms) of New York State | Krieger, Louis C.C. | 1935 | Biology |
| 12 | A Popular Guide to the Nature and the Environment of the Fossil Vertebrates of New York | Moodie, Roy L. | 1933 | Paleontology |
| 13 | Butterflies of the Allegany State Park | Saunders, Aretas A. | 1932 | Biology |
| 14 | Guide to the Geology of John Boyd Thacher Park (Indian Ladder Region) and Vicinity | Goldring, Winifred | 1933 | Geology |
| 14 | Guide to the Geology of John Boyd Thacher Park (Indian Ladder Region) and Vicinity. Special Reprint | Goldring, Winifred | 1997 | Geology |
| 15 | The Community Industries of the Shakers | Andrews, Edward D. | 1933 | History |
| 16 | Ecology of the Birds of Quaker Run Valley, Allegany State Park, New York | Saunders, Aretas A. | 1936 | Biology |
| 17 | A Vegetational Survey of Allegany State Park | Gordon, Robert B., and others | 1937 | Biology |
| 18 | Summer Birds of the Allegany State Park | Saunders, Aretas A. | 1942 | Biology |
| 19 | Guide to the Geology of the Lake George Region | Newland, D.H., and Vaughan, Henry | 1942 | Geology |