The Roosevelt Wild Life Station: RWLS Archives at SUNY ESF - Moon Library

The Terrence J. Hoverter Archives at the F. Franklin Moon Library at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry has a number of archival items related to the RWLS Roosevelt Wildlife Station. The archives are located on the lower level of Moon Library and is open to the SUNY ESF community including SUNY ESF faculty, staff and students and the public. Please call ahead or email ahead to ensure that the Archives and Special Collections are open during your planned visit. Requests for access to the Archives for research, use of archival material, or use of Special Collections material can be made to: Jane Verostek - reachable via phone or email - (315) 470-6718 - jmveros@esf.edu.

• 7,000 photographs and corresponding negatives. These were produced by RWLS staff and researchers and many of the photographs were published in the RWLS Bulletins and Annals. The topics of these photographs vary and include: the Adirondacks, Yellowstone National Park, wildlife and many photographs of the actual RWLS staff and researchers. As these photographs are digitized they are being made available on the NY Heritage website http://cdm16694.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/search/searchterm/Roosevelt%20Wild%20Life%20Station%20Collection/mode/exact

• The RWLS Bulletin. The years for the bulletin include 1921 to 1950.

• The RWLS Annals. The years for the annals include 1926 to 1936.

• Historical papers from the RWLS Library including inventory lists, memos and reports.

• Historical items relating to the 1999 re-dedication of the RWLS including a guest book with signatures of Roosevelt's direct descendants, invitations, speeches, programs, photographs, newspaper articles, etc.

Title page art for the Roosevelt Wildlife Bulletins.