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Winifred Goldring: The State Paleontologist Through an Archival Lens

  • Wyman Osterhout Community Center 7 The Old Rd Voorheesville, NY 12186 United States (map)

The State Archives holds a treasure trove of Winifred Goldring’s correspondence, the first woman to hold the title of New York State Paleontologist. Jamie Brinkman, Archivist at the New York State Archives, will show what can be learned about Goldring as a person and scientist through correspondence kept over her 40-year career at the New York State Museum.