The Benjamin M. (Benjamin Martin) Shaub Papers consist of 1.75 linear feet of correspondence, research notes, reports, publications and photographs dating from 1922-1993. The content reflects his interests in economic geology, rock and mineral photography, as well as ornithology. There is a large collection of research notes, correspondence, and reports from his magnetic survey work in the Adirondack region of New York State from 1946-1952. The survey was undertaken by the Office of the New York State Geologist following preliminary findings by the U.S. Geological Survey which showed significant magnetic anomalies in the region. The anomalies suggested large veins of valuable ore, a potential boon for the iron mining industry in New York State.

The collection also includes a variety of Shaub's publications dating 1922-1989, including lab books from his undergraduate years at Cornell, his Cornell graduate theses, article reprints, three of the final reports from the New York Magnetic Survey, and four of his full-length publications: Economic Geography Lecture Manual (Ann Arbor, MI: Edwards Bros, 1952); The Book of Mineral Photographs (Northampton, MA: B.M. Shaub, 1957). Treasures from the Earth (New York: Rutledge, 1975); and The Origin of Agates, Thundereggs and Other Nodular Structures (Northampton, MA: Agate, 1989).

This collection is organized into six series:

• I. Biography
• II. Correspondence
• III. New York Magnetic Survey
• IV. Writings
• V. Patents
• VI. Photographs