Kessel, Brina
Variant namesOrnithologist and educator Brina Kessel was born in Ithaca, New York, in 1925. She received her Ph.D. in ornithology from Cornell University in 1951 and in the summer of that year began her teaching career at the Alaska Agricultural College and School of Mines (now University of Alaska Fairbanks). Though best known for her scholarly work on birds and birding in Alaska, she also served in various administrative capacities at the University of Alaska Fairbanks and as curator of terrestrial vertebrate collections (1972-1990) and the ornithology collection (1990-1995) at the University of Alaska Museum.
From the description of Brina Kessel papers, 1951-1988. (University of Alaska, Fairbanks). WorldCat record id: 77570339
Ornithologist, University of Alaska.
Cornell University Class of 1947, Ph.D. 1951.
From the description of Brina Kessel papers. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 63893129
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| creatorOf | Kessel, Brina. Brina Kessel papers, 1951-1988. | University of Alaska Fairbanks, Elmer E. Rasmuson Library | |
| creatorOf | Kessel, Brina. Brina Kessel papers. | Cornell University Library |
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| correspondedWith | Alaska Ornithological Society | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Allen, Arthur A. (Arthur Augustus), 1885-1964. | person |
| associatedWith | Cornell University. Laboratory of Ornithology. | corporateBody |
| correspondedWith | Fairbanks Bird Club (Fairbanks, Alaska) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Northwest Alaskan Pipeline Company. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Susitna Hydroelectric Project. | corporateBody |
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Birth 1925-11-20
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