Kincaid, Edgar B. (Edgar Bryan), 1921-1985

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Born to rancher and oilman Edgar Bryan Kincaid, Sr., and his wife Lucille McKee in San Antonio, Texas, Edgar Bryan Kincaid, Jr. (1921-1985) moved to Austin in 1939 to live with his aunt Bertha McKee and her husband and folklorist J. Frank Dobie. Graduating from the University of Texas at Austin in 1943, Kincaid spent much of his time on ornithological field trips in Texas and Mexico. Following the death of ornithologist Harry C. Oberholser in 1963, Kincaid began editing and researching for Oberholser’s The Bird Life of Texas (1974). A charter member of the Texas Audubon Society, he was also an active member of the Texas Ornithological Society.

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Smyrl, Vivian Elizabeth. Kincaid, Edgar Bryan, Jr. Handbook of Texas Online . Accessed April 2, 2011. http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fki52 .

From the guide to the Kincaid, Edgar Bryan, Jr. papers 86-137; 86-292; 87-145; 87-180; 88-246., 1958-1979, (Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin)

Born to rancher and oilman Edgar Bryan Kincaid, Sr., and his wife Lucille McKee in San Antonio, Texas, Edgar Bryan Kincaid, Jr. (1921-1985) moved to Austin in 1939 to live with his aunt Bertha McKee and her husband and folklorist J. Frank Dobie.

Graduating from the University of Texas at Austin in 1943, Kincaid spent much of his time on ornithological field trips in Texas and Mexico. Following the death of ornithologist Harry C. Oberholser in 1963, Kincaid began editing and researching for Oberholser's The Bird Life of Texas (1974). A charter member of the Texas Audubon Society, he was also an active member of the Texas Ornithological Society.

Source:

Smyrl, Vivian Elizabeth. Kincaid, Edgar Bryan, Jr.Handbook of Texas Online. Accessed April 2, 2011. http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fki52.

From the description of Kincaid, Edgar Bryan, Jr., papers, 1958-1979 (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 746498956

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creatorOf Kincaid, Edgar B. (Edgar Bryan), 1921-1985. Kincaid, Edgar Bryan, Jr., papers, 1958-1979 University of Texas Libraries
referencedIn Dobie, Martha, Collection 88-91; 88-108., 1923-1988, undated Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
referencedIn Dobie, Martha, 1900-1997. Dobie, Martha, Collection, 1923-1988, undated University of Texas Libraries
creatorOf Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964. J. Frank Dobie Papers 1890s-1991 (bulk 1914-1964). Texas State University-San Marcos, Albert B. Alkek Library
creatorOf Kincaid, Edgar Bryan, Jr. papers 86-137; 86-292; 87-145; 87-180; 88-246., 1958-1979 Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
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associatedWith Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964. person
associatedWith Dobie, Martha, 1900-1997 person
associatedWith Peterson, Roger Tory, 1908-1996 person
associatedWith Texas Conservation Council. corporateBody
associatedWith Texas Ornithological Society. corporateBody
associatedWith Travis Audubon Society. corporateBody
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Birth 1921

Death 1985

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