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Naturalists

 Subject
Subject Source: FAST

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Henry P. Attwater papers

 Collection
Identifier: urn:taro:utexas.cah.03681
Abstract

Correspondence and field notes reflect Attwater's knowledge and concern for Texas birds and their protection by state and federal game laws.

Dates: 1884 - 1928

Roy Bedichek papers

 Collection
Identifier: urn:taro:utexas.cah.00011
Abstract

Roy Bedichek (1878-1959) was a naturalist, educator, writer, and director of the University (of Texas) Interscholastic League from 1914-1948. The Roy Bedichek Papers, 1897-1959, 2003, document his studies of ornithology, botany, wildlife, and conservation, history and philosophy and include literary productions, correspondence, and business records.

Dates: circa 1880-1960; 2003

William A. Owens oral history transcripts

 Collection
Identifier: urn:taro:utexas.cah.02566
Abstract

The William A. Owens Oral History Transcripts, 1953, contains eight transcripts of interviews and conversations conducted by William A. Owens with naturalist Roy Bedichek, historian Walter Prescott Webb, and folklorist J. Frank Dobie from July and August 1953. The interviewees discuss growing up in Texas, their careers as educators, their associations with the University of Texas at Austin, and other experiences.

Dates: 1953