Birds -- New York State -- Bronx County
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
New York Zoological Society. Department of Ornithology. Office of Curator. William Beebe records
Fonds
Identifier: 1008
Abstract
William Beebe (1877-1962) was among the earliest of the curatorial staff of the Bronx Zoo, joining the Zoological Park in 1899 as Assistant Curator of Birds. He was Curator of Birds from 1902 through 1918, Honorary Curator of Birds from 1919 to 1962, and founding Director of the Department of Tropical Research. Portions of this collection, predating Beebe's tenure with the Zoological Park, include catalogs of birds collected and skinned, 1896-1897, and student course notes from lectures by...
Dates:
Majority of material found within circa 1894-1932