Descriptive Summary
Kincaid, Edgar B. (Edgar Bryan), 1921-1985
Kincaid, Edgar Bryan, Jr.,
papers
1958-1979
Materials are written in English.
86-137; 86-292; 87-145; 87-180; 88-246
1 in.
Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The
University of Texas at Austin
Comprised of correspondence,
newsletters, notecards, and a contract, the Edgar Bryan Kincaid, Jr., Papers,
1954-1979, document Kincaid’s ornithological career.
Biographical Note
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.
Scope and Contents
Comprised of correspondence, newsletters, notecards, and a contract, the Edgar Bryan
Kincaid, Jr., Papers, 1954-1979, document Kincaid’s ornithological career.
Correspondence, 1954-1979, discusses the Texas Ornithological Society’s activities
and newsletters, the Travis Audubon Society, birds in Texas and Mexico, and Roger
Tory Peterson’s
A Field Guide to the Birds of Texas,
among other topics. Photocopies of newsletters, 1965, 1968, chronicle the activities
of the Texas Conservation Council, while notecards contain ornithological
information and citations. Additionally, the collection contains a 1967 contract
between Baylor University and Kincaid et al., regarding the purchase of land.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research use.
Index Terms
Subjects (Persons)
Kincaid, Edgar B. (Edgar Bryan), 1921-1985 --
Archives.
Peterson, Roger Tory, 1908-1996. A field guide to the
birds of Texas.
Subjects (Organizations)
Texas Ornithological Society.
Travis Audubon Society.
Texas Conservation Council.
Baylor University.
Subjects
Birds -- Texas.
Birds -- Mexico.
Ornithologists -- Texas.
Ornithology -- Texas.
Places
Texas -- History -- 20th
century.
Preferred Citation
Edgar Bryan Kincaid, Jr., Papers, 1958-1979, Dolph Briscoe Center for American
History, The University of Texas at Austin.
Processing Information
Basic processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with funds from the
National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) for the Briscoe
Center’s “History Revealed: Bringing Collections to Light project,” 2009-2011.
This collection contains unprocessed materials.
Detailed Description of the Papers
Inventory
2.325/L94
Papers, 1954-1979