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Bessie Cornelius

Region: Coastal Prairie

Topics: Birds, Birding, Habitat, Non-Profit Organizations
 
 

Ms. Cornelius was a birder based in Beaumont, Texas who helped in preserving a number of important bird sanctuaries, including the Audubon sites at Smith Woods, Boy Scouts Woods, Bolivar Flats, and Sydney Island, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service property at McFaddin National Wildife Refuge, as well as other sites in Southeast Texas.

 

Interviewed

October 13, 1999
Beaumont, Texas
Reels 2058 and 2059


Please see a brief Real Media video excerpt from our interview with Mrs. Cornelius.

Please see the full video (reel 2058 and 2059) or the  transcript of Mrs. Cornelius' interview.

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 
 
Conservation History Association of Texas
Texas Legacy Project


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