Bee, Robert G. (Robert George), 1882-1967
Dates
- Existence: 1882 - 1967
Biographical History
Robert G. Bee (1882-1967) was a naturalist from Provo, Utah, specializing in the study of bird eggs and nests.
Robert G. Bee was born on February 14, 1882 to Robert and Lavina Clive Bee in Provo, Utah. Early on in life he developed an interest in collecting bird eggs, nests, and mounted specimens, an interest that led to a lifelong passion. Though he spent most of his life working odd jobs, he spent his free time studying and collecting. In 1935 he took a job with the National Parks Service at Farmington Bay Refuge as a wildlife technician and spent five years doing field work and assisting in artificial refuge construction. Many of Bee's collections were placed in a number of institutions including Brigham Young University, the Peabody museum, and the Smithsonian. He died on September 9, 1967.
Citation:
Western North American Naturalist, vol.3 no.3-4 (1942): p. 88 (b. Feb. 14, 1882 to Robert and Lavina Clive Bee in Provo, UT; interest in bird eggs, nests, specimens) p. 89 (held odd jobs; 1935 work with NPS at Farmington Bay Refuge; collections placed at BYU, Peabody, and Smithsonian)Ancestry.com, accessed Jan. 29, 2013: Utah County, Utah Cemetery Index (d. Sep. 9, 1967)
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
M.L. Bean Museum records
Contains office records from the Monte L. Bean Museum including files relating to the dedication, accounting records, annual progress reports, organizational charts, and correspondence. There are also ten volumes of research diaries of Robert G. Bee in his studies of ornithology mostly in the state of Utah from the years 1924-1962.
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