Randolph Jenks

Background

Jenks, Randolph was born on March 17, 1912 in Morristown, New Jersey, United States. Son of William Pearson and Bertha Johns (Cooke) Jenks.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Princeton University, 1936.

Career

Curator ornithology, Museum Northern Arizona, Flagstaff, 1932-1937; teacher, Arizona Desert School, Tucson, 1937-1938; teacher, Potter School, Tucson, 1938-1939; teacher, Greenfield School, Tucson, 1939-1942; researcher ornithology, Cooper Ornithological Society, White Mountains, Arizona, 1942-1956; rancher, Tucson, since 1956. Owner/operator T/J Cattle Ranch, Luna, New Mexico, since 1961, U-Diamond Cattle Ranch, Tucson, 1956-1969.

Achievements

• Randolph Jenks has been listed as a noteworthy ornithologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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• book

  • Desert Quest: The Hunt for True Gold

    (This book is the extraordinary memories of Randolf Jenks,...)

  • Desert Quest: A Sierra Madre Odyssey

    (men who tried to find their way toa Mexican mine 35 years...)

  • Naming the Birds At a Glance

    (A Guide to the Eastern Land Birds from South Carolina Wes...)

  • NAMING BIRDS AT A GLANCE. A GUIDE TO THE EASTERN LAND BIRDS FROM SOUTH CAROLINA WEST TO THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS AND NORTH TO THE ARCTIC.

Membership

Active Republican Presidential Task Force, Washington, since 1975, Republican National Committee, Washington, 1975, Republican Congressional and Senatorial Committee, Washington, since 1975. Member Sons of the American Revolution, Elks, Princeton Club of Tucson, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Julie Post Swan. Children: Julia Josephine, Randolph Junior, Marie Hamilton, Bertha Cooke.

Father:

William Pearson Jenks

Mother:

Bertha Johns (Cooke) Jenks

Spouse:

Julie Post Swan

child:

Randolph Junior Jenks

child:

Bertha Cooke Jenks

child:

Marie Hamilton Jenks

child:

Julia Josephine Jenks