82. Guide To The George Lincoln Burr Papers, 1861-1942
Abbott, Lyman, 18351922. Bainton, Roland Herbert, 1894- Becker, CarlLotus, 1873-1945. Bourne, HR Fox(Henry Richard Fox), 1837-1909.
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Guide to the George Lincoln Burr Papers, Collection Number: 14-17-22 Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
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Compiled by: B. Huth Date completed: February 1977 EAD encoding: Peter Martinez, January 2003 DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY Title: George Lincoln Burr papers, 1861-1942. Collection Number: Creator: George Lincoln Burr 1857-1938. Quantity: 16.8 cubic ft. Forms of Material: Letters, diaries, manuscripts. Repository: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library Abstract: Letters, diary fragments, notes, manuscripts, and other material documenting Burr's boyhood in Newark Valley, New York, and his student days at Cortland Academy, at Cornell University, and at Leipzig University; his travels and activities in Europe collecting rare books and manuscripts for Cornell; his relationship with Andrew Dickson White; his relationships with other American and European scholars and his students; his work for the Venezuela-Guiana Boundary Commission; and his interest in the American Historical Association, the Cornell Alumni Association, the Cornell Christian Association, the Hall of Fame at New York University, the Telluride Association, and in many other social and professional groups. | |
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