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Curtis Field Burnam Biography

 File — Box: 41, Folder: 2
Identifier: 2

Scope and Contents

Contains a bound biography entitled In Memoriam: Curtis Field Burnam. The biography contains extensive annotated notes by Katherine Caperton. The notes detail additional information about Burnam and her grandchildren, Caperton and Rollins Burnam. As per the script on the inside cover, the biography was given to Rollins Burnam on his 7th birthday (13 Jul 1928). Also contains a five page typed story detailing Burnam's involvement with the 1904 dispute over the legal and social consequences of white and black people being taught together in the same room.

Dates

  • Creation: 1843 - 1980
  • Acquisition: 1990-10-02

Full Extent

From the Collection: 26.60 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Eastern Kentucky University Libraries, Research Center for Special Collections and Archives Repository

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