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Jerome C. Burnett
Burnett, Jerome C.
L24
1872
1 mss box
Manuscript & Rare Books Division
Indiana State Library
Processed by: Marcia R. Caudell, August 2010
Biographical Note:
Jerome C. Burnett was born in New Jersey, May 15, 1833 and moved to Terre Haute Indiana when a child. He was a newspapers correspondent, poet, lecturer, banker, and Deputy State Auditor. He married Elizabeth Lange in 1870.
Source:
Information found within collection.
AncestryLibrary.com
Parker, Benjamin Strattan, and Enos Boyd Heiney. 1900. Poets and poetry of Indiana; a representative collection of the poetry of Indiana during the first hundred years of its history as territory and state, 1800 to 1900. New York: Silver, Burdett and Co.
Scope and Content Note:
The collection consists of Burnett’s account, written in 1872, of a trip to Denver Colorado and the Rocky Mountains, which he titled “Six months in the saddle and camp, or roughing it in the Rockies in 1870.”
Photocopying Policy:
Manuscript materials CANNOT be photocopied or digitized in their entirety. Photocopies and/or digital images cannot exceed 25% of a collection or a folder within a collection. In some cases, photocopying may not be permitted due to the condition of the item. Check with a Manuscript Librarian for other options.
Box and Folder Listing:
Box 1. The collection is 18 folders and each folder is a chapter of the account.
Collection Information
Size of Collection: |
1 manuscript box (18 folders) |
Collection Dates: |
1870 |
Provenance: |
Charles A. Burnett, 17 April 1937 |
Access : |
The collection is open for research use |
Restrictions: |
None |
Reproduction Rights: |
Permission to reproduce, exhibit, or publish material in this collection must be obtained from the Manuscript and Rare Books Division, Indiana State Library. |
Language: |
Materials are entirely in English |
Alternate Formats: |
None |
Related Holdings: |
None |
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