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Burgoyne, D.N.
Papers, 1864-1894. 1 folder (10 items)
D.N. Burgoyne was a member of the St. Louis Volunteer Fire Department.
Collection includes an invitation to a St. Louis Fire Department ball; certificate exempting
D.N. Burgoyne from jury service because of serving seven years as fire warden in St. Louis; and
a few Masonic papers.
Cite as: D.N. Burgoyne Papers, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A0206
Burian, Otto (1897- ).
Papers, 1904-1910. 2 folders (40 items)
Otto Burian was born in 1897 and attended Shaw School in St. Louis. His later education was
at Central High School and Washington University. He made a career as an insurance actuary
with General American Life. He retired in 1962.
Collection contains school compositions and two school work books completed while
attending Shaw School circa 1904-1910.
Cite as: Otto Burian Papers, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A0207
Burke, Harry Rosecrans (1885-1956).
Papers, no date. 1 box
Harry Rosecrans Burke was born May 23, 1885, in What Cheer, Iowa, where his father
edited a newspaper. He was educated in the public schools, and attended the University of Idaho
from 1911 to 1912. On January 20, 1920, he married Verdis G. Pugh of Brownsville, Oregon. As
a young man, Mr. Burke served as a reporter for various newspapers in Iowa, Oregon, Idaho, and
California. From 1915 to 1916, and again in 1920, he was editor of the Ames (Iowa) Tribune. He
came to St. Louis in 1920 to serve the St. Louis Times as columnist, and music and drama critic.
From 1924 to 1926, he did feature stories for the magazine section of the St. Louis Post-
Dispatch. In 1927, he became music and drama critic and book editor of the St. Louis Globe-
Democrat, a position he held until his retirement in 1951. For many years he also provided
program notes for the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra. He was a member of several historical
societies, including the Missouri Historical Society and the State Historical Society of Missouri.
After his retirement, he devoted his time to working on two books about Abraham Lincoln, one
of which was nearly completed. He was author of From the Day's Journey (1924) and What
Cheer Reporter. He died July 19, 1956, in Brownsville, Oregon, and is buried in Pugh Cemetery,
Shedd, Oregon.
The collection includes reference notes and essays on various historical subjects and persons
including General James Wilkinson, Moses Austin, and Aaron Burr. Also includes manuscripts
and speeches on newspaper writing and music.
Cite as: Henry Rosecrans Burke Papers, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A0208
Burks, Verner.
Architecture Collection, circa 1955-1990.
Approximately 150 commercial, institutional, and preservation/renovation projects that
encompass drawings, job files, firm records, photographs, slides, models, reference materials,
office equipment, and financial records. Currently unprocessed, no preliminary inventory.
Cite as: Verner Burks Architecture Collection, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.