Edward Everett Burr Papers

Collection

Identifier: MC 1069

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Scope and Content Note

Papers pertaining to commercial artist Edward Everett Burr of Chicago, Illinois. The papers are primarily correspondence to Burr from relatives, mostly in Arkansas. Principal correspondents were his brother, Alfred Hamlin Burr, and his father, George Alfred Burr. Alfred Hamlin Burr was secretary and treasurer of W.W. Wilson Company, a cooperage firm in North Little Rock. His father had been a prominent lawyer in Paragould for twenty-five years before becoming a Methodist minister. Other correspondents include a sister in Springdale (Washington County) and an uncle working at or residing in a veterans hospital in Washington state. Also included is one folder of miscellaneous items including form letters, a bank statement, and insurance policy notices.

Dates

1928-1933

Creator

Burr, Edward Everett, 1895-1986 (Person)

Language of Materials

Materials are in English.

Access Information

Please call (479) 575-8444 or email specoll@uark.edu at least two weeks in advance of your arrival to ensure availability of the materials.

Use Information

No Use Restrictions Apply.

No Interlibrary Loan.

Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).

Biographical Note

Burr was born in Ohio January 18, 1895. His family later moved to Paragould (Greene County), Arkansas, probably shortly before the turn of the century. He studied at the Art Institute of Chicago, where some of his work (probably sculpture) was exhibited in the 1920s and 1930s. He remained in Chicago the rest of his life, working as a successful commercial artist. He was also noted for sculpture, serious painting, and architectural rendering, and is perhaps best remembered for designing the Arkansas centennial half-dollar in 1936.