Robert Burch papers

Descriptive Summary
Title: Robert Burch papers
Creator: Burch, Robert Joseph, 1925-2007
Inclusive Dates: 1915-2007
Bulk Dates: 1943-2000
Language(s): English
Extent: 24 Linear Feet 46 boxes, 1 oversize folder
Collection Number: ms3744
Repository: Hargrett Library

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Collection Description

Historical Note

Robert Joseph Burch (1925-2007) was born in Inman, Georgia (Fayette County) to John Ambrose and Nell Graham Burch. He joined the U.S. Army in 1943 and served in New Guinea and Australia during World War II. After graduating from the University of Georgia in 1949 with a degree in agriculture, he worked in civil service with the U. S. Army in Japan. Later travels included a Danish freighter trip to ports in Asia, Africa and Europe. Burch first began writing when he lived in New York for several years, but eventually moved back to the family home in Fayetteville (Ga.). He was the author of nineteen books for children, including Queenie Peavy (1966), Ida Early Comes Over the Mountain (1980), and his first The Traveling Bird (1959). Many of his award-winning books were based on his experiences in rural Georgia during the Depression.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of biographical information, family correspondence, personal correspondence, business correspondence, writings and speeches, financial papers, printed material, photographs, and artifacts.

Family correspondence is between Burch and his parents, siblings, aunts, nieces and nephews. He writes descriptive letters from Japan in 1954 and more from London in 1978-1979. A majority of the business correspondence is with publishers, especially Viking Press, the publisher of most of his books. There is also correspondence with elementary schools, high schools, colleges, and libraries that he visited for speaking engagements, conferences and book signings.

Writings include journals of his freighter trips, and typed versions and galley proofs of many of his books.

A large portion of the financial papers are royalty statements from the sale of his books.

There are photographs of Burch and his family and friends, and photographs of Japan taken while he lived there. Also included are photographs of dogs, ducks, swans, and koi all of which he considered as pets.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Robert Burch papers, ms3744, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Finding Aid Publication

Finding aid prepared on: 2014.

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Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms

Related Collections in this Repository

Related audiovisual materials are housed in the Walter J. Brown Media Archive: http://purl.libs.uga.edu/brown/har-ms3744/bmac-coll

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Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 

1. Biographical
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1	1	Biographical Sketches
1	2	Interview with Robert Burch
1	3	School Items, 1935-1954
1	4	Service in the U.S. Army (1943-1946) & Civil Service employee (1951-1953), 1943-1953
1	5	Passports, 1953-1975
1	6	Address Books - Robert Burch
1	7	Calling cards, membership cards, Burch family history
1	8	Will - Robert Burch, 1974
1	9	Will - Mary Lou Graham, 1973
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1		Diplomas and Honors

 

2. Correspondence
	2.1 Family
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2	1		1915
2	2		1942
2	3		1943 April-October
2	4		1943 November
2	5		1943 December 1-16
2	6		1943 December 21-30
2	7		1944 January 2-17
2	8		1944 January 20-29
2	9		1944 February 1-11
2	10		1944 April-December
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3	1		1945
3	2		1946
3	3		1950 June-September
3	4		1950 October-November
3	5		1951-1954 May
3	6		1954 June-December
3	7		1955-1956
3	8		1957 January-February
3	9		1957 March-June
3	10		1957 July-September
3	11		1957 October
3	12		1957 November-December
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4	1		1958 January-October
4	2		1958 November-December
4	3		1959 January
4	4		1959 March-May
4	5		1959 June-August
4	6		1959 September
4	7		1959 October-December
4	8		1960
4	9		1961-1963
4	10		1964-1965
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5	1		1966-1967
5	2		1968-1969
5	3		1970
5	4		1971
5	5		1972-1973
5	6		1974-1976
5	7		1978
5	8		1979
5	9		1980-1995
5	10		1996-2004
5	11		Undated correspondence
	2.2 Personal
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6	1		A
6	2		Abbott, Nell, 1966
6	3		Ackerson, Edna & LeRoy, 1945-1983
6	4		Adams, Adrienne, 1971-1977
6	5		Agee, Hugh, 1986-1992
6	6		Aho, Edward, 1969-1970
6	7		Alexander, Lloyd, 1970-1971
6	8		Ambrose, Ethel, 1981-1982
6	9		Asher, Sandy, 1986-1996
6	10		Austin, Roxanna, 1962-1974
6	11		B
6	12		Bagnall, Norma, 1985-1987
6	13		Ball, Beverly, 1978
6	14		Barton, Jerry, 1987
6	15		Bawden, Nina, 1978-2002
6	16		Baylor, Byrd, 1982-1996
6	17		Beadles, Mary Lynne, 1943-1944
6	18		Beneduce, Ann, 1966-2004
6	19		Bester, Mike & Esther, 1964, 1980
6	20		Binkley, Morrell Gipson, 1966-1987
6	21		Blackburn, Joyce, 1969-1994
6	22		Blake, Dorothy W., 1981,1986
6	23		Blount, Charlotte, 1964-1986
6	24		Bobbitt, Wynette, 1975
6	25		Borden, Eugene P., 1969-1971
6	26		Bothwell, Jean, 1963-1970
6	27		Brenner, Barbara, 1995
6	28		Briley, Dorothy, 1980-1991
6	29		Briscoe, Dot, 1944-1945
6	30		Brodie, Deborah, 1983-2007
6	31		Broe, Virginia, 1974
6	32		Brookins, Dana, 1981-1983
6	33		Brown, Berteale, 1953, 1980
6	34		Brown, Marcia, 1963-1997
6	35		Brunson, Faith, 1981-1996
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7	1		Bulla, Clyde, 1985-1994
7	2		Burch, Edgar E., 1969
7	3		Burch, Robert U., 1961-1969
7	4		Burns, Olive Ann, 1978-1989
7	5		Byars, Betsy, 1975-2007
7	6		Byron, Dora, 1978
7	7		C
7	8		Callahan, Frances, 1956-1991
7	9		Cameron, Eleanor, 1984, 1986
7	10		Caram, Eve, 1978
7	11		Carbonnier, Jeanne, 1973
7	12		Carnes, Charlotte, 1943-1951
7	13		Carter, Jimmy, 1970-1980
7	14		Child, Julia, 1966
7	15		Chrystie, Frances, 1961-1986
7	16		Cleaver, Vera & Bill, 1970-1974
7	17		Coen, Fabio, 1959, 1962
7	18		Cobert, Christopher, 1987
7	19		Cole, Janice, 1960-1988
7	20		Cutts, Sue, 1943-1944
7	21		D
7	22		Davis, Hubert & Helen, 1949, 1951
7	23		Davis, Ruby, 1943-1946
7	24		DiGennaro, Jackie, 1987-1991
7	25		Diradour, Virginia, 1978
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8	1		Dooling, Mike, 1990, 1992
8	2		Driskell, George, 1986
8	3		Duff, Annis, 1962-1982
8	4		Durell, Ann, 1975-1982
8	5		E
8	6		Evans, Julian, 1987
8	7		F
8	8		F.A.O. Schwarz, 1961, 1965
8	9		Farr, William V., 1982-1987, 2003
8	10		Fayette County High School, 44th Class Reunion, 1986
8	11		Flynt, John J. Jr, 1977
8	12		Fogerty, Janet, 1981-1986
8	13		Forbes, Tom H., 1977
8	14		Ford, Freddie T., 1993
8	15		Fort, Martha, 1944, 1962
8	16		Fournier, Jill, 1990
8	17		Freeman, Don, 1970
8	18		Frost, Jackie, 1946-1947
8	19		Frost, Kathleen M., 1987-1989
8	20		Fusco, Ann, 1986, 2007
8	21		G
8	22		Gates, Doris, 1973-1983
8	23		Gavril, Jean Van Leeuwen, 1968-1993
8	24		Gibbons, Faye, 1990
8	25		Govan, Christine, 1964-1978
8	26		Goza, Sara, 1950, 1952
8	27		Grey Cloud, Dawn , 1976-1977
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9	1		H
9	2		Hacker, Chuck, 1986
9	3		Hardin, Alice, 1993-2007
9	4		Hardin, Anne, 2007
9	5		Hardy, Patrick W., 1970-1977
9	6		Harp, Julie, 2002
9	7		Harris, Arlene R., 1985, 1994
9	8		Harris, Elizabeth, 1986
9	9		Harris, Tony & Chuck Sumner, 1985
9	10		Harrison, David L., 1982-1987
9	11		Heick, Helen, 1955-1956
9	12		Helbig, Alethea, 1980-1989
9	13		Helmick, Aileen, 1995
9	14		Hester, Betty, 1988
9	15		Higgins, James, 1982
9	16		Hightower, Sara, 1987
9	17		Hines, Alan, 1981
9	18		Hines, Ruth, 1978
9	19		Hjort, Paul, 1998
9	20		Hodapp, Pat, 1969, 1981
9	21		Holley, Sondra, 1982
9	22		Hosier, Don, 1970-1972
9	23		Howard, Tim, 1985-1986
9	24		Hunt, Joann, 1969
9	25		Izard, Anne R., 1970-1988
9	26		J
9	27		Jackson, Ann W., 1992-1993
9	28		Jackson, Jacqueline, 1977
9	29		Jackson, Wilda, 1966
9	30		Jacobs, John Hall, 1964
9	31		Janeway, Elizabeth, 1964-1967
9	32		Johnson, Phyl, 1946-1947
9	33		Jones, Mary Lucy, 1944
9	34		K
9	35		Kalpakian, Laura, 1980-1981
9	36		Kennedy, X.J., 1962-1997
9	37		Ketchin, Jewell, 1989
9	38		King, Cliff
9	39		Kirkpatrick, Jimmy, 1969-1975
9	40		Konigsburg, Elaine L., 1969-1971
9	41		Kopisch, Hazel, 1967-1987, 1995
9	42		Kroll Family, 1947, 1951
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10	1		L
10	2		Lance, Bert, 1973-1974
10	3		Larrick, Nancy, 1970-1980
10	4		Laughlin, Mildred, 1983-1987
10	5		Lawrence, Chuck, 1971-1984
10	6		Lent, Blair, 1971
10	7		Lewis, John Ransom, 1986-1987
10	8		Lindgren, Astrid, 1964-1965
10	9		Lindsey, Edie, 1978
10	10		Lipkind, William & Maria, 1961-1974
10	11		Llamas, Celia, 1943-1944
10	12		M
10	13		McElderry, Margaret K., 1974-1991
10	14		McGuire, Sally, 1971-1973
10	15		McIver, Renee & David, 1998-1999
10	16		McKissack, Jane & Herbert, 1971, 1995
10	17		McNeill, William F., 1978
10	18		Macon, Jo Elen, 1965
10	19		Manifold, Sandy, 1979, 1982
10	20		Masten, Helen A., 1962, 1982
10	21		Matthews, Maude Carolyn, 1951, 1952
10	22		Matthews, Charles E., 1982-1986
10	23		Mauroner, Normon L. "Bob" & Kitty, 1947-1995
10	24		Melton, Dave, 1982-1986
10	25		Menasche, Dvorah Rachel, 1980
10	26		Moebius, William, 1986-1987
10	27		Moore, Charles E. "Chuck & Patty, 1946-1948
10	28		Mulhollem, Connie Batten, 1977
10	29		Murphy, Shirley Rousseau, 1977-1987
10	30		N
10	31		Natarella, Peggy, 1978-1981
10	32		Negri, Rocco & Becky, 1968-1970
10	33		Neville, Emily Cheney, 1964-1968
10	34		Newbold, Will & Mary, 1945-1947
10	35		Nicholson, George M., 1974-2007
10	36		Nissen, Niels A., 1956-1957
10	37		Nix, Kemie, 1977-1966
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11	1		O
11	2		Oakley, Roy & Thelma, 1967-1991
11	3		O'Beirne, Barbara J., 1973
11	4		O'Donnell, Eugene , 1961, 1970
11	5		Oliver, Helen, 1952-1978
11	6		Oliver, Nell, 1949 February-July
11	7		Oliver, Nell, 1949 August-1951
11	8		Owen, Guy, 1971
11	9		Owens, Edith, 1943-1944
11	10		P
11	11		Paris, Elizabeth, 1987, 2006
11	12		Patrick, Vi, 1980, 1987
11	13		Pearce, Philippa, 1982-1986
11	14		Pearson, Michael, 1986-1999
11	15		Holmes, Gerald & Calvin Perry, 1995-2002
11	16		Petersen, Peter J., 1995
11	17		Poole, Dana, 1987
11	18		Quigley, Annabelle, 1975, 1978
11	19		R
11	20		Ragsdale, Winnie, 1974-1995
11	21		Ramsden, Linda, 2007
11	22		Raskin, Ellen, 1970-1974
11	23		Rheay, Mary Louise, 1963-1980
11	24		Richardson, Suzanne Pye, 1952, 1968
11	25		Riley, Karen & Stanley, 1969-1973
11	26		Roberts, Chris, 1971
11	27		Robertson, Keith, 1966-1989
11	28		Robertson, Shirley, 1981
11	29		Root, Shelton L. Jr., 1982-1986
11	30		Roseto, Eddy, 1973-1974
11	31		Roxburgh, Lex, 1947
11	32		Ryan, Imelda, 1945-1951
11	33		S
11	34		Salter, Marty & Megan, 1978-2003
11	35		Sams, Ferrol A. Jr, 1978-1987
11	36		Sams, Fletcher - Campaign, 1988
11	37		Savich, Pat, 1978
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12	1		Schafer, Gertrude, 1976-1981
12	2		Schatz, Peggy, 1946-1947
12	3		Schellie, Don, 1981-1982
12	4		Schindel, Nancy & Morton, 1970, 1972
12	5		School Children's Letters, 1965-1991
12	6		School Children's Letters (Farmington Hills, MI), 1985
12	7		School Children's Letters - Hemby Bridge Elem. (NC), 2006
12	8		School Children's Letters - Liberty Elem. School (Liberty, KY), 2004
12	9		Scudder, Mildred Lee, 1972-1983
12	10		Sendak, Maurice, 1964-1970
12	11		Sensemann, Susan, 1978
12	12		Shoemaker, Carole Margaret, 1981-1982
12	13		Sibley, Celestine, 1990-1995
12	14		Smaridge, Norah, 1959-1987
12	15		Smith, Doris Buchanan, 1977-1986
12	16		Smith, Doris Buchanan, 1988-2000
12	17		Smith, Dorothy Brand, 1970-1988
12	18		Smith, Sarg, 1954-1987
12	19		Sorenson, Norma, 1976
12	20		Spear, Grace, 1968-1985
12	21		Spring, Don L., 1975
12	22		St. John, Wylly Folk, 1966-1978
12	23		Stein, Sarah Rosalind, 1978
12	24		Stembridge, Lois, 1986
12	25		Suarez, Pilar P., 1958, 1960, 1981
12	26		Suba, Susanne, 1959-1969
12	27		Suba, Susanne, 1970-1971
12	28		Suba, Susanne, 1972-1973
12	29		Suba, Susanne, 1974-2002
12	30		Sullivan, Peggy, 1969-1971
12	31		Sutherland, Zena, 1971-1986
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13	1		T
13	2		Tate, William, 1969
13	3		Taylor, Judy, 1978
13	4		Taylor, Mark, 1974
13	5		Townsend, John Rowe, 1971-1978
13	6		Trigg, Joyce M., 1994
13	7		Turner, Tom, 1984-1985
13	8		U
13	9		Uchida, Yoshiko, 1973
13	10		Usrey, Malcolm, 1978-1989
13	11		V
13	12		Van Himbergen, Marjorie, 1975
13	13		Varner, Velma, 1963-1973
13	14		Veglahn, Nancy, 1986-1987
13	15		Viguers, Ruth Hill, 1968-1970
13	16		W
13	17		Ward, Robin, 1987, 1992
13	18		Weiss, Karla, 1965
13	19		Wells, Maxine, 1983
13	20		West, Joel, 1981-1990
13	21		Whitfield, Elna, 1981-1982
13	22		Williams, Nancy, 1997
13	23		Wilner, Isabel, 1978-1984
13	24		Witucke, Virginia, 1978, 1981
13	25		Woodall, Wade M., 1970-1988
13	26		Woods, George, 1970
13	27		X,Y,Z
13	28		Yue, Franklin P., 1957-1959
13	29		Zindel, Paul, 1970, 1975
13	30		Linda Zuckerman, 1974-2007
13	31		Unknown names - from Australia, 1945-1947
13	32		Unknown / Illegible Names (A-H)
13	33		Unknown / Illegible Names (J-V)
	2.3 Business
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14	1		A-G
14	2		H-W
14	3		ABC Television, 1977
14	4		Alliance Theatre School (Atlanta, Ga), 1972
14	5		Arkansas Library Commission - Book Fair, 1969
14	6		Ashley Famous Agency Inc, 1965-1968
14	7		Association for Childhood Education International, 1981-1982
14	8		Authors Guild, 1962-1990
14	9		Awards - "Christmas with Ida Early", 1985, 1987
14	10		Awards - "Ida Early Comes Over the Mountain", 1981-1986
14	11		Awards - "King Kong and other Poets", 1988
14	12		Awards - "Queenie Peavy", Child Study Association Scroll of Award, 1967
14	13		Awards - "Queenie Peavy", Jane Addams Children's Book Award, 1967
14	14		Awards - "Queenie Peavy", Phoenix Award, 1985-1987
14	15		Baptist Book Stores, 1974-1992
14	16		Billos, Fran, 1980
14	17		Bob Banner Associates, Inc, 1977
14	18		Bread Loaf Writers Conference, 1960
14	19		Cedar Rapids Area Reading Council (Iowa), 1985-1989
14	20		Charlotte Observer, 1980-1986
14	21		Children's Book Council, 1967-1990
14	22		Children's Literature Association, 1983-1986
14	23		Children's Literature Festival of the Ozarks (Springfield, MO), 1982-1996
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15	1		Colleges/Universities (A-Z)
15	2		Colleges/Universities - Averett College (Danville, VA), 1982
15	3		Colleges/Universities - Central Missouri State University, 1981-1994
15	4		Colleges/Universities - Clemson University (SC), 1981-1988
15	5		Colleges/Universities - Delta College (Michigan), 1993-1994
15	6		Colleges/Universities -Emory University (Atlanta, GA), 1970-1978
15	7		Colleges/Universities -Georgia College (Milledgeville, GA), 1968-1987
15	8		Colleges/Universities -Georgia Southern College (Statesboro, GA), 1982
15	9		Colleges/Universities -Georgia Southwestern College (Americus, GA), 1983-1991
15	10		Colleges/Universities -Georgia State University (Atlanta, GA), 1978-1987
15	11		Colleges/Universities -LaGrange College (LaGrange, GA), 1986
15	12		Colleges/Universities -Lindenwood College (St. Charles, MO), 1976, 1984
15	13		Colleges/Universities -Longwood College (VA), 1978
15	14		Colleges/Universities - Miami University (Oxford, OH), 1971, 1978
15	15		Colleges/Universities - Northeast Missouri State University, 1984-1992
15	16		Colleges/Universities - Oakland University (Rochester, MI), 1979
15	17		Colleges/Universities - Ohio State University, 1968-1978
15	18		Colleges/Universities - Savannah College of Art and Design (GA), 1985-1986
15	19		Colleges/Universities - Temple University (Philadelphia, PA), 1968-1969
15	20		Colleges/Universities - Texas Christian University (Ft. Worth, TX), 1987-1988
15	21		Colleges/Universities - University of Alabama, 1989-1990
15	22		Colleges/Universities - University of Arkansas, 1987
15	23		Colleges/Universities - University of Colorado, 1972-1984
15	24		Colleges/Universities - University of Dallas (Irving, TX), 1984-1988
15	25		Colleges/Universities - University of Georgia, 1968-1993
15	26		Colleges/Universities - University of Minnesota, 1969-1970
15	27		Colleges/Universities - University of Oklahoma, 1982-1990
15	28		Colleges/Universities - University of South Carolina, 1977-1978
15	29		Colleges/Universities - University of South Florida (Tampa, FL), 1966-1977
15	30		Colleges/Universities - University of South Mississippi (Hattiesburg, MS), 1975-1989
15	31		Colleges/Universities - University of Tennessee, 1968-1976
15	32		Colleges/Universities - University of Texas at Austin, 1977-1978
15	33		Colleges/Universities - Wesleyan College (Macon, GA), 1984-1985
15	34		Colleges/Universities - West Georgia College (Carrollton, GA), 1981-1982
15	35		Colleges/Universities - Wright State University (Dayton, OH), 1985-1986
15	36		Cook/Loughlin & Associates, 1987
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16	1		Davenport, Iowa Conference, 1982-1983
16	2		Dictionary of Literary Biography, 1986
16	3		Easy Street Productions, 1991
16	4		Education Systems Technology Corp., 1986
16	5		Fayetteville, GA, 1975-1977
16	6		Foreign Rights, 1963-2006
16	7		Foreign Rights - Mohrbooks (Switzerland), 1965-1986
16	8		Gene Massey Films, 1979-1981
16	9		Georgia Association of Media Assistants, 1977-1978
16	10		Georgia Conference of Media Organizations, 1996-1997
16	11		Georgia Council for the Arts, 1975-1978
16	12		Georgia Library Association, 1991
16	13		Georgia Library/Media Department (GLMD), 1982
16	14		Virginia Haviland (Library of Congress), 1971-1983
16	15		John Hubley, 1961-1962
16	16		Instructor, 1972
16	17		International Reading Association, 1978-1990
16	18		Jim McCullough Productions, 1974-1997
16	19		Jostens Learning, 1993-1997
16	20		Junior Literary Guild, 1961-1980
16	21		Libraries A-Z
16	22		Libraries - Baltimore County Public Library (MD), 1969
16	23		Libraries - Bartram Trail Regional Library (Washington, GA), 1989
16	24		Libraries - Cobb Coutny Public Library System (GA), 1987, 1989
16	25		Libraries - Dayton & Montgomery County Public Library (Dayton, OH), 1981-1982
16	26		Libraries - Gaston County Public Library (Gastonia, NC), 1977
16	27		Libraries - Pine Mountain Regional Library (Manchester, GA), 1987
16	28		Libraries - Santa Clara County Libraries (CA), 1981
16	29		McIntosh Trail Arts Council (Peachtree City, GA), 1977
16	30		Martin Tahse Productions, 1974-1977
16	31		Maryland Sate Dept. of Education, 1993
16	32		MCA, Inc, 1964, 1980
16	33		Mississippi Dept. of Education, 1970-1982
16	34		Montalvo Center for the Arts (CA), 1980-1988
16	35		Mordt, Davis & Company (Decatur, GA), 1985, 1987
16	36		Ossabaw Island Project (Savannah, GA), 1978-1982
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17	1		Publishers A-Z
17	2		Publishers - Atheneum Publishers, 1972-1974
17	3		Publishers - Avon Books, 1981-1991
17	4		Publishers - Charles Scribner's Sons, 1964-1970
17	5		Publishers - Charles Scribner's Sons, 1971
17	6		Publishers - Charles Scribner's Sons, 1972-1981
17	7		Publishers - Clarion Books, 1986-1992
17	8		Publishers - Coward-McCann Publishers, 1967-1969
17	9		Publishers - Crown Publishers, 1967-1971
17	10		Publishers - Delacorte Press, 1971-1988
17	11		Publishers - Dell Publishing Company, 1970-1992
17	12		Publishers - Doubleday & Company, 1964-1985
17	13		Publishers - E.P. Dutton & Co., 1966-1974
17	14		Publishers - E.P. Dutton & Co., 1975-1976
17	15		Publishers - E.P. Dutton & Co., 1977
17	16		Publishers - E.P. Dutton & Co., 1978-1989
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18	1		Publishers - Follett Publishing Co., 1969-1970
18	2		Publishers - Fukutake Publishing Co., 1982-1988
18	3		Publishers - Ginn & Company, 1979
18	4		Publishers - Harper & Row / Harper Collins Publishers, 1961-1991
18	5		Publishers - Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Inc, 1965-1973
18	6		Publishers - The Horn Book, Inc, 1966-1974
18	7		Publishers - Houghton Mifflin Co., 1970-1972
18	8		Publishers - J.B. Lippincott Company, 1960-1977
18	9		Publishers - Little, Brown & Co., 1964-1966
18	10		Publishers - Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books, 1987
18	11		Publishers - McDowell, Obolensky, Inc, 1959-1967
18	12		Publishers - MacMillan / McGraw-Hill, 1960-1993
18	13		Publishers - Metheun Chidlren's Books Ltd., 1965-1978
18	14		Publishers - Parents' Magazine Press, 1974
18	15		Publishers - Random House, Inc., 1958-1969
18	16		Publishers - Scholastic, Inc., 1972-1986
18	17		Publishers - Scott Meredith Literary Agency, 1991-1992
18	18		Publishers - Simon & Schuster, Inc., 1990-1991
18	19		Publishers - Thomas Y. Crowell Co., 1970-1980
18	20		Publishers - University of Georgia Press, 1988-1989
18	21		Publishers - University of Georgia Press, 1990
18	22		Publishers - University of Georgia Press, 1991-1992
18	23		Publishers - University of Georgia Press, 1993-2006
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19	1		Publishers - The Viking Press, 1960-1962
19	2		Publishers - The Viking Press, 1963
19	3		Publishers - The Viking Press, 1964 January-July
19	4		Publishers - The Viking Press, 1964 August-December
19	5		Publishers - The Viking Press, 1965 January-July
19	6		Publishers - The Viking Press, 1965 August-December
19	7		Publishers - The Viking Press, 1966 January-April
19	8		Publishers - The Viking Press, 1966 May-September
19	9		Publishers - The Viking Press, 1966 October-December
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20	1		Publishers - The Viking Press, 1967 January-April
20	2		Publishers - The Viking Press, 1967 May-December
20	3		Publishers - The Viking Press, 1968 January-June
20	4		Publishers - The Viking Press, 1968 July-December
20	5		Publishers - The Viking Press, 1969 January-May
20	6		Publishers - The Viking Press, 1969 June-December
20	7		Publishers - The Viking Press, 1970 January-April
20	8		Publishers - The Viking Press, 1970 May-August
20	9		Publishers - The Viking Press, 1970 September-December
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21	1		Publishers - The Viking Press, 1971 January-May
21	2		Publishers - The Viking Press, 1971 June-December
21	3		Publishers - The Viking Press, 1972 January-April
21	4		Publishers - The Viking Press, 1972 May-December
21	5		Publishers - The Viking Press, 1973 January-June
21	6		Publishers - The Viking Press, 1973 July-December
21	7		Publishers - The Viking Press, 1974 January-April
21	8		Publishers - The Viking Press, 1974 May-December
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22	1		Publishers - The Viking Press, 1975 January-August
22	2		Publishers - The Viking Press, 1975 September-December
22	3		Publishers - The Viking Press, 1976
22	4		Publishers - The Viking Press, 1977
22	5		Publishers - The Viking Press, 1978 January-April
22	6		Publishers - The Viking Press / Viking Penguin, 1978 May-October
22	7		Publishers - The Viking Press / Viking Penguin, 1979
22	8		Publishers - The Viking Press / Viking Penguin, 1980
22	9		Publishers - The Viking Press / Viking Penguin, 1981 January-April
22	10		Publishers - The Viking Press / Viking Penguin, 1981 May-November
22	11		Publishers - The Viking Press / Viking Penguin, 1982
22	12		Publishers - The Viking Press / Viking Penguin, 1983 January-June
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23	1		Publishers - The Viking Press / Viking Penguin, 1983 July-December
23	2		Publishers - The Viking Press / Viking Penguin, 1984
23	3		Publishers - Viking Penguin, 1985
23	4		Publishers - Viking Penguin, 1986 January-April
23	5		Publishers - Viking Penguin, 1986 May-December
23	6		Publishers - Viking Penguin, 1987
23	7		Publishers - Viking Penguin, 1988
23	8		Publishers - Viking Penguin, 1989
23	9		Publishers - Viking Penguin / Penguin USA, 1990
23	10		Publishers - Viking Penguin / Penguin USA, 1991
23	11		Publishers - Viking Penguin / Penguin USA, 1992
23	12		Publishers - Viking Penguin / Penguin USA, 1994-2002
23	13		Publishers - Weekly Reader Children's Book Club, 1962-1970
23	14		Publishers - Weekly Reader Children's Book Club, 1971-1975
23	15		Publishers - William Morrow Publishers, 1970-1991
23	16		Publishers - Woman's Day, 1979-1980
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24	1		Radnitz, Robert B., 1964-1974
24	2		St. John United Methodist Church (Atlanta, GA), 1982-1983
24	3		Schilpp, Frederick, 1978-1979
24	4		School Library Journal, 1970-1972
24	5		Schools A-W
24	6		Schools - Alaska, 1987-1988
24	7		Schools - Atlanta Public Schools, 1977-1993
24	8		Schools - Chatsworth, GA, 1985
24	9		Schools - College Park, GA, 1978-1987
24	10		Schools - Columbia Public Schools (MO), 1986-1987
24	11		Schools - Columbus, GA, 1982-1992
24	12		Schools - Fayette County (GA), 1980-2000
24	13		Schools - Flint River Academy (Woodbury, GA), 1987
24	14		Schools - Florida, 1977, 1989
24	15		Schools - Forsythe Country Day (NC), 1983-1985
24	16		Schools - Fulton County (GA), 1978
24	17		Schools - Gwinnett County (GA), 1978, 1985
24	18		Schools - Harris County (GA), 1987, 1989
24	19		Schools - Heart of Georgia School System (Eastman, GA), 1984-1985
24	20		Schools - Irving Independent School District (Irving, TX), 1983-1984
24	21		Schools - Lewis & Clark School (St. Louis, MO), 1978
24	22		Schools - Marietta, GA, 1985-1986
24	23		Schools - Newton County (GA), 1977, 1989
24	24		Schools - Otwell Middle School (Cumming, GA), 1993-1994
24	25		Schools - Pennsylvania, 1969-1993
24	26		Schools - Polk County (GA), 1977-1992
24	27		Schools - Richardson Independent School District (Richardson, TX), 1976-1983
24	28		Schools - Rome, GA, 1977-1987
24	29		Schools - Rowan County (NC), 1983-1984
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25	1		Schools - Shawnee Mission Public Schools (KS), 1986-1989
25	2		Schools - Sidwell Friends School (DC), 1971, 1973
25	3		Schools - Thomasville, GA, 1986
25	4		Schools - Virginia, 1969-1977
25	5		Schools - West School (New Canaan, CT), 1986
25	6		Schools - Whitfield County (GA), 1978, 1985
25	7		Schools - Wichita Falls, TX, 1986-1987
25	8		Scott's Bookstore (Newnan, GA), 1982-1990
25	9		Society of Authors, 1966
25	10		Society of Children's Book Writers, 1993-1994
25	11		"Something About the Author", 1988-1993
25	12		Southeast Booksellers' Association, 1985
25	13		State Library of Florida, 1977
25	14		The Trumpet Club, 1987-1992
25	15		Twentieth Century Young Adult Writers, 1993
25	16		Vanguard Productions, 1964-1965
25	17		Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, 1981-1990
25	18		Walt Disney Productions, 1963-1993
25	19		Williamsburg Bookstore (Atlanta, GA), 1983
25	20		WNBC - TV (NY), 1966
25	21		Ziegler, Diskant, Inc., 1975-1980
25	22		re: Contests & Employment, 1942-1963

 

3. Writings
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26	1	Speeches - Depression Days Stories for Space Age Children, presented at several locations, 1962-1965
26	2	Speeches - English curriculum study group, 1964 July 23
26	3	Speeches - English curriculum study group, University of Georgia, 1965 July 21
26	4	Speeches - NDEA English Institute, University of Georgia, 1965 July 21
26	5	Speeches - Florida High School Library Council (Leesburg, FL), 1966 April 29
26	6	Speeches - Radiotalk (Manchester, GA), 1966 April
26	7	Speeches - NDEA English Institute, West Georgia College, 1966 July 20
26	8	Speeches - Southeastern Library Association (Atlanta, GA), 1966 October 29
26	9	Speeches - Virginia Education Association (VEA)(Richmond, VA), 1966 November 4
26	10	Speeches - Atlanta Public Library, Book Breakfast, 1966 December 15
26	11	Speeches - Mississippi Library Association, Florida Library Association & others, 1967
26	12	Speeches - Children's Services Conference (Jefferson City, MO), 1968 May 3
26	13	Speeches - NCTE Convention, Children's Literature Festival (Milwaukee, WI), 1968 November 29
26	14	Speeches - Georgia Children's Book Award, Acceptance Speech, 1969 April 5
26	15	Speeches - Obligations of a Children's Book Writer, for state library associations, 1969
26	16	Speeches - Fayette County Fair, 1960-1969
26	17	Speeches - New Realism, for use during 1970 beginning at University of Georgia, 1970 February
26	18	Speeches - New England Library Association, 1970 October
26	19	Speeches - NCTE Panel re; Violence & children & children's books (Atlanta, GA), 1970 November 27
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27	1	Speeches - Citizen of the Year award, acceptance speech (Fayette Co., GA), 1971 January 26
27	2	Speeches - Mississippi Conference (Jackson, MS), 1971 March
27	3	Speeches - Georgia Children's Book Award, acceptance speech, 1971 May 8
27	4	Speeches - Library Science Forum, Ball State University (Muncie, IN), 1971 November
27	5	Speeches - Colorado, 1972 October
27	6	Speeches - Walker County, GA, 1972 November
27	7	Speeches - Davis, California, 1973 January
27	8	Speeches - Kansas Workshop, 1973 June 22
27	9	Speeches - Nashville, TN, 1973
27	10	Speeches - Claremont Reading Conference (CA), 1974 January
27	11	Speeches - George G. Stone Center for Children's Books, recognition of merit acceptance speech (Claremont, CA), 1974
27	12	Speeches - Georgia Children's Book award, acceptance speech, 1974 May 4
27	13	Speeches - Warrensburg, Missouri luncheon - Spring, 1981
27	14	Speeches - GAIT-GLMD mid-winter conference, "The South as stimulation for a writer" (Jekyll Island, GA), 1982
27	15	Speeches - International Reading Association (Atlanta, GA), 1984 May 10
27	16	Speeches - Children's Literature Association (Charlotte, NC), 1984 May 25
27	17	Speeches - Phoenix Award, acceptance speech, 1986 May 17
27	18	Speeches - Georgia State University (Atlanta, GA), 1987
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28	1	Speeches - Kirksville, Missouri dinner, 1988 April 15
28	2	Speeches - International Reading Association (Charleston, SC), 1988 November 11
28	3	Speeches - Phi Delta Kappa Meeting, 1989 January 12
28	4	Speeches - Dedication of Robert J. Burch School (Fayette County, GA), 1990 4 November
28	5	Speeches - Sara's Retirement party (Sara Goza), 1991 May 31
28	6	Speeches - American Library Association, luncheon, 1991 July 1
28	7	Speeches - Children's Literature Conference, University of Georgia, 1990 April 30
28	8	Speeches - Appalachian State University (NC)
28	9	Speeches - Association for Childhood Education International
28	10	Speeches - Cleveland, Ohio
28	11	Speeches - Florida Librarians
28	12	Speeches - Gaffney, SC
28	13	Speeches - Kentucky and Kansas
28	14	Speeches - Mississippi
28	15	Speeches - NCTE, Temple University (Philadelphia, PA)
28	16	Speeches - Oklahoma
28	17	Speeches - re: rural south background for books
28	18	Speeches - St. Charles
28	19	Speeches - Statesboro, GA
28	20	Speeches - Thomasville, GA
28	21	Speeches - Virginia Reading Institute
28	22	Speeches - Untitled/incomplete
28	23	Speeches - Notes
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29	1	The Ambition, 1956
29	2	Army Story
29	3	Autumn Flower, 1956
29	4	Awful Alice
29	5	Bandy and his Brother at the Beach
29	6	Boll Weevil
29	7	A Camel named Hessie Louise, notes only
29	8	Christmas with Ida Early - proposal, 1980 April
29	9	Christmas with Ida Early - portion of ms, 1980 December
29	10	Christmas with Ida Early - chapter revisions, 1980 September
29	11	Christmas with Ida Early - chapter 1 revisions, 1981
29	12	Christmas with Ida Early - chapter 2 revisions, 1981
29	13	Christmas with Ida Early - chapter 3 revisions, 1981
29	14	Christmas with Ida Early - chapter 4 revisions, 1981
29	15	Christmas with Ida Early - chapter 6 revisions, 1981
29	16	Christmas with Ida Early - chapter 7 revisions, 1981
29	17	Christmas with Ida Early - chapter 9 revisions, 1981
29	18	Christmas with Ida Early - chapter 10 revisions, 1981
29	19	Christmas with Ida Early - chapter 11 revisions, 1981
29	20	Christmas with Ida Early - chapter 12 revisions, 1981
29	21	Christmas with Ida Early - chapter 13 revisions, 1981
29	22	Christmas with Ida Early - chapter 14 revisions, 1981
29	23	Christmas with Ida Early - chapter 15 revisions, 1981
29	24	Christmas with Ida Early - chapter 16 revisions, 1981
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30	1	Christmas with Ida Early - deleted pages, 1983 February
30	2	Christmas with Ida Early - misc loose pages & notes
30	3	Christmas with Ida Early - typed proofs, 1983 April
30	4	Christmas with Ida Early - typed proofs, 1983
30	5	Christmas with Ida Early - galley proofs, 1983 May
30	6	Christmas with Ida Early - galley proofs, 1983 June
30	7	The Cream-Colored Dog, notes only
30	8	Dance with Me/Shall we Dance?
30	9	Doodle & the Go-Cart, complimentary copies list, 1972
30	10	The Dumb Animal, 1964
30	11	The Dumb Animal, 1971-1974
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31	1	The Evader
31	2	Faith Cottontail
31	3	A Far-Fetched Tale
31	4	A Funny Place to Live, 5 pages only
31	5	The Go Getter, TV script
31	6	Hambone, song
31	7	The Hunting Trip
31	8	The Hunting Trip, complimentary copies list, 1971
31	9	Hut School and the Wartime Home-Front Heroes, complimetary copies list, 1974
31	10	Ida Early Comes Over the Mountain, original title version- The Tall Tall Tale Teller
31	11	Ida Early Comes Over the Mountain, summary & 2 chapters, 1978 July
31	12	Ida Early Comes Over the Mountain, typed copy
31	13	Ida Early Comes Over the Mountain, typed copy-portion
31	14	Ida Early Comes Over the Mountain, typed proof
31	15	Ida Early Comes Over the Mountain, final ms copy
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32	1	Ida Early Comes Over the Mountain, galley proofs- copy 1, 1980 May
32	2	Ida Early Comes Over the Mountain, galley proofs- copy 2, 1980 May
32	3	Ida Early Comes Over the Mountain, complimentary copies list
32	4	An Immortal Tale
32	5	The Jolly Witch, 1970
32	6	The Jolly Witch, 1971-1972
32	7	The Jolly Witch, 1974
32	8	Just an Ordinary Hound (Meet Lily), 1961
32	9	Katie and the Veterinarian, 1961
32	10	Katie and the Veterinarian, script
32	11	King Kong and other poets, story proposal
32	12	King Kong and other poets, typed copy, chapters 1-7, 1984 July
32	13	King Kong and other poets, typed copy, chapters 1-12, 1985 May-June
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33	1	King Kong and other poets, chapter revisions
33	2	King Kong and other poets, working copy with editor's notes, 1986 February
33	3	King Kong and other poets, pages replaced in final typing, 1986 February
33	4	King Kong and other poets, typed copy, 1986 February
33	5	King Kong and other poets, typed copy with revisions
33	6	King Kong and other poets, galley proofs, 1986 April
33	7	King Kong and other poets, galley proofs - marked set, 1986 April
33	8	King Kong and other poets, galley proofs - master set
33	9	King Kong and other poets, galley proofs - 1st revision master set
33	10	King Kong and other poets, misc loose pages
33	11	King Kong and other poets, notes, 1986
33	12	King Kong and other poets, complimentary copies list
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34	1	The Knotty-Pine Husband, script
34	2	The Morning Show, script
34	3	Mrs. Smith's Bargains
34	4	My Uncle Shoots at Pigeons, dummy copy with illustrations by Susanne Suba, 1972
34	5	No Pets, 1986-1987
34	6	101 Reasons Fayette County is Terrific, for The Sun series, 1985 July 8
34	7	Ossabaw Island picture book, summary & notes, 1978
34	8	The Other Way Around
34	9	The Outsider, 1965
34	10	The Parakeet, script
34	11	The Parakeet, script- revised
34	12	The Perfect System, 1961, 1969
34	13	The Perfect System, script
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35	1	Queenie Peavy, script with revisions
35	2	Queenie Peavy, revised script
35	3	Queenie Peavy, script-finished draft
35	4	Renfroe's Christmas, proofs & ms, 1993
35	5	The Round-About Short-Cut
35	6	Simon and the Game of Chance, rought draft
35	7	Simon and the Game of Chance, rought draft with revisions
35	8	Simon and the Game of Chance, typed copy
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36	1	Simon and the Game of Chance, typed copy with revisions
36	2	Simon and the Game of Chance, notes
36	3	Simon and the Game of Chance, complimentary copies list, 1970-1971
36	4	Skinny, script, 1977
36	5	Skinny, screenplay
36	6	Super Science Fair, 1986-1987
36	7	Trail-Bike Sara, typed copy and notes, 1979
36	8	Trail-Bike Sara, typed copy, 1987 June
36	9	Trail-Bike Sara, typed copy-revised
36	10	Trail-Bike Sara, typed copy, 1987 November
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37	1	The Trance (The Spell of the Decorator), script, 1961 July
37	2	The Trance (The Spell of the Decorator), script, 1961 December
37	3	The Trance, script, 1979
37	4	The Trance, script with revisions, 1979 January-February
37	5	The Trance, script, 1979 April
37	6	The Turkey Town Elections
37	7	Tyler, Wilkin, and Skee, typed carbon copy
37	8	Whitman Kick (By the Grace of Whitman), typed copy, 1975 September
37	9	Whitman Kick (By the Grace of Whitman), typed copy-portion of final version, 1977 February
37	10	Whitman Kick, complimentary copies list, 1977-1978
37	11	Wilkin's Ghost, typed proof with revisions
37	12	Wilkin's Ghost, galley proofs-author's set, 1978 April
37	13	Wilkin's Ghost, complimentary copies list
37	14	Willie Floyd's Collection
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38	1	Journal, freighter trip, 1955
38	2	Journal, freighter trip, southern Europe and Spain, 1975-1976
38	3	Journal, London, 1978
38	4	Notes re: Koi fish, 1992-1994
38	5	Poetry
38	6	Prophecy of the senior class of 1942 by class prophet Robert Burch
38	7	Atlanta Journal Constitution, article on growing up in the south, 1984
38	8	Instructor, Why Read Aloud to Children, 1972 November
38	9	Reader's Digest, humor article, 1957
38	10	Rich's Essay Contest, The citizen of my county who has made the greatest contribution to the state of Georgia, 1942
38	11	untitled
38	12	Story ideas
38	13	Notes & lists
38	14	by others
38	15	by others, Dorothy Blake, Article about Robert Burch
38	16	by others, Susanne Suba, The Monkey and the Peddler, The Elephant's Ball
38	17	by others, (Sally) Rachel Scovill Worthington, poems
38	18	Art Sketches
38	19	Wildflowers scrapbook by Robert Burch, 1940

 

4. Financial
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39	1	1940-1978
39	2	Contracts - Books, 1970-1992
39	3	Property documents, sales contract (Fayette Co., GA) & lease (London, England), 1977-1978
39	4	Royalty Statements - Charles Scribner's Sons, 1977-1980
39	5	Royalty Statements - E.P. Dutton & Co., 1975-1986
39	6	Royalty Statements - Mohrbooks, 1970-1987
39	7	Royalty Statements - University of Georgia Press, 1990-2003
39	8	Royalty Statements - Viking Press / Viking Penguin, 1963-1979
39	9	Royalty Statements - Viking Penguin, 1980-1985
39	10	Royalty Statements - Viking Penguin, 1986-1988
39	11	Royalty Statements - Viking Penguin, 1989-1990
39	12	Royalty Statements - Viking Penguin, 1991-1992
39	13	Royalty Statements - Viking Penguin, 1993-1994
39	14	Royalty Statements - Viking Penguin, 1995-1996
39	15	Royalty Statements - Viking Penguin, 1997-1998
39	16	Royalty Statements - Viking Penguin, 1999
39	17	Royalty Statements - Viking Penguin, 2000-2001
39	18	Royalty Statements - Viking Penguin, 2002-2004

 

5. Printed Material
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41	1	General, 1972-1987
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40	2	Appointment Calendars, 1964-2004
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41	2	Appointment Calendars, 1965-1968
41	3	Appointment Calendars, 1970-1974
41	4	Appointment Calendars, 1975
41	5	Appointment Calendars, 1976
41	6	Appointment Calendars, 1977-2002
41	7	Australia - post cards, stamps, programs
41	8	Phoenix Award, William Allen White Children's Book Award
41	9	Book - The Traveling Bird
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40	1	Illustrations by Susanne Suba for The Traveling Bird
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41	10	Book Jackets
41	11	Church Bulletins, 1954-1995
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42	1	Clippings, 1944-1966
42	2	Clippings, 1970-1979
42	3	Clippings, 1980-1985
42	4	Clippings, 1986-1989
42	5	Clippings, 1990-1999
42	6	Clippings, 2000-2006
42	7	Clippings
42	8	Plat of Property of Mrs. R. L. Matthews, postcard of courthouse, brochure re: Fayetteville (Fayette County, GA)
42	9	Fayette County High School, senior trip and reunion, 1942, 2002
42	10	Money, Netherlands & Japan
42	11	North Georgia College, Student Directory (Dahlonega, GA), 1942-1943
42	12	Ossabaw Island, GA
42	13	Programs, 1945-1985
42	14	Programs, 1986-2000
42	15	Travel, 1975-1979
42	16	Trumpet Guild Catalog Pages, 1989-1990
42	17	University of Georgia Press Publicity, 1990
42	18	Viking Penguin Publicity
42	19	Your Book Contract, by Authors Guild, 1961

 

6. Photographs
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43	1	Robert Burch
43	2	Burch Family
43	3	Robert Burch classmates & teachers, 1939-1942
43	4	Robert burch with others
43	5	Robert Burch at Shawnee Mission (KS) - Spring, 1987
43	6	Robert Burch at Texas Christian University (Ft. Worth, TX) - Summer, 1987
43	7	Robert Burch visit to Thomasville, GA, 1986 November
43	8	Robert Burch's pets - dogs, ducks, swans, koi
43	9	Camp Blanding, Florida, Co. A, 221st Bn. 68th Reg., 1944
43	10	Doodle and the Go-Kart, reference suggestions for the illustrator
43	11	Trail-Bike Sara, reference suggestions for the illustrator
43	12	Sarah/Rachel & Don Worthington Family, Russel & Karen Scovill family
43	13	Wedding - Bob Norman Mauroner & Katherine Stanton, 1948
43	14	Japan
43	15	Identified
43	16	Unidentified
43	17	Negatives
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44	1	Photo Album, photos taken by Robert Burch in Japan, 1954-1955
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45	1	Photo Album, Robert Burch family & friends, 1940-1949
45	2	Photo Album, Photos of Robert Burch, taken by Judy Glassman, Lenore Weitz, & Judy Wellborn (Fayetteville, GA), 1974 February 4

 

7. Artifacts
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46	1	Placecards, in wooden box
46	2	Luggage tag, Robert Burch
46	3	Medal
46	4	Tie Clip, JRB initials
46	5	Metal Tag, Paul Revere Life Insurance, identification tag
46	6	Cross Pin
46	7	Soap, Kloeppel Hotel group
46	8	Small plastic dice
46	9	Elephant compass
46	10	Sunglasses, "Don't strain your eyes on studies and books, wear these glasses and help your looks"