Title: Henry Clarence Burr Papers, 1904-1953, undated
ID: RG 30/051
Creator: Burr, Henry Clarence (1870-1953)
Extent: 0.8 Linear Feet
Arrangement:
SERIES DESCRIPTIONS
Series 1. Biographical File, 1919-53 (1f)
This series contains photocopies of several newspaper clippings located in Henry C. Burr’s student file. They contain information regarding Henry C. Burr’s activities as a minister and college professor, his marriage to Nina Hawkins, and his and Nina’s deaths.
Series 2. Lectures and Essays, 1914, undated (2 vols.)
This series consists of two volumes, one of which is an essay entitled “Metaphysics.” The second volume contains numerous American history lecture outlines presumably from Burr’s tenure as Professor of History either at Baldwin Wallace College, 1913-14, or Mt. Union-Scio College, 1913-18.
Series 3. Sermons and Talks, 1904-ca. 1940, undated
By far the bulk of the collection is located in Series 3. Burr’s handwritten sermon notes are arranged chronologically and consist of 23 volumes of lined composition books. The inventory provides a complete listing of the volumes included in this collection. A majority of the sermons include a Biblical quote followed by either a detailed outline or the entire composed sermon. In some cases a list of the churches or other groups to which the sermon was delivered and the dates of composition and delivery are included. Many of the sermons are revised with a reference to the revised version in a later volume; others appear to be unfinished. Also, interspersed among the sermons are occasional lectures—especially volumes 21 to 23 and the unnumbered volume—which may have been Burr’s lectures written during his teaching positions at Baldwin Wallace and Mt. Union-Scio.
Five handwritten addresses complete this series. The addresses are written for a variety of events: a library dedication, a Men’s Class Dinner, and three graduation addresses for Kinsman, Ohio—and possibly Rocky Road, Ohio—High School.
Date Acquired: 03/19/1971
Languages: English [eng]
The papers of Henry Clarence Burr document his theological beliefs and his service as a Methodist Episcopal minister. His voluminous sermons—there are at least 150 separate sermons present in his volumes—are an example of his life’s major vocation. A few documents exist from his time as a college professor of history either at Baldwin Wallace College, 1913-14, or Mt. Union-Scio College, 1913-18, but are limited to a thin volume of American history lecture outlines and some miscellaneous lectures interspersed among his sermon notes.
Aside from these two vocations, though, little information exists here concerning Burr’s life with the exception of his second marriage and death which are covered by newspaper clippings in the Biographical File.
Acquisition Source:
Oberlin College Library
Acquisition Method:
Transfer.
Related Materials:
Student files of Henry Clarence Burr, Josephine Paige Burr, and Henry Leonard Burr (RG 28). Case file of Henry Clarence Burr (RG 30/51).
Finding Aid Revision History:
Processed by Elizabeth Brinkman and Jonathon Thurn.
