Carl Burger (1888-1967) was an artist
and writer of children’s books about animals and natural history. This
collection, which includes drafts, research notes and correspondence as well as
numerous original illustrations, reflects his talent as an illustrator and his
love of the outdoors.
Repository:
University of Oregon Libraries
Special Collections & University
Archives
Funding for encoding this finding
aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the
Humanities.
Biographical Note
Carl Burger was born June 18th 1888 in Maryville Tennessee to Joseph
Burger ( a banker) and Elizabeth (Knox) Burger. He attended Maryville College
in Maryville Tennessee and Stanford University. He received his Bachelor of
Archeology from Cornell University. He also studied at the School of Museum of
Fine Arts in Boston for three years. He married Margaret Rothery in September
18th, 1920 and they had one child. He served in the military from 1917 to 1920
and earned the rank of Captain. He was a member of the American Museum of
Natural History, the New York Zoological Society and the Cornell Club of New
York. He died December 1967.
Carl Burger began his career as an artist as the Art Director for the
advertising firm of N.W. Ayer and Sons in Philadelphia. In addition to writing
and illustrating his own books, he illustrated many books and magazines and
created large murals for the Bronx Zoo and the New York Aquarium.
Content Description
The collection contains manuscripts, published books, numerous
illustrations. Also included are manuscripts in their various stages of
publication, correspondence, and miscellaneous material pertaining to the
publication of manuscripts.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Access :
Collection is open to the public.
Collection must be used in Special Collections & University
Archives Reading Room.
Restrictions on Use :
Property rights reside with Special Collections & University
Archives, University of Oregon Libraries. Copyright resides with the creators
of the documents or their heirs. All requests for permission to publish or
quote from manuscripts must be submitted to the Manuscripts Librarian in
Special Collections & University Archives. The reader must also obtain
permission of the copyright holder.
Preferred Citation :
[Identification of item], Carl Burger Papers, Ax 577, Special
Collections & University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries, Eugene,
Oregon.
Administrative Information
Arrangement :
Collection is organized into the following series:
Manuscripts
Illustrations for
Beaver Skins and Mountain Men
Miscellaneous material for
Beaver Skins and Mountain Men
Maps
Published work
Processing Note :
Collection processed by processing staff.
Detailed Description of the Collection
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in
the collection.
Manuscript
Container(s)
Description
Dates
Box
Folder
1
1
Beaver Skins and Mountain Men, New
York, Dutton, 1968
1968
1
1
Beaver Skins and Mountain Men,
second draft, carbon with numerous holograph and pasted-up revisions, 189
p.
#3 pencil drawing (unfinished)
cross section through beaver lodge, pond and dam, 8 x 24
1
Paste up of book
cover
1
Pencil drawing cross section of
beaver lodge and dam
February 1968
1
Cross section through beaver
lodge and dam
1
Drawing of bull moose eating and
watching canoes go by, 9 3/4 x 13 1/2 (small proof taped on back
1
Pencil drawing of American flag
fort building with Indian teepees in front. Titled: A Permanent Trading Post
(Fort Laramie), 8 1/4 x 13 1/2
1
Pencil drawing of two men front
watching Indians on horseback in background. Titled: IV. The Americans, 8 1/2 x
11 1/2
1
Pencil drawing of two beavers
near tree, titled: I. The Beaver, 9 x 14
1
Pencil drawing, beaver house
section through ice and snow, 3 x 7 1/2
1
Pencil drawing of one large (3")
beaver next to tree stump, beaver carrying stick (7 x 8)
1
Pencil drawing of forefoot,
skull, hindfoot, 4 1/2 x 10
1
Pencil drawing of hats of 17th to
the 19th century, 7 x 11 1/2
1
Pencil drawing of Champlain and
Indians in forest fighting, 8 3/4 x 13 3/4
1
Pencil drawing, portrait of
Samuel de Champlain, canoes in background, 5 1/2 x 12 1/2
1
Pencil drawing of four men in
canoe on rough river, titled: II. The French, 8 1/2 x 12 1/2
1
One pencil drawing on green paper
of white man with Indians in store, 5 x 6 3/4, also includes a
proof
1
Large unfinished pencil drawing
of Jim Bridger in center, horseback riders in background, 5 3/4 x 12 1/2 ,
finished drawing of the same, 5 x 7
1
Pencil drawing of traders and
Indians in Indian village, titled: Rendezvous
1
Pencil drawing of farmer plowing
with two oxen; wife, daughter and dog carrying basket, 8 1/2 x 12 1/2
1
Pencil drawing of sunset over a
wagon train, trapper sitting forward talking to younger men, titled: V. Sunset,
8 1/2 x 12 1/2
1
Pencil drawing, front canoe with
figure- head, two Indians and five white men, in a canyon river, 10 3/4 x 12
3/4
1
Pencil drawing of trapper in
water bending over what must be beaver traps, and on left-hand side an insert
of beaver being caught in trap underwater, 6 3/4 x 11 3/4, proof 4 1/2 x 6 3/4
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online
catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or
places should search the catalog using these headings.
