Overview of the Collection
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Repository Name:
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University of Oregon Libraries
Special Collections & University
Archives
1299 University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403-1299 USA
URL: http://libweb.uoregon.edu/speccoll/index.html
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Collection Number:
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Ax
577
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Creator:
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Burger,
Carl, 1888-1967
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Title:
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Carl Burger Papers
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Dates:
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1960-1969 (inclusive)
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Quantity:
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2 linear feet
1 container
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Languages:
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Collection materials are in
English.
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Summary:
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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.
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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.
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
Administrative Information
Processing Note Collection processed by processing staff.
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.
Subjects
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.
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| Burger,
Carl |
| Authors, American--20th
century |
| Children's literature,
American--Authorship |
| Illustrators--United
States |
| Book
illustrations |
Detailed Description of the Collection
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in
the collection.
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Manuscript
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Container(s)
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Description
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Dates
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Beaver Skins and Mountain Men, New
York, Dutton, 1968
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1968 |
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Beaver Skins and Mountain Men,
second draft, carbon with numerous holograph and pasted-up revisions, 189
p.
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Illustrations for
Beaver Skins and Mountain
Men
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Container(s)
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Description
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Dates
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Pencil drawing of two
beavers
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#3 pencil drawing (unfinished)
cross section through beaver lodge, pond and dam, 8 x 24
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Paste up of book
cover
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Pencil drawing cross section of
beaver lodge and dam
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February 1968 |
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Cross section through beaver
lodge and dam
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Drawing of bull moose eating and
watching canoes go by, 9 3/4 x 13 1/2 (small proof taped on back
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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
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Pencil drawing of two men front
watching Indians on horseback in background. Titled: IV. The Americans, 8 1/2 x
11 1/2
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Pencil drawing of two beavers
near tree, titled: I. The Beaver, 9 x 14
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Pencil drawing, beaver house
section through ice and snow, 3 x 7 1/2
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Pencil drawing of one large (3")
beaver next to tree stump, beaver carrying stick (7 x 8)
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Pencil drawing of forefoot,
skull, hindfoot, 4 1/2 x 10
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Pencil drawing of hats of 17th to
the 19th century, 7 x 11 1/2
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Pencil drawing of Champlain and
Indians in forest fighting, 8 3/4 x 13 3/4
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Pencil drawing, portrait of
Samuel de Champlain, canoes in background, 5 1/2 x 12 1/2
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Pencil drawing of four men in
canoe on rough river, titled: II. The French, 8 1/2 x 12 1/2
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One pencil drawing on green paper
of white man with Indians in store, 5 x 6 3/4, also includes a
proof
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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
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Pencil drawing of traders and
Indians in Indian village, titled: Rendezvous
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Pencil drawing of farmer plowing
with two oxen; wife, daughter and dog carrying basket, 8 1/2 x 12 1/2
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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
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Pencil drawing, front canoe with
figure- head, two Indians and five white men, in a canyon river, 10 3/4 x 12
3/4
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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
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Miscellaneous material for
Beaver Skins and Mountain
Men
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Container(s)
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Description
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Dates
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Royalty statements, Random House
Inc.
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1960-1967 |
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Correspondence
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1967-1968 |
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Rough draft of manuscript, typed
with holograph revisions, 135p.
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Miscellaneous
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Notebook of holograph research
notes, 246 p.
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Maps
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Container(s)
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Description
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Pencil drawing of map of
Mississippi River and Great Lakes
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Pencil drawing of map of
Missouri, Columbia Rivers with Enlarged inset of Salt Lake with dates of
trappers' rendezvous
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Paste-up of map of Missouri,
Columbia Rivers with Enlarged inset of Salt Lake with dates of trappers'
rendezvous
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Pencil drawing of map of Great
Lakes and Hudson Bay
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Paste-up of map of Mississippi
River from Great Lakes to Gulf of Mexico
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Published work
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Container(s)
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Description
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Washington Roundabout, by Agnes
Rothery, illustrated by Carl Burger, New York, Dodd, Mead and Company, Inc.
1942
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