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Vincent Godfrey Burns Papers

An inventory of his papers at Syracuse University


Finding aid created by: MRC
Date: 9 Apr 2010



Biographical History

Vincent Godfrey Burns (1893-1979) was a minister and Poet Laureate of Maryland.

Born in Brooklyn, New York in 1893, Burns graduated from Pennsylvania State College (1916), Harvard University (1917), Union Theological Seminary (1922), and Columbia University (1925) with a post-graduate study degree. He wrote a sequel to his older brother Robert Elliot Burns important book I Am a Fugitive From a Georgia Chain Gang, which details the elder Burns experiences as a convict in the Georgia penal system and his escape. In 1962 he was appointed Poet Laureate of Maryland, a post he held until his death.


Scope and Contents of the Collection

The Vincent Godfrey Burns Papers consists of printed materials and writings.

Printed materials consist of flyers and programs for poetry readings and town halls featuring Burns as speaker.

Writings contains newspaper articles, a galley, a teleplay, and a hand-written draft for an unpublished book about new information on the Lindbergh kidnapping.


Arrangement of the Collection

The collection is arrangement alphabetically.


Restrictions

Access Restrictions:

The majority of our archival and manuscript collections are housed offsite and require advanced notice for retrieval. Researchers are encouraged to contact us in advance concerning the collection material they wish to access for their research.

Use Restrictions:

Written permission must be obtained from SCRC and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.


Related Material

Books donated as part of the collection have been transferred to Rare Books for cataloguing. Please refer to Libraries Search to locate these items.


Subject Headings

Persons

Burns, Vincent Godfrey, 1893-1979.

Subjects

Poets laureate -- Maryland.
Poets, American.

Genres and Forms

Drafts (documents)
Fliers (printed matter)
Galley proofs.
Manuscripts for publication.
Programs (documents)

Occupations

Poets.

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

Vincent Godfrey Burns Papers,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries

Acquisition Information

Purchase, 1969.


Table of Contents

Printed material

Writings


Inventory