Burdette, Robert J. (Robert Jones), 1844-1914

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American humorist and clergyman.

From the description of Letters, 1877-1914. (University of Iowa Libraries). WorldCat record id: 122561397

American humorist and lecturer.

From the description of ALS, [ca. 1885] Mar. 8, San Francisco, to Thomas G. Gentry. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122540649

Robert Jones Burdette was an American humorist and lecturer. Born in Pennsylvania and raised in Illinois, he served with distinction in the Civil War; after the war, he settled in Iowa, writing a gently humorous column for a local paper. National syndication made him widely popular and paved the way for an enormously successful lecture tour. He toured the country for years, rivalling Mark Twain in popularity; his trademark humorous philosophy, equal parts wit and sentimentality embracing a clear moral purpose, made him one of the most popular humorists of his day.

From the description of Robert J. Burdette poem, 1884 May 13. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 52999953

From the description of Robert J. Burdette letter to My dear boy, circa 1900. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 63173098

Robert Burdette was born in Pennsylvania. His family moved to Peoria, Illinois where he attended school. During the Civil War he served with an Illinois regiment. After the war he returned to Peoria to begin a newspaper career. In 1872 Burdette became the city editor of the Burlington (Iowa) Hawk-eye newspaper. After several years with the Hawk-eye he went to work for the Brooklyn (New York) Eagle. Later in life he moved to Pasadena, California. He was a well known lecturer, author and humorist and contributed to numerous magazines and newspapers.

From the description of Robert J. Burdette diary, 1900 July 3-1901 March 13. (Iowa Sate Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 182847742

Humorist, author, lecturer.

From the description of Papers, 1883, 1895. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122480029

From the guide to the Robert J. Burdette letters, 1883-1895, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections)

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referencedIn Black Stone Press : papers and ephemera, 1974-1996 Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
creatorOf Burdette, Robert Jones, Jr. Correspondence of Edward D. Freeman, 1935-39 [manuscript] Haverford College Library
creatorOf Burdette, Robert J. (Robert Jones), 1844-1914. Robert J. Burdette diary, 1900 July 3-1901 March 13. Iowa State Historical Society
referencedIn Charles Follen Adams papers, 1857-1917. Houghton Library
creatorOf Burdette, Robert J. (Robert Jones), 1844-1914. Robert J. Burdette letter to My dear boy, circa 1900. Pennsylvania State University Libraries
creatorOf Burdette, Robert J. (Robert Jones), 1844-1914. Papers, 1883, 1895. Harold B. Lee Library
creatorOf Burdette, Robert J. (Robert Jones), 1844-1914. Poem by Robert Jones Burdette [manuscript], 1890. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Burdette, Robert J. (Robert Jones), 1844-1914. Robert J. Burdette poem, 1884 May 13. Pennsylvania State University Libraries
referencedIn Levy, Edward G. and Hortense R. Collection, 1829-1972 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
creatorOf Burdette, Robert J. (Robert Jones), 1844-1914. Manuscript collection of Robert J. Burdette [manuscript], 1882-1931, and n.d. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Stanford, Leland, 1868-1884. Leland Stanford, Jr. papers, 1871-1893. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
creatorOf Burdette, Robert J. (Robert Jones), 1844-1914. ALS, [ca. 1885] Mar. 8, San Francisco, to Thomas G. Gentry. Rosenbach Museum & Library
referencedIn Howe, E. W. (Edgar Watson), 1853-1937. Edgar Watson Howe papers, 1872-1960 Houghton Library
referencedIn Charles E.L. Wingate papers, 1821-1919 (bulk 1892-1898) Houghton Library
referencedIn Koch, Peter Rutledge. Black Stone Press and Peter Koch, Printer : broadsides and ephemera, 1974-2010. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn Autograph File, B, ca.1500-1982 Houghton Library
referencedIn Burdette, Clara Bradley, 1855-1954. Papers of Clara Bradley Burdette, 1843-1954. Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
creatorOf Riley, James Whitcomb, 1849-1916. James Whitcomb Riley collection of papers, 1878-[1964] bulk (1878-1915). New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Levy, Edward G.,. Edward G. and Hortense R. Levy Collection, 1829-1972 (inclusive). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
creatorOf Burdette, Robert J. (Robert Jones), 1844-1914. Letter from Robert J. Burdette [manuscript], 1911. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn James Whitcomb Riley collection of papers, 1878-[1964, 1878-1915 The New York Public Library. Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature.
creatorOf Burdette, Robert J. (Robert Jones), 1844-1914. Letters, 1877-1914. University of Iowa Libraries
creatorOf Woman's Christian Temperance Union. [Collection of minor publications of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union]. Yale University Library
creatorOf Robert J. Burdette letters, 1883-1895 L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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correspondedWith Adams, Charles Follen, 1842-1918 person
associatedWith Burdette, Clara Bradley, 1855-1954. person
associatedWith Butler, Ellis Parker, 1869-1937, person
associatedWith Clemens, Samuel Langhorne, 1835-1910. person
associatedWith Dickinson, Lizzie G., person
associatedWith Dorr, Julia C. R. (Julia Caroline Ripley), 1825-1913, person
associatedWith EDWARD G. AND HORTENSE R. LEVY person
associatedWith Fortescue, Grace, d. 1892, person
associatedWith Gentry, Thomas G. (Thomas George), 1843-1905, person
associatedWith Haywood, Oscar, Reverend, person
associatedWith High, Fred, person
correspondedWith Howe, E. W. (Edgar Watson), 1853-1937 person
associatedWith Kinney, William Burnet, person
associatedWith Koch, Peter. person
associatedWith Koch, Peter Rutledge. person
associatedWith Levy, Edward G., person
associatedWith Pond, James B. (James Burton), person
associatedWith Riley, James Whitcomb, 1849-1916. person
associatedWith Stanford, Leland, 1868-1884. person
associatedWith Steele, Fred M., person
associatedWith Wingate, Charles E. L. (Charles Edgar Lewis), b. 1861 person
associatedWith Woman's Christian Temperance Union. corporateBody
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Birth 1844-07-30

Death 1914-11-19

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