Burns, Tom, Jr.

Tom Burns, Jr., was a Eugene, Oregon photographer. He studied photography at the University of Oregon and the Eugene Vocational School. Towards the end of his life, he sought a master's degree in Botany at the University of Oregon, focusing on the sequoia tree. Burns died before his thesis was complete, and was awarded the degree posthumously.

From the guide to the Tom Burns, Jr. papers, 1958-1979, (Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries)