Burk, William R.

Dates:

Active 1997

Active 2009

Biographical notes:

"Bill" Burk, retired, botany librarian at the John N. Couch Biology Library, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

From the description of Bill Burk collection of letters and photographs from Sherwin Carlquist, 1997-2009. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 642214261

William (Bill) Burk is a retired botany librarian, formerly at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

From the description of William R. Burk papers, 2005-2008. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 659527932

William R. "Bill" Burk was the former botany librarian at the John N. Couch Biology Library at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

From the guide to the Bill Burk collection of letters and photographs from Sherwin Carlquist, 1997-2009, (David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University)

William (Bill) Burk is a retired botany librarian, formerly at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is also the historian for the North Carolina Academy of Science.

His mother, Lillian Marie Renstrom Burk, spent most of her life and career as a cook in Norwalk, CT. After retirement, she moved to Chapel Hill, North Carolina, in 1983, to be closer to her son. After a stroke in 2005, she became a resident of Chapel Hill Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center. She died peacefully on April 5, 2008.

From the guide to the William R. Burk Papers, 2005-2010, (David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University)