Burt, S. W. (Silas Wright), 1830-1912
Variant namesRailroad engineer and civil service reformer, New York State and elsewhere.
From the description of An ancestral quest, ms., 1887 / by Silas W. Burt. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58660732
From the description of My personal reminiscences, ms., 1883 Sept.-1911 Nov. 1. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58660734
Railroad engineer, civil service reformer.
From the description of Correspondence, 1870-1910. (New York University). WorldCat record id: 58660736
Silas Wright Burt (1830-1912) was an American civil engineer, militia officer, and promoter of the merit system in the civil service. He served as a colonel and Assistant Inspector General in the New York State militia, Chief Examiner of the New York State Civil Service Commission from 1883 to 1885, and Commissioner from 1895 to 1900. He was an officer and founder of the Civil Reform Association of New York and the National Civil Service Reform League.
From the guide to the Silas W. Burt papers, 1886-1900, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.)
Silas Wright Burt (1830-1912) was an American civil engineer, militia officer, and promoter of the merit system in the civil service.
He served as a colonel and Assistant Inspector General in the New York State militia, Chief Examiner of the New York State Civil Service Commission from 1883 to 1885, and Commissioner from 1895 to 1900. He was an officer and founder of the Civil Reform Association of New York and the National Civil Service Reform League.
From the description of Silas W. Burt papers, 1886-1900. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 144652190
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| referencedIn | Century Company records | New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division | |
| creatorOf | Burt, S. W. (Silas Wright), 1830-1912. My personal reminiscences, ms., 1883 Sept.-1911 Nov. 1. | New-York Historical Society | |
| creatorOf | Burt, S. W. (Silas Wright), 1830-1912. An ancestral quest, ms., 1887 / by Silas W. Burt. | New-York Historical Society | |
| referencedIn | Garrison family papers, 1801-1948 (inclusive), 1840-1907 (bulk). | Houghton Library | |
| creatorOf | Silas W. Burt papers, 1886-1900. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| referencedIn | Charles Eliot Norton papers | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | Oswald Garrison Villard papers | Houghton Library | |
| creatorOf | Burt, S. W. (Silas Wright), 1830-1912. Correspondence, 1870-1910. | Churchill County Museum | |
| creatorOf | Silas W. Burt papers, 1886-1900 | New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division | |
| referencedIn | Learned Hand papers | Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138 |
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Person
Birth 1830-04-05
Death 1912-11-30
