Burns, Robert H. (Robert Homer), 1900-1973

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Wyoming native; head of the Wool Dept., University of Wyoming, Laramie.

From the description of Papers, 1950, 1961. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 13738611

Robert H. Burns was born August 23, 1900 on the Flag Ranch nine miles south of Laramie. He attended the University of Wyoming from 1916-1920 and then obtained his M.A. from Iowa State in 1921 and his Ph.D. in 1931 in Edinburgh, Scotland. He began teaching at the University of Wyoming in 1924 and later served as head of the Wool Department. From 1937-1939 Burns worked with the U.S. Department of Agriculture as a wool shrinkage researcher and senior marketing specialist. In 1946 he was loaned to another college to participate in a mission in China to study carpet-wool. Dr. Burns in 1949 served as consultant to the Iranian government in New York. He had numerous publications over the years, including writing articles for the Laramie Republican-Boomerang on the ranches in Laramie as well as the ranch industry as a whole.

Other publications include Articles and Data on Wyoming Wool, Clean Values from Wool Shrinkage, Relation of Body Surface to Pelt Size in Sheep, Types and Breeds of Sheep, Variation in the Shrinkage of Wyoming Wools, Wyoming University Basketball Records, and The Wyoming Wool-Scouring Plant. He was also the founder of the annual old time ranch tour held in July of each year. Burns died in an automobile accident on June 14, 1973.

From the guide to the Robert H. Burns Papers, 1910-1973, (University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.)

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creatorOf University of Wyoming. Class of 1920. Records, 1915-1970. Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
referencedIn Swan Land and Cattle Company, 1883-1947 Edinburgh University Library
referencedIn University of Wyoming. Dept. of Animal Science records, 1874-1982 Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
creatorOf Robert H. Burns Papers, 1910-1973 Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
creatorOf Burns, Robert H. (Robert Homer), 1900-1973. Papers, 1950, 1961. Denver Public Library, Central Library
creatorOf Burns, Robert H. Articles and data on Wyoming wool / compiled by Robert H. Burns. University of Wyoming, William R. Coe Library
creatorOf Burns, Robert H. Articles on wool and sheep, 1950-1963. University of Wyoming, William R. Coe Library
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associatedWith Albany County Historical Society (Wyo.) corporateBody
associatedWith Bertone, Eugene B. (Eugene Bruno). person
associatedWith Burns, Robert Homer; Gillespie, Andrew Springs person
associatedWith University of Wyoming corporateBody
associatedWith University of Wyoming. Class of 1920. corporateBody
associatedWith University of Wyoming. College of Agriculture. corporateBody
associatedWith University of Wyoming. Dept. of Animal Science corporateBody
associatedWith University of Wyoming. Wool Research Dept. corporateBody
associatedWith War Memorial Stadium (Laramie, Wyo.) corporateBody
associatedWith Wyoming Agricultural Experiment Station. corporateBody
associatedWith Wyoming Union. corporateBody
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Wyoming--Albany County
Wyoming
Albany County (Wyo.)
Wyoming
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Coal strike, Colo.,1913-1914
Ranchers
Ranches
Ranches
Sheep
Stockyards
Wool
Wool
Wool
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Collector
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Birth 1900-08-28

Death 1973-06-14

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