June and Farrar Burn Papers 1888-1992 1921-1969

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June and Farrar Burn Papers 1888-1992 1921-1969

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The June and Farrar Burn Papers at the Center for Pacific Northwest Studies comprises an assortment of writings, correspondence, and photographs that reflect the lives of proud Puget Sound residents, June and Farrar Burn. The collection includes stories and correspondence from both June and Farrar that range from their adventures in Alaska in 1921 to their semi-retirement in Florida and Arkansas in the 1960s.

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Western Washington University Heritage Resources

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Burn, Farrar

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June Burn was born Inez Chandler Harris on June 19, 1893, in Anniston, Alabama. She was hired as a staff writer for McCall’s Magazine in 1917, which sparked her interest in writing. June met Farrar Burn (born September 22, 1888) while living in a cabin near Washington, D.C., and the two were wed in 1919. Because of their mutual love of nature and disregard for the routines of a workaday world, the couple chose to try and find their own island to homestead – a choice that...

Burn, Bob (South)

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Burn, June, 1893-1969

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June and Farrar Burn met in Washington, D.C., were married in 1919, and moved to the Puget Sound area where they lived in Bellingham, Washington, on Waldron Island, and in Seattle. The couple was known for their unconventional and simple lifestyle. June was a writer and a teacher, working a short time at the University of Washington. Farrar was a song writer and musician, and in 1928 he and his family traveled across the country to promote and sell his music. Farrar buil...

Burn, North

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