Walter Lewis Burns Papers, 1905-1955

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Walter Lewis Burns Papers, 1905-1955

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29 boxes (14.5 linear ft.); 2 oversize boxes

eng,

University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6656744

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Burns, Walter Lewis

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Biography Burns worked at Dawson's Book Shop in Los Angeles; became a photographer, artist, and bibliographer. From the guide to the Walter Lewis Burns Papers, 1905-1955, (University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Dept. of Special Collections.) ...

Dawson's Book Shop

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Ernest Dawson founded Dawson's Book Shop in Los Angeles, CA, in 1905 at 713 South Broadway; Dawson began the store with a purchase of 2,250 books from the Salvation Army at 1 cent apiece, and immediately resold one of them, a book on Indian basketry, for $2.50; issued first rare book catalog in 1907, and with its success, Dawson began to specialize in rare books; the shop moved to 518 South Hill St. in 1908; Dawson made his first business trip to London in 1911, beginning a long series of buying...