Papers, 1875-1969 (inclusive).

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Papers, 1875-1969 (inclusive).

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Contains correspondence, reports, lecture notes, examinations, newspaper clippings, publications, photographs, and a scrapbook. Papers document Burton's interests in foreign education and missions, and national religious organizations. Material also relates to the University of Chicago, including the New Testament Department, the Divinity School, the Council Committee on Buildings and Grounds, and the Quarter Centennial Celebration. Organizations represented include the American Baptist Foreign Mission Society, the Rockefeller Foundation, the China Educational Commission, the Northern Baptist Convention, the Oriental Educational Commission, Young Men's Christian Association, Waseda University, and others. Also includes letters of condolence upon Burton's death. There are no papers relating to Burton's presidency at the University of Chicago.

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