William Burgess papers, 1908-1929.

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William Burgess papers, 1908-1929.

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Consists of reports, memoranda, statistics, correspondence, and addresses of Burgess (Princeton Class of 1877), a president (1879-1904) of the International Pottery Company in Trenton, N.J., and of the U.S. Manufacturing Potters' Association.

6.30 cu. ft. (14 boxes)

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International Pottery Company.

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Burgess, William, 1857-1929.

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William Burgess (1857-1929) was a prominent lobbyist and figure in the United States pottery industry around the turn of the century. Burgess was born in Brooklyn, New York on January 18, 1857. He received a B.S. from Princeton in 1877 after which he enrolled at the College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York, initially planning on pursuing a career in medicine. He was forced to leave medical school after becoming seriously ill. He then chose to enter the family business of potte...