Title and statement of responsibility area
Title proper
Virgil Burnett fonds : accruals.
Title notes
- Source of title proper: Title based on contents of the fonds.
Level of description
Accession
Reference code
Dates of creation area
Date(s)
Physical description area
Physical description
83 cm of textual records
10 collages : newspaper clippings and construction paper ; 52 x 38 cm or smaller
23 prints : b&w and col. ; 26 x 14 cm
Archival description area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Born in Kansas in 1928, Virgil Burnett was an author, illustrator, and instructor whose work has been widely published in North America and Europe. He received his undergraduate education at Columbia University in New York, where he studied with Edward ... »
Scope and content
Accrual consists of materials created and accumulated by Virgil Burnett that relate to his professional and personal life. Includes correspondence to and from Burnett, artworks and writings by Burnett and others, materials relating to the creation and ... »
Notes area
Immediate source of acquisition
Donated by Virgil Burnett between 2009-2012.
Arrangement
The series structure follows that of the original finding aid so not all series numbers appear.
Arranged in series as follows:
- 1.6. Pasdeloup Press ;
- 3.1. Correspondence : Received ;
- 3.2. Correspondence from Virgil Burnett to Others ;
- 4.2. Works ... »
Language of material
- English
- French
Restrictions on access
Some records restricted in series 3.2.
Physical description
Some material is oversized.
Access points
Subject access points
Name access points
- University of Waterloo (Subject)
Control area
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Description by Jessica Blackwell, Fall 2012.