Scope and Contents
This small collection contains items relating to Charles Winslow Burpee and to Yale College. Included are two undated letters to Burpee from friends and five communications concerning Skull and Bones. There is also a photograph of Skull and Bones members dating around 1883 and two impressions of the Skull and Bones seal. The remainder of the collection consists of Yale memorabilia such as programs, football tickets, Yale pins and other souvenir objects.
Dates
- 1872-1914
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
The materials are open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of this collection are in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use. Copyright status for other collection materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Mrs. Stiles Burpee, 1982; and Richard Guarelia, 1995.
Arrangement
Arranged by record type.
Extent
0.25 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Overview
Largely Yale memorabilia including programs, pins, and a model of the Yale fence. Also in the Charles Winslow Burpee collection are photographs of members of Skull and Bones ca. 1883 and related memorabilia.
Biographical / Historical
Charles W. Burpee: Yale, B.A., 1883; editor of Waterbury American (Ct.), 1883-1891; of Bridgeport Standard (Ct.), 1891-1895; of Hartford Courant, 1895-1904; with Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance Company 1904-1935; literary editor, Hartford Times, 1930-1935; author of books on Connecticut history.
- Title
- Guide to the Charles Winslow Burpee Collection
- Status
- Under Revision
- Author
- compiled by Janet Elaine Gertz
- Date
- January 1983
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Created In Accordance With Manuscripts And Archives Processing Manual
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Part of the Manuscripts and Archives Repository
Contact:
Yale University Library
P.O. Box 208240
New Haven CT 06520-8240 US
(203) 432-1735
(203) 432-7441 (Fax)
beinecke.library@yale.edu
Yale University Library
P.O. Box 208240
New Haven CT 06520-8240 US
(203) 432-1735
(203) 432-7441 (Fax)
beinecke.library@yale.edu
Location
Sterling Memorial Library
Room 147
120 High Street
New Haven, CT 06511