Edgar White Burrill scrapbooks, 1934-1945

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Summary

Creators:
Burrill, Edgar White, 1883-1958
Abstract:
Four scrapbooks that consist of newspaper clippings, photographs, pamphlets, correspondence and related material of Minister Edgar White Burrill's activites within the New Thought movement.
Extent:
4.7 linear feet (4 flat oversize boxes)
Language:
and The collection is in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of Item], Edgar White Burrill scrapbooks, 1934-1945, ARC Mss 81. Department of Special Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of four scrapbooks, dating from 1934 to 1945, pertaining to Edgar White Burrill's role in the Church of Divine Science as well as the activities and philosophies of the New Thought movement. The scrapbooks contain newspaper clippings, photographs, correspondence, programs, pamphlets, and other ephemera.

Biographical / historical:

Edgar White Burrill (1883-1958) prior to the 1930s was known for his literary endeavors, which included teaching at Columbia and Northwestern Universities, publishing book reviews and plays, and running the Literary Vesper series of lectures held at New York City's Town Hall. Burrill also gave dramatic readings on radio. By the 1930s, however, Burrill became interested in the principles of Divine Science epoused by Emmet Fox and other New Thought ministers. Attracted to the New Thought beliefs, Burrill traveled to Denver, Colorado to study and eventually become ordained to the ministery.

In 1934, while traveling and lecturing, Burill became the acting minister of the First Divine Church in Denver. By 1937 Burrill had moved to Buffalo, New York, and became leader of the Buffalo Unity Society. In early 1942, a schism occurred, and Burrill left the Unity Society to found the Buffalo Truth Center/Church of the New Age.

Arrangement:

The scrapbooks are arranged in chronological order.

Accruals:

Purchased by Special Research Collections, 2016.

Physical location:
Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Department of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of Item], Edgar White Burrill scrapbooks, 1934-1945, ARC Mss 81. Department of Special Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Location of this collection:
UC Santa Barbara Library
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9010, US
Contact:
(805) 893-3062
special@library.ucsb.edu
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