Burns (Robert Ignatius) papers, 1212-2008

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Summary

Title:
Robert Ignatius Burns papers
Dates:
1212-2008
Creators:
Burns, Robert I., 1921-2008
Abstract:
The Robert Ignatius Burns papers contain three boxes of Burns' personal papers, four boxes of his collected manuscripts, and 21 boxes of his collected pamphlets. The manuscripts date between 1212 and 1608. The majority of the manuscripts originate from Spain and are written in Latin or Catalan, but one manuscript is from Rome. Robert Ignatius Burns (1921-2008) was a scholar of medieval history who taught at the University of San Francisco and the University of California Los Angeles.
Extent:
12.38 Linear Feet 28 boxes
Language:
Latin Catalan; Valencian Spanish; Castilian English
Preferred citation:

[Box/folder no. or item name], Robert Ignatius Burns papers, Collection no. 0595, Boeckmann Center for Iberian and Latin American Studies, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California

Background

Scope and content:

The Robert Ignatius Burns papers contain three boxes of Burns' personal papers, four boxes of his collected manuscripts, and 21 boxes of his collected pamphlets. The manuscripts date between 1212 and 1608. The majority of the manuscripts originate from Spain and are written in Latin or Catalan, but one manuscript is from Rome. Robert Ignatius Burns (1921-2008) was a scholar of medieval history who taught at the University of San Francisco and the University of California Los Angeles.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Robert Ignatius Burns, 2008.
Processing information:

The Robert Ignatius Burns papers are mostly unprocessed. Burns' collected manuscripts were described at the item level in 2016. See the digital object record linked to this finding aid under "Digital Material" for a PDF version of the spreadsheet that describes the manuscripts in detail. Burns' personal papers and collected pamphlets have been rehoused in acid-free boxes, but require further description and processing.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Bo Doub
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-12-01 15:26:45 -0800 .

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Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

[Box/folder no. or item name], Robert Ignatius Burns papers, Collection no. 0595, Boeckmann Center for Iberian and Latin American Studies, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California

Location of this collection:
Special Collections
Doheny Memorial Library, Room 209
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189, US
Contact:
(213) 740-5900
specol@usc.edu
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