Burns (E. Bradford) Papers, 1953-1995

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Summary

Title:
E. Bradford Burns papers,
Dates:
1953-1995
Creators:
Burns, E. Bradford
Abstract:
Edward Bradford Burns (1932-1995) was born in Muscatine, Iowa. He was an assistant professor of history at UCLA (1964-67) and professor, UCLA (1969-93). From 1979-1983, he served as the first Dean of the Honors Division in the UCLA College of Letters and Science. The collection consists of manuscripts, typescripts, proofs, notes, lecture notes, subject files, correspondence, conference and student papers, reprints and articles, card files, research files, miscellaneous publications and reports, programs and brochures, clippings, slides, negatives, photographs, microfilm, audiocassettes, and reel-to-reel tapes.
Extent:
39 cartons (58.5 linear ft.) 10 card file boxes 3 oversize boxes
Language:
English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], E. Bradford Burns papers (Collection 497). Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection consists of manuscripts, typescripts, proofs, notes, lecture notes, subject files, correspondence, conference and student papers, reprints and articles, card files, research files, miscellaneous publications and reports, programs and brochures, clippings, slides, negatives, photographs, microfilm, audiocassettes, and reel-to-reel tapes.

Biographical / historical:

Edward Bradford Burns was born on August 28, 1932 in Muscatine, Iowa; BA, University of IA, 1954; MA, Tulane University, 1955; Ph.D, Columbia University, 1964; also studied in Guatemala, Portugal, Venezuela and Brazil; instructor, State University of New York, Buffalo, 1963-64; assistant professor of history at UCLA, 1964-67; associate professor, Columbia University, 1967-69; professor, UCLA, 1969-93; from 1979-1983, he served as the first Dean of the Honors Division in the UCLA College of Letters and Science; his awards include the Order of Rio-Branco (presented by the Brazilian government in 1966), the Bolton Memorial Prize (1967) the Hubert Herring award (1979), and the UCLA Distinguished Teaching award (1987); served as American Historical Association Pacific Coast branch president, 1994; his publications include: The Unwritten Alliance: Rio-Branco and Brazilian-American Relations (1966), A History of Brazil (1970), Latin America: a Concise Interpretive History (1972), Latin American Cinema: Film and History (1975), Teaching Latin American History (1977), The Poverty of Progress: Latin America in the Nineteenth Century (c1980), At War in Nicaragua: the Reagan Doctrine and the Politics of Nostalgia (c. 1987), and Kinship With the Land: Regionalist Thought in Iowa, 1894-1942 (c. 1996); he died on December 19, 1995 in Los Angeles.

Acquisition information:
Gift of David Aguayo.
Processing information:

95% of processing done at Burns's residence by Charlotte Brown and Suzanne Shellaby; 5% done by Shellaby at UCLA.

Physical location:
Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Processed by Charlotte B. Brown and Suzanne Shellaby; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé
Date Prepared:
© 1999
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid derived from database containing container list structure and data, encoding added via MS Access or other database program, 1998 . Frontmatter gathered from MARC record. Supplementary encoding and revision supplied by Caroline Cubé.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Open for research. STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact UCLA Library Special Collections for paging information.

Terms of access:

Property rights to the physical object belong to the UC Regents. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.

Portions of Box 42 and 44 are restricted.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], E. Bradford Burns papers (Collection 497). Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Location of this collection:
A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
Contact:
(310) 825-4988
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