Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
| Title | Edmund Cody Burnett papers, 1765-1967 |
|---|---|
| Span Dates | 1765-1967 |
| Bulk Dates | (bulk 1907-1936) |
| ID No. | MSS14399 |
| Creator | Burnett, Edmund Cody, 1864-1949 |
| Extent | 21,550 items |
| Extent | 63 containers |
| Extent | 25.2 linear feet |
| Language | Collection material in English |
| Location | Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
| Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009146 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm88014399 |
| Summary | Historian, editor, and educator. Correspondence, memoranda, drafts of writings, speeches, notes, research material, financial records, legal papers, and a project file from Burnett's work as editor of Letters of Members of the Continental Congress, published from 1921 to 1936; including also material on the Burnett family and farm in Tennessee, original and edited Civil War correspondence of the Burnett, Cody, Lightfoot, and McGarity families; and a translation of a cipher used by the Lee family of Virginia. |