Burnam/Burnham Collection

Collection

Identifier: 130-79-13

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Burnam/Burnham family papers consist chiefly of private correspondence of the family of William D. and Fidelia Cowan Burnam/Burnham of Union City, Erie County, Pennsylvania. The letters are dated from 1853 through 1870. Early letters are from lumber camps in Michigan, and later from Union City where the family established a lumber and hardware business. Included is a daily diary of William while serving in the Civil War under General Grant in Tennessee.

Dates

1853 - 1876

Conditions Governing Use

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Extent

1.06 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Custodial History

The donor of the Burnam/Burnham Family Papers, Donald Thompson, was a former Vice President for Business Affairs at Slippery Rock University. His first wife was related to the Burnam/Burnham family from Corry, Pennsylvania where they were active in the chair manufacturing and lumber business. The family was buried in Corry.