George Elbert Burr papers
name: label: Creator
content: Burr, George Elbert, 1859-1939
topic: label: Occupation
content: Etchers -- Arizona -- Phoenix
label: Occupation
content: Printmakers -- Arizona -- Phoenix
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The donor, Carolann Smurthwaite, was a friend of Burr. Six sketchbooks by Burr are at the National Museum of American Art.
creator: label: Creator
content: Burr, George Elbert, 1859-1939
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Printmaker and etcher; Phoenix, Ariz.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 3.1 Linear Feet (ca. 3500 items (on 4 microfilm reels))
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1885-1972
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.burrgeor
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Drawings
label: Type
content: Scrapbooks
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reels 2978 thorugh 2981 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Drawings
label: Genre/Form
content: Scrapbooks
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: A family history; income tax records and miscellaneous documents; correspondence, 1885-1939, including letters to Burr family friends the Smurthwaites concerning Burr; clippings and articles; writings; printed material; a scrapbook containing drawings and reproductions of Burr's work; photos of Burr, his family, his studio, subjects, and travels; printed material and photos from an 1891 western tour with President Benjamin Harrison; picture postcards; business records from the Biltmore Gallery, Phoenix, Arizona, and consignment records from Cyrus Boutwell, Denver, Colorado, and the Miller-Sterling Company, Phoenix, Arizona; exhibition catalogues and invitations; two publications illustrated by Burr; an etching, "Arizona Night"; and reproductions of Burr's work. Burr's palette and miscellaneous items have not been microfilmed.