Robert Ignatius Burns papers
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Scope and Contents
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.
Dates
- Creation: 1212 - 2008
Creator
- Burns, Robert I., 1921-2008 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. Advance notice required for access.
Conditions Governing Use
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Manuscripts Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Extent
28 Boxes
Language of Materials
Latin
Catalan; Valencian
Spanish; Castilian
English
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.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
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.
Subject
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern) -- Spain -- Gerona (Province)
- Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern) -- Spain -- Valencia (Region)
- Manuscripts, Medieval -- Spain -- Catalonia
- Manuscripts, Renaissance -- Italy
- Manuscripts, Renaissance -- Spain -- Aragon
- Manuscripts, Renaissance -- Spain -- Catalonia
- Title
- Finding aid for the Robert Ignatius Burns papers.
- Status
- Unprocessed
- Author
- Bo Doub
- Date
- 2021 March
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the USC Libraries Special Collections Repository
Doheny Memorial Library 206
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles California 90089-0189 United States
specol@usc.edu