James Wakefield Burke, Of a Strange Woman manuscript,
Abstract
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- James Wakefield Burke, Of a Strange Woman manuscript,
- Date
- 1955
- Creator
- Burke, James Wakefield
- Extent
- 0.23 Cubic feet
- Subjects
- American literature--20th century.
- Journalism--Political aspects.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- Arrangement
- The manuscript Of a Strange Woman is followed by the correspondence.
- Preferred Citation
- 55M49 : [identification of item], James Wakefield Burke, Of A Strange Woman manuscript, 1955, University of Kentucky Special Collections.
- Repository
- University of Kentucky
Collection Overview
- Biography / History
- James Wakefield Burke lived for most of his professional life in Germany. Before leaving the United States, he wrote for Esquire magazine in the 1930s. From 1945-1946 he was a war correspondent in Berlin and later became the staff correspondent in Berlin for the Indianapolis News. Burke attended the University of Tennessee for his undergraduate degree, taking his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees at the University of Southern California and Chicago, respectively.
- Scope and Content
- James Wakefield Burke, Of a Strange Woman manuscript includes the manuscript and an accompanying letter from Burke to Lawrence S. Thompson, Director of Libraries at the University of Kentucky.
Restrictions on Access and Use
- Conditions Governing Access
- Collection is open to researchers by appointment.
- Use Restrictions
- The physical rights to the materials in this collection are held by the University of Kentucky Special Collections.
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