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Henry W. Burma Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MsC0321

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Scope and Contents

Made up mostly of Burma's speeches, this collection also contains some correspondence and some miscellaneous items. Most of Burma's speeches are untitled. In the box list, those entries without brackets or parentheses are to be construed as the title of the speech, taken either from a header on the speech or from a handwritten notation on the verso of the last page of the speech, probably added later. Those entries enclosed in brackets are first lines of the speech. Those entries in parenthesis are descriptors for the contents of the file. The speeches are assumed to be mostly by Burma, but there are some which refer to him in the third person and some which seem to be from the point of view of a woman, possibly Burma's wife. Perhaps he wrote scripts for people who were introducing him, or for his wife to use on the campaign trail.

Dates

  • Creation: 1930-1950

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

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Biographical / Historical

Henry Burma was sheriff of Butler County from 1923 to 1937. He served four terms in the Iowa House of Representatives, from 1937-1945. During his last term, 1943-1945, he was Speaker of the House. He served on the Iowa Board of Control from 1949-1957. In 1944 he ran in the Republican primary in the race for governor, but was defeated by Robert Blue. After this, Burma returned to farming in Butler County. In his later years, he served as a probation officer in Hancock, Mitchell, Winnebago, and Worth counties before he retired.

Burma died December 8, 1974.

Extent

129.00 items

0.50 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Iowa state legislator. Speeches and congratulatory letters on his appointment to theIowa Board of Control.

Method of Acquisition

Gift of Shirley Burma in 1975.

Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
eng

Repository Details

Part of the University of Iowa Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Special Collections Department
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Iowa City IA 52242 IaU
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