Edward H. and Jennie V. Burger family papers
Scope and Contents
These family papers include letters between Edward Burger and Jennie Gabie before they married, family letters, young Ethel’s letters to “Papa”, references to Burger businesses “Burger & Myer Soaps”, “Burger & Burger Fuel and Feed”; a patent by Edward called Perfect Pencil Pockets; family photographs, and portrait photographs showing the three children from infancy to adulthood. Ethel Louise Burger Carrillo (1890-1963), or her family, had kept these papers.
Dates
- 1877-1963
Creator
- Burger, Edward H. and Jennie V. (Family)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for use in the Kathryn A. Martin Library, Archives and Special Collections.
Conditions Governing Use
This collection may be protected by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S. Code). It is the user's responsibility to verify copyright ownership and to obtain all necessary permissions prior to the reproduction, publication, or other use of any portion of these materials. Researchers may quote from the collection under the fair use provision of the copyright law.
Biographical / Historical
Edward H. Burger and Jennie Viola Gabie were born in New York and married in 1879 in North Brooklyn, New York. They lived in Duluth from about 1884 until 1900, living at 5523 London Road [1896] and 1120 East Third street [1900]. Sons Edward, Jr., and A. Irving remained in Duluth until 1904 and 1908. After four years in North Carolina, Edward, Jennie and their daughter Ethel moved to California in 1904. All of their children lived in California by 1908.
Duluth’s notable resident, reformer and women’s rights advocate, Sarah Burger Stearns (1836-1904), was the aunt of Edward H. Burger. Edward G. and William R. Burger each boarded with Judge Ozora and Sarah Burger Stearns from 1884-1890 at 1105 London Road. One presumes these men are family of Sarah. For a number of years, Sarah and Ozora Stearns wintered in California for Ozora’s health. They moved to San Diego, California in 1895 for the health of her husband, but Judge Ozora P. Stearns died there a year later. Sarah also died in California but, she and Ozora are buried in Duluth.
Extent
6.00 Linear Inches
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
These family papers include letters between Edward Burger and Jennie Gabie before they married, family letters, young Ethel’s letters to “Papa”, references to Burger businesses “Burger & Myer Soaps”, “Burger & Burger Fuel and Feed”; a patent by Edward called Perfect Pencil Pockets; family photographs, and portrait photographs showing the three children from infancy to adulthood. Ethel Louise Burger Carrillo (1890-1963), or her family, had kept these papers.
Physical Location
This collection is located at the University of Minnesota Duluth Archives. For more information about this collection or to make an appointment, contact us at libarchives@d.umn.edu or 218-726-8526.
- Business Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Families Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Letters Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Photographs Subject Source: Local sources
- Stearns, Sarah Burger
- Title
- Guide to the Edward H. and Jennie V. Burger family papers
- Author
- Finding Aid Authors: P. Maus.
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Collecting Area Details
Contact The University of Minnesota Duluth Archives and Special Collections Collecting Area
Kathryn A. Martin Library
University of Minnesota Duluth
416 Library Drive
Duluth MN 55812-3001
(218) 726-8526
libarchives@d.umn.edu
