University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Archives Department.

Robert Burns Club of Milwaukee.

Records, 1986-[ongoing].

UWM Manuscript Collection  196

1.2 cubic ft. (3 archives boxes)



ABSTRACT:   Records of a non-profit social and literary club dedicated to preserving the living memory of the 18th century Scottish poet and songwriter Robert Burns. In addition to its monthly gatherings where members met to discuss the poet's life and works, the club engaged in a variety of social activities. It hosted an annual supper celebrating the poet's birthday, participated in the annual Milwaukee Highland Games, and conducted seminars on the cooking of haggis, a traditional Scottish dish. In 1992 the club published a collection of essays, songs, and poems titled Mither Wit and Native Fire: The Genius of Robert Burns. In 1994 the club hosted the General Meeting of the North American Association of Federated Burnsians (NAAFB) at Carroll College in Waukesha, Wisconsin. That same year, the club was involved in renovating the Robert Burns Monument at Burns Commons, Knapp Street and Prospect Avenue, Milwaukee. The collection documents all of these activities. Records include meeting minutes, monthly newsletters, correspondence, photographs, song books, and newspaper clippings. The collection also contains an incomplete run of two periodicals published by the Robert Burns World Federation: the Burns Chronicle and The Burnsian.

ACCESS RESTRICTIONS: There are no access restrictions on the materials, and the collection is open to all members of the public in accordance with state law. However, the researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming with the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright which may be involved in the use of this collection (Wisconsin Statutes 19.21-19.39).

ARRANGEMENT: The collection is arranged alphabetically by subject, then chronologically.

ADMINISTRATIVE HISTORY:    William Kerr founded the Robert Burns Club of Milwaukee in October 1986.  The club joined the Robert Burns World Federation in 1987.  In 1988, the club joined the North American Association of Federated Burnsians (NAAFB), which was eventually re-named the Robert Burns Association of North America (RBANA).  

See also the Robert Burns Club of Milwaukee Web site at: www.milwburnsclub.org 

COLLECTION CITATION: This collection should be cited as:

Robert Burns Club of Milwaukee. Records, 1986-[ongoing]. UWM Manuscript Collection 196. University Manuscript Collection. Archives. UWM Libraries. University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee.

RELATED COLLECTIONS:

Literary Association of Wisconsin (Milwaukee, Wis.). Records, 1987-1996. (Milwaukee Manuscript Collection AC)

Milton Society of America. Records, 1942-[ongoing]. (UWM Manuscript Collection 104)

ACQUISITION:  The Robert Burns Club of Milwaukee donated the collection in four separate accessions during April and May 2003 (accession numbers 2002-083, 2002-085, 2002-086, and 2002-092).  Two other small folders of materials were donated in September 2003 (accessions 2003-010 and 2003-016).

PROCESSING: Bill Fliss processed the collection at the Archives from June to August 2003.  Christel Maass added the 2003-010 and 2003-016 accessions to the collection in September 2003.

MARC RECORD SEARCH TERMS: The following terms were used in the online bibliographic MARC record to this collection:

UWM MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION 196 BOX FOLDER
Burns Chronicle, Vol. 98, 1989 1 1
Burns Chronicle, Vol. 100, 1991 1 2
Burns Chronicle, Vols. 1-2 (New Series), 1991-1992  1 3
Burns Chronicle, Vols. 3-4 (New Series), 1993-1994 1 4
Burns Monument, Knapp Street and Prospect Avenue, 1987-2002  1 5
The Burnsian, 1991-1997 1 6
Certificates and Forms, 1986-2002 1 7
Constitution and Rules, 1986-1997 1 8
Correspondence, Burns Federation, 1986-2000 1 9
Correspondence, General, 1986-2002 1 10
Correspondence, Members, 1986-2002 1 11
Correspondence, North American Association of Federated Burnsians (NAAFB), 1988-2002 1 12
Correspondence, Other Burns Clubs, 1987-1998 2 1
Correspondence and Editing Committee Minutes, Mither Wit & Native Fire: The Genius of Robert Burns, 1989-1993 2 2
Dinner Programs, 1988-2003 2 3
Donations, 1987-2001 2 4
Meeting Materials, 1989, 1995, undated 2 5
Membership Lists, 1986-2003 2 6
Minutes, Committee Meetings, 1986-2002 2 7
Minutes, General Membership Meetings, 1986-1994 2 8
Minutes, General Membership Meetings, 1995-2002 2 9
Newsletters, 1986-1989 2 10
Newsletters, 1990-1993 2 11
Newsletters, 1994-1997 3 1
Newsletters, 1998-2002 3 2
Newspaper Clippings, 1987-2002 3 3
North American Association of Federated Burnsians (NAAFB), General Meeting, 1994 3 4
Photographs, Community Events, 1992-1993, 2003, undated 3 5
Photographs, Dinners and Meetings, 1987-2002 3 6
Robert Burns Biographical Information, undated 3 7
Song Books/Music, undated 3 8

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