https://digitalcollections.eku.edu/files/original/56bb612f031616026cf87b24d53e52c4.jpg 07528a2f1555e61ca874459b5e8ff1cd Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Burnam, Curtis Field Papers Description An account of the resource Curtis Field Burnam was a well-respected lawyer, judge, and statesman from Richmond, KY. He was a refined orator, as well, and numerous items in the collection are copies of addresses and orations which he presented to a variety of audiences. Much of the material has to do with the Civil War in Kentucky and in general. Many aspects of the Civil War, such as secession, abolition, and slavery, are reflected in the collection via newspaper articles, correspondence, and addresses. His daughter, Lucia Burnam, also has material in the collection such as her personal diary, passport, and a memoir in which she recounts the events surrounding the Battle of Richmond.<br /><br />Only a portion of this collection has been digitized. See the <a href="http://ekufindingaids.libraryhost.com/index.php?p=collections/controlcard&amp;id=274">Finding Aid</a> for a description of the entire collection. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1803-1942 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <span>Contact&nbsp;</span><a href="mailto:archives.library@eku.edu">Special Collections and Archives</a><span>, Crabbe Library, Eastern Kentucky University for reproductions, rights and permission to publish.</span> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource correspondence photograph news clipping scrapbook certificate speech publication pamphlet poetry flyer Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource text image Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2013A001 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Curtis F. Burnam from R.N. Roark Description An account of the resource A scrapbook page with a letter from Roark, president of the new Eastern Normal School in Richmond, KY talks about the importance of education for Kentucky and how the opening of the new schools marks a new era in education in Kentucky. Also on the page is a short news clipping with a description of the furnishings of an unidentified room. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Burnam, Curtis Field Papers Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1906-11-08 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource correspondence news clipping Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2013a001-b2-f1-p094 education Ruric N. Roark