Berea College -- Forest -- Indian Fort
Organization
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Wilbur G. Burroughs Papers
Collection
Identifier: RG 09-9.05
Abstract
Wilbur Greeley Burroughs was born in Shortsville, New York on December 7, 1886 to Joseph B. and Emma Greeley Burroughs. Wilbur and his younger brother, Wallace, attended Oberlin where he received his A.B. in 1909 (Phi Beta Kappa) and A.M. in 1911. Burroughs founded the Geology department at Berea College in 1920 and went on to receive his Ph.D. from Cornell University in 1932. In 1927, Burroughs was elected president of the Kentucky Academy of Science.
This collection consists of Burroughs...
Dates:
Other: Majority of material found in 1927-1959