Bill Burk, class of 1930, papers
Scope and Contents Note
This collection contains a reminiscence of Bill’s sports career at Washington College, a 1984 letter from Fred Dumschott regarding the reminiscence and recommending Burk for the College’s Hall of Fame, a program from a 1938 Testimonial Dinner for Burk, clippings regarding his career in sports, a patch of the College seal, and a copy of George Washington’s Speeches and Letters.
Dates
- Creation: 1938-1984
Access restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Publication rights
Copyright has not been assigned to Washington College. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Archives and Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Washington College as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.
Biographical Information
William Joseph “Red” Burk (1906-1992) was born September 25 in Media, Pennsylvania to William Burk, Jr (1878-1962) and Rebecca Hickey Burke (1881-1955). After graduating from Chester High School, he came to Washington College. At Washington College, he lettered in football, basketball, and baseball. He was also class president, involved with numerous clubs, and a writer for both the Collegian and the Pegasus. He was a bit of a troublemaker, earning himself some mentions in President Titsworth’s discipline files. After graduating in 1930 he returned to Chester, writing for the local paper. In the 1950s he moved to Phoenix, Arizona to write for The Arizona Republic, while there he also made a brief foyer into politics. Bill married Ruth Dehner (1914-1979) in February of 1932, and they had one son together. Burk passed away on July 18, 1992.
Extent
.05 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Physical and technical access restrictions
None.
- Title
- Finding Aid to the Bill Burk, Class of 1930, Papers
- Author
- L. Sheldon
- Date
- 2024
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Description is in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Washington College Archives & Special Collections Repository
300 Washington Avenue
Chestertown MD 21620