Bibliography: Luther Burbank

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Luther Burbank Bibliography

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Archival

  • Acc. 00.4.7142 Luther Burbank Papers
     
  • Acc. 1 Fair Lane Papers
    • box 14 Loose Notes; Thomas Edison, Luther Burbank, Ralph Waldo Emerson, the Wright brothers, and the Vagabonds
    • box 71 Bur (2 folders; includes cards from the Burbank Family)
    • box 111 "The Vagabonds" and other heroes
    • box 112 Luther Burbank Correspondence with Henry Ford/Clara B. Ford and collected materials (includes memorial booklet and materials regarding Henry Ford's interest in the removal of the remains of "Bonita" (Burbank's dog) to Dearborn), 1916-1938
       
  • Acc. 1657 Irving Bacon Papers, 1863-1957
    • box 10 Greenfield Village and Henry Ford Museum - Luther Burbank
       
  • Acc. 285 Henry Ford Office Papers
    • box 593 BU160 - D-E 163 (includes letter of thanks to Elizabeth Burbank - Mrs. Luther Burbank - acknowledging copy of Mr. Burbank's last book "The Harvest of the Years")
    • box 640 G400 - T-Z 419 (includes Mrs. Wilhelmine Gerkens of Bonn, Germany re: Luther Burbank)
    • box 1233 STAR - STAS (includes Stark Bros, Nurseries (Burbank Gardens))
    • box 2112 BURK (includes Luther Burbank's Dog "Bonita")
    • box 2878 PRE (PRF - PRH) (includes The Press Democrat re: Luther Burbank's home)
       
  • Acc. RC. 30 Research Center Museum Vertical File
    • box 7 Burbank, Luther
       
  • Acc. 93.1.380 Ferguson vs. Ford Motor Company Records
    • box 18 Burbank Farm
       
  • Acc. EI. 186 Greenfield Village Buildings Records Collection
    • box 37
      • Luther Burbank Birthplace (also known as Burbank Birthplace and Burbank Store)
      • Luther Burbank Garden Office (also known as Luther Burbank’s Office, Luther Burbank Office, and Burbank Garden Office)
         
  • Acc. EI. 236 Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village Postcards
    • box 1
      • Greenfield Village - Buildings - Luther Burbank Birthplace
      • Greenfield Village - Buildings - Luther Burbank Garden Office
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  • Acc. RC. 6 Engineering and Blueprint Aperture Card
    • drawer 4 Luther Burbank Birthplace
    • drawer 5 Luther Burbank Birthplace
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  • Acc. EI. 94 Edison Institute Visitor Relations Records
    • box 2 Burbank House & Office
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  • Acc. 13 Engineering Library Vertical File for Henry Ford
    • box 4 Burbank, Luther
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  • Acc. EI. 143 Guide Training Files
    • box 5 Burbank, Luther, 1948
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  • Acc. EI. 141 Guide Reference Manuals
    • box 4 Luther Burbank Office & Homestead
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  • Acc. 84.8.1 Philippe Halsman Photographs
    • box 1
      • Slides - Greenfield Village - Luther Burbank Home - fall color
      • Copy negatives and Contact Prints - Luther Burbank Home
      • Copy negatives and Contact Prints - Luther Burbank Home - fall color
      • Transparencies - Luther Burbank Home
    • box 3 Negatives - Luther Burbank Home (color)
    • box 4
      • Exhibit Prints - Luther Burbank Home
      • Exhibit Prints - Luther Burbank Home - fall color
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  • Acc. 1660 Photographic Vertical File Series, 1860-1980
    • box 18 Artists’ Works - Bacon, Irving - Luther Burbank Portrait
    • box 147 Naturalists - Burbank, Luther
    • box 173 (Oversize B) - Naturalists - Burbank, Luther - Portraits - with Edison, Thomas and Ford, Henry
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  • Acc. 89 Frank Vivian Papers, 1907-1950
    • box 1 Photographs, General (including a group portrait of Henry Ford, Edsel Ford, Harvey Firestone, and Thomas Edison visiting Luther Burbank's home in Santa Rosa, California)

Trade Catalogs

Periodicals

  • The Herald, “Edison, Ford and Burbank.” v.5, n.25, p.16
  • The Herald, “A Man Who Loved Plants.” v.1, n.7, p.3
  • The Herald, “Luther Burbank Scientist and Philosopher.” v.9, n.17, p.1
  • The Herald, “Luther Burbank.” v.7, n.5, p.10

Ford Times

  • Mr. Ford Visits the Fair, Dec. 1915 v. IX, n.5, p.200-202 (Image of Burbank, Luther, San Francisco Exhibition with Ford, and Edison)

Ford News

  • America's Foremost Inventor Visits Dearborn, 8:23:217:1-3
  • Burbank Film Explains Wonders of Plant Life, 2:19F:3+:2-3, 3:13L:3+:2-3
  • Luther Burbank-Successful Aid to Mother Nature, 5:19L:2+:2-4
  • Tobacco, Tombstones and Profits, 3:1F:2+:3-4, 3:19L:2+:3-4
  • Wall hanging with words he selected and framed, 17:7:24:1
  • Where Great Inventor Set Wheels in Motion, 8:23:218:1-3

Audio Visual (materials may be restricted due to format, please contact reference staff in advance for access)

Oral Histories

Vertical File

  • Burbank, Luther
  • Henry Ford (Organization)/Collections - Greenfield Village - Burbank Garden

Books

 

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