Elizabeth Ann Burton Papers

Access and use

Location of collection:
Old Dominion University
3023 Patricia W. and J. Douglas Perry Library
Old Dominion University
4427 Hampton Blvd
Norfolk, VA 23529
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Jessica Ritchie
Phone: (757) 683-4483
Fax: (757) 683-5954
Restrictions:

Open to researchers without restrictions.

Terms of access:

Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from Special Collections and University Archives, and the holder of the copyright, if not Old Dominion University Libraries.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Box [insert number], Folder [insert number and title], Elizabeth Ann Burton Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Summary

Extent:
0.40 Linear Feet and 1 Hollinger document case boxes
Creator:
Burton, Elizabeth Ann (1958-1990)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Box [insert number], Folder [insert number and title], Elizabeth Ann Burton Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection includes letters as well as typed and handwritten drafts of poetry written by Elizabeth Ann Burton, a faculty member at Old Dominion University. Included are the original manuscripts for Burton's published book of poetry, Waiting for the Messiah, as well as the draft of a second book, which was never published.

Biographical / historical:

Elizabeth Ann Burton (1958-1990) was a poet born in Richmond, VA, who lived in Painter, on the Eastern Shore of Virginia. A member of the Poet Society of Virginia, she held a Bachelor of Arts in English literature from Old Dominion University. In 1990, Burton's book of poetry, Waiting for the Messiah, was published. Additionally, she had poems published in a volume of The Poet's Domain, a book of poetry featuring work by regional authors of the Mid-Atlantic states. She was working on a creative writing degree at Old Dominion University and a second book of poetry when she died.

Burton's manuscripts were collected and donated in 2000 by Mildred Guilds Peele, former lecturer in the English department at Old Dominion University, and wife of E. Vernon Peele, professor of English at ODU and past dean of the School of Arts and Sciences.

Note written by Elizabeth Vincelette

Acquisition information:

Mildred Guilds Peele

Gift.

Processing information:

The collection was processed and finding aid created by Elizabeth Vincelette in 2014.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard