Microfilm of A.W. Burk's autobiography, covering events through approximately 1947. The account opens with some family history and notes on Burk's childhood in Arizona, and briefly covers his move to Utah, educational endeavors, teaching positions, his assignment to the 1942-1943 Northern California Mission, and his sons' enlistment in the military during World War II. Much of the autobiography focuses on home events such as family illnesses, church activities, and agricultural work. Portions of the manuscript are in lightly colored ink that is partially illegible. The autobiography (frames 1-21) is on the same reel as MSS MFILM 147 and MSS MFILM 148. All inquiries about this item should be directed to the H. Russell Smith Foundation Curator of Western Historical Manuscripts at the Huntington Library, San Marino, CA. Microfilm. San Marino, Calif. : Huntington Library Photographic Dept., 1949. 1 microfilm reel : negative 35 mm. Forms part of the Manuscripts Department's Mormon file, c.1805-1995. Asahel Woodruff Burk (1880-1957) was born in Sunset, Arizona, in 1880. In 1884 his family moved to Apache County, and in the early 1900s Burk traveled to Toquerville, Utah. He attended the Agricultural College at Logan from 1907-1913, before marrying and moving back to Arizona in 1915. He taught vocational agriculture and high school courses in Arizona, and from 1922-1923 worked on his M.A. in education at the University of Arizona. He taught throughout Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah for much of his life. From 1942-1943 he was assigned to the Northern California Mission. He died in Maricopa County, Arizona, in 1957.
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