Bishop William Burnett Collection

Title: Bishop William Burnett Collection
Alternative Title: Bill Burnett Collection
Description: The Bishop William Burnett Collection is an archival series of 110 digitised documents and letters, primarily consisting of condolence letters addressed to Sheila Burnett on the occasion of the death of her husband, Bill (William) Bendyshe Burnett, who passed away on August 23, 1994. The letters were written by a diverse range of correspondents, including friends, family members, clergy, colleagues, and notable figures in the South African religious and civic communities—among them Rev. Desmond Tutu and other prominent religious leaders.
Date Issued: 1994 (primary correspondence date)
Language: See all item sets with this value English
Type: See all item sets with this value Collection; Archival correspondence; Manuscript collection
Genre: Personal correspondence; Ecclesiastical history
Subject: Burnett, William Bendyshe; Bishop William Burnett; See all item sets with this value Condolence notes; South African clergy
Format: Digital text and scanned letters
Temporal Coverage: 1994 (primary)
Extent: 110 individual letters/documents