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Title
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Bishop William Burnett Collection
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Alternative Title
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Bill Burnett Collection
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Description
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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.
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Date Issued
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1994 (primary correspondence date)
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Format
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Digital text and scanned letters
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Temporal Coverage
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1994 (primary)
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Extent
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110 individual letters/documents