Sermon Outlines, N.Y., undated

By far the bulk of the collection is located in Series 3. Burr’s handwritten sermon notes are arranged chronologically and consist of 23 volumes of lined composition books. The inventory provides a complete listing of the volumes included in this collection. A majority of the sermons include a Biblical quote followed by either a detailed outline or the entire composed sermon. In some cases a list of the churches or other groups to which the sermon was delivered and the dates of composition and delivery are included. Many of the sermons are revised with a reference to the revised version in a later volume; others appear to be unfinished. Also, interspersed among the sermons are occasional lectures—especially volumes 21 to 23 and the unnumbered volume—which may have been Burr’s lectures written during his teaching positions at Baldwin Wallace and Mt. Union-Scio.

Five handwritten addresses complete this series. The addresses are written for a variety of events: a library dedication, a Men’s Class Dinner, and three graduation addresses for Kinsman, Ohio—and possibly Rocky Road, Ohio—High School.