Collection: Berwyn Burke Collection

Content Description

Collection consists of items related to Burke's work as the editor of the Hailey Times. This includes reports and publications from numerous federal and state agencies and organizations, news releases, bulletins, and other records from Idaho Associated Press, and printing supply catalogs and advertisements.

Dates

Creation: 1948-1971

Biographical / Historical

Born in Nebraska, in 1908, Berwyn Burke was the editor of the Hailey Times from 1948-1968. The newspaper was located in the old Anderson Bakery, which he converted with the help of his wife, Dorothy, and four sons, Max, Jim, Bill, and Larry. Burke died in Hailey in 1971.