Harold B. Lee Library

Collection Highlights

The Robert Burns Collection at L. Tom Perry Special Collections houses a rich gathering of primary and secondary works relating to the life and career of 18th-century Scottish poet Robert Burns. This includes over 400 editions of Burns’ poems and correspondence, dating from the 1780’s to the present day, and a variety of 19th- and 20th-century facsimiles of Burns’ manuscripts and of the first Kilmarnock edition of his Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect.

Secondary sources on Burns and his literary output include reference works (e.g., bibliographies, encyclopedias, glossaries), biographies, and criticism. The Burns Collection also includes a wide variety of items which illustrate the poet’s legacy in popular culture and Scottish national identity, from Burns Clubs to children’s books and from postcards to tourist’s guides of Burns Country.