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- 1949-1978 (Creation)
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33pp
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Archival history
Michael J. Cahill of Dungarvan, County Waterford, provided this letter and associated research materials to Kerby A. Miller via letter of 5 May 1978 for reproduction and publishing purposes, following which the originals were returned to Cahill.
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Materials pertaining to Michael J. Burns (1886-1949), a native of County Waterford who emigrated to Humboldt County, California as a young man after serving with the British Navy. After working as a mechanic in various mills and machine shops, he entered politics in 1932 and served 17 years in the California State Assembly (16 as representative, 1 as senator). Included in the documents is a 1933 letter to his mother in Ireland. A portion of motorway in Eureka, California was named the Michael J. Burns Freeway in his honour.