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Chester F. Burgess collection, 1966. MS 0339. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.
Chester F. Burgess was a Professor of English at the VMI from 1962 to 1988. This collection consists of edited manuscripts of three of his publications, including: "The Letters of John Gay" "The Beggar's Opera and Companion Pieces" "The Fellowship of the Craft: Conrad on Ships and Seamen and the Sea"