The Burney Centre at McGill University brings together archival material on the Burney family from around the world. Its holdings include microfilm copies of the major Burney collections at the Berg Collection (New York Public Library), the British Library and the Beinecke Library (Yale University). The Centre is dedicated to the publication of complete, definitive scholarly editions of the journals and letters of Frances Burney (1752-1840) and the letters and memoirs of her father, the music historian Dr Charles Burney (1726-1814). More about us » Burney panels at ASECS 2010 Albuquerque conference Date: March 18-21, 2010 Place: Albuquerque, New Mexico Burney Society 2010 Meeting - Paris, France Date: June 10-11, 2010 Place: Paris, France Burney Society 2010 Meeting - Portland, Oregon Date: October 28-29, 2010 Place: Portland, Oregon McGill buys rare Burney manuscript McGill University Library has bought at auction a rare manuscript notebook of Frances Burney, containing the drafts of some 40 letters in French addressed to various friends from 1809-1811. The library also acquired a number of other Burney family manuscripts. Read full press release » 'Burney and Hawkins' Featured Programme on BBC 3 On the rivalry between Charles Burney and Sir John Hawkins. Featuring Simon Callow as Burney and John Fortune as Hawkins, with contributions from Alvaro Ribeiro, Rosemary Sweet, William 'Bill' Weber, and Kate Chisholm. Review of Magis Theatre Company's production of The Witlings The New York Times May 29, 2008 Burney Centre website featured as a "Web Gem" Date: January 10, 2008 Publication: McGill Reporter Last updated 11 January 2010

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