DANIEL H., JR. & HUBERT BURNHAM PAPERS LOCATION: R&B ARCH. DIARY & SCRAPBOOK INDEX CALL NUMBER: 1943.2 I. DANIEL H. BURNHAM, JR., COLLECTION: DIARIES The Daniel H. Burnham, Jr., diaries consist of calendar entries describing his daily work and personal activities, beginning with Nov. 19, 1908 and ending Oct. 10, 1961. The earliest entries were written while employed by his father, Daniel H. Burnham, Sr., with the firm, D. H. Burnham and Company. The 1908-1909 diary records his year living and working in Houston, TX, supervising construction of the Scanlan Building. A newspaper clipping attached to the Nov. 19 date describes the building as the first big undertaking for Daniel Burnham, Jr. In the 1910 diary the daily entries concern his activities while working in the Chicago office of the firm. He works on several existing contracts: the Giertsen Warehouse, the South Park Commissioners Administration Building, the 39th Street Telephone [Tunnel Company?] Station, Orchestra Hall, the Rockwell warehouse, the David Meyer building and the Oliver Building in Pittsburgh. He travels to Houston for additional supervisory work on the Scanlan Building. On June 13 authorization is granted to plan the Scanlan Warehouse in Houston. Noted in the 1911 diary is his preparation of estimates for several potential projects. He also travels to cities to inspect buildings already under construction and works on the plans for the Columbus Monument Plaza and Union Station, Washington, D.C.; Rock Island Savings Bank, Rock Island, IL; Scanlan Warehouse, Houston, TX; Waldheim Building, Kansas City, MO; Second National Bank, Toledo, OH; several projects for the South Park Commissioners, Chicago; W.D. Boyce Building, Chicago; and the Chicago Business College. In 1912 Burnham works on the firmʼs Chicago projects: W. D. Boyce Building, the 43rd St. shops, Chicago Business College, Goddard Building, Otis Elevator Building and the Hill Building. He continues traveling and working on several of the firmʼs projects in other cities: Union Station, Fort Smith, AR; First National Bank, Milwaukee; Rock Island, IL, National Bank; Second National Bank, Toledo; Ford Building, Detroit; Columbus Monument Plaza, Washington, D.C.; Starks Building, Louisville, KY; Arcade Building, Terra Haute, IN; Mt. Wilson Observatory, CA; and the Stanley Field Residence, Lake Forest, IL. On June 1, his father, Daniel H. Burnham, Senior, dies in Heidelberg, Germany, during a vacation in Europe. The Chicago office closes immediately and remains closed on June 2 to notify family, friends and clients of the death and to give interviews to various media. By June 3 the business of the Chicago office was again conducted as usual. Conferences are held on the future of the D.H. Burnham and Company firm. Burnham takes the licensing exam at the end of the year. .