This collection of Georgie Burt's papers includes a large number of typed and handwritten notes for speeches that Dr. Burt gave to various organizations.  These speeches are, for the most part, about various aspects of adolescent behavior and how to effectively work with adolescents.  Dr. Burt gave speeches covering self-esteem, drug abuse, sexuality, freedom and responsibility, education, eating disorders, growing old, and understanding adolescent behavior.  This collection also contains many letters that Dr. Burt wrote.  There are letters to Senators, Congressmen, journalists, and television personalities.  This collection also contains many letters to the editor of local newspapers and a small number of personal letters.  The collection contains articles that Dr. Burt saved concerning, among other things, education, healthcare and politics.  There are two typescripts that Dr. Burt wrote.  One she describes as "...how plants and animals, which includes man, you and me, have a better life by surviving better."  The second typescript, which is titled "RX Vitality: An MD Looks At Life" is a series of short essays about various topics that are arraigned alphabetically.  This collection contains a set of sayings and epigrams that Dr. Burt saved and a set of math problem crossword puzzles that Dr. Burt created for a local school.  This collection has been organized into four series: Lecture Series, Correspondence Series, Article Series and a General Series.

The Lecture Series contains the scripts, both typed and handwritten, of talks that Dr. Burt gave to various organizations.  These talks reflect Dr. Burt's interest in adolescent behavior and development. 

The Correspondence Series contains letters that Dr. Burt wrote to members of congress, personalities, journalists, letters to the editor of newspapers and personal letters.

The Article Series contains articles from newspapers and magazines that Dr. Burt collected about education, healthcare, politics, and adolescent behavior and development.

The General Series contains two typescripts, a set of crossword puzzles and a collection of sayings.  One of the typescripts is about plants and animals "and how they have a better life by surviving better."  The other typescript is titled "RX Vitality: An MD Looks At Life".  A set of math problem crossword puzzles that Dr. Burt created for a local school and a set of sayings that Dr. Burt collected complete this series. 
 

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