Daniel Burnham: References & Edit History
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Additional Reading
The two major biographies of Burnham are Charles Moore, Daniel H. Burnham: Architect, Planner of Cities, 2 vol. (1921; reprinted 2 vol. in 1, 1968), an uncritical work yet an invaluable resource because Moore knew Burnham firsthand and worked closely with him as secretary of the McMillan Commission; and Thomas S. Hines, Burnham of Chicago: Architect and Planner (1974), a comprehensive, well-documented study of Burnhamās life and work that has stood the test of time. Kristen Schaffer and Paul Rocheleau, Daniel H. Burnham: Visionary Architect and Planner (2003), provides an excellent text to a photographic overview of Burnhamās major buildings and urban plans.
Burnham figures in a number of books, notably Louis H. Sullivan, The Autobiography of an Idea (1924, reissued 1956), which includes acid remembrances of his professional rival. A profile of Burnham is also included in Harriet Monroe, John Wellborn Root: A Study of His Life and Work (1896, reissued 1966), a biography of Burnhamās partner and Monroeās brother-in-law.
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anniversary information added. | May 28, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Aug 31, 2025 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Feb 19, 2024 | ||
| Invalidated site: America's Story from America's Library - Biography of Daniel H. Burnham. | Mar 18, 2020 | ||
| Add new Web site: Famous Architects - Biography of Daniel Burnham. | Nov 21, 2019 | ||
| Corrected the cross-reference to "Frederick Law Olmsted." | Feb 05, 2019 | ||
| Changed title of the "Assessment" section to "Legacy." | Nov 15, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: Chicago Public Library - Biography of Daniel Burnham. | Nov 13, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: Buffalo Architecture and History - Biography of D. H. Burnham. | Nov 01, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: HistoricDetroit.org - Biography of Daniel H. Burnham. | Nov 01, 2017 | ||
| Media added. | Jun 16, 2017 | ||
| Media added. | Jun 02, 2017 | ||
| Added photograph of Reliance Building and two videos of the Monadnock Building. | May 09, 2017 | ||
| Changed article title from Daniel H. Burnham to Daniel Burnham. | May 09, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: America's Story from America's Library - Biography of Daniel H. Burnham. | Nov 26, 2013 | ||
| Added photograph. | Aug 26, 2009 | ||
| Corrected punctuation errors. | Mar 22, 2009 | ||
| New bibliography added. | Nov 04, 2008 | ||
| Article thoroughly revised. | Nov 04, 2008 | ||
| Bibliography revised and updated. | Dec 06, 2007 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Dec 05, 2007 | ||
| Media added. | Oct 09, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: The World's Columbian Exposition: Idea, Experience, Aftermath. | Jun 29, 2006 | ||
| Added new Web site: The World's Columbian Exposition: Idea, Experience, Aftermath. | Jun 29, 2006 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |