Burden, William A.M. (William Armistead Moale)

Person

Dates

Existence: 1906 - 1984

Biography

William Armistead Moale Burden, Jr., born in New York City in 1906, was a business executive, art collector, and diplomat. He attended Harvard College, but also enrolled in special courses in flying studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. After graduating from Harvard in 1927, Burden was hired as an aviation research analyst, first working for Brown, Brothers Harriman & Company and later for Scudder, Stevens and Clark, from 1932 to 1938. As a research analyst, Burden provided in-depth research and analysis of airline companies within the fledgling industry, thereby gaining extensive knowledge of the aviation industry. After World War II, Burden was employed as an aviation consultant for Smith Barney & Company and Special Assistant for Research and Development to the Secretary of the Air Force. In 1959, he was appointed by President Dwight Eisenhower to serve as Ambassador to Belgium, a post he held until 1961. Burden also served as trustee of Columbia University, director of the Council on Foreign Relations, chairman of the Institute for Defense Analysis and at various times director of other major companies. He died in 1984.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

William A.M. Burden personal expenses, 1931-1932

FOUND IN: Baker Library Special Collections and Archives, Harvard Business School / Collection: Vertical file collection on estate management and private investment

File — Box MSS VF 38: [Barcode: HB9TVU], Folder: 9Identifier: Mss:8993 1791-1909 File, Mss:8995 1931-1932

Scope and Contents:

Account of personal expenses kept by William A.M. Burden, 1931-1932 shows money paid for automobile repairs and garaging, aeornatuical research, books purchased, boat expenses, and club dues.

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