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Dennis Maurice Burke, O. Praem., (May 27, 1905-December 19, 1998)

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: FG-MSS-94-1

Abstract

This collection of Dennis Maurice Burke's materials contains some excellent biographical articles; information of him as both St. Norbert College and St. Norbert Abbey faculty member; descriptions of his European trip of 1947 and Nigerian trip of 1965; a small number of black-and-white photographs; some correspondence; his publications; a large number of newspaper clippings of his election as second president of St. Norbert College; records of the Green Bay-De Pere Citizens Committee, the Board of Administration, the Board of Governors, and the Board of Trustees under his presidency from 1955 to 1968; items about his appointment as Chancellor of the College in 1968; items on his election to the Board of Trustees of the College in 1971; newspaper articles, notes, and an extensive photograph album on the naming of the Dennis M. Burke Hall at St. Norbert College in 1979; items on his ordination to the priesthood and his 25th and 50th jubilees as a member of the Norbertine Order; articles on his family reunion at the College in 1985; and awards granted to Father Burke.

Dates

  • Majority of material found within 1917 - 1999

Extent

4.7 Linear Feet (11 boxes) ; Each box: 10 3/8" x 5 1/8" x 15 1/4"

Language of Materials

English