JEFFREY MARK BURNS
Education
University of Notre Dame; Ph. D and M.A. in U.S. History,
1982, 1978. Advisor: Dr. Jay P. Dolan.
University of California, Riverside; B.A. in History and English,
1976. Graduated with Highest Honors, Phi Beta Kappa.
Work Experience
2002—present
Director, Academy of American Franciscan History
Director, Academy of American Franciscan History1983--present Archivist, Chancery Archives, Archdiocese of San Francisco.
Archivist, Chancery Archives, Archdiocese of San Francisco.1980--1982 Research and Administrative Assistant, Cushwa Center for the Study of American Catholicism, University of Notre Dame.
Research and Administrative Assistant, Cushwa Center for the Study of American Catholicism, University of Notre Dame.Teaching Experience
1993--present Adjunct Faculty, California State University, Hayward. Courses: California History, U.S. History to 1877, U.S. History from 1877
Adjunct Faculty, California State University, Hayward. Courses: California History, U.S. History to 1877, U.S. History from 18771992--present Adjunct Faculty, St. Patrick's Seminary, Menlo Park. Course: U.S. Catholic
Adjunct Faculty, St. Patrick's Seminary, Menlo Park. Course: U.S. Catholic1990--present Adjunct Faculty, Franciscan School of Theology, Graduate Theological
Adjunct Faculty, Franciscan School of Theology, Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley. Course: U.S. Catholic Thought and Culture.
1985--2002 Adjunct Faculty, University of San Francisco. Courses: California History and Geography, American Studies, U.S. History Survey
Adjunct Faculty, University of San Francisco. Courses: California History and Geography, American Studies, U.S. History Survey1979--1982 Instructor, University of Notre Dame, Freshman Writing Program. Course: Freshman Seminar.
Instructor, University of Notre Dame, Freshman Writing Program. Course: Freshman Seminar.1979 Award Top Freshman Seminar Teacher
Top Freshman Seminar Teacher1982--1996 Physical Education Instructor, Catholic Elementary Schools, grades K--8.
Physical Education Instructor, Catholic Elementary Schools, grades K--8. RELATED EXPERIENCE
Conference Coordinator
2003The Church and the City, University of San Francisco
The Church and the City, University of San Francisco1986—2001 History of Bay Area Catholicism I--XII, San Francisco
History of Bay Area Catholicism I--XII, San Francisco1982Perspectives on American Catholicism, University of Notre Dame. Sponsored by the Cushwa Center for the Study of American Catholicism
Perspectives on American Catholicism, University of Notre Dame. Sponsored by the Cushwa Center for the Study of American CatholicismEditorial Work
2002—presentAssistant Editor, U.S. Catholic Historian
Assistant Editor, U.S. Catholic Historian1988--presentEditor, Friends of the Archives of the Archdiocese of San Francisco Newsletter
Editor, Friends of the Archives of the Archdiocese of San Francisco Newsletter1983 Summer Assistant Editor, Religion and Literature: The Notre Dame English Journal
Assistant Editor, Religion and Literature: The Notre Dame English Journal1980--1982 Editor, American Catholic Studies Newsletter. Published by the Cushwa Center for the Study of American Catholicism
Editor, American Catholic Studies Newsletter. Published by the Cushwa Center for the Study of American CatholicismTelevision Appearances
1989, 1999,2000 Featured Guest, Mosaic, KPIX, San Francisco(CBS Affiliate)
Featured Guest, Mosaic, KPIX, San Francisco(CBS Affiliate)2001, 2003
1986Expert Commentator, The Three St. Mary's, Viacom Cable, San Francisco
Expert Commentator, The Three St. Mary's, Viacom Cable, San FranciscoService
1996—presentAdvisory Board, National Catholic Museum of Art and History, New York, New York
Advisory Board, National Catholic Museum of Art and History, New York, New York1996-2000 Advisory Committee, National Shrine of St. Francis of Assisi, San Francisco
Advisory Committee, National Shrine of St. Francis of Assisi, San Francisco1995--present Advisory Council, Family Aid to Catholic Education(FACE), Diocese of Oakland.
Advisory Council, Family Aid to Catholic Education(FACE), Diocese of Oakland.1984--present Youth Group Moderator, St. Lawrence O'Toole Parish, Oakland, CA.
Youth Group Moderator, St. Lawrence O'Toole Parish, Oakland, CA.1983--1998 CYO Sports Coach--volleyball, basketball, softball.
CYO Sports Coach--volleyball, basketball, softball.1978--79 President, Union of Graduate Historians, University of Notre Dame.
President, Union of Graduate Historians, University of Notre Dame.PUBLICATIONS
Books and Extended Essays
2002We Are the Church: A History of the Diocese of Oakland, 1797-2002 (Strasbourg, France: Editions du Signe)
We Are the Church: A History of the Diocese of Oakland, 1797-2002 (Strasbourg, France: Editions du Signe)2001A History of the Archdiocese of San Francisco, Volume 3: A Journey of Hope,
A History of the Archdiocese of San Francisco, Volume 3: A Journey of Hope, 1945-2000 (Strasbourg, France: Editions du Signe)2000(with Joseph White and Ellen Skerrett), Keeping Faith: European and Asian Immigrants; part of the American Catholic Identities: A Documentary History project (Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books)
(with Joseph White and Ellen Skerrett), Keeping Faith: European and Asian Immigrants; part of the American Catholic Identities: A Documentary History project (Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books)2000A History of the Archdiocese of San Francisco, Volume II: Glory, Ruin, and Resurrection (Strasbourg, France: Editions du Signe)
A History of the Archdiocese of San Francisco, Volume II: Glory, Ruin, and Resurrection (Strasbourg, France: Editions du Signe)1999Disturbing the Peace: A History of the Christian Family Movement, 1949-1974 (Notre Dame: University of Notre Dame Press)
Disturbing the Peace: A History of the Christian Family Movement, 1949-1974 (Notre Dame: University of Notre Dame Press)1999A History of the Archdiocese of San Francisco, Volume I: From Mission to Golden Frontier (Strasbourg, France: Editions du Signe).
A History of the Archdiocese of San Francisco, Volume I: From Mission to Golden Frontier (Strasbourg, France: Editions du Signe).1998St. Patrick's Seminary: A Centenary History (Menlo Park, St. Patrick's Seminary)
St. Patrick's Seminary: A Centenary History (Menlo Park, St. Patrick's Seminary)1994"Mexican Americans and the Catholic Church in California, 1910--1965," in Gilbert Hinojosa, ed., History of Hispanic Catholics in the United States (Notre Dame: University of Notre Dame Press).
"Mexican Americans and the Catholic Church in California, 1910--1965," in Gilbert Hinojosa, ed., History of Hispanic Catholics in the United States (Notre Dame: University of Notre Dame Press).AWARDThis book was awarded a Catholic Press Association Award for History/Biography, and also received the Book of the Year Award from the Texas Catholic Historical Association.
This book was awarded a Catholic Press Association Award for History/Biography, and also received the Book of the Year Award from the Texas Catholic Historical Association.1994"Que es esto? The Transformation of St. Peter's Parish in the Mission, San Francisco, 1913-1990", in James Wind and James Lewis, eds., American Congregations (Chicago: University of Chicago Press).
"Que es esto? The Transformation of St. Peter's Parish in the Mission, San Francisco, 1913-1990", in James Wind and James Lewis, eds., American Congregations (Chicago: University of Chicago Press).1988American Catholics and the Family Crisis: 1930-1962: The Ideological and Institutional Response (New York: Garland Press).
American Catholics and the Family Crisis: 1930-1962: The Ideological and Institutional Response (New York: Garland Press). 1987"Building the Best: A History of Catholic Parish Life in the Pacific States", in Jay Dolan, ed., The American Catholic Parish: A History from 1850 to the Present (Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press).
"Building the Best: A History of Catholic Parish Life in the Pacific States", in Jay Dolan, ed., The American Catholic Parish: A History from 1850 to the Present (Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press).Articles
2003“St. Peter's Parish: The Rise and Eclipse of an Irish Parish," in Donald Jordan, ed., Bay Area Irish (San Francisco: Irish Literary and Historical Society)
“St. Peter's Parish: The Rise and Eclipse of an Irish Parish," in Donald Jordan, ed., Bay Area Irish (San Francisco: Irish Literary and Historical Society)2001“Be of Love (a Little) More Careful: Sister Corita, Father Bob, Love and Art,” U.S. Catholic Historian (Volume 19, Number 3)
“Be of Love (a Little) More Careful: Sister Corita, Father Bob, Love and Art,” U.S. Catholic Historian (Volume 19, Number 3)2001“Beyond the Immigrant Church: Gays and Lesbians and the Catholic Church in San Francisco, 1977-1987,” U.S. Catholic Historian (Volume 19, Number 1)
“Beyond the Immigrant Church: Gays and Lesbians and the Catholic Church in San Francisco, 1977-1987,” U.S. Catholic Historian (Volume 19, Number 1)2000St. Barnabas Parish, Alameda: A Seventy-Five Year History (Alameda:St. Barnabas Parish)
St. Barnabas Parish, Alameda: A Seventy-Five Year History (Alameda:St. Barnabas Parish)1999"Postconciliar Church as Unfamiliar Sky: The Episcopal Styles of Cardinal James F. McIntyre and Archbishop Joseph T. McGucken" U.S. Catholic Historian(Volume 17, Number 4)
"Postconciliar Church as Unfamiliar Sky: The Episcopal Styles of Cardinal James F. McIntyre and Archbishop Joseph T. McGucken" U.S. Catholic Historian(Volume 17, Number 4)1999"Transitions in Catholicism in San Francisco, 1950-1970: The Seminary and the Eclipse of Authority" Records of the American Catholic Historical Society of Philadelphia(Volume 109, Numbers 1 and 2)
"Transitions in Catholicism in San Francisco, 1950-1970: The Seminary and the Eclipse of Authority" Records of the American Catholic Historical Society of Philadelphia(Volume 109, Numbers 1 and 2)1996"St. Elizabeth's Parish, Oakland, CA., and the Resiliency of Catholic Parish Life: From German to Latino, from Pre- to Post- Vatican II," U.S. Catholic Historian (Volume 14, Number 3)
"St. Elizabeth's Parish, Oakland, CA., and the Resiliency of Catholic Parish Life: From German to Latino, from Pre- to Post- Vatican II," U.S. Catholic Historian (Volume 14, Number 3)1995"Eugene Boyle, the Black Panther Party and the New Clerical Activism," U.S. Catholic Historian (Volume 13,number 3)
"Eugene Boyle, the Black Panther Party and the New Clerical Activism," U.S. Catholic Historian (Volume 13,number 3)1994"The Love Book, the Counterculture, and the Catholic City," The Argonaut: Journal of the San Francisco Historical Society(Volume 5 Number 3)
"The Love Book, the Counterculture, and the Catholic City," The Argonaut: Journal of the San Francisco Historical Society(Volume 5 Number 3)1993One Hundred Years of Excellence: The History of St. Elizabeth Elementary School in Oakland, 1893-1993(Oakland: St. Elizabeth's Parish)
One Hundred Years of Excellence: The History of St. Elizabeth Elementary School in Oakland, 1893-1993(Oakland: St. Elizabeth's Parish) 1992St. Elizabeth Parish, Oakland, California: A Centennial History, 1892-1992(Oakland: St. Elizabeth's Parish)
St. Elizabeth Parish, Oakland, California: A Centennial History, 1892-1992(Oakland: St. Elizabeth's Parish)1991"No Longer Emerging: Ramparts Magazine and the Catholic Laity, 1962-1968," U.S. Catholic Historian (Volume 9, Number 3)
"No Longer Emerging: Ramparts Magazine and the Catholic Laity, 1962-1968," U.S. Catholic Historian (Volume 9, Number 3)AWARDThis essay received the Catholic Press Association JOURNALISM AWARD (third place) for the Best Article Originating with a Magazine
This essay received the Catholic Press Association JOURNALISM AWARD (third place) for the Best Article Originating with a Magazine1991"On Becoming a Priest: Alumni Reminiscences of St. Joseph's and St. Patrick's Seminaries," The Patrician
"On Becoming a Priest: Alumni Reminiscences of St. Joseph's and St. Patrick's Seminaries," The Patrician1987"The Mexican American Catholic Community in California, 1850-1980," Carl Guarneri and David Alvarez, eds., Religion and Society in the American West(Washington, DC: University Press of America)
"The Mexican American Catholic Community in California, 1850-1980," Carl Guarneri and David Alvarez, eds., Religion and Society in the American West(Washington, DC: University Press of America)1986"Catholic Laywomen in the Culture of American Catholicism in the 1950s," U.S. Catholic Historian (Volume 5, Numbers 3 and 4)
"Catholic Laywomen in the Culture of American Catholicism in the 1950s," U.S. Catholic Historian (Volume 5, Numbers 3 and 4)1990Above essay reprinted in Nancy Cott, ed. History of Women in America: Religion(Westport, Ct: Meckler Press)
Above essay reprinted in Nancy Cott, ed. History of Women in America: Religion(Westport, Ct: Meckler Press)1985"The Chancery Archives of the Archdiocese of San Francisco: An Overview of its Holdings,"American Catholic Studies Newsletter(Volume 11, Number 1)
"The Chancery Archives of the Archdiocese of San Francisco: An Overview of its Holdings,"American Catholic Studies Newsletter(Volume 11, Number 1)1983"In the Service of American Catholic Studies: The Charles and Margaret Cushwa Center for the Study of American Catholicism,"U.S. Catholic Historian(Volume 3, Number 1)
"In the Service of American Catholic Studies: The Charles and Margaret Cushwa Center for the Study of American Catholicism,"U.S. Catholic Historian(Volume 3, Number 1)1982"American Catholics and the Family Crisis, 1930-1960," American Catholic Family: Newsletter on National, Diocesan and Parish Family Ministries
"American Catholics and the Family Crisis, 1930-1960," American Catholic Family: Newsletter on National, Diocesan and Parish Family Ministries1982"American Catholics and the Family Crisis, 1930-1962," American Catholic Studies Newsletter(Volume 8, Number 1)
"American Catholics and the Family Crisis, 1930-1962," American Catholic Studies Newsletter(Volume 8, Number 1)1982"The Christian Family Movement," Notre Dame Working Paper Series(Series 11, Number 2)
"The Christian Family Movement," Notre Dame Working Paper Series(Series 11, Number 2)1982With Jay Dolan, "The Historical Development of the American Catholic Parish," Parish Ministry
With Jay Dolan, "The Historical Development of the American Catholic Parish," Parish Ministry Spoken version distributed in cassette form by NCR Cassettes(Kansas City, MO: NCR Publishing, 1980)1981With Jay Dolan, "The Parish in the American Past," in Mark Searle, ed., Parish: A Place to Worship (Collegeville,MN: Liturgical Press)
With Jay Dolan, "The Parish in the American Past," in Mark Searle, ed., Parish: A Place to Worship (Collegeville,MN: Liturgical Press)1978"The Ideal Catholic Child: Images from Catholic Textbooks, 1875-1912, Notre Dame Working Paper Series ,Series 3, Number 2)
"The Ideal Catholic Child: Images from Catholic Textbooks, 1875-1912, Notre Dame Working Paper Series ,Series 3, Number 2)Encyclopedia and Dictionary Entries
2002“Corita Kent” and “Patricia Crowley” for the Encyclopedia of American Catholic Women (Notre Dame: University of Notre Dame Press)
“Corita Kent” and “Patricia Crowley” for the Encyclopedia of American Catholic Women (Notre Dame: University of Notre Dame Press)1999"Patrick W. Riordan," "Peter C. Yorke," "Pat and Patty Crowley," "John Ryan" in Michael Glazier,ed., The Encyclopedia of the American Irish (Notre Dame: University of Notre Dame Press)
"Patrick W. Riordan," "Peter C. Yorke," "Pat and Patty Crowley," "John Ryan" in Michael Glazier,ed., The Encyclopedia of the American Irish (Notre Dame: University of Notre Dame Press)1999Entries for "Corita Kent", "Joseph Sadoc Alemany,""Garcia Diego y Moreno," "Christopher Drumgoole,""Zephyrin Englehardt, OFM," "Edward Hanna," "Patrick William Riordan," and "John J. Mitty," in John Garraty, ed., American National Biography(New York: Oxford University Press).
Entries for "Corita Kent", "Joseph Sadoc Alemany,""Garcia Diego y Moreno," "Christopher Drumgoole,""Zephyrin Englehardt, OFM," "Edward Hanna," "Patrick William Riordan," and "John J. Mitty," in John Garraty, ed., American National Biography(New York: Oxford University Press).1997Entries for "Catholics in California," "Cesar Chavez," "The Christian Family Movement," "Corita Kent," "Peter C. Yorke," "Pat and Patty Crowley,""William Kerby," "John Ryan," "Archbishop Patrick Riordan," "Knights of Labor," in Michael Glazier and Thomas Shelley, eds., The Encyclopedia of American Catholic History (Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press).
Entries for "Catholics in California," "Cesar Chavez," "The Christian Family Movement," "Corita Kent," "Peter C. Yorke," "Pat and Patty Crowley,""William Kerby," "John Ryan," "Archbishop Patrick Riordan," "Knights of Labor," in Michael Glazier and Thomas Shelley, eds., The Encyclopedia of American Catholic History (Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press).1996Entry for "Joseph Sadoc Alemany" in Encyclopedia of the American West (New York: Macmillan).
Entry for "Joseph Sadoc Alemany" in Encyclopedia of the American West (New York: Macmillan).1995Entries for "Parochial School,""Junipero Serra," "Aggiornamento,""Catholic Youth Organization," "Christian Family Movement,""Marriage Encounter,""Peter C. Yorke," and "Catholicism in the Philippines," in Richard McBrien, ed., Encyclopedia of Catholicism (San Francisco: HarperCollins).
Entries for "Parochial School,""Junipero Serra," "Aggiornamento,""Catholic Youth Organization," "Christian Family Movement,""Marriage Encounter,""Peter C. Yorke," and "Catholicism in the Philippines," in Richard McBrien, ed., Encyclopedia of Catholicism (San Francisco: HarperCollins).1994Entries for "John A. Ryan,""William Kerby,""Knights of Labor,""Frederick Ozanam," and "The Catholic Settlement House Movement," in Judith M. Dwyer, ed., The New Dictionary of American Catholic Social Thought (Collegeville, MN: Michael Glazier/Liturgical Press).
Entries for "John A. Ryan,""William Kerby,""Knights of Labor,""Frederick Ozanam," and "The Catholic Settlement House Movement," in Judith M. Dwyer, ed., The New Dictionary of American Catholic Social Thought (Collegeville, MN: Michael Glazier/Liturgical Press).Book Reviews
I have published assorted book reviews in the following journals: Western Historical Quarterly, Religious Studies Review,Catholic Historical Review, Records of the Catholic Historical Society of Philadelphia, and Catholic Library World.
Popular Articles
I have published popular articles in the following: San Francisco Catholic, Oakland Catholic Voice, Catholic Library World, About Face, Sunday to Sunday, and Catholic San Francisco.
PAPERS DELIVERED
I have presented papers at the following professional gatherings: Western Historical Association (1998), Association of Asian American Studies(1998), American Historical Association-Pacific Coast Branch(1996), the Louisville Institute (1996), the American Catholic Historical Association (2002,1998, 1993, 1988, 1985, 1984, 1980), the Cushwa Conferences for the Study of American
Catholicism (1985, 1982), Conference on Religion and Society in the American West, St. Mary's College (1984), American Catholic Studies Seminar, University of Notre Dame(1982, 1978), Ninth Annual Conference on Pastoral Liturgy (1980), National Educational Studies Association (1978).
I have presented talks and presented papers to the following local societies: Menlo Park Historical Association, Conference on the History of Bay Area Catholicism, the Serra Clubs of San Mateo, San Francisco, and Marin respectively, the Irish Literary and Historical Society, the Association of Northern California Catholic Archivists, St. Thomas More Society, the Hispanic Concerns Committee of San Mateo, Star of the Sea Parish Centennial, and the San Francisco Court of Historical Concern.
I have presented workshops to the following groups: the Archdiocese of San Francisco Religious Education Institute (1998), the Diocese of Sacramento Lay Training Institute (1992), the Archdiocese of San Francisco Priests' Study Week (1992), Provincial Chapter of the Western Dominicans (1984).
TEACHING AREAS
United States HistoryCalifornia History
California HistoryGeneralHistory of Ideas/Popular CultureProgressive Era American StudiesTwentieth CenturyAmerican LiteratureImmigration and EthnicSocial and CulturalReligiousU.S. CatholicREFERENCES
Dr. Jay P. Dolan, University of Notre Dame
Dr. Philip Gleason, University of Notre Dame
Sr. Mary Bridget Flaherty, RSCJ, former Chancellor, Archdiocese of San Francisco
Dr. Judith Stanley, California State University, Hayward
Sr. Jonelle Keating, OP, Immaculate Conception Elementary
Dr. Ruth apRoberts, University of California, Riverside
Dr. Edwin Gaustad, University of California, Riverside
