Background
Walker, Donald Burke was born on December 18, 1941 in Ventura, California, United States. Son of Marion Russell and Dorothy Burke Walker.
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Donald Burke Walker
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Donald Burke Walker, music educator, archivist, composer. Grantee, National Endowment of the Humanities, 1977, Composer in Community, Oakland, California, 1997. Archivist San Joaquin County History Society, Lodi, California, 1989—2003, editor quarterly publication, 2000—2003; historian exhibition catalog and exhibit Italian Presence in San Joaquin Valley, 1994; Member of American Music Center.
Education
Master of Arts in Composition, University California, Berkeley, 1966. Master of Library Science, University California, Berkeley, 1974. Doctor of Philosophy in Music, University California, Berkeley, 1971.
Master of Arts in History, California State University, Sacramento, 1992.
Career
Visiting assistant professor Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, California, 1973—1974, 1977—1978, University South Florida, Tampa, 1975—1977, Oregon State University, Corvallis, 1979. Organist St. Paul's United Methodist Church, Stockton, California, 1980—2000. University archivist University of Pacific, 1991—2003.
Retired, 2004
History columnist San Joaquin Farm Bureau News, Stockton, 1990—1998.
Achievements
Membership
Archivist San Joaquin County History Society, Lodi, California, 1989—2003, editor quarterly publication, 2000—2003. Historian exhibition catalog and exhibit Italian Presence in San Joaquin Valley, 1994. Member of American Music Center.
Connections
Married Harrie Alley (divorced). Children: Nathaniel Burke, Anthony Cannon. Married Ellen Iris Amsterdam, August 20, 1993.
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Political Party
Democrat
Education
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1966
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1974
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1971
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1992
Career
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1973 - 1974
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1975 - 1977
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1977 - 1978
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1979
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1980
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1991 - 2003
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2004