Oscar Charles Burdick

Background

Burdick, Oscar Charles was born on January 2, 1929 in Milton, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Charles Crandall and Ferieda (Fowler) Burdick.

Education

Bachelor, Milton College, 1950. Certified in pipe organ, Milton College. Postgraduate, Pacific School Religion, 1952—1954.

Bachelor's Degree, Alfred University, 1953. Master of Library Science, University California, Berkeley, 1958.

Career

Ordained to ministry Seventh Day Baptist General Conference, 1955. Carillonneur Stanford University, (California), 1952-1954. Pastor 7th Day Baptist Church, Daytona Beach, Florida, 1954-1956.

Assistant librarian Pacific School Religion, Berkeley, California, 1956-1962, associate librarian, 1962-1969, librarian, 1969-1980.

Chapel organist, 1960. Organist Arlington Community Church, Kensington, California, 1958.

Associate librarian Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, California, 1966.

Achievements

• Oscar Charles Burdick has been listed as a notable librarian, musician by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Delaware National Council Churches Christ United States, 1960, 1963. Organist Arlington Community Church, Kensington, California, since 1958. Member of Guild Carillonneurs North America (student member), American Guild Organists, American Theological Library.

Association (president 1974-1975), Seventh Day Baptist History Society.

Connections

Married Mary Elizabeth Pedersen, 1952 (divorced). Married second, Dora Caroline McConnell, July8, 1979. Children: John, Ruth, Richard.

Father:

Charles Crandall Burdick

Mother:

Ferieda (Fowler) Burdick

Spouse:

Mary Elizabeth Pedersen

Spouse:

Dora Caroline McConnell

child:

Ruth Burdick

child:

Richard Burdick

child:

John Burdick