Background
Dunne was born in San Jose, California on April 16, 1889 and educated at Santa Clara College and at a seminary in Hastings, United Kingdom After is ordination in 1921, he served as an editor of the Jesuit magazine America in 1924-1925.
Dunne was born in San Jose, California on April 16, 1889 and educated at Santa Clara College and at a seminary in Hastings, United Kingdom After is ordination in 1921, he served as an editor of the Jesuit magazine America in 1924-1925.
He taught at Santa Clara University between 1925 and 1930. From 1931 to 1957 he served in the University of San Francisco’s history department. He died in San Francisco on January 15, 1957.
Dunne’s scholarly writings included books and articles on a variety of historical subjects.