Background
Burgess, Sherwood Denn was born on June 28, 1918 in Hartford, Connecticut, United States. Son of Denn Maltby and Ethel Irene (Bragg) Burgess.
Burgess, Sherwood Denn was born on June 28, 1918 in Hartford, Connecticut, United States. Son of Denn Maltby and Ethel Irene (Bragg) Burgess.
AB, University of California, Berkeley, 1940; Master of Arts, University of California, Berkeley, 1948; postgraduate, Pan American Fellow, 1948-1952.
Merchandise trainee, Capwell's Department Store, Oakland, California, 1946; proprietor, Apparel Shop, Oakland, 1947-1949; instructor history, Lincoln U., Oakland and San Francisco, 1948-1950; instructor history, Reedley (California) Junior College, 1952-1955; teacher, Oakland Public Schools, 1956-1957; assistant director, instructor, Heald Business College, Oakland, 1966-1984; director, Heald Business College, Oakland, 1974-1984; vice president, Heald Business College, Oakland, 1968-1984; writer, history, California, 1948-1994. Management training consultant Heald Business College, San Francisco, 1984-1985.
Board of directors Walnut Creek History Society, 1985-1992. Archivist Shadelands Ranch Museum, Walnut Creek, 1985-1994. Captain United States Army Air Force, 1941-1946, PTO.
Major United States Army, 1950-1952. Member Contra Costa County History Society, University of California Alumni Association, Rotary.
Married Constance Rose Sousa, November 28, 1944. Children: Dennise Constance, Pamela Marie.