Anne Burke papers
Scope and Contents
The Anne Burke papers document Justice Burke’s term as the Interim Chair of the National Review Board for the Protection of Children and Young People (NRB). The collection includes files documenting the John Jay Study and its final report, “Nature and Scope of Sexual Abuse of Minors by Catholic Priests and Deacons in the United States 1950-2002,” notes from NRB meetings, biographical information about NRB board members, and subject files maintained by Justice Burke. Also included are copies of Justice Burke’s speeches she gave about her role as Interim Chair and publications she collected about the clergy sex abuse scandal.
Dates
- 1985-2013
- Majority of material found within 2002-2006
Conditions Governing Access
Series 8, Box 19 is closed and unavailable.
Biographical / Historical
Anne M. Burke, Justice, Illinois Appellate Court, First District, is an alumna of DePaul and has served on DePaul University's Board of Trustees. Her interest in and concern for the rights of children in society began in 1965, when she was one of the first to teach physical education for mentally challenged children through the Chicago Park District. She began her judicial career in 1987 on the Illinois Court of Claims. She was appointed Special Counsel for Child Welfare Services in 1994. She continued her advocacy for children's issues in her service on the National Review Board for the Protection of Children and Young People (NRB), appointed by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) of the U.S. Roman Catholic Church to study issues raised in the clergy sex abuse scandal. She served as interim chair of the NRB from 2002 to 2004.
Extent
8 Linear Feet (24 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
The Anne Burke papers are organized into ten series: 1. John Jay study; 2. NRB files; 3. USCCB files; 4. OCYP files; 5. Correspondence, 6. Publications; 7. Speeches; 8. Confidential Files; 9. August 2012 Addition; 10. December 2018 Addition.
Physical Location
3/28/F
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Accession 2005.10; 2006.08; 2006.18; 2007.14; 2012.55; 2019.054
Processing Information
M. Black 2005, 2006; M. Bencur 2013; revised by P. Chavez 2018; J. Ryerson 2019
- Child sexual abuse by clergy--Archival resources--United States Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Child welfare workers--Archival resources--Illinois Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Child welfare--Archival resources--Illinois Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- John Jay College of Criminal Justice
- Judges--Illinois--Archives Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Legal assistance to children--Archival resources--Illinois Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- National Review Board for the Protection of Children and Young People
- Sexual misconduct by clergy--Archival resources--United States Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Title
- Guide to Anne Burke papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- M. Black 2005, 2006; M. Bencur 2013; revised by P. Chavez 2018; J. Ryerson 2019
- Date
- 2017
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English
Repository Details
Part of the DePaul Special Collections and Archives Repository
John T. Richardson Library
2350 N. Kenmore Ave.
Room 314
Chicago Illinois 60614
773-325-7864
spca@depaul.libanswers.com
