Stanley K. Sheinbaum oral history interview, 1984
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- Collection consists of four audio cassettes and transcribed notes from an oral history interview conducted by George M. Goodwin. Subjects include his childhood and family life in New York; student and intellectual life at Stanford including his experiences with antisemitism; his interest in Vietnam and ultimate anti-war position; Robert Maynard Hutchins and the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions; his involvement in Democratic politics, including Eugene McCarthy's presidential campaign in 1968; his involvement with the Daniel Ellsberg case; Jewish politics and organizations; and his work as a University of California Regent.
Description
| Type of resource | mixed material |
|---|---|
| Extent | .25 |
| Place | California |
| Date created | 1984 |
| Issuance | monographic |
| Language | English |
Creators/Contributors
| Associated with | Sheinbaum, Stanley K |
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Subjects
| Subject | Ellsberg, Daniel |
|---|---|
| Subject | Goodwin, George M |
| Subject | Hutchins, Robert Maynard, 1899-1977 |
| Subject | McCarthy, Eugene J, 1916-2005 |
| Subject | Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions |
| Subject | Democratic Party (U.S.) |
| Subject | Stanford University > Students |
| Subject | University of California (System), Regents |
| Subject | Antisemitism |
| Subject | Political activists |
| Subject | Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Protest movements |
| Genre | Oral histories |
| Genre | Phonotapes |
Bibliographic information
| Access restriction | Materials are open for research use. Audio-visual materials are not available in original format, and must be reformatted to a digital use copy. |
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| Biographical/Historical | Sheinbaum, born in New York City in 1920, attended Stanford University on the G.I. bill after his service in World War II. He earned his a.b. in history in 1949 and stayed on to pursue graduate work in economics. He held a Fulbright fellowship in France, 1953-55, and then joined the faculty at Michigan State University. He was a fellow at the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions in Santa Barbara from 1960 to 1970 and a Democratic candidate for Congress in 1966 and 1968. He later served as a Regent for the University of California system. |
| Ownership | Gift of George M. Goodwin, 1992. |
| Location | https://purl.stanford.edu/kc972mz7533 |
| Location | Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford Univ. Libraries, Stanford, CA 94305 |
Access conditions
- Use and reproduction
- User agrees that, where applicable, content will not be used to identify or to otherwise infringe the privacy or confidentiality rights of individuals. Content distributed via the Stanford Digital Repository may be subject to additional license and use restrictions applied by the depositor.
Collection
Stanley K. Sheinbaum Oral History Interview
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