Frances Geballe : Interview for the John W. Gardner Legacy Oral History Project
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- Frances “Sissy” Geballe, a longtime supporter of the Haas Center for Public Service, shares memories of John W. Gardner and public service at Stanford. Geballe recalls Stanford President Don Kennedy’s dedication to public service and the founding of the Haas Center for Public Service, named after her cousin, Walter Haas, Jr. She also speaks about her personal connection to the University of California, Berkeley, and how important it was to her that Berkeley students were included in the John Gardner Fellowship Program. She recalls Gardner’s dedication to service and philanthropy, which inspired members of her family.
Description
Type of resource | text |
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Extent | 1 text file |
Place | Stanford (Calif.) |
Publisher | Stanford Historical Society |
Date created | April 5, 2017 |
Language | English |
Digital origin | born digital |
Creators/Contributors
Interviewee | Geballe, Frances | |
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Creator | Geballe, Frances | |
Interviewer | Mancini, Nancy | |
Publisher | Stanford Historical Society |
Subjects
Subject | Gardner, John W. (John William), 1912-2002 |
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Subject | Civil Society > United States |
Subject | Haas Center for Public Service (Stanford University) |
Genre | Interview |
Bibliographic information
Biographical profile | Frances “Sissy” Geballe is a member of the Haas-Koshland family, one of San Francisco’s pioneer families, and is a descendant of Levi Strauss. She and her husband, physicist Theodore “Ted” H. Geballe, are active philanthropists and Stanford community members. The Geballes followed John Gardner’s career and got to know him and his wife, Aida, after the Gardners returned to Stanford in 1989. They have been enthusiastic supporters of the Haas Center for Public Service and the John Gardner Fellowship. Geballe has been engaged with a number of Stanford programs including the Friends of the School of Education, the Stanford Humanities Center Advisory Group, and the Library Visiting Committee. She is a passionate advocate for reading and has volunteered in schools in East Palo Alto and Redwood City as well as serving as a longtime reading tutor at Woodside School, for which she was recognized as Citizen of the Year in 2010. Geballe received her BA from the University of California, Berkeley in 1943, where she studied English and philosophy, after which she pursued one year of graduate study at the UC Berkeley School of Social Welfare. |
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Finding Aid | |
Location | https://purl.stanford.edu/ct366vp8957 |
Location | SC1355 |
Repository | Stanford University. Libraries. Department of Special Collections and University Archives |
Access conditions
- Use and reproduction
- The materials are open for research use and may be used freely for non-commercial purposes with an attribution. For commercial permission requests, please contact the Stanford University Archives (universityarchives@stanford.edu).
- Copyright
- Copyright © The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University. All rights reserved.
Collection
John W. Gardner Legacy Oral History Project
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