Wendy Kirst : Interview for the John W. Gardner Legacy Oral History Project
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- Wendy Kirst shares memories of the times that she and John W. Gardner crossed paths during his lifetime. She begins by describing her youth in Chicago, her college education at Smith, and her time in secretarial school. Kirst then recalls how she was hired to work as “secretary number two” for Gardner when he was at the Urban Coalition and describes following him to Common Cause. Years later, Kirst reconnected with Gardner when he moved back to Stanford and into a house near the Kirsts. She shares details of hosting Gardner’s 80th birthday party and memories of Gardner and his wife, Aida.
Description
Type of resource | text |
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Extent | 1 text file |
Place | Stanford (Calif.) |
Publisher | Stanford Historical Society |
Date created | October 10, 2018 |
Language | English |
Digital origin | born digital |
Creators/Contributors
Interviewee | Kirst, Wendy | |
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Creator | Kirst, Wendy | |
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 | Urban Coalition |
Genre | Interview |
Bibliographic information
Biographical profile | Wendy Kirst lives on the Stanford campus with her husband, Professor Emeritus Mike Kirst. Beginning in the late 1980s, the Kirst and Gardner families were campus neighbors and very well acquainted. Mrs. Kirst had also known John Gardner in Washington, DC, when, as a new college graduate, she worked for him at the Urban Coalition and Common Cause. Mr. Kirst had worked with Gardner in Washington, DC, during that period as well. |
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Audio |
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Finding Aid | |
Location | https://purl.stanford.edu/rm620vw2642 |
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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