Norman Naimark : An Oral History

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Abstract: Norman Naimark, the Robert & Florence McDonnell Professor of East European Studies recounts his journey to becoming a historian. He discusses his family’s East European roots, their life as a military family, and his experiences as a Stanford student in the 1960s and early 1970s. He pays tribute to the mentors, including Wayne Vucinich and colleagues at the Russian Research Center at Harvard, who helped him in his early career and describes his research and publications, including his research on the history of genocide. He also talks about the role overseas travel has played in his life, sharing memories from his time as a student at Stanford in Germany, the Bing Overseas Studies Program, Stanford Global Studies, and the Stanford Travel/Study Program. Naimark concludes the interview with reflections on Stanford, family life, and Stanford women’s basketball.

Type of resource	text
Extent	1 text file
Place	Stanford (Calif.)
Publisher	Stanford Historical Society
Date created	May 5, 2022 - May 11, 2022
Language	English
Digital origin	born digital

Interviewee	Naimark, Norman M.
Creator	Naimark, Norman M.
Interviewer	Tate, Diane
Publisher	Stanford Historical Society

Subject	Naimark, Norman M.
Subject	Stanford University. Department of History
Subject	Stanford University. Center for Human Rights and International Justice
Subject	Stanford University. Division of Global Studies
Genre	Interview

Biographical Profile	Norman M. Naimark was born in New York and was educated at Stanford University, where he received his B.A.(1966), M.A.(1968), and Ph.D. (1972) degrees. For fifteen years, he was Professor of History at Boston University and Fellow of the Russian Research Center at Harvard. Naimark presently holds the Robert and Florence McDonnell Chair in East European History at Stanford University. He is also Senior Fellow (by courtesy) of the Hoover Institution and of the Freeman-Spogli Institute for International Studies, where he was Convener of the “European Forum.” He is Professor (by courtesy) of German Studies. He has served as Director of Stanford’s Center for Russian and East European Studies (1989-95), Chair of its History Department (1995-1998), member of the Faculty Senate and its Steering Committee (2001-4), and Director of Stanford’s interdisciplinary programs in International Relations and International Policy Studies. He also served as the Burke Family Director of the Bing Overseas Studies Program (2005-2010) and Director of Stanford Global Studies (2012-2017).
Audio/Video	Title Audio/Video
Finding Aid	Title Stanford Historical Society Oral History Program Interviews
Location	https://purl.stanford.edu/sn446mq8345
Location	SC0932
Repository	Stanford University. Libraries. Department of Special Collections and University Archives

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Stanford Historical Society Oral History Program interviews, 1999-2022

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