Interview with Jim Larimore
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- Jim Larimore reflects on his time at Stanford as the director of the American Indian Program, assistant dean of students, and resident fellow of Muwekma-Tah-Ruk. He describes his family background and the journey that led him to join the Stanford staff, and he explains his goal of building a close-knit, accessible, inter-tribal community at Stanford. He recalls how he and others worked to form a cohesive and hospitable Native community and the strategies they used to advocate for funding and resources from the university. He discusses working to ensure Native voices were well represented on the University Commission on Minority Issues, the difficult path to getting the Native theme dorm (now Muwekma-Tah-Ruk) housed on the Row, and the experience of living there with his wife as a resident fellow. He also describes advocating to shift student advising functions from the Advising Center to the community centers and speaks about getting his PhD at Stanford while assisting the Provost’s Office resolve issues related to students of color. Finally, he describes his vision for the Indigenous community at Stanford.
Description
| Type of resource | sound recording-nonmusical, text |
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| Extent | 1 audio file; 1 text file |
| Place | Stanford (Calif.) |
| Publisher | Stanford Historical Society |
| Date created | August 13, 2021 |
| Language | English |
| Digital origin | born digital |
Creators/Contributors
| Interviewee | Larimore, Jim | |
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| Creator | Larimore, Jim | |
| Interviewer | Marum, Caelin | |
| Publisher | Stanford Historical Society |
Subjects
| Subject | Student affairs administrators |
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| Subject | Indians of North America |
| Subject | Muwekma-Tah-Ruk |
| Genre | Interview |
Bibliographic information
| Transcript |
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| Finding Aid |
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| Location | https://purl.stanford.edu/tg285gc0132 |
| Location | SC1582 |
| 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
Native American Alumni Oral Histories
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