Interview with Patrick A. Shea : The Movement Oral History Project
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- Patrick Shea (1970 BA Social Thought and Institutions) shares memories of his participation in student government and antiwar activism while a student at Stanford in the late 1960s. Describing his path to activism, he recalls the experience of identifying as a Catholic minority in the majority Mormon communities where he was raised; the influence of activists David Harris and Paul Rupert whom he encountered as a freshman; and the impact of serving with the Jesuits in Hong Kong during his sophomore year. Rupert also shares memories of serving as a student representative on the Committee of Fifteen with trustees and faculty; describes the sit-in at the Applied Electronics Laboratory; and shares memories of interactions with the Stanford leaders Dick Lyman and Kenneth Pitzer. Shea concludes the interview by discussing what he did after Stanford: practicing law and becoming involved in Utah politics.
Description
| Type of resource | moving image, sound recording-nonmusical, text |
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| Extent | 1 video file; 1 audio file; 1 text file; 1 photograph |
| Place | Stanford (Calif.) |
| Publisher | Stanford Historical Society |
| Date created | May 4, 2019 |
| Language | English |
| Digital origin | born digital |
Creators/Contributors
| Interviewee | Shea, Patrick A., 1948- | |
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| Creator | Shea, Patrick A., 1948- | |
| Interviewer | Hanley, James | |
| Publisher | Stanford Historical Society |
Subjects
| Subject | Shea, Patrick A., 1948- |
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| Subject | Stanford University. Applied Electronics Laboratory |
| Subject | College Students > Political Activity > United States |
| Subject | Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Protest Movements |
| Subject | Anti-war demonstrations |
| Genre | Interview |
Bibliographic information
| Biography | Pat Shea was born at Holy Cross Hospital. He was delivered by Dr. A.J. Murphy, his grandfather. At three months, his parents Ed and Ramona moved to Great Falls, Montana. His first six years in Montana allowed him to understand communities can function. He attended Dilworth Elementary, Hillside Junior High School and Highland High School, where he graduated in 1966 despite being “thrown out of class” five times his senior year. He credits his subsequent academic success to his mother and his teachers who tolerated him, particularly Mrs. Rigby, Mr. Sundstrom, Mr. Nagle, Mr. Rush and Mr. Collett. Shea attended Stanford University, Oxford University, and Harvard Law School, where with the exception of the travail at the last institution, he benefitted from extraordinary professors and fellow students. He ran for Governor of Utah and for the US Senate against Senator Orrin Hatch. He served in the Clinton Administration as the Director of the Bureau of Land Management and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Interior for Lands and Minerals. He was also an Adjunct Professor of Agronomy at Kansas State University. He was a Fellowship and Grant Advisor at Westminster College. He was an adjunct professor at BYU Law School. Currently, he is an Associate Research Professor of Biology at the University of Utah. He continues to practice law in Salt Lake and is always interested in new clients. |
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| Transcript |
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| Finding Aid | |
| Location | https://purl.stanford.edu/tg328wr4189 |
| Location | SC1432 |
| 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
The Movement oral history project, 2018
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