Mark Mancall : An Oral History
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- In this oral history, Mark Mancall, Stanford administrator and Professor of Modern World History, Emeritus, discusses the events in his early life that led him to pursue the study of Asian languages, literature, and history. He talks about his doctoral studies at Harvard with the eminent historian of China John K. Fairbank and describes the circumstances that brought him to Stanford as an assistant professor of history in 1965. Mancall describes the anti-Vietnam War protests of the late 1960s and early 1970s at Stanford and offers reflections on the Stanford leaders, including Kenneth Pitzer and Richard W. Lyman, with whom he interacted. A champion of innovation in undergraduate education, Mancall describes several initiatives which he pioneered at Stanford, including the formation of Grove House, a university experiment in residential education and its first coed residence hall. He also describes the founding of the Structured Program in Liberal Education (SLE), a residence-based undergraduate curriculum centered around intensive reading and discussion of influential works in philosophy, literature, and art. He describes the influence of structuralism on his thinking and teaching and on the development of SLE. Mancall also gives an account of his time as director of Stanford’s Overseas Study Program. He recounts details of moving existing Stanford programs to Berlin, Oxford, and Paris and establishing new programs in Krakow, Poland and Haifa, Israel.
Description
| Type of resource | sound recording-nonmusical, text, still image |
|---|---|
| Extent | 5 audio files; 1 text file; 1 photograph |
| Place | Stanford (Calif.) |
| Publisher | Stanford Historical Society |
| Date created | October 28, 2013 - 2013-11-20 |
| Language | English |
| Digital origin | born digital |
Creators/Contributors
| Interviewee | Mancall, Mark |
|---|---|
| Creator | Mancall, Mark |
| Interviewer | Humburg, Judee |
| Publisher | Stanford Historical Society |
Subjects
| Subject | Mancall, Mark |
|---|---|
| Subject | Stanford University. Department of History |
| Subject | International education |
| Subject | Asia > History |
| Genre | Interview |
Bibliographic information
| Transcript |
|
|---|---|
| Finding Aid | |
| Location | https://purl.stanford.edu/vh746kg6221 |
| Location | SC0932 |
| 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
Stanford Historical Society Oral History Program interviews, 1999-2022
Also listed in
Loading usage metrics...