Interview with William Jeakle : Alumni Stories

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Abstract/Contents

Abstract: William Jeakle (AB English, 1982) speaks about the factors that led him to Stanford from Alabama. He shares memories of student life, recalling his close-knit and irreverent dorm community in Wilbur, his time in Italian House, residential education speakers, and events at the Catholic Newman Center with Father Eugene Boyle. He also describes several comedy initiatives and publishing a guide called How To College with classmates Eugene Reardon and Ed Wyatt. Jeakle remembers struggling to reconcile the “laidback insouciance” of Stanford with the need to work really hard, and he speaks about the value he found in Stanford’s emphasis on liberal arts and the atmosphere of innovative thinking.

Type of resource	text
Extent	1 text file
Place	Stanford (Calif.)
Publisher	Stanford Historical Society
Date created	October 21, 2022 -
Language	English
Digital origin	born digital

Interviewee	Jeakle, William
Creator	Jeakle, William
Interviewer	Tate, Diane
Publisher	Stanford Historical Society

Subject	Stanford University. Students > 1970s
Subject	Universities and colleges
Subject	College students
Genre	Interview

Audio	Title Audio
Finding Aid	Title Stanford Historical Society Oral History Program Interviews
Location	https://purl.stanford.edu/vx860gr4989
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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