Interviewer
David Brooks
Files
Description
Robert Sullivan provides a brief history of the University of Montana’s School of Law and its role in Montana. He describes his personal and educational background, which included teaching at the University of Notre Dame. Sullivan discusses University of Montana President Carl McFarland and his administrative style. Sullivan describes being hired as the School of Law dean in 1955, how he got the position, and the impacts his decisions had on the school. He discusses the last year of his career and notes that the University’s School of Law is one of the top U.S. law schools to provide hands-on training.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
University of Montana School of Law; Carl McFarland, University of Montana president; University of Notre Dame; University of Montana administration
Original Date
7-27-2006
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
University of Montana Oral History Project, OH 408, Archives and Special Collections, Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula
Digital Publisher
University of Montana--Missoula. Mansfield Library
Rights
Copyright to this collection is held by the interview participants and by the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula. Permission may be required for use. For further information please contact Archives and Special Collections: (406) 243-2053 / library.archives@umontana.edu
Oral History Number
OH 408-008
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound file (1:41:06 min.) : digital, + 1 transcript (30 p. : 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
1:41:06 minutes
Local Filename
oh 408-08.mp3; OH408-008.pdf
Citation
Sullivan, Robert, "Robert Sullivan Interview, July 27, 2006" (2006). University of Montana Oral History Project. 3.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/umoh/3