Reminiscences of Bruce A. Morrison : oral history, 2007.

Biographical Note

President of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Vietnam.

Scope and Contents

Born October 8, 1944 in New York City and raised by adoptive parents; bachelors' in chemistry at Massachusetts Institute of Technology; dropped out of University of Illinois graduate school to attend Yale Law School; early career as public interest lawyer; grass roots organizing and advocacy; involvement with Irish activism; career as a congressman from Connecticut; Morrison Visas and immigration reform; William Jefferson Clinton's presidential 1992 campaign and presidency; Charles F. Feeney [CFF] interest in Irish education and freedom struggle; CFF relationship and negotiations with Gerry Adams; communications and peace-process work in Northern Ireland; mid-1990s Ireland cease-fire and negotiations; CFF personal funding of Sinn Fein; interactions with CFF.

Subjects

• Atlantic Philanthropies (Organization)
• Interviews.
• Morrison, Bruce A., 1944---Interviews.
• Northern Ireland--Politics and government--1998-
• Oral histories (literary works)
• Peace movements--Northern Ireland--History--20th century.
• RMIT International University Vietnam--Presidents--Interviews.
• Starecheski, Amy, interviewer.--http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ivr

Access Conditions

Copyright held by: The Trustees of Columbia University of the City of New York and The Atlantic Philanthropies, 2007.