Dr. John C. Calhoun was one of the early pioneers and contributors to UCAR/NCAR development. Calhoun became acquainted with UCAR and a plan for developing a national program (the “Blue Book”) while at Texas A&M University in an administrative role. Although Calhoun did not have a background in the atmospheric sciences, he brought valuable institutional perspective, experience in program development and organizational management to the table.

On August 29, 2000, Kristina Katsaros interviewed Dr. Joost Businger for the American Meteorological Society’s Tape Recorded Interview Project, managed by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). Businger, a prominent atmospheric scientist, discusses his early life, career, and contributions to meteorology. Born in Holland, Businger developed an early interest in weather, which was further fueled during World War II when weather information became classified, leading him to keep his own records and make forecasts.

On March 19, 1991, William W. Kellogg interviews Joseph O. Fletcher, who shares detailed accounts of his career in meteorology and atmospheric research, beginning with his early experiences in the Army Air Corps and continuing through his contributions during World War II. Fletcher describes his work with the Signal Corps, his transition to the Air Weather Service, and his role in pioneering microwave radar applications for weather detection and reconnaissance.

Oral history interview with Judy Green, 2015. Interviewed by Kathleen Legg. Forms part of the UCAR/NCAR Oral History Collection. Judy Green, long time telecommunications assistant at NCAR, shares her unique perspective of NCAR, its people and culture. Green discusses her early career as a telephone operator at Mountain Bell in Cheyenne, Wyoming and how her and her family came to NCAR. Green talks about her experience with the various telephone systems at NCAR over the years, including the old “cord board”, the short lived Harris system, the Rolm system and Voice Over IP (VoIP).

Oral history interview with Karyn Sawyer, 2015. Interviewed by Richard Anthes. Forms part of the UCAR/NCAR Oral History Collection. Long-time UCAR/NCAR staff member Karyn Sawyer reflects on her decades-long career at the organization, including how she came to work for NCAR, field projects, international scientific cooperation, UCAR/NCAR administration, and her management style.

On October 31, 1993, Julius London interviewed Lester Machta for the American Meteorological Society’s Tape Recorded Interview Project. Machta discusses his career in meteorology, beginning with his academic training and involvement in meteorological forecasting during World War II. He describes his collaborations with prominent figures such as Harry Wexler and Carl-Gustaf Rossby, as well as his work at Chanute Field and the evolution of meteorological education and practice in the military context.

On April 21, 1992, Julius London interviewed Loren Crow at his home in Denver, Colorado, as part of the AMS Taped Interview Project. Crow details his extensive career in meteorology, beginning with his education at Simpson College in Iowa, where he majored in chemistry with a minor in physics, followed by cadet training at Caltech during World War II.

On January 2, 2006, Kristine Harper, Ronald Doel, and Terry Smagorinsky conducted an interview with Margaret Smagorinsky at her home in Hillsborough, New Jersey, for the American Meteorological Society's Tape Recorded Interview Project. Margaret discusses her childhood in Brooklyn, New York, including her family background, education, and early life experiences. She reflects on her father’s work as a plumber and her role as his helper, as well as the influence of her parents’ differing political and religious perspectives.

On October 26, 1993, Julius London interviewed Marian Haurwitz regarding her late husband, Bernhard Haurwitz, his career, and personal anecdotes from their life together. The discussion touches on Marian's first meeting with Bernhard in 1960 and their subsequent marriage in 1961, after which they traveled to Munich, where Bernhard worked as a visiting professor at the Geophysical Institute.

Discussion with Mary Haley, David (Dave) Brown, and Dennis Shea about the development and use of NCAR Command Language (NCL). NCL, produced by the Computational and Information Systems Laboratory (CISL) and is a free interpreted language designed specifically for scientific data processing and visualization. Topics included in this discussion also include: NCAR Graphics, netCDF, GRIB, Fortran, C, Climate and Global Dynamics Laboratory, Community Climate Model, NCL workshops, PyNIO, PyNGL, MATLAB, NumPy, xarray, R, and Python.