Mount Mitchell Oral History Project

  • Collection DOI:
    Principal Investigator:
    Matthew Forrest
  • Interviews with members of the crew and scientific party of NOAA Ship Mount Mitchell, a hydrographic survey ship deployed to the Persian Gulf in the wake of the Gulf War to conduct an environmental assessment of the damage caused by the retreating Iraqi Army’s firing of Kuwait’s oil wells.

Interviewee Collection Sort descending Description Interviewer Date of Interview Location of Interview Affiliation
Peter Lewit Mount Mitchell Oral History Project

Interview with Peter Lewit, Chief Hydrographic Survey Tech at NOAA

Matthew Forrest Cornwall, NY NOAA's Office of Coast Survey
Lisa Symons Mount Mitchell Oral History Project

Oral history interview with Lisa Symons, Regional Response Coordinator for the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary

Matthew Forrest , Falls Church, VA NOAA's Office of Coast Survey
Richard Permenter Mount Mitchell Oral History Project

Oral history interview with Richard Permenter, NOAA Commissioned Corps

Matthew Forrest Denver, NC NOAA's Office of Coast Survey
Floyd McLaughlin Mount Mitchell Oral History Project

Interview with Floyd McLaughlin

Matthew Forrest Seattle, WA NOAA's Office of Coast Survey
Joe Evjen Mount Mitchell Oral History Project

Interview with Joe Evjen, National Geodetic Survey

Matthew Forrest Silver Spring, MD NOAA's Office of Coast Survey
Kevin Brewington Mount Mitchell Oral History Project

Interview with Kevin Brewington

Matthew Forrest Corvallis, OR NOAA's Office of Coast Survey