On March 31, 1999, Laura Cochran interviewed Evelyn Mazur about her 46-year career with the American Meteorological Society (AMS). Mazur discusses her entry into AMS in the 1950s, initially managing subscriptions for meteorological and geophysical abstracts sponsored by the U.S. government. She describes the growth of AMS publications, the expansion of the society’s membership and international reach, and the increasing importance of hydrology and radar research.

On April 23, 1999, Laura Cochran interviewed Irwin Abrams at his home in Acton, Massachusetts, for the Simmons College Oral History Archives. Abrams, a meteorologist, discusses his career trajectory, starting with his education at New York University and his commission as a Second Lieutenant in the Air Force. He describes his entry into the meteorology field through the Air Force’s meteorology program and his first assignment in the Azores, where his forecasting skills were crucial for military flight operations during the Berlin Blockade.