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Interviewee Collection Sort ascending Description Interviewer Date of Interview Location of Interview Affiliation
Charles J. "Chuck" Harney Steamboat Era Museum Oral History Project

Charles J. "Chuck" Harney (1922-2004). At the time of the interview he had been retired to Lancaster County fifteen years. He said he had videotaped over 150 interviews with local people on boats, in homes and shops, in fields and marshes throughout the region.

Carrie Kline, Michael Kline Unknown Talking Across the Lines, Berea College Special Collections & Archives
Charles R. Winstead Steamboat Era Museum Oral History Project

Charles R. Winstead, Age 88 (1915-2008). Captain Winstead spent most of his working life aboard a menhaden (type of fish) fishing boat. A powerful and articulate seaman, Winstead elucidates the inner workings of a steam-powered fishing vessel, including singing an example of the chanteys he led as a crew member to draw in the nets. Winstead, the first African-American in the region to acquire a pilot and captain’s license, rode passenger steamboats on several occasions during his younger days.

Carrie Kline, Michael Kline Unknown Talking Across the Lines, Berea College Special Collections & Archives
Eva Braxton and Joyce Xennia Long Steamboat Era Museum Oral History Project

At 101 Mrs. Braxton was articulate and good humored. A native of Middlesex County, she described her tenure teaching at African-American schoolhouses and earlier, working in the dairy at her childhood home. She graphically depicted the sounds and excitement that ensued with the coming of the steamboats. Her daughter Xennia Long rounded out the interview with her poetry on local life and culture.

Carrie Kline, Michael Kline Unknown Talking Across the Lines, Berea College Special Collections & Archives
Harvey Morgan Steamboat Era Museum Oral History Project

Harvey Morgan interview; Luncheon talk following interview with mother.

Carrie Kline, Michael Kline, Dianne Jordan Unknown Talking Across the Lines, Berea College Special Collections & Archives
Lakemariam Worku American Meteorological Society Centennial Oral History Project

Lakemariam Worku is a 33-year-old atmospheric science PhD student from Ethiopia. He attended A&T State University in Greensboro, North Carolina, and is currently working on his research. His interest in meteorology began in his childhood when he would visit a meteorology station with his friend whose father was a meteorology observer. This fascination led him to join the meteorology department at Arba Minch University in Ethiopia. After graduation, he worked for the national meteorology agency of Ethiopia for seven years before moving to the United States.

Jinny Nathans Unknown American Meteorological Society
Timothy Brown UCAR/NCAR Oral History Collection

Timothy Brown reminisces about his early fascination with astronomy, building telescopes and an observatory as a child with his father. Brown talks about his undergraduate school experience at Wesleyan University, a small liberal arts school in Middletown, Connecticut, and his work with the physicists on campus, specifically his mentor Jim Faller. Brown did his graduate studies at the University of Colorado, but completed most of his work in Tucson, working for a professor from the University of Arizona as an HAO (High Altitude Observatory) graduate student.

Patrice Pazar Unknown University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Judy Green UCAR/NCAR Oral History Collection

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).

Kathleen Legg Unknown University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Akira Kasahara UCAR/NCAR Oral History Collection

Dr. Akira Kasahara is a renowned climate modeler who has made significant contributions to the field of atmospheric science. He has been associated with the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) for a considerable period, where he has been instrumental in developing and improving climate models. Dr. Kasahara's research experience spans over a decade, during which he has led and mentored several young scientists, including Warren Washington, a fresh Ph.D. graduate from Penn State.

Stuart Leslie Unknown University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Peggy LeMone UCAR/NCAR Oral History Collection

Oral history interview with Peggy LeMone, 2001. Interviewed by Diane Rabson and Nicolle Alida. Interview is about the Electra aircraft. 

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Diane Rabson, Nicolle Alida Unknown University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
William Mankin UCAR/NCAR Oral History Collection

William Mankin begins by speaking about the origin of his “Physics of a Cup of Coffee” seminar and his relationship with Jack Herring of the Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York, New York. After graduating from Southwestern (now called Rhodes College), Mankin received a scholarship to attend the Summer Institute in Space Physics offered by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) where he learned about radiative transfer.

Diane Rabson, Patrice Pazar Unknown University Corporation for Atmospheric Research