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Interviewee | Interviewer | Date of Interview | Interviewer's Affiliation | Location of Interview | Description | Collection Name |
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Mary Kicza | Molly Graham | 10-07-2021, 11-03-2021 | NOAA Heritage Program, National Weather Service | Woodbine, MD |
Mary Kicza was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico in 1959. She earned a bachelor’s degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from California State University and a masters degree in Business Administration from the Florida Institute of Technology. Mary started her federal career as a coop student working as a civil servant for the Air Force at McClellan Air Force Base in Sacramento, California. She worked at McClellan as an engineer developing software for automated test systems supporting Air Force satellite systems. In 1982, Mary came to work for NASA where she |
NOAA Heritage Oral History Project |
Helen Wood | Molly Graham | 10-08-2021, 11-09-2021, 11-16-2021 | NOAA Heritage Program, National Weather Service | Bethesda, MD |
Helen joined the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in 1988 as Director of the Office of Satellite Data Processing and Distribution, in the NOAA Satellite and Information Service. For more than 15 years she directed the operation of a space and Earth-based system that processed and distributed real-time data gathered by NOAA and other environmental satellites to support activities such as weather forecasting, ocean and climate monitoring, and satellite-assisted search and rescue. |
NOAA Heritage Oral History Project |
Anna Goodhue | Jeanne Johnston | 04-19-1998 | University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Center for Oral History | Puko'o, HI |
One of twelve children, a woman discusses her family's background. She explains how the children divided their time between Oahu and Molokai, traveling on the inter-island steamships. She recalls the effect of the 1946 tsunami on family and neighbors. Also described are the traditional luaus (feasts). Goodhue was also interviewed for the Ualapue project. |
Tsunamis in Maui County: Oral Histories |
Barbara J.H. Cannon | Jeanne Johnston, Susan Tissot | 02-21-1997 | University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Center for Oral History | Kula, HI |
Young marrieds in 1946, a woman and her husband were caught in the 1946 tsunami, which destroyed their beachfront house in Spreckelsville. She details their swimming to safety along with neighbors and coping in the aftermath of the flooding. Also recalled is the 1960 tsunami as it affected Kailua, Oahu. |
Tsunamis in Maui County: Oral Histories |
Bennet Baldwin | Jeanne Johnston | 07-17-1998 | University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Center for Oral History | Paia, HI |
A Kula-born man speaks briefly of his family and rural lifestyle. He remembers the tsunamis from the perspective of a young child. |
Tsunamis in Maui County: Oral Histories |
Edwin Lelepali | Jeanne Johnston | 05-30-1998 | University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Center for Oral History | Kalaupapa, HI |
A Kalaupapa resident describes his traumatic birth, father and adopted sister, confinement in Kalihi Hospital, Pearl Harbor day, transport to Kalaupapa settlement, and adjustment to life there. He recalls the 1946 tidal wave and the subsequent damage and repair of the settlement's water supply pipe. He concludes with reflections on his life at Kalaupapa. |
Tsunamis in Maui County: Oral Histories |
Alannah Hurley | Anna Lavoie, Jean Lee, Kim Sparks , Kitty Sopow, Sean Day | 06-05-2017 | Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission, NOAA Fisheries, Alaska Fisheries Science Center , Bristol Bay Native Association , NOAA Preserve America Initiative | Dillingham, AK |
Alannah Hurley is the Executive Director of the United Tribes of Bristol Bay in Alaska. She is a Yupik fisherwoman of salmon for subsistence and commercial purposes. She discusses her heritage and how she learned to fish as a child, and historical socio-cultural processes of the Bristol Bay region. She also discusses her experience and knowledge of climate change and the challenges Yupik people face in regard to climate change and their struggle to maintain their identity, culture, and relationship with the environment. |
Women in Alaska Fisheries |
Aleta Hohn | Joseph W. Smith, Don Hoss, Ford Cross, Jeff Govoni, Douglas Vaughan | 03-07-2022 | NOAA Fisheries | Beaufort, NC |
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NOAA Beaufort Lab Oral Histories |
Elizabeth Napua Kaupu | Jeanne Johnston | 06-04-1998 | University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Center for Oral History | Kapa'akea, HI |
A Molokai resident describes the home of her adoptive grandfather in Kapulei, Pukoo. She recalls the receding tide of the 1946 tidal wave and the fish, eel, and squid which washed to shore. She also relates her husband's reading of the ocean prior to the 1956 tidal wave. |
Tsunamis in Maui County: Oral Histories |
John "Wes" Tunnell, Jr. | Jen Brown | 02-09-2017 | Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi | Corpus Christi, TX |
Dr. John W. ("Wes") Tunnell, Jr. is a third-generation Texan, born in Biloxi, Mississippi, where his father was stationed during World War II. His parents, both physicians, practiced in Texas from the mid-forties to the mid-eighties. Dr. Tunnell credits his father for encouraging him to pursue a career that he would enjoy and excel in. Dr. Tunnell began his higher education at Adams State College in Colorado, initially pursuing pre-dentistry with the aim of earning a high income that would allow him to enjoy his hobbies of hunting and fishing. |
The Gulf Podcast and Oral History Project |
Dennis Burk | Jen Brown | 04-20-2017 | Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi | Corpus Christi, TX |
Dennis Burk is a former volunteer at the Texas State Aquarium and a passionate environmentalist with a diverse background. Born and raised in the Midwest, specifically Wisconsin, Burk developed an early interest in water sports due to the abundance of lakes in his home state. His love for water led him to move to Corpus Christi, Texas, in 1979, where he worked as a service advisor at Tradewinds Ford. Burk's adventurous spirit led him to sell all his possessions and embark on a six-and-a-half-month cycling trip around Europe with a Canadian nurse he met in Corpus Christi. |
The Gulf Podcast and Oral History Project |
Dara Orbach | Maxwell McClure | 09-25-2020 | Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi | Corpus Christi, TX |
Dr. Dara Orbach is a marine mammal biologist with a unique journey into the field. Unlike many of her peers who knew from a young age that they wanted to work with marine mammals, Dr. Orbach's path was more indirect and driven by her love for the coastal lifestyle. Originally from Toronto, Canada, she completed her undergraduate studies at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, where she fell in love with the coastal way of life. |
The Gulf Podcast and Oral History Project |
Elena Crawford | Justin Bucholtz | 09-24-2020 | Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi | Port Aransas, TX |
This is an oral history interview of Elena Crawford interviewed by Justin Bucholtz. Elena discusses her experience with Hurricane Harvey in 2017; the harrowing return to her home after evacuation; the struggle of recovery after disaster; and the recovery of the town and people of Port Aransas, Texas. |
South Texas Stories |
Joel Garcia | Richard Andrew Quiroz | 09-21-2020 | Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi | Refugio, TX |
This is an oral history recording of Mr. Joel Garcia, a pastor in Refugio, Texas, interviewed by Richard Quiroz. Mr. Garcia talks about his role as a pastor at Joy Ministries; his experiences with hurricanes; his role in providing shelter and resources to the community after Hurricane Harvey; and his reflection on these events. |
South Texas Stories |
Martin Sanchez | Rene Ruiz | 09-28-2020 | Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi | Corpus Christi, TX |
This is an oral history recording of Martin Sanchez interviewed by Rene Ruiz. Martin Sanchez talks about his personal experiences of being in Hurricane Celia in 1970, when he had just turned ten years old. |
South Texas Stories |
Jennifer Beseres Pollack | Jen Brown | 01-08-2021 | Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi | Corpus Christi, TX |
Dr. Jennifer Beseres Pollack is a marine biologist and the Chair for Coastal Conservation and Restoration at the Harte Research Institute. She was born in Minnesota and grew up surrounded by lakes, which sparked her interest in nature and ecology. She pursued her undergraduate degree in environmental science at Northwestern University, where she carved out a niche for herself within ecology. Dr. Pollack gained a variety of experiences through internships, including one in marine science that solidified her love for the field. |
The Gulf Podcast and Oral History Project |
Larry McKinney | Jen Brown | 12-17-2020, 12-18-2020 | Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi | Corpus Christi, TX |
Dr. Larry McKinney is a seasoned scientist and environmentalist with a rich background in resource protection and environmental management. Born and raised in West Texas, McKinney comes from a family of original settlers who were primarily ranchers and farmers. His early life was spent in the small town of Coahoma, near Midland, Odessa, where his family had been on their home place for over one hundred and twenty-five years. McKinney's upbringing on a farm, where his family primarily grew cotton, instilled in him a strong work ethic and a deep appreciation for the outdoors. |
The Gulf Podcast and Oral History Project |
Pamela T. Plotkin | Jen Brown | 02-21-2020 | Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi | Corpus Christi, TX |
Dr. Pamela T. Plotkin is a renowned wildlife biologist and conservationist with a focus on marine life, particularly sea turtles. Born and raised in New York City, Dr. Plotkin's early fascination with wildlife was nurtured through television shows like Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom and Tarzan, which offered her a glimpse into the natural world she yearned to explore. In her teenage years, her family moved to New Jersey, providing her with closer access to natural environments. This exposure further fueled her interest in wildlife and conservation. |
The Gulf Podcast and Oral History Project |
Roger Lee Morral, Sr. | Michael Kline | 02-14-1986 | Talking Across the Lines, Berea College Special Collections & Archives | Tucker County, WV |
Roger Lee Morral, Sr. 2-14-1986 |
Tucker County, West Virginia Flood Audio Recordings |
Ruth Ann Toth and Holly Meadows | Michael Kline | 10-08-1986 | Talking Across the Lines, Berea College Special Collections & Archives | Tucker County, WV |
Ruth Ann Toth and Holly Meadows, 10-8-1986 interviewed by M. Kline |
Tucker County, West Virginia Flood Audio Recordings |
Gary Lipscomb and Keith Cordial | Michael Kline | 04-14-1986 | Talking Across the Lines, Berea College Special Collections & Archives | Tucker County, WV |
Sheriff Gary Lipscomb and Trooper Keith Cordial 4-14-1986 interviewed by M. Kline |
Tucker County, West Virginia Flood Audio Recordings |
Susan Schmitt | Michael Kline | 02-24-1986 | Talking Across the Lines, Berea College Special Collections & Archives | Tucker County, WV |
Susan Schmitt 2-24-1986 interviewed by M. Kline |
Tucker County, West Virginia Flood Audio Recordings |
Tom Karl | Molly Graham | 04-01-2022, 04-25-2022, 05-20-2022 | NOAA Heritage Program, National Weather Service | Mills River, NC |
Tom Karl was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1951 and grew up in the suburbs, observing and predicting the weather using homemade instruments with his father. He attended Northern Illinois University and graduated in 1973 with a major in meteorology and a minor in mathematics. He attended graduate school at the University of Wisconsin and studied under Werner Schwerdtfeger. After a brief TV/Radio weather forecasting position at the beginning of his career Tom joined the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in 1975. |
NOAA Heritage Oral History Project |
Dave Sargent | Joseph Dello Russo | 03-14-2022 | Barnstable County Cape Cod Cooperative Extension Marine Program, Woods Hole Sea Grant | Gloucester, MA |
Interview with Mr. Dave Sargent, Retired Herring Warden and Shellfish Constable for the Town of Gloucester |
Massachusetts River Herring Warden Oral History Project |
Martha Sponangle | Michael Kline | 12-18-1985 | Talking Across the Lines, Berea College Special Collections & Archives | Tucker County, WV |
Martha Sponangle, Hamrick School personnel, Tucker County Flood 12-18-1985 |
Tucker County, West Virginia Flood Audio Recordings |
Doug Willis | Joseph W. Smith, Don Hoss, Ford Cross, Douglas Vaughan | 06-06-2022 | NOAA Fisheries | Beaufort, NC |
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NOAA Beaufort Lab Oral Histories |
Patricia “Pat” Tester | Joseph W. Smith, Don Hoss, Ford Cross, Jeff Govoni, Douglas Vaughan | 08-29-2022 | NOAA Fisheries | Beaufort, NC |
Dr. Pat Tester, a respected figure in the field of oceanography, has dedicated her career to studying and understanding marine ecosystems. Growing up in Oklahoma, her love for the natural world led her to pursue a Bachelor's Degree at California State University at Sonoma in 1972. Seeking further specialization, she obtained her Master's Degree in Oceanography from Oregon State University in 1976 and went on to complete her Ph.D. in the same field at OSU in 1983. In 1976, Dr. |
NOAA Beaufort Lab Oral Histories |
Joseph W. Smith | Don Hoss, Jeff Govoni | 11-07-2022 | NOAA Fisheries | Beaufort, NC |
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NOAA Beaufort Lab Oral Histories |
Louis W. Uccellini | Gregory Romano, Mary Fairbanks | 06-28-2021, 07-09-2021, 08-19-2021, 08-31-2021, 09-15-2021, 10-24-2021 | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Weather Service | Columbia, MD, Silver Spring, MD |
Dr. Louis W. Uccellini was the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Assistant Administrator for Weather Services, and Director of the National Weather Service (2013-2022). In this role, he was responsible for the day-to-day civilian weather operations for the United States, its territories, adjacent waters, and ocean areas. |
National Weather Service Heritage Oral History Project |
Mary Glackin | Molly Graham | 11-04-2021, 12-08-2021 | NOAA Heritage Program | Jacksonville, FL |
Mary Glackin was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1954. She graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park, in 1982 with a degree in computer science and coursework in meteorology. Mary started her career with General Electric before coming to the National Weather Service in 1997, where she worked for twenty years, working her way from Computer Specialist to Meteorologist to Program Manager for the Advanced Weather Forecast Information System. |
NOAA Heritage Oral History Project |
Lakemariam Worku | Jinny Nathans | American Meteorological Society | Unknown |
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. |
American Meteorological Society Centennial Oral History Project | |
William Crosby | Carrie Kline, Michael Kline | 11-13-2003 | Talking Across the Lines, Berea College Special Collections & Archives | Unknown |
Mr. Crosby was an African-American raconteur, a Lancaster County legend, who founded a snack shop just north of White Stone on Rt. 3. A veteran of the fishing industry, he knew every aspect of boating and sold seafood in Richmond over a forty-five year period. |
Steamboat Era Museum Oral History Project |
William John Cowart, Jr. | Carrie Kline, Michael Kline | 12-10-2003 | Talking Across the Lines, Berea College Special Collections & Archives | Unknown |
With a father and grandfather who ran a cannery at the steamboat wharf, John Cowart's telling brought to life the Adams Floating Theatre, the rich singing of the Black men in his family’s oyster house, and the dynamic interaction at the country store. |
Steamboat Era Museum Oral History Project |
Dr. Bill Schaaf | Joseph W. Smith, Don Hoss, Jeff Govoni, Douglas Vaughan | 04-04-2022 | NOAA Fisheries | Beaufort, NC |
William, born and raised in Ohio, embarked on an academic journey that laid the foundation for his remarkable career. He obtained his Bachelor's degree from Duke University in 1960, marking the beginning of his pursuit of knowledge. Not long after, he furthered his education by earning a Master's degree in statistics from the University of North Carolina, followed by a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan. |
NOAA Beaufort Lab Oral Histories |
John Lee Callis | Carrie Kline, Michael Kline | 11-05-2003 | Talking Across the Lines, Berea College Special Collections & Archives | Unknown |
Interview with John Lee Callis |
Steamboat Era Museum Oral History Project |
John Norwood McCarty | Carrie Kline, Michael Kline | 11-19-2003 | Talking Across the Lines, Berea College Special Collections & Archives | Unknown |
John Norwood McCarty (1916-2012) was born to a farming family outside of Lively in Lancaster County, Virginia. His boyhood interplay with steamboats involved raising produce that he and his family then delivered to the bustling steamboat wharf to board the vessels for sale. McCarty provided vivid accounts of a rural steamboat wharf community, from a cooperative grower’s packinghouse to the local Speakeasy. |
Steamboat Era Museum Oral History Project |
Judith Haynes | Carrie Kline, Michael Kline | 01-03-2003 | Talking Across the Lines, Berea College Special Collections & Archives | Hudgins, VA |
A local newspaper reporter, Haynes is owner of historic Hudgins House adjacent to the Crickett Hill Steamboat Wharf on the Piankitank River near the Gwynn’s Island bridge. She discusses the handwritten boarding house ledger dating from 1916 and overnight guests who came from far and wide. |
Steamboat Era Museum Oral History Project |
Larry Chowning | Dianne Jordan , Michael Kline | 11-12-2003 | Talking Across the Lines, Berea College Special Collections & Archives | Urbanna, VA |
Larry Chowning (Age 54 at the time) with Michael Kline and Dianne Jordan in Larry's Mother's living room in Urbanna. Sprung from generations of family in Urbanna, Chowning displays a flair for uncovering intriguing details of the Chesapeake region through first person accounts. He is prolific author and knows every detail of making a living on the water over the past century. |
Steamboat Era Museum Oral History Project |
Mariam W. Haynie | Carrie Kline, Michael Kline | 12-12-2003 | Talking Across the Lines, Berea College Special Collections & Archives | Unknown |
The first part of Mrs. Olivia Mariam Williams Haynie's (1917-2006) interview is spent in bitter recollection of the atrocities committed by the Yankees during the Civil War, tales of great incivility passed down from her grandparents who witnessed affairs firsthand. From here Miriam Haynie takes listeners from her Reedville home to and through the Baltimore. Steamboats occasioned close relations between the Northern Neck and this cosmopolitan city. |
Steamboat Era Museum Oral History Project |
Mary Louise Morgan | Carrie Kline, Michael Kline | 10-30-2003 | Talking Across the Lines, Berea College Special Collections & Archives | Gloucester, VA |
At 100 years old Mrs. Morgan, with the help of her son, legislator Harvey Morgan, recalled her honeymoon voyage aboard a side-wheeler in the 1920s. The Morgan family has operated a pharmacy in Gloucester Court House for generations. |
Steamboat Era Museum Oral History Project |
Ruby Lee Norris | Carrie Kline, Michael Kline | 11-06-2003 | Talking Across the Lines, Berea College Special Collections & Archives | Unknown |
Rubie Lee Norris (1916-2012). Then still living in a pre-Civil War house built by her great uncle near Topping on the Rappahannock River, Norris remembered riding the steamers to college in Fredericksburg and told vivid stories of clerking in her father’s store, which was supplied by steamers. |
Steamboat Era Museum Oral History Project |
Thomas A. Williams | Carrie Kline | 11-07-2003 | Talking Across the Lines | Unknown |
Thomas A. Williams (1925-2006). Son of an innovative Menhaden fishing boat captain, Williams provided an inventory of steamboat landings and lighthouses. He described the wide range of goods delivered to and from Northumberland County by steamers. |
Steamboat Era Museum Oral History Project |
Walther Fidler | Carrie Kline | 12-05-2003 | Talking Across the Lines | Sharps, VA |
Walther Fidler (1923-2013). Remembering his early boyhood, Walther Fidler spoke of bicycles flung asunder on the wharf, sneaking onto and all around the steamboat as it stopped in his home community of Sharps. Legislator Fidler speaks in vivid imagery of muscular Black stevedores entertaining the masses while loading recalcitrant calves aboard the tall, white vessels. He spoke of the vast disparity between Black and white households in the community and marveled at the positive spirit displayed by neighboring African-Americans. |
Steamboat Era Museum Oral History Project |
Captain Arthur C. “Bill” Johnson | Carrie Kline, Michael Kline | 12-08-2003 | Talking Across the Lines, Berea College Special Collections & Archives | Irvington, VA |
Captain Arthur C. “Bill” Johnson (1927-2016) piloted international ships through the Chesapeake waters. He easily named the lighthouses he passed regularly along the Potomac River. Johnson spoke with great respect for the pilots of the passenger steamers with whom he exchanged light and whistle signals passing in narrow stretches of water. He outlined the terminology of steamships and spoke with high regard for the statuesque passenger boats around which local economies were based. |
Steamboat Era Museum Oral History Project |
Charles J. "Chuck" Harney | Carrie Kline, Michael Kline | 11-14-2003 | Talking Across the Lines, Berea College Special Collections & Archives | Unknown |
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. |
Steamboat Era Museum Oral History Project |
Charles R. Winstead | Carrie Kline, Michael Kline | 11-19-2003 | Talking Across the Lines, Berea College Special Collections & Archives | Unknown |
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. |
Steamboat Era Museum Oral History Project |
Clarence Benjamin "Buck" Rowe | Carrie Kline, Michael Kline, Dianne Jordan | 11-03-2003 | Talking Across the Lines, Berea College Special Collections & Archives | Guinea, VA |
Clarence Benjamin "Buck" Rowe (1921-2005). Interviewed by Carrie & Michael Kline with Dianne Jordan for the Steamboat Era Museum; 11/3/03. At the time of the interview Mr. Rowe was keeping a store at Bena in the Guinea community of lower Gloucester County. The store was established by his father in 1920, at the height of the steamboat era. His vivid memories brought to life details of nearby wharves where he went twice weekly as a young boy with a wagon and team to pick up deliveries for the store. |
Steamboat Era Museum Oral History Project |
Ella Wanda "Teenie" Edwards | Carrie Kline, Michael Kline | 11-05-2003 | Talking Across the Lines, Berea College Special Collections & Archives | Hudgins, VA |
Interview at Gwynn's Island Museum with Ms. Gazelle Moore (Tootie) (Age 95), Uncle Henry Gwynn Edwards (Age 99), Ella Wanda "Teeniest" Edwards (Age 83), and Robert Stewart Edwards (Age 89). These life-long Gwynn’s Islanders together remembered nearly 350 years of vivid details of community and natural events. Their criss-crossing experiences helped jog each other’s memories of the steamboat era, including the Adams Floating Theater. |
Steamboat Era Museum Oral History Project |
Eva Braxton and Joyce Xennia Long | Carrie Kline, Michael Kline | 12-09-2003 | Talking Across the Lines, Berea College Special Collections & Archives | Unknown |
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. |
Steamboat Era Museum Oral History Project |
Frances Simmons & William R. "Billy" Rowe | Carrie Kline, Michael Kline | 11-13-2003, 12-11-2003 | Talking Across the Lines, Berea College Special Collections & Archives | Irvington, VA |
Part 1. Frances Simmons (1928-2018). Widow of C. Jackson Simmons, Irvington historian, attorney and author, Frances Simmons wove together a cohesive picture of life about her father’s farm, including threshing machines, 4-H fairs, Adams Floating Theatre, beach excursions, dinners at home for family and black farmhands, wagon travel, and stevedores singing while loading goods on the wharves. Mrs. Simmons concluded her testimonial with recommendations for the Steamboat Era Museum. |
Steamboat Era Museum Oral History Project |
Gazelle Moore | Carrie Kline, Michael Kline | 11-05-2003 | Talking Across the Lines, Berea College Special Collections & Archives | Hudgins, VA |
Interview with Gazelle Moore |
Steamboat Era Museum Oral History Project |
Harvey Morgan | Carrie Kline, Michael Kline, Dianne Jordan | 10-30-2003 | Talking Across the Lines, Berea College Special Collections & Archives | Unknown |
Harvey Morgan interview; Luncheon talk following interview with mother. |
Steamboat Era Museum Oral History Project |
Bob Wise | Michael Kline | 11-29-1984 | Talking Across the Lines, Berea College Special Collections & Archives | Lewis County, WV |
Interview with Congressman Bob Wise |
Stonewall Jackson Dam Removal |
Edith Coltrane and Kemp Davis | Michael Kline | 04-08-1985 | Talking Across the Lines, Berea College Special Collections & Archives | Lewis County, WV |
Interview with Edith Coltrane and Kemp Davis, Sierra Club members, Deep River Citizens Coalition |
Stonewall Jackson Dam Removal |
Edith Holden | Michael Kline | 11-29-1984 | Talking Across the Lines | Lewis County, WV |
Interview with Edith Holden |
Stonewall Jackson Dam Removal |
John Redabaugh | Michael Kline | 11-12-1984 | Talking Across the Lines, Berea College Special Collections & Archives | Lewis County, WV |
Interview with John Redabaugh |
Stonewall Jackson Dam Removal |
Daniel and Marie Cobb | Rachel Dolhanczyk, Pat Moore | 01-30-2013 | Bayshore Center at Bivalve Delaware Bay Museum & Folklife Center | Port Norris, NJ |
Marie Beebe Cobb was the daughter of Allen Beebe, owner of the Port Norris Iron Works, who fabricated and repaired oyster and surf clam dredges “drudges”, various equipment, oyster knives, hammers and did metal work for the shucking houses. Mr. Beebe got his start learning the trade as an apprentice to his uncle Archie Jackson in the mid-1940s at Dorchester Shipyard. Mr. Jackson then opened his own business with Bob Sutton and Mr. Blizzard in Bivalve. In 1962, Mr. |
New Jersey’s Delaware Bayshore |
Bo Haddix | Michael Kline | 03-19-1986 | Talking Across the Lines, Berea College Special Collections & Archives | Tucker County, WV |
Bo Haddix 3-19-1986 interviewed by M. Kline |
Tucker County, West Virginia Flood Audio Recordings |
Bob Klein | Michael Kline | 01-06-1986 | Talking Across the Lines, Berea College Special Collections & Archives | Tucker County, WV |
Bob Klein, Tucker County Mental Health |
Tucker County, West Virginia Flood Audio Recordings |
Craig Wilfong | Michael Kline | 02-26-1986 | Talking Across the Lines | Tucker County, WV |
Interview with Craig Wilfong |
Tucker County, West Virginia Flood Audio Recordings |
Danny Hebb | Michael Kline | Tucker County, WV |
Danny Hebb 2-19-1986 interviewed by M. Kline |
Tucker County, West Virginia Flood Audio Recordings | ||
Denise Thompson | Michael Kline | 03-19-1986 | Talking Across the Lines | Tucker County, WV |
Denise Thompson interview 3-19-1986 |
Tucker County, West Virginia Flood Audio Recordings |
Don Goss | Michael Kline | 03-05-1986 | Talking Across the Lines, Berea College Special Collections & Archives | Tucker County, WV |
Don Goss 3-5-1986 interviewed by M. Kline |
Tucker County, West Virginia Flood Audio Recordings |
Jim Vangundy | Michael Kline | 04-17-1986 | Talking Across the Lines, Berea College Special Collections & Archives | Tucker County, WV |
Dr. Jim Vangundy interview 4-17-1986 |
Tucker County, West Virginia Flood Audio Recordings |
Hank Thompson, Jim Blosser, Bryan King, Michael Parsons | Michael Kline | 01-29-1986 | Talking Across the Lines | Tucker County, WV |
Hank Thompson, Jim Blosser, Bryan King, Michael Parsons 1-29-1986 |
Tucker County, West Virginia Flood Audio Recordings |
Hank Thompson | Michael Kline | 01-28-1986 | Talking Across the Lines, Berea College Special Collections & Archives | Tucker County, WV |
Hank Thompson Flood Story 1-28-1986 |
Tucker County, West Virginia Flood Audio Recordings |
Helen Sites | Michael Kline | 02-14-1986 | Talking Across the Lines, Berea College Special Collections & Archives | Tucker County, WV |
Helen Sites, Brushy Run Pendleton County Flood 2-14-1986 |
Tucker County, West Virginia Flood Audio Recordings |
Icy Sampson | Michael Kline | 03-07-1986 | Talking Across the Lines | Tucker County, WV |
Icy Sampson 3-7-1986 interviewed by M. Kline |
Tucker County, West Virginia Flood Audio Recordings |
John Anvill | Michael Kline | 03-07-1986 | Talking Across the Lines, Berea College Special Collections & Archives | Tucker County, WV |
John T. Anvill was born in St. George, Tucker County, and has lived in the area his entire life. He was born to William Anvill and Loretta White, who were also lifelong residents of Tucker County. John was raised in a large family of nine siblings, consisting of one brother and seven sisters. Growing up in St. George, John attended school at Mount Olive, located three miles away from his hometown. He went through at least the eighth grade before taking civil service examinations, though he did not pursue a career in that field. |
Tucker County, West Virginia Flood Audio Recordings |
Juanita Miller Wampler | Michael Kline | 05-27-1986 | Talking Across the Lines | Tucker County, WV |
Juanita Miller Wampler interview 5-27-1986 |
Tucker County, West Virginia Flood Audio Recordings |
Mike Smith | Michael Kline | 02-14-1986 | Talking Across the Lines, Berea College Special Collections & Archives | Tucker County, WV |
Mike Smith, 2-14-1986 |
Tucker County, West Virginia Flood Audio Recordings |
Priscilla "Pill" Teter | Michael Kline | 02-14-1986 | Talking Across the Lines, Berea College Special Collections & Archives | Tucker County, WV |
Priscilla "Pill" Teter, Timber Ridge 2-14-1986 |
Tucker County, West Virginia Flood Audio Recordings |
Louisa Koch | Molly Graham | 12-05-2020, 01-14-2021 | NOAA Heritage Program, National Weather Service | Silver Spring, MD |
Ms. Louisa Koch was born in Boston in 1959 and raised in Brookline, Massachusetts. She attended Middlebury College in Vermont and graduated with a degree in Physics in 1982. After working as a consultant for Booz Allen and Hamilton and a researcher for the National Academy of Sciences, Louisa went on to earn her master's degree in Electrical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1987. She started her career in Washington working for the Joint Economic Committee of the US Congress as a staff economist. |
NOAA Heritage Oral History Project |
Anthony "Tony" F. Amos | Jen Brown | 01-26-2017 | Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi | Port Aransas, TX |
Tony Amos is a renowned oceanographer, naturalist, and conservationist. Born in London, England, he moved to Bermuda at the age of seventeen where he began his career in the electronics industry. His work in Bermuda led him to a position at Columbia University in New York, where he was given the opportunity to explore the Indian Ocean or the Antarctic Ocean. He chose the latter, sparking his lifelong passion for oceanography. Amos later moved to Texas in 1976, where he worked at the University of Texas Marine Science Institute. |
The Gulf Podcast and Oral History Project |
Pat and Hal Suter | Jen Brown | 03-14-2017 | Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi | Corpus Christi, TX |
This is an oral history recording of Pat Suter and her son Hal Suter interviewed by Jen Brown. Pat Suter discusses her work locally as an environmentalist, her role in local conservation organizations, and teaching chemistry at Del Mar College. They both discuss local and state politics; their experiences in Hurricane Celia; family camping trips; the creation of Padre Island National Seashore; the protection of Oso Bay; and OPUS, Organization for the Preservation of an Unblemished Shoreline. |
South Texas Stories |
Paul Montagna | Jen Brown | 02-23-2017, 03-09-2017, 04-15-2022 | Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi | Corpus Christi, TX |
Dr. Paul Montagna is a renowned marine biologist with a particular focus on freshwater inflow. Born and raised in New York City, he pursued his undergraduate studies at Stony Brook on Long Island before earning his Master's degree at Northeastern University in Boston. He later completed his Ph.D. at the University of South Carolina. Dr. Montagna's journey into the field of science was somewhat accidental. Initially, he aspired to be a high school biology teacher, but after a student teaching course, he realized that he was more drawn to the scientific aspects of biology. |
The Gulf Podcast and Oral History Project |
Emilie Payne | Jen Brown | 03-21-2017 | Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi | Corpus Christi, TX |
Emilie Payne is a dedicated birder, conservationist, and former Audubon warden based in Texas. She moved from San Antonio to Corpus Christi in 1960, bringing with her a copy of the Roger Tory Peterson Field Guide to Birds. Her passion for birding was ignited in 1961 when she and her daughter attended a bird walk in Blucher Park, where they experienced a fallout, a day when the park was filled with a variety of birds. Payne's interest in birding quickly grew into a lifelong commitment. She and her daughter joined the Audubon Outdoor Club and participated in the Christmas bird count]. |
The Gulf Podcast and Oral History Project |
David McKee | Jen Brown | 04-11-2017 | Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi | Corpus Christi, TX |
Dr. David McKee is a biologist with a deep-rooted history in fishing, hunting, and outdoor activities, primarily in South Texas. Raised by his grandparents and mother, he was taught to fish, hunt, shoot, braid leather, sharpen knives, and train dogs by his grandfather, a long-serving South Texas sheriff. His upbringing was deeply influenced by his family's connection to the outdoors and law enforcement, which included unique experiences such as training bloodhounds to track prisoners for exercise. Dr. |
The Gulf Podcast and Oral History Project |
Billy Sandifer | Jen Brown | 03-16-2017 | Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi | Corpus Christi, TX |
Captain Billy Sandifer was a renowned conservationist and environmentalist based in Flour Bluff, Corpus Christi, Texas. He was adopted and raised by his grandparents on a 368-acre farm southwest of Agua Dulce, Texas, where he learned the value of hard work from a young age. His early life was marked by labor-intensive work, including picking cotton in the fields alongside migrant workers. Sandifer served in Vietnam in 1966, 1967, 1969, and 1970, where he was exposed to Agent Orange, leading to several health issues in his later years. |
The Gulf Podcast and Oral History Project |
Nick Jimenez | David Blanke | 06-23-2017 | Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi | Corpus Christi, TX |
This is an oral history recording of Nick Jimenez interviewed by David Blanke. Mr. Jimenez shared an overview of his early life in San Antonio, Texas; his professional education and development in college and as a young reporter; brief comments about his time serving in the Army in Vietnam; his arrival in Corpus Christi in the 1970s; and key issues surrounding its social and economic development such as Cisneros v. Corpus Christi Independent School District, Dr. Hector P. García, Selena, the Port of Corpus Christi, and environmentalism. |
South Texas Stories |
Gary Shigenaka | Molly Graham | 11-12-2020 | NOAA Heritage Program, National Weather Service | Seattle, WA |
Gary Shigenaka is a third-generation Japanese American born and raised in Lake Forest, Illinois. During World War II, Gary's father, other relatives, and over 100,000 other Japanese Americans were forcibly relocated and incarcerated in internment camps. Following the war, Gary's father and mother moved to Chicago's suburbs, where Gary grew up. Gary studied oceanography at the University of Washington, graduating in 1976. |
NOAA Heritage Oral History Project |
William Kellogg | Ed Wolff, Nancy Gauss | 02-10-1987 | University Corporation for Atmospheric Research | Boulder, CO |
William Kellogg begins by describing his first acquaintance with the NCAR concept, and his belief in the benefits of team research or big science. He notes the first retreat meeting at Keystone and offers examples of problems that required an interdisciplinary approach. He mentions chairing a group for a larger study called the "Study of Critical Environmental Problems" ("SCEP" study for short), which wrote on human influences on climate, and discusses the challenges of getting scientists to work together, relating an anecdote about having to fire a dynamic meteorologist. |
UCAR/NCAR Oral History Collection |
Gayla Hoseth | Kim Sparks , Anna Lavoie, Jean Lee, Kitty Sopow, Sean Day | 06-06-2017 | Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission, NOAA Fisheries, Alaska Fisheries Science Center , Bristol Bay Native Association , NOAA Preserve America Initiative | Dillingham, AK |
Gayla Hoseth is Director of the Natural Resources Program at Bristol Bay Native Association and currently serves as the Second Chief to the Curying Tribal Council. She spent summers during her childhood putting up fish with her grandmother in Bristol Bay. In this interview Gayla talks about learning to set net fish for salmon with her grandmother and carrying on these practices with her sisters and younger generations of her family. She also discusses the importance of fighting to protect and maintain the traditional Native way of life. |
Women in Alaska Fisheries |
Peggy LeMone | Diane Rabson, Nicolle Alida | 10-03-2001 | University Corporation for Atmospheric Research | Unknown |
Oral history interview with Peggy LeMone, 2001. Interviewed by Diane Rabson and Nicolle Alida. Interview is about the Electra aircraft. Copyright Information: Copyright University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR). This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. |
UCAR/NCAR Oral History Collection |
Roland Madden | Gerald Meehl, Laura Hoff | 07-30-2019 | University Corporation for Atmospheric Research | Boulder, CO |
Roland (Rol) Madden, an American meteorologist who was a staff scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) from 1967 to 2002. His research centers on diagnostic studies of the atmosphere. Scope and Content Note |
UCAR/NCAR Oral History Collection |
William Mankin | Diane Rabson, Patrice Pazar | 08-11-2004 | University Corporation for Atmospheric Research | Unknown |
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. |
UCAR/NCAR Oral History Collection |
Nelder Medrud | Kristen Rasmussen | 05-26-1988 | University Corporation for Atmospheric Research | Boulder, CO |
Nelder Medrud begins the interview with a discussion of his life history, education and research prior to arriving at NCAR. Medrud became acquainted with NCAR through Phil Thompson and Henry van de Boogaard while at the University of Stockholm, Sweden in the early 1960s. In the Air Force, Medrud’s specialty was applied climatology and a position opened up at NCAR focusing on applications to societal problems. The immediate focus of Medrud’s work at NCAR was on the matter of the consequences of hail to society. |
UCAR/NCAR Oral History Collection |
Rene Munoz | Stuart Leslie | 08-16-2004 | University Corporation for Atmospheric Research | Unknown |
Oral history interview with Rene Munoz, 2004. Interviewed by Stuart Leslie. Topics include: Tour of the Mesa Lab and Mesa Labâs construction; experiments done at NCAR; bush hammering; Damon room; Margaret Thatcher visit; supercomputing. |
UCAR/NCAR Oral History Collection |
I.M. Pei | Lucy Warner | 05-14-1985 | University Corporation for Atmospheric Research | Unknown |
In this interview I.M. Pei, chief architect of the Mesa Laboratory and the Fleischmann Building, speaks passionately about his inspirations; the placement of the structures and the relationship between building and setting; the design process, down to the selection of materials; and how the Mesa Laboratory marked a very important turning point in his career. Copyright Information: Copyright University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR). This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. |
UCAR/NCAR Oral History Collection |
Richard Reed | Earl Droessler | 09-25-1990 | University Corporation for Atmospheric Research | Seattle, WA |
Topics include: how he came to be involved in meteorology; education; time in the Navy; work at MIT; American Meteorological Society; radio casting; industrial meteorology; terms as president-elect, president and past president of AMS; changes technology made to meteorology; forecasting; Center for Operational Meteorological Education and Training (COMET); UCAR; Jim Mahoney; blending meteorology with other sciences; China; Harry Geise; weather modification; Ken Spengler; NCAR. |
UCAR/NCAR Oral History Collection |
Janet Roberts | Stuart Leslie | 01-19-2005 | University Corporation for Atmospheric Research | Boulder, CO |
Topics include: Mesa Lab site; time on Boulder City Council; time in Climax; Boulder's open space policy; Walter Orr Roberts; Mesa Lab construction; I.M. Pei; fund raising; HAO; Mesa Lab design; computers; roof leaks; Aspen Institute; music; the humanities and science. Copyright Information: Copyright University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR). This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. |
UCAR/NCAR Oral History Collection |
Walter Orr Roberts | Unknown | University Corporation for Atmospheric Research | Unknown |
In this interview Walter Orr Roberts discusses the war time (World War II) and working in isolation at the observatory in the mining community of Climax, Colorado. He talks about observing the Sun’s corona, using the chronograph and doing special cosmic ray work with gold. The observatory was eventually incorporated jointly with the University of Colorado. Roberts wanted to get the Climax Company’s permission to name the observatory the Climax Solar Observatory, but timing was not on his side. Jack Evans and Roberts decided on a different name, the High Altitude Observatory (HAO). |
UCAR/NCAR Oral History Collection | |
Walter Orr Roberts | Lucy Warner | 02-28-1985, 03-07-1985 | University Corporation for Atmospheric Research | Unknown |
In this interview Walter Orr Roberts discusses the Mesa Laboratory and surrounding site, including the Fleischmann Building, and its architect, I.M. Pei. Roberts speaks briefly about his experience designing the High Altitude Observatory (HAO) and how that informed planning of the Mesa Laboratory. Roberts goes into detail discussing the structural and aesthetic design of the Mesa Laboratory and surrounding site; the relationship with the architectural team; Pei’s architectural influences; and how the rooms and spaces have been utilized throughout the years. |
UCAR/NCAR Oral History Collection |
Walter Orr Roberts | Ed Wolff | 11-16-1987 | University Corporation for Atmospheric Research | Unknown |
Walter Orr Roberts discusses how he came to be NCAR's first director, the purpose for creating a national center, the process for identifying NCAR's initial priorities, the issue of competition between NCAR and university programs, the debate regarding NCAR's focus on research with practical applications, and NCAR's early facilities. Roberts reflects on characteristics of a successful research center, his ideas about administration, and the importance of interdisciplinary research and international cooperation among the scientific community. |
UCAR/NCAR Oral History Collection |
Karyn Sawyer | Richard Anthes | 11-04-2015 | University Corporation for Atmospheric Research | Boulder, CO |
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. |
UCAR/NCAR Oral History Collection |
Vincent Schaefer | Earl Droessler | 05-07-1993 | University Corporation for Atmospheric Research | Schenectady, NY |
Vincent J. Schaefer begins by talking about the gathering led by Tom Malone in the late 1950s to generate a plan for a center to work with problems related to the atmosphere. He describes the differences between the majority of the group, and himself and Vonnegut in philosophies, and the ultimate publication of the Blue Book in February 1959. He discusses his relationship with Walter Orr Roberts when Roberts was at the High Altitude Observatory (HAO) and later at NCAR. |
UCAR/NCAR Oral History Collection |
Ann Rose | Joseph W. Smith, Don Hoss, Ford Cross, Douglas Vaughan | 04-04-2019 | NOAA Fisheries | Beaufort, NC |
Ann Rose grew up in Harkers Island, NC where her father, Chief Ira Lewis, served in the Coast Guard. Her family lived in New York for a period while her father worked at various lifeboat stations, and they later resided at Montauk Lighthouse. After her father's retirement, they returned to Harkers Island, where Ann met her husband and started working at the Beaufort Lab in 1962 where she was employed as an Editorial Assistant until 1995. Scope and Content Note |
NOAA Beaufort Lab Oral Histories |
Roscoe Braham | William Kellogg | 01-13-1987 | University Corporation for Atmospheric Research | Unknown |
Topics covered include Braham's early life and education; the war years when he was a meteorologist and pilot doing weather reconnaissance; his interest in weather modification; the Thunderstorm Project; the Lewis Douglas Joint Institute with the University of Arizona; Project White Top under the University of Chicago; work on the "Blue Book" with Tom Malone and Bill Von Arx; and the early ideas about NCAR. |
UCAR/NCAR Oral History Collection |
Timothy Brown | Patrice Pazar | 08-24-2004 | University Corporation for Atmospheric Research | Unknown |
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. |
UCAR/NCAR Oral History Collection |
Horace Byers | Earl Droessler | 08-03-1987 | University Corporation for Atmospheric Research | Montecito, CA |
Oral History Interview with Horace Byers, 1987. Interviewed by Earl Droessler. Copyright Information: Copyright University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR). This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. |
UCAR/NCAR Oral History Collection |