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Oral history interview with Paul S. Anderson
- 2002-Oct-28
Paul S. Anderson begins the interview with a discussion of his family and his childhood in Vermont. Though he was born in Concord, Vermont, in 1938, his father became the superintendent of Swainton, Vermont, schools…
- Interviewee Anderson, Paul S., 1938-
- Interviewer Traynham, James G.
- Sponsor Society of Chemical Industry (Great Britain). American Section
- Subject Pharmaceutical industry -- Research, Pharmaceutical chemistry, Merck Sharp & Dohme, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, DuPont-Merck Pharmaceutical Company, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Anderson, Paul S., 1938-
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Oral history interview with Bernadette Dougherty
- 2014-Jan-08
Bernadette Dougherty grew up in Abington, Pennsylvania, moving to Ambler after her marriage. She attended Temple University, Ambler, for two years, returning later to complete a degree in community and regional…
- Interviewee Dougherty, Bernadette, 1950-
- Interviewer Berry, Lee Sullivan
- Sponsor National Institutes of Health (U.S.)
- Subject Asbestos, Asbestos--Environmental aspects, Asbestos--Health aspects, Asbestosis--Research, Community development--Environmental aspects, Environmental sciences, Asbestos Abatement, Dougherty, Bernadette, 1950-
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Oral history interview with Richard I. Dorsky
- 2009-Jul-15 – 2009-Jul-16
Richard I. Dorsky grew up in Palo Alto, California. His father was a chemist; his mother was a computer programmer. Dorsky always liked to understand how things worked, and his father promoted Dorsky's early interest in…
- Interviewee Dorsky, Richard I., 1969-
- Interviewer Domush, Hilary
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject University of Utah, Neurobiology, Neurobiology--Research, Neurobiologists, Wnt proteins, Developmental neurobiology, Dorsky, Richard I., 1969-
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Oral history interview with John D. Altman
- 2006-Jan-30 – 2006-Jan-31
- 2006-Feb-01
John D. Altman was born and raised in Birmingham, a suburb of Detroit, Michigan. He and his sister, two years younger, attended public schools, where, without parental prodding (or so he remembers), both were good…
- Interviewee Altman, John D., 1962-
- Interviewer Frenkel, Karen A.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Emory University, Immunologists, Vaccines -- Research, HIV (Viruses)--Research, Altman, John D., 1962-, Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy
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Oral history interview with Thomas M. Aitchison and Jean Aitchison
- 2000-Jul-04
In his joint interview with Jean Aitchison, Thomas M. Aitchison begins his interview by detailing his educational background and then continues by discussing how he first became interested in the field of information…
- Interviewee Aitchison, Jean, 1925-, Aitchison, Thomas M., 1923-
- Interviewer Rayward, W. Boyd
- Sponsor Eugene Garfield Foundation
- Subject Aitchison, Thomas M., 1923-, Aitchison, Jean, 1925-, British Aircraft Corporation, Librarians, Institution of Electrical Engineers, Classification, INSPEC, National Electronics Research Council (England), Ranganathan, S. R. (Shiyali Ramamrita), Bliss Classification Association, Information storage and retrieval systems
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Oral history interview with Gregory Cooke
- 2014-Aug-13
Gregory Cooke grew up in West Ambler, Pennsylvania, one of three children of a single mother. His childhood community was all black. He attended the local public schools and liked to swim in the creek, bike, fish, and…
- Interviewee Cooke, Gregory, 1951-
- Interviewer Berry, Lee Sullivan
- Sponsor National Institutes of Health (U.S.)
- Subject Cooke, Gregory, 1951-, Pennsylvania--Ambler, Asbestos, Asbestos--Environmental aspects, Asbestos--Health aspects, Asbestosis, Asbestosis--Research, United States. Environmental Protection Agency, Mesothelioma, African Americans, African American men
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Oral history interview with Sharon Cooke-Vargas
- 2014-Sep-15
Sharon Cooke-Vargas and her two brothers grew up in Ambler, Pennsylvania, after their parents divorced and their mother moved there to be near her own parents. Cooke-Vargas’ grandfather, who died of asbestosis, worked…
- Interviewee Cooke-Vargas, Sharon, 1953-
- Interviewer Berry, Lee Sullivan
- Sponsor National Institutes of Health (U.S.)
- Subject Cooke-Vargas, Sharon, Pennsylvania--Ambler, African Americans, African American women, Asbestos, Asbestos--Health aspects, Asbestos--Environmental aspects, Asbestosis, Asbestosis--Research, United States. Environmental Protection Agency, Keasbey & Mattison Company
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Oral history interview with Fred Conner
- 2014-Sep-12
Fred Conner, Jr., grew up in Northeast Philadelphia. Having majored in economics at Upsala College, Conner served in the Marine Corps for twelve years and then as a defense contractor in the Balkan countries and Kuwait.…
- Interviewee Conner, Fred, Jr.
- Interviewer Berry, Lee Sullivan
- Sponsor National Institutes of Health (U.S.)
- Subject Conner, Fred, Pennsylvania--Ambler, Asbestos, Asbestos--Health aspects, Asbestos--Environmental aspects, Asbestosis, Asbestosis--Research, United States. Environmental Protection Agency
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Oral history interview with Gordon Chase
- 2014-Jan-17
Gordon Chase grew up in London, England. He worked for Shell International Petroleum Company and then smaller companies, trading oil and petrochemical products, until he retired to travel. A visit to Kathmandu, Nepal,…
- Interviewee Chase, Gordon, 1955-
- Interviewer Berry, Lee Sullivan
- Sponsor National Institutes of Health (U.S.)
- Subject Chase, Gordon, 1955-, United States. Environmental Protection Agency, Pennsylvania--Ambler, Asbestos, Human ecology--Study and teaching, Asbestosis, Asbestosis--Research, Asbestos--Environmental aspects, Asbestos--Health aspects
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Oral history interview with Salvatore A. Boccuti
- 2014-Jan-06
Salvatore A. Boccuti grew up in Ambler, Pennsylvania. His father was a tailor, and his mother became a court crier in Montgomery County. He practiced accounting for a number of years but sold his practice to become an…
- Interviewee Boccuti, Salvatore A., 1943-
- Interviewer Berry, Lee Sullivan
- Sponsor National Institutes of Health (U.S.)
- Subject Boccuti, Salvatore A., 1943-, Pennsylvania--Ambler, Asbestos, Asbestosis, Asbestosis--Research, United States. Environmental Protection Agency, Asbestos--Health aspects, Asbestos--Environmental aspects
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Oral history interview with Patrick J. Dolph
- 2002-Oct-09 – 2002-Oct-11
Patrick Dolph was born and grew up in Portland, Oregon, the middle child of three. His father was a dye maker in a box factory, and his mother was an administrative nurse, though she did not work while the children were…
- Interviewee Dolph, Patrick J., 1961-
- Interviewer Maestrejuan, Andrea R.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Drosophila--Genetics, Drosophila--Research, Geneticists, Medical scientists, Medicine--Research, Genetics--Research, Dolph, Patrick J., 1961-
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Oral history interview with Carol Ann DiPietro
- 2014-Jan-24
Carol Ann DiPietro's mother's families (Rocchino and Zangrone) left Maida, Italy, to settle in Ambler, Pennsylvania, where her great-grandfather and grandfather worked in the asbestos factory, Keasbey & Mattison…
- Interviewee DiPietro, Carol Ann, 1953-
- Interviewer Berry, Lee Sullivan
- Sponsor National Institutes of Health (U.S.)
- Subject Asbestos, Asbestos--Environmental aspects, Asbestos--Health aspects, Community development--Environmental aspects, United States. Environmental Protection Agency, DiPietro, Carol Ann, 1953-
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Oral history interview with Kenneth A. Dill
- 1989-Dec-12
- 2009-Feb-09 – 2009-Feb-10
Ken A. Dill grew up in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, one of two children. His father was an engineer for the telephone company and his mother a housewife. Having displayed an early interest in electronics, Dill attended…
- Interviewee Dill, Kenneth A., 1947-
- Interviewer Kohler, Robert, Morrissette, Naomi, Domush, Hilary
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject National Institutes of Health (U.S.), National Science Foundation (U.S.), Chemists, Chemistry, Life--Origin--Research, Micelles, Protein folding, Science and state, Dill, Kenneth A., 1947-
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Oral history interview with Joseph M. DeSimone
- 2013-May-01 – 2013-May-02
Joseph DeSimone began his childhood in Norristown, Pennsylvania, one of three children. His father, an Italian immigrant, was a tailor; his mother was an accountant; there was a large Italian extended family. DeSimone…
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Oral history interview with Jack DelConte
- 2014-Mar-21
Jack DelConte grew up in South Ambler, Pennsylvania. His father worked at Keasbey & Mattison, as did his grandfather and an uncle; only his uncle and a cousin have developed asbestosis. He remembers Ambler as a thriving…
- Interviewee DelConte, Jack, 1942-
- Interviewer Berry, Lee Sullivan
- Sponsor National Institutes of Health (U.S.)
- Subject Asbestos, Asbestos--Environmental aspects, Asbestos--Health aspects, United States. Environmental Protection Agency, Community development--Environmental aspects, DelConte, Jack, 1942-
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Oral history interview with Peter F. DeCarlo
- 2013-Apr-10 – 2013-Apr-11
Peter DeCarlo grew up in West Lafayette, Indiana, the second of three children. His father is a professor of electrical engineering at Purdue University, and his mother is a kindergarten teacher. Both sisters also have…
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Oral history interview with Robert Adams
- 2013-Nov-22
Robert Adams grew up in Gladwyne, Pennsylvania, always interested in the outdoors. As a student at the Ambler campus of Temple University with a major in urban studies and environmental science, he became familiar with…
- Interviewee Adams, Robert, 1953-
- Interviewer Berry, Lee Sullivan
- Sponsor National Institutes of Health (U.S.)
- Subject Adams, Robert, 1953-, Pennsylvania--Ambler, Asbestos, Asbestosis, Asbestosis--Research, United States. Environmental Protection Agency, Asbestos--Environmental aspects, Asbestos--Health aspects, Watersheds, Water quality
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Oral history interview with Victor Romano
- 2014-Jan-10
Victor Romano was born in Abington, Pennsylvania, but grew up in Ambler, Pennsylvania. His neighborhood consisted of mostly Italians and African-Americans, and he claims there was no prejudice. His father sold produce…
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Oral history interview with Elsa Reichmanis
- 2001-Aug-01
Elsa Reichmanis begins the interview with a description of her family's immigration to the United States and her childhood years in Syracuse, New York. Reichmanis developed an interest in chemistry after taking a high…
- Interviewee Reichmanis, Elsa, 1953-
- Interviewer Brock, David C.
- Sponsor Society of Chemical Industry (Great Britain). American Section
- Subject Reichmanis, Elsa, Chemists, Women chemists, Women in science, Bell Labs, Syracuse University, Photonics
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Oral history interview with Robert C. De Lisle
- 2000-Apr-10 – 2000-Apr-12
Robert C. De Lisle was born in Buffalo, New York, the fourth of seven children. His father was an electrical engineer who holds patents on several of his inventions and who, now that he is retired, is studying cosmology…
- Interviewee De Lisle, Robert C., 1957-
- Interviewer Cohen, Helene L.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Cytologists, Cytology--Research, Medical scientists, Medicine--Research, Medicine, Gastroenterology, De Lisle, Robert C., 1957-
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Oral history interview with William H. Davidow
- 2007-May-08
William H. Davidow begins the interview by describing his early interest in science and technology. After a five-year program and obtaining his MS in electrical engineering at Dartmouth College, Davidow decided to…
- Interviewee Davidow, William H., 1935-
- Interviewer Brock, David C.
- Sponsor Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
- Subject Intel Corporation, Electrical engineers, High technology--Marketing, Microelectronics industry, Electronic industries, Davidow, William H., 1935-
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Oral history interview with Seth A. Darst
- 2001-Apr-01 (Session 1)
- 2001-May-03 (Session 2)
Seth A. Darst was born in Virginia, where his father was in the Army, but grew up in the Seattle, Washington area, where his father built houses and his mother taught piano. When President Carter’s economic policies…
- Interviewee Darst, Seth A., 1960-
- Interviewer Cohen, Helene L.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Microbiologists, Electron microscopy, Crystallography, Rockefeller University, Scientists, Microbiology--Research, Darst, Seth A., 1960-
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Oral history interview with Susan Curry
- 2013-Dec-20
Susan Curry moved to Ambler, Pennsylvania in 1998. Wanting to live sustainably, she joined Alliance for a Sustainable Future, took a master's degree in environmental studies and psychology, and joined the newly founded…
- Interviewee Curry, Susan M.
- Interviewer Berry, Lee Sullivan
- Sponsor National Institutes of Health (U.S.)
- Subject Women in science, Asbestos, Environmental sciences, Community development--Environmental aspects, Asbestos abatement, Asbestos--Environmental aspects, Asbestos--Health aspects, Asbestosis--Research, Curry, Susan, Water quality, Water--Pollution
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Oral history interview with Ann Marie Craig
- 2003-Apr-08 – 2003-Apr-10
Ann Marie Craig was born in Ithaca, New York, the second of three children. Her father was a graduate student in business administration at Cornell University, and her mother was a nurse. Both parents came from small…
- Interviewee Craig, Ann Marie, 1961-
- Interviewer Maestrejuan, Andrea R.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Women medical scientists, Neuroscientists, Women in medicine, Women in science, Medical scientists, Neurosciences--Research, Neurobiology--Research, Craig, Ann Marie, 1961-
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Oral history interview with Margaret E.M. Tolbert
- 2009-Aug-13
Margaret E. M. Tolbert was born in Suffolk, Virginia at a time when rural Virginia was still very segregated. She and her siblings were raised by their grandmother within a large extended family. Growing up, Tolbert…
- Interviewee Tolbert, Margaret E.M., 1943-
- Interviewer Brown, Jeannette E.
- Subject Tolbert, Margaret E.M, 1943-, Chemists, Women chemists, Women in science, African American women chemists, Tuskegee University, Tuskegee Institute. Carver Research Foundation, National Science Foundation (U.S.), BP America (Firm), Argonne National Laboratory, Scientists, Black