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Oral history interview with Helen DuTeau
- 2014-Mar-13
Helen DuTeau has been working with Superfund community involvement programs in the Environmental Protection Agency for more than twenty years. She explains the law that cites community involvement as an important factor…
- Interviewee DuTeau, Helen
- 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, United States. Environmental Protection Agency, DuTeau, Helen, 1969-
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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 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 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 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 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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Periodic Table Card Game
- Circa 2014
Memory game features 54 card deck; 34 cards feature element number and cartoon characters who personify or act out elements and their characteristics, 16 group cards, and 4 command cards; game includes Periodic Table of…
- Manufacturer Artec Educational
- Subject Science--Study and teaching, Card games, Artec Educational, Periodic table of the elements
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Oral history interview with Raymond E. March
- 2014-Oct-27
Raymond March was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. March’s childhood was shaped by World War II, and by a mysterious polio-like paralysis which caused him to miss a great deal of school. He took an apprenticeship…
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Spool of black Lycra fiber
- Circa 2015
Large, hollow cylindrical piece of thick cardboard with thick black Lycra fiber wound around it.
- Manufacturer Invista's Applied Research Centre
- Subject Thread, Spandex
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Spool of white Lycra fiber
- Circa 2015
Large, hollow cylindrical piece of thick cardboard with thick white Lycra fiber wound around it.
- Manufacturer Invista's Applied Research Centre
- Subject Thread, Spandex
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Hooded one-piece swimsuit
- 2014
The Coolibar hooded one-piece swimsuit for a small child is constructed with four-way stretch knit (polyester and spandex). The hood protects the infant's neck and head while the zipper and snap buttons eases putting on…
- Manufacturer Coolibar, Inc.
- Subject Bathing suits, Spandex