World War, 1939-1945

Arrangement

The collection is arranged alphabetically by the name of the individual being interviewed.

Scope and Contents Oral history interview with Charles E. Anderson, 1992. Interviewed by Earl Droessler. 2 sound cassettes (ca. 2 hrs.) : analog, mono + transcript (34 pgs.). AMS 82-83; two physical versions (one master, one copy). Forms part of American Meteorological Society Oral History Project. Charles E. Anderson begins by recalling his entry into the Army Air Corps at the University of Chicago, and his work there under Byers, Wolf, Rossby, Reed and Starr. He then covers the Black Army Air Corps group...

Scope and Contents Oral history interview with David Atlas, 1987. Interviewed by Robert Serafin. 2 sound cassettes (ca. 2 hrs., tape 2 side B blank) : analog, mono + transcript (29 pgs.). AMS 17-18; two versions (one master, one copy). Forms part of American Meteorological Society Oral History Project. Dr. David Atlas recounts his early aspirations to science; the graduate education he received at the City College of New York, the New York University Air Force Meteorology Program, Harvard and MIT; and his...

Arrangement

Arrangement is by material type. Folders are arranged by chronological order.

Scope and Contents Oral history interview with Ralph Papirno, 1999. Interviewed by Laura Cochrane. 1 sound cassette (ca. 1 hr., static and audio distortions throughout) : analog, mono + transcript (3 pgs., incomplete). AMS 157; two physical versions (one master, one copy). Forms part of American Meteorological Society Oral History Project. Topics include: World War II and meteorology; Carl Gustav-Rossby and the University of Chicago; tropical meteorology; observation station on Luzon; and effect of atmosphere...

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Oral history interview with James N. Pitts, Jr., 2007. Interviewed by Jeffery S. Gaffney. 4 sound cassettes (ca. 4 hrs., tape 4 side B blank) : analog, mono + transcript (81 pgs.). AMS 224-227; two physical versions (one master, one copy). Forms part of American Meteorological Society Oral History Project. Topics include: Youth; how UCI got to be #1 in atmospheric science; chemical warfare during World War II; statewide air pollution center; and micrometeorology.

Scope and Contents Oral history interview with Daniel Rex, 1988. Interviewed by Earl Droessler. 1 sound cassette (ca. 1 hr.) : analog, mono. Two physical versions (one master, one copy). Transcript (23 pgs.). Forms part of the UCAR/NCAR Oral History Collection. Walter Orr Roberts, the director of the High Altitude Observatory (HAO) and the first director of NCAR, recruited Daniel (Dan) F. Rex from the Navy in the early 1960s to join the not yet materialized national center as chief administrator officer with a...

Scope and Contents Oral history interview with Walter Orr Roberts, 1966. One sound cassette (ca. 1 hr.) : analog, mono. Two physical versions (one master, one copy). Transcript (24 pgs.). Forms part of the UCAR/NCAR Oral History Collection. 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....

Scope and Contents Oral history interview with George D. Robinson, 1994. Interviewed by Earl Droessler. 3 sound cassettes (ca. 4 hrs.) : analog, mono + transcript (50 pgs.). AMS 102-104; two physical versions (one master, one copy). Forms part of American Meteorological Society Oral History Project. George D. Robinson describes his education in physics at Leeds University, first position as research assistant at Kew Observatory under Sir George Simpson. He discusses his appointment as a meteorological officer...

Scope and Contents Oral history interview with F. Sherwood Rowland, 2007. Interviewed by Jeffrey Gaffney. 4 sound cassettes (ca. 4 hrs., tape 1 side B blank) : analog, mono + transcript (35 pgs.). AMS 200-223; one physical version (one master). Forms part of American Meteorological Society Oral History Project. Topics and people mentioned include: early childhood and family; love of playing sports; Navy service during World War II; education at Ohio Wesleyan; graduate school at the University of Chicago;...

Scope and Contents Oral history interview with Frederick Sanders, 2004. Interviewed by Kristine Harper. 1 sound cassette (ca. 1 hr.) : analog, mono + Transcript (25 pgs.). AMS 182; two physical versions (one master, one copy). Forms part of American Meteorological Society Oral History Project. Topics include: childhood and family; early schooling and influences; undergraduate education; aviation cadet training in meteorology, MIT; wartime service in Greenland; postwar work and graduate school; teaching at...

Scope and Contents Oral history interview with Robert Simpson, 1989. Interviewed by Edward Zipser. 3 sound cassettes (ca. 3 hrs., tape 1 side 1 severely degraded) analog, mono + Transcript (45 pgs.). AMS 32-34; two versions (one master, one copy). Forms part of American Meteorological Society Oral History Project. Topics include: early life and education; early work with the meteorological society; work during World War II and Dr. Reichelderfer; Air Force School of Tropical Meteorology in Panama; hurricane...

Scope and Contents Oral history interview with Joseph Smagorinsky, 1986. Interviewed by John Young. 2 sound cassettes (ca. 3 hrs.) : analog, mono + transcript (39 pgs.). AMS 3-4; two physical versions (one master, one copy). Access restrictions; AMS approval required to examine interview; written permission required to quote, cite, or reproduce any portion of the material. Forms part of American Meteorological Society Oral History Project. Joseph Smagorinsky describes his youthful interest in weather, early...

Scope and Contents Oral history interview with Margaret Smagorinsky, 2006. Interviewed by Kristine Harper. 3 sound cassettes (ca. 2 hrs., tape 3 side B blank) : analog, mono + transcript (49 pgs.). AMS 201-203; two physical versions (one master, one copy).Forms part of American Meteorological Society Oral History Project. Topics include: childhood, family and education; Brooklyn College; early employment; wartime work as statistician for the U.S. Weather Bureau with Glenn Brier, Jerome Namias; graduate work...

Scope and Contents Oral history interview with Jerome Spar, 1990. Interviewed by Julius London. 1 sound cassette (ca. 1 hr.) : analog, mono + transcript (14 pgs.). Transcript ends on side A of tape 1. AMS 57; two physical versions (one master, one copy). Forms part of American Meteorological Society Oral History Project. Topics include: interest in meteorology; work in the Air Force during World War II; teaching at NYU; work with weather modification (projects SCUD and Stormfury); thesis work and published...

Scope and Contents Oral history interview with Athelstan F. Spilhaus, 1991. Interviewed by George P. Cressman. 2 sound cassettes (ca. 2 hrs., tape 1 and 2 side B blank) : analog, mono + transcript (14 pgs.). AMS 71-72; two physical versions (one master, one copy). Forms part of American Meteorological Society Oral History Project. Following an introduction, Cressman asks Spilhaus about his early life and his influences. Spilhaus talks about his mother, his education at the University of Capetown, and how he...