Descriptive Summary
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
Indexing Terms
Scope and Content
Arrangement of the Oral History Interviews of Ames Personnel Collection
Descriptive Summary
Title: Oral History Interviews of Ames Personnel Collection
Date (inclusive): 1961-2018
Collection Number: ARC20.06
Creator:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Extent:
Number of digital items: 101
Volume: 34 Megabytes
Repository:
Ames Research Center,
Ames History Archives
Moffett Field, California 94035
Abstract: This collection contains an assemblage of oral history interview transcripts of personnel from NASA Ames Research Center and
its precursor organization, the NACA Ames Aeronautical Laboratory. These were selected from larger oral history collections
held at the NASA Headquarters History Office Archives and the NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center (JSC) History Office. The
collection documents contributions of Ames personnel to the development, management, and execution of a wide range of NACA
and NASA programs and projects.
Language:
English
Administrative Information
Access
Collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Copyright does not apply to United States government records. For non-government
material, researcher must contact the original creator.
Preferred Citation
NASA Ames History Archives, NASA Ames Research Center. Moffett Field, California. ARC20.06, Oral History Interviews of Ames
Personnel Collection, [Container number]: [Folder number]. [Identification of item]. [Date, if available].
Abbreviated Citation
NASA ARC. ARC20.06, [Container number]: [Folder number]. [Identification of item]. [Date, if available].
Administrative Information
Related Material
NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center Oral History Project Collections
- Originals, audio recordings, and release forms are held at the Johnson Space Center History Office and the University of Houston-Clear
Lake Archives and Special Collections.
NASA Headquarters Oral History Collection
- Originals, audio recordings, release forms, and supporting files are held at the NASA Headquarters History Program Office.
NASA Ames Research Center History Archives Collections
- Related biographical and subject area material, as well as interviews that were not part of an oral history project, can be
found in various collections, such as:
- AFS1070.8A: Archives Reference Collection
- AFS1070.9: Histories of Ames Research Files
Acquisition Information
Acquired from the NASA Headquarters History Office Archives (Accession 2020-005 and 2020-013) and the NASA Johnson Space Center
History Office (Accession 2020-006) in March and October 2020.
Indexing Terms
The following terms may be used to index this collection.
Corporate Name
Ames Aeronautical Laboratory
Ames Research Center
Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center. History Office
United States. NASA History Program Office
United States. National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics
Personal Name
Anderson, Joseph L.
Belsley, Steven E.
Berry, William E.
Billingham, John, 1930-2013
Bioletti, Carlton
Blackman, Edith W.
Boyd, John W.
Bray, Richard
Carle, Glenn
Chang, Sherwood
Cleary, Joseph W.
Cole, Henry A.
Cruikshank, Dale P.
Dalton, Bonnie P.
DeFrance, Smith J.
DesMarais, David J.
DeVincenzi, Donald
DeYoung, George E.
Dusterberry, John C.
Farmer, Jack D.
Foster, John V.
Goett, Harry J.
Gustaferro, Angelo
Hallett, Ralph K., Jr.
Harper, Lynn D.
Hartman, Harvey L.
Hawley, Steven A.
Hines, John W.
Hubbard, G. Scott, 1948-
Jones, Robert T. (Robert Thomas), 1910-1999
Jorgensen, Leland H.
Keener, Earl R.
Kirschbaum, Howard W.
Klein, Harold P.
Kurkowski, Richard
Levine, Alan
Levy, Lionel L. Jr.
Mark, Hans, 1929-
Martin, Norman J.
Moorhead, Barbara J.
Morey-Holton, Emily
Morrison, David D.
Mort, Kenneth A.
O'Hara, Dee
Ochoa, Ellen L.
Parsons, John
Pearson, B. Douglas, Jr.
Pendleton, Yvonne J. (Yvonne Jean)
Petersen, Richard H.
Peterson, Victor L.
Pitts, William
Presley, Leroy L.
Ramos, Ruben
Randt, Clark T.
Reller, John O. Jr.
Robinson, Russell G. (Russell Gideon), 1907-2003
Rogallo, Robert
Rossow, Vernon J.
Rummell, John D.
Sandler, Harold
Scherrer, Richard
Schmidt, Stanley F.
Seiff, Alvin
Squyres, Steven W.
Stephenson, Jack
Stone, Jay E.
Swenson, Byron
Syvertson, Clarence A.
Treon, Stuart L.
Vincenti, Walter G. (Walter Guido), 1917-2019
Wasson, Edward L.
Worden, Alfred M. (Alfred Merrill), 1932-2020
Worden, Simon P.
Young, A. Thomas
Young, Richard S.
Scope and Content
The bulk of this collection contains transcripts of interviews with personnel from the NACA Ames Aeronautical Laboratory and
NASA Ames Research Center. The collection captures the perspectives of a diverse group of contributors to our nation's aerospace
programs, coming from backgrounds in administration, management, science, and engineering. These materials are copies of documents
selected from collections at the NASA Headquarters History Office Archives and from oral history projects conducted by the
NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC) History Office. Audio recordings are not included but may be obtained from Headquarters and
JSC within the scope of their release policies. The capture of oral histories is ongoing and new materials will be added as
projects are completed. All of the materials in this collection are available in digital form and indexes are available for
each series.
Note
Acronym List
| ISS |
International Space Station |
| JSC |
Johnson Space Center |
| MEMS |
Microelectromechanical Systems |
| NACA |
National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics |
| NASA |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| OHP |
Oral History Project |
| SMD |
Science Mission Directorate |
Arrangement of the Oral History Interviews of Ames Personnel Collection
The collection is arranged into two series according to the center where the materials originated (JSC and NASA Headquarters).
Each series is divided into two subseries, one for NACA-themed interviews and the other for interviews that are mainly focused
on NASA. Interviews are arranged alphabetically by narrator last name with the associated interviewer, project name, and
interview date(s). A file index is included for each series. For Series I.2, biographical information sheets follow the individual
interview(s), where applicable.
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