Oral history of William Banks

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William Banks, a Baltimore native, received his B.A. from Johns Hopkins in 1929. Shortly after graduating, he joined the Lord Baltimore Press, a company specializing in folded paper boxes with brightly colored advertisements. A booming success, the business was bought by International Paper Co., of which Banks became the vice president in 1969. In this oral history, Banks describes what Hopkins was like in the 1920s, as well as his activities with the Black and Blue Jay and Barnstormers. Banks also discusses his favorite classes at Hopkins as well as fundraising for the university as an alumnus. This oral history is part of the Mame Warren oral histories series.

Oral history of Barbara Bonnell

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Barbara Bonnell attended Wellesley College and was a Fulbright scholar before coming to Hopkins in 1953 for her M.A. in international relations. She was deputy director of the Greater Baltimore Committee in the 1950s and director of information for Charles Center-Inner Harbor Management. She was also the first Baltimore native to become the president of the Association of Junior Leagues of America, in 1962. In this oral history, Bonnell discusses being a female graduate student and instructor on campus in the 1950s, undertaking research with Professor Malcolm Moos, McCarthyism, and community organizing in Baltimore. This oral history is part of the Mame Warren oral histories series.

Oral history of Forrest Tobey

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Forrest Tobey is a composer, conductor, and a double-degree graduate of the Peabody Institute. He is best known as a computer music artist, and created the Virtual Orchestra software. His compositions were played in Times Square on New Year's Eve of 2000. In this history, Tobey discusses his career as a conductor, music, and the Peabody Institute. This oral history is part of the Mame Warren oral histories series.

Oral history of Greg Ball

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Gregory Ball was a professor in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Johns Hopkins University and also served as Vice Dean for Science and Research Infrastructure in the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences. He played a major role in the creation of the neuroscience undergraduate major in the 1990s. In 2014, he was appointed Dean of the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences (BSOS) at the University of Maryland, College Park. In this interview, Ball discusses the history of the department of Psychological and Brain Sciences and its relationship to other parts of the university. This oral history is part of the Hopkins Retrospective oral histories series.

Oral history of C.S.

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"C.S." is a member of the Johns Hopkins University graduating class of 2020. In this interview, he describes growing up in Miami after immigrating to the United States from Cuba as a young child. He discusses how he prepared for college in high school and his experience with the Hop-In Program at Johns Hopkins. C.S. also shares about his academic experience as a triple major in psychology, romance languages, and Spanish with a minor in women, gender, and sexuality.

Oral history of Myron Weisfeldt

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Dr. Myron "Mike" Weisfeldt attended Johns Hopkins as an undergraduate from 1960-1962, completing an accelerated medical school program. He then attended the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, earning his M.D. in 1965. Weisfeldt went on to work as a physician at the hospital, an Assistant Professor of Medicine and, later, the Director of the Cardiology division at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Dr. Weisfeldt was the William Osler Professor of Medicine and Chairman of the Department of Medicine at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine from 2001 to 2014. He was also Physician-in-Chief of the Johns Hopkins Hospital. In 1990, he served as President of the American Heart Association. In this interview, Weisfeldt discusses his time as a student, faculty member, administrator, and physician at Hopkins. This oral history is part of the Hopkins Retrospective oral histories series.

Oral history of Linda Brody

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Dr. Linda Brody received her Ph.D. in Gifted Education and Learning Disabilities from Johns Hopkins. She co-founded the Center for Talented Youth's Diagnostic and Counseling Center and directs CTY's Study of Exceptional Talent. In her interview, she describes joining CTY in the mid-1970s, working with Julian Stanley on the Study of Mathematically Precocious Youth, and the evolution of CTY into a national program. This oral history is part of the Hopkins Retrospective oral histories series.

Oral history of J.C.

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"J.C." is a member of the Johns Hopkins University graduating class of 2018. They majored in environmental science and minored in applied math and statistics. In this interview, J.C. discusses growing up in a small town in New Hampshire, transitioning to life at Johns Hopkins, and how their studies and work experiences have shaped their decision to pursue a PhD. This oral history is part of the First-generation Students oral histories series.

Oral history of Helen Blumberg

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Helen Blumberg, a Baltimore native, entered Hopkins as a sophomore in 1970 as part of Johns Hopkins' first class of female undergraduates in the School of Arts and Sciences. She graduated in 1973. In this oral history, she describes her lifelong connections to Hopkins, via her father who was himself an alumnus and the director of alumni relations in 1970, and her personal experiences as one of Hopkins first female undergraduates. She touches on Baltimore as a city, student unrest on campus, and feminism. This oral history is part of the Mame Warren oral histories series.

Oral history of Lonnie Carton

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Dr. Lonnie Carton, a Baltimore native, received a B.S. from Johns Hopkins University in 1949. She went on to earn her M.Ed in Child Psychology from the University of Maryland and PhD in Educational Psychology from Penn State University. During her career as a family therapist and educational consultant, Dr. Carton also hosted a syndicated radio program for CBS Radio called "Dr. Lonnie Carton in the Learning Center." In this oral history interview, she describes her undergraduate education at Hopkins as one of only a few women attending as full-time students, as well as the development of her career and family. This oral history is part of the Hopkins Retrospective oral histories series.