Oral history of Gladys Burrell

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Gladys Burrell, known as "Ms. Gladys" to Johns Hopkins students and staff, was a longtime food services worker on the Homewood campus. After 47 years working on the Homewood campus, she retired in 2017 from her last position as a cashier for the Fresh Food Café. She was a longtime union representative with Unite Here Local 7. Aside from her contributions to on-campus dining, she formed friendships with many students. In this interview, she discusses her early life, family, and her time working for various food services contractors at Johns Hopkins University. This oral history is part of the Hopkins Retrospective oral histories series.

Oral history of Richard Henry

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Richard Henry is an Academy Professor in the Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts & Sciences at Johns Hopkins University, where he is also Research Professor in the Henry A. Rowland Department of Physics & Astronomy. He is also Director of the Maryland Space Grant Consortium. He earned his Ph.D. at Princeton University in 1967. In this oral history, Henry discusses his early interest in astronomy, the trajectory of his career, and the beginnings of the Space Telescope Science Institute at Johns Hopkins University. This oral history is part of the Hopkins Retrospective oral histories series.

Oral history of Charles Nicodemus

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Charles Nicodemus graduated from Johns Hopkins in 1950 with a degree in business. During his time on campus, Nicodemus was an active member of both the Glee Club and SAC. After graduation, Nicodemus went to work for his family's business, the Robert Terry Garment Company and then The Mutual Insurance Company of Frederick County, of which he eventually became president. In this history, Charles Nicodemus recounts his experiences as a Hopkins student, especially in regard to his involvement on campus. This oral history is part of the Hopkins Retrospective oral histories series.

Oral history of Naneen Neubohn

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Naneen Neubohn was born in New York City and earned her undergraduate degree from Smith College. After attending Smith College, Neubohn went on to earn her master's degree from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) in 1964 and earned yet another master's in 1974 from the Columbia Business School at Columbia University. Neubohn is perhaps best known for her work at Morgan Stanley, where she served as a financial director and later as a managing director. Throughout her career, Neubohn remained dedicated to SAIS, working as both a trustee and a career mentor. For her dedication, she was awarded the Johns Hopkins Heritage Award. In this history, Neubohn talks about her time in Bologna as a SAIS student, her thoughts on SAIS, and her time as a trustee. This oral history is part of the Mame Warren oral histories series.

Oral history of H.T.

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"H.T." is a member of the Johns Hopkins University graduating class of 2019 and majored in neuroscience. In this interview, H.T. discusses growing up near the border of Texas and Mexico with their parents and three siblings, as well as their college application experience. H.T. describes their transition to life on campus away from family and what inspired them to study neuroscience. They also discuss participation in campus organizations such as the Latino Pre-Health Honor Society Lambda Epsilon Mu (LEM) and Johns Hopkins Underrepresented in Medical Professions (JUMP), as well as their year studying abroad in Spain. This oral history is part of the First-generation Students oral histories series.

Oral history of Helen Holton

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Helen Holton, a Baltimore native and longtime Baltimore City Council member, attended Johns Hopkins University, Morgan State University, and the University of Baltimore. She joined the Baltimore City Council in 1995, representing the 5th District of Baltimore, until she became the first representative of the new 8th District of Baltimore in 2004. Holton has served on numerous boards, commissions, councils, and committees for Maryland, Baltimore, regional affairs, her alma maters, and assorted service organizations. In addition to her political work, Holton is an Associate Pastor for Payne Memorial African Methodist Episcopal Church in Baltimore. In this oral history, Holton discusses the Leadership Development Program at Hopkins, the School of Professional Studies in Business and Education (SPSBE), her experiences as an African-American political official, and her work in Baltimore. This oral history is part of the Mame Warren oral histories series.

Oral history of Louise Cavagnaro

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Louise Cavagnaro, originally from Portland, Oregon, was a major figure in the history of the Johns Hopkins Hospital for the last half of the twentieth century. She served as an operating nurse in combat zones during World War II and the director of nursing in Hiroshima with the Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission, after which she earned an M.A. in Hospital Administration from Columbia University and came to work at Johns Hopkins Hospital in 1953. She filled many roles during her time teaching and administrating in the Hospital, as well as the School of Nursing. Most notably, it was Cavagnaro who led the charge to desegregate the Hospital and its affiliate institutions, about which she wrote a book in 1992 titled "A History of Segregation and Desegregation at the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions." In this oral history, Cavagnaro describes the challenges of being a female in the male-dominated medical milieu of the 1950s, the Johns Hopkins Hospital and how it has changed over time, and the racial politics of the Hospital. This oral history is part of the Mame Warren oral histories series.

Oral history of Bert Vogelstein

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Bert Vogelstein was born in Baltimore, Maryland. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania and went on to receive his medical degree from the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. He has served as the director of the Ludwig Center, a Clayton Professor of Oncology and Pathology, and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator for Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions. He is best known for his work in cancer genomics, and has studied human tumors extensively. In this history, Vogelstein discusses his work as a research doctor and his time at Hopkins. This oral history is part of the Mame Warren oral histories series.

Oral history of Warren Moos

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Warren Moos graduated from Brown University in 1957 and received a PhD in physics from the University of Michigan in 1962. From 1961 to 1963, he was a postdoctoral researcher at Stanford University, becoming an acting assistant professor in 1963. He joined the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Johns Hopkins in 1964, where he has served as director of the Center for Astrophysical Sciences and as chair of the Department of Physics and Astronomy. In this oral history, Moos discusses major projects and programs during his career at Johns Hopkins University. This oral history is part of the Hopkins Retrospective oral histories series.

Oral history of John Hardwicke

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John Webster Hardwicke was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina in 1927. He received his B.A. from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and studied law at the George Washington University Law School. After school, Hardwicke entered the Maryland Bar and became a judge in Baltimore, specializing in administrative law. He was president of the Harford County Council for many years and published many articles and textbooks on law. Hardwicke also taught business law at Johns Hopkins from 1955 to 1998. In this oral history, Hardwicke recalls his teaching law at McCoy College, the evening school of Johns Hopkins, and what the Homewood campus was like during his time with Hopkins. This oral history is part of the Mame Warren oral histories series.