Lynn Poole points out that retailing is the second largest industry in the United States. Albert Hutzler, Jr., president of Hutzler Brothers Co., considers his department store "careers unlimited" because of the great opportunities at all levels. He introduces his merchandise manager, Robert Wittington, who discusses various departments, focusing on the fashion buyer and rug buyer. They explain their jobs, which include planning months ahead and anticipating style trends and customers' wants. Mr. Poole talks with a saleswoman who has worked in the linen department for 28 years. The superintendent of advertising, Adelaide Dillehunt, discusses the process of creating a newspaper ad and introduces the department's artist and copywriter, adding that direct mail, radio, magazine, and TV ads are also necessary. The company's display manager explains "visual merchandise presentation," noting the various workshop occupations required to create window and interior displays.

Charles "Zan" Baughan worked with the Johns Hopkins University libraries for more than 45 years, beginning in 1955. In this interview, Baughan recounts his years working at Johns Hopkins University and the changes he witnessed in the library and the university along the way. Baughan discusses library inconveniences before the construction of the Milton S. Eisenhower Library, when there were 11 libraries within academic departments with limited access for students. He discusses the process of consolidating the libraries into one, a project in which he played a major role. This oral history is part of the Mame Warren oral histories series.