Priscilla Mason was born in 1913 in Whitinsville, Massachusetts. She completed her undergraduate work at Smith College, where she graduated in 1935. She went on to complete her master's degree at Tufts University's Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. Mason went to work for the School of Advanced International Studies in 1943, where she remained for the next 24 years. In this interview, Mason talks about the creation and early days of the School of Advanced International Studies. This oral history is a part of the Mame Warren oral histories series.

William C. Richardson was president of Johns Hopkins University and professor of health policy and management from 1990-1995. He holds an MBA and PhD in business from the University of Chicago, where he specialized in health care delivery. He also served as graduate dean at the University of Washington and as provost at Pennsylvania State University before being recruited to Johns Hopkins University. Following his presidency, Richardson became the head of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. In this oral history, Richardson discusses his tenure as president, including the state of the university's finances and departments at the time of his arrival and throughout his time at the institution. He touches on his first impressions of the university and the strategic decisions he made during his tenure as the university's president. The interview took place over two sessions, both of which are available to access. This oral history is a part of the Mame Warren oral histories series.

Elise Hancock became the editor of the Johns Hopkins Magazine in 1973. During her editorship, the Magazine switched to a bimonthly schedule and was twice named "one of the top ten Alumni Magazines in North America" by the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education. In this oral history, Hancock discusses the Johns Hopkins Magazine, the gender balance of making Hopkins co-ed in the 1970s, and the history of the university. This oral history is part of the Mame Warren oral histories series.

After receiving a B.A. from Hamilton College and an LL.B. from Yale University, Shale Stiller received an M.L.A. from Johns Hopkins University in 1977. Stiller spent his entire legal career in Maryland, first as a Maryland Court of Appeals clerk and later with the firms Frank, Bernstein and DLA Piper. He has taught as an adjunct professor for more than 50 years in the University of Maryland Law School. Stiller also served as the president of the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, and as a trustee of Johns Hopkins University and Johns Hopkins Medicine. He is also active in a number of philanthropic organizations. In this interview, Stiller recounts his time at Hopkins as a student and a trustee. This oral history is part of the Hopkins Retrospective oral histories series.