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Title: Interview with Anna M. Mullikin, Interview with Anna M. Mullikin
Identifier: e_math_02070
Creator: Traylor, Donald R.
Contributor: Mullikin, Anna M. (interviewee), Traylor, Donald R. (interviewer)
Topic: Moore, R. L. (Robert Lee), 1882-, Mathematics--Teaching and study--United States, Socratic method, Inquiry-based learning
Dates: ca. 1970-1971
Box: 2.351/Math Office
Resource: R. L. Moore legacy collection
Description: Donald R. Traylor interviews Anna M. Mullikin, a doctoral student of R. L. Moore. Mullikin taught mathematics at the high school level and published a text book after her retirement. She recalls Moore's courses and teaching style as well as his other doctoral students. Some distortion on tape. Number on tape: 091734.

Title: Interview with Carolyn Kerr, Interview with Carolyn Kerr
Identifier: e_math_02071
Creator: Traylor, Donald R.
Contributor: Kerr, Carolyn (interviewee), Traylor, Donald R. (interviewer)
Topic: Moore, R. L. (Robert Lee), 1882-, Mathematics--Teaching and study--United States, University of Texas--history, Socratic method, Inquiry-based learning
Dates: circa 1970-1971
Box: 2.351/Math Office
Resource: R. L. Moore legacy collection
Description: Donald R. Traylor interviews his doctoral student Carolyn Kerr. Kerr took several classes with Moore while at the University of Texas and recalls Moore's demeanor in class and one on one. Number on tape: 091735.

Title: Interview with Dean Neumann, Interview with Dean Neumann
Identifier: e_math_02072
Creator: Traylor, Donald R.
Contributor: Neumann, Dean (interviewee), Traylor, Donald R. (interviewer)
Topic: Moore, R. L. (Robert Lee), 1882-, Mathematics--Teaching and study--United States, University of Houston--history, Socratic method, Inquiry-based learning
Dates: circa 1970-1971
Box: 2.351/Math Office
Resource: R. L. Moore legacy collection
Description: Donald R. Traylor interviews Dean Neumann at the University of Houston. Neumann offered R. L. Moore a position at the University of Houston after his retirement from the University of Texas. Neumann discusses his views on administration, departmental disagreements, and mandatory retirement age. Number on tape: 091735.

Title: Interview with H. S. Wall [side A], Interview with H. S. Wall [side A]
Identifier: e_math_02054
Creator: Traylor, Donald R.
Contributor: Wall, H. S. (interviewee), Traylor, Donald R. (interviewer)
Topic: Moore, R. L. (Robert Lee), 1882-, Blind--Education--Texas, University of Texas--history, Socratic method, Inquiry-based learning
Dates: circa 1970-1971
Box: 2.351/Math Office
Resource: R. L. Moore legacy collection
Description: Donald R. Traylor interviews Hubert Stanley Wall, a former mathematics professor at the University of Texas. Wall worked with Moore and taught in a similar style. He discusses teaching, class sizes, and visually impaired students as well as disagreements with the administration. Number on tape: 091724.

Title: Interview with H. S. Wall [side B], Interview with H. S. Wall [side B]
Identifier: e_math_02055
Creator: Traylor, Donald R.
Contributor: Wall, H. S. (interviewee), Traylor, Donald R. (interviewer)
Topic: Moore, R. L. (Robert Lee), 1882-, University of Texas--history, Socratic method, Inquiry-based learning
Dates: circa 1970-1971
Box: 2.351/Math Office
Resource: R. L. Moore legacy collection
Description: This recording concludes Donald R. Traylor's interview with Hubert Stanley Wall, a former mathematics professor at the University of Texas. Wall discusses his retirement, former students, and the upheaval at the University of Texas. Number on tape: 091724.

Title: Interview with Joseph M. Thomas [part 1], Interview with Joseph M. Thomas [part 1]
Identifier: e_math_02066
Creator: Traylor, Donald R.
Contributor: Traylor, Donald R. (interviewer)
Topic: Moore, R. L. (Robert Lee), 1882-, University of Texas--history, Socratic method, Inquiry-based learning
Dates: circa 1970-1971
Box: 2.351/Math Office
Resource: R. L. Moore legacy collection
Description: Joseph M. Thomas discusses Moore during his years at Princeton and the University of Pennsylvania. Thomas also knew and talks about other mathematicians including J. R. Kline, G. H. Hallett Jr., and Oswald Veblen. In addition, he comments on the current state of mathematics and general education in the United States. Number on tape: 091731.

Title: Interview with Joseph M. Thomas [part 3], Interview with Joseph M. Thomas [part 3]
Identifier: e_math_02068
Creator: Traylor, Donald R. (interviewer)
Contributor: Thomas, Joseph M. (interviewee), Jones, Madeline (interviewer)
Topic: Moore, R. L. (Robert Lee), 1882-, Lefschetz, Solomon, 1884-1972, Veblen, Oswald, 1880-1960, Moore, Eliakim Hastings, 1862-1932, Mathematics--Teaching and study--United States
Dates: circa 1970-1971
Box: 2.351/Math Office
Resource: R. L. Moore legacy collection
Description: This recording is the final segment of an interview with Joseph M. Thomas, a professor of mathematics. Thomas knew Moore while Moore was teaching at the University of Pennsylvania and comments on Moore's personality and actions while there. Traylor and Thomas also discuss other mathematicians, such as Oswald Veblen, Leonard Carlitz, Solomon Lefschetz, F. W. Beal, and E. H. Moore. Number on tape: 091732.

Title: Interview with Mrs. Hughes, Interview with Mrs. Hughes
Identifier: e_math_02069
Creator: Traylor, Donald R. (interviewer)
Contributor: Hughes (interviewee)
Topic: Moore, R. L. (Robert Lee), 1882-
Dates: circa 1970-1971
Box: 2.351/Math Office
Resource: R. L. Moore legacy collection
Description: Donald R. Traylor interviews Mrs. Hughes, a former teacher in Marshall, Texas, where R. L. Moore briefly taught. Hughes was also close with a former paramour of Moore's, Emma Lake. Hughes relates the history of the town of Marshall and that of the high school at which Moore taught. Number on tape: 091733.

Title: Interview with Norman Hackerman, Interview with Norman Hackerman
Identifier: e_math_02032
Creator: Traylor, Donald R.
Contributor: Hackerman, Norman (interviewee), Traylor, Donald R. (interviewer)
Topic: Moore, R. L. (Robert Lee), 1882-, University of Texas--history, Socratic method, Inquiry-based learning
Dates: 1970-12-10
Box: 2.351/Math Office
Resource: R. L. Moore legacy collection
Description: Donald R. Traylor interviews Norman Hackerman, a professor of chemistry at Rice University. Hackerman taught at the University of Texas during Moore's tenure there. Traylor and Hackerman converse on the socratic method in other disciplines and the possibility of computers enhancing individual learning. Number on tape: 091711.

Title: Interview with Patricia Martin, Interview with Patricia Martin
Identifier: e_math_02037
Creator: Traylor, Donald R. (interviewer)
Contributor: Martin, Patricia (interviewee)
Topic: Moore, R. L. (Robert Lee), 1882-, University of Texas--history, Blind--Education--Texas, Socratic method, Inquiry-based learning
Dates: circa 1970-1971
Box: 2.351/Math Office
Resource: R. L. Moore legacy collection
Description: Donald R. Traylor interviews Patricia Martin, a visually impaired student of mathematics. Martin describes the structure of R. L. Moore's classes, including his style of teaching and grading. She also relates the challenges of studying mathematics as a visually impaired person, and her impressions of Moore one on one and in class. Martin was a student in Moore's last semester before retirement and details what it was like to be in his final class. Number on tape: 091715.