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Title: Interview with John Mac Nerney [part 1], Interview with John Mac Nerney [part 1]
Identifier: e_math_02062
Creator: Traylor, Donald R.
Contributor: Mac Nerney, John (interviewee), Jones, Madeline (interviewer)
Topic: Moore, R. L. (Robert Lee), 1882-, Mathematics--Teaching and study--United States, Socratic method, Inquiry-based learning
Dates: circa 1970-1971
Box: 2.351/Math Office
Resource: R. L. Moore legacy collection
Description: In this interview conducted by Madeline Jones, Donald R. Traylor's secretary, John Mac Nerney, a student of H. S. Wall and a professor of mathematics at the University of Houston, describes his educational experiences. Mac Nerney details Wall's teaching style and how similar it was to that of R. L. Moore. He also discusses fellow graduate students and competition with them in the classroom. Number on tape: 091728.

Title: Interview with John Mac Nerney [part 2], Interview with John Mac Nerney [part 2]
Identifier: e_math_02063
Creator: Traylor, Donald R.
Contributor: Mac Nerney, John (interviewee), Jones, Madeline (interviewer)
Topic: Moore, R. L. (Robert Lee), 1882-, Mathematics--Teaching and study--United States, University of Texas--history, University of North Carolina--history, Socratic method, Inquiry-based learning
Dates: circa 1970-1972
Box: 2.351/Math Office
Resource: R. L. Moore legacy collection
Description: This recording comprises the second part of an interview with John Mac Nernery, a student of H. S. Wall and a professor of mathematics at the University of Houston. Mac Nerney relates his teaching history and style and discusses the politics of his time at the University of North Carolina. Additionally, he discusses the examination process he underwent at the University of Texas. Madeline Jones, Donald R. Traylor's secretary conducts the interview. Number on tape: 091728.

Title: Interview with John Mac Nerney [part 3], Interview with John Mac Nerney [part 3]
Identifier: e_math_02064
Creator: Traylor, Donald R.
Contributor: Mac Nerney, John (interviewee), Jones, Madeline (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: This recording is the final segment of an interview with John Mac Nerney, a student of H. S. Wall and a professor of mathematics at the University of Houston. Mac Nerney discusses his early interest in mathematics, his knowledge of the faculty changes at the University of Texas, and his personal experiences while teaching. Number on tape: 091729.

Title: Interview with John Marshall Slye [side A], Interview with John Marshall Slye [side A]
Identifier: e_math_02044
Creator: Traylor, Donald R.
Contributor: Slye, John Marshall (interviewee), Jones, Madeline (interviewer)
Topic: Moore, R. L. (Robert Lee), 1882-, University of Texas--history, Mathematics--Study and teaching--United States, Socratic method, Inquiry-based learning
Dates: circa 1970-1971
Box: 2.351/Math Office
Resource: R. L. Moore legacy collection
Description: An interview with John Marshall Slye, a student of R. L. Moore and a professor employing the Moore method. Slye recalls the friction between departments at the University of Texas and discusses taking classes with Moore. This interview is conducted by Madeline Jones, Donald R. Traylor's secretary. Number on tape: 091719.

Title: Interview with John Marshall Slye [side B], Interview with John Marshall Slye [side B]
Identifier: e_math_02045
Creator: Traylor, Donald R.
Contributor: Slye, John Marshall (interviewee), Jones, Madeline (interviewer)
Topic: Moore, R. L. (Robert Lee), 1882-, University of Texas--history, University of Minnesota--history, Mathematics--Study and teaching--United States, Socratic method, Inquiry-based learning
Dates: circa 1970-1971
Box: 2.351/Math Office
Resource: R. L. Moore legacy collection
Description: The conclusion of an interview with John Marshall Slye, a student of R. L. Moore and a professor employing the Moore method. Slye gives his impression of Moore and describes his time teaching with a modified version of the Moore method. This interview is conducted by Madeline Jones, Donald R. Traylor's secretary. Number on tape: 091719. Tape has some distortion.

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 2], Interview with Joseph M. Thomas [part 2]
Identifier: e_math_02067
Creator: Traylor, Donald R.
Contributor: Traylor, Donald R. (interviewer)
Topic: Moore, R. L. (Robert Lee), 1882-, Mathematics--Study and teaching--United States, Socratic method, Inquiry-based learning, University of Texas--history
Dates: circa 1970-1971
Box: 2.351/Math Office
Resource: R. L. Moore legacy collection
Description: Traylor continues to interview Joseph M. Thomas about R. L. Moore during his University of Pennsylvania years. They also discuss other mathematicians, the National Academy of Sciences, and other general topics. 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 Lucille S. Whyburn, part 1, Interview with Lucille S. Whyburn, part 1
Identifier: e_math_02025
Creator: Traylor, Donald R.
Contributor: Whyburn, Lucille S. (interviewee), Traylor, Donald R. (interviewer)
Topic: Moore, R. L. (Robert Lee), 1882-, University of Texas--history, Mathematics--Study and teaching--United States, 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 Lucille S. Whyburn, a Masters student under Moore and the wife of Gordon T. Whyburn, a doctoral student of Moore's. Whyburn remarks on her and her husband's experiences with Moore, including his class structure, his relationships with other mathematics professors at the University of Texas, and his aversion to conferences. Number on tape: 091705.

Title: Interview with Lucille S. Whyburn, part 2, Interview with Lucille S. Whyburn, part 2
Identifier: e_math_02026
Creator: Traylor, Donald R.
Contributor: Whyburn, Lucille S. (interviewee), Traylor, Donald R. (interviewer)
Topic: Moore, R. L. (Robert Lee), 1882-, University of Texas--history, Mathematics--Study and teaching--United States, Socratic method, Inquiry-based learning
Box: 2.351/Math Office
Resource: R. L. Moore legacy collection
Description: Donald R. Traylor's interview with Lucille S. Whyburn continues. Traylor and Whyburn discuss the intellectual atmosphere of the University of Texas during Moore's tenure, Moore's devotion toward his students, and why students would take Moore's classes. Traylor and Whyburn both share stories about Moore heard from students and from Moore himself. Number on tape: 091705.

Title: Interview with Lucille S. Whyburn, part 3, Interview with Lucille S. Whyburn, part 3
Identifier: e_math_02027
Creator: Traylor, Donald R.
Contributor: Whyburn, Lucille S. (interviewee), Traylor, Donald R. (interviewer)
Topic: Moore, R. L. (Robert Lee), 1882-, Mathematics--Study and teaching--United States, Socratic method, Inquiry-based learning
Dates: circa 1970-1971
Box: 2.351/Math Office
Resource: R. L. Moore legacy collection
Description: The final tape of Donald R. Traylor's interview with Lucille S. Whyburn. Traylor and Whyburn discuss philosophies and styles of teaching in the Moore method, as well as the trouble in locating the doctoral descendants of Moore. The two discuss their extensive research on Moore, and Whyburn relates Moore's reaction to her collecting materials concerning and publishing articles on his method. Number on tape: 091706.

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 Olan Hamilton, Interview with Olan Hamilton
Identifier: e_math_02035
Creator: Traylor, Donald R.
Contributor: Hamilton, Olan Harvey (interviewee), Traylor, Donald R. (interviewer)
Topic: Moore, R. L. (Robert Lee), 1882-, Mathematics--Study and teaching--United States, Socratic method, Inquiry-based learning, University of Texas--history
Dates: circa 1970-1971
Box: 2.351/Math Office
Resource: R. L. Moore legacy collection
Description: Donald R. Traylor interviews O. H. Hamilton, a doctoral student of H. J. Ettlinger. Hamilton took several courses with R. L. Moore and teaches mathematics in the Moore method. He describes Moore's teaching style and his aptitude in producing mathematicians. Number on tape: 091713.

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.

Title: Interview with Professor Ferkins [side A], Interview with Professor Ferkins [side A]
Identifier: e_math_02058
Creator: Traylor, Donald R.
Contributor: Ferkins (interviewee), Traylor, Donald R. (interviewer)
Topic: Moore, R. L. (Robert Lee), 1882-, Mathematics--Study and teaching--United States
Dates: circa 1970-1971
Box: 2.351/Math Office
Resource: R. L. Moore legacy collection
Description: Donald R. Traylor interviews Ferkins, a professor of mathematics using the Moore method. Ferkins covers class and university sizes, types of students, and grading with the method. Number on tape: 091726.

Title: Interview with Professor Ferkins [side B], Interview with Professor Ferkins [side B]
Identifier: e_math_02059
Creator: Traylor, Donald R.
Contributor: Ferkins (interviewee), Traylor, Donald R. (interviewer)
Topic: Moore, R. L. (Robert Lee), 1882-, Mathematics--Study and teaching--United States
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 Professor Ferkins, a professor of mathematics using the Moore method. Traylor and Ferkins briefly discuss preparing students in the Moore method and devoting time to teaching and research. Number on tape: 091726.

Title: Interview with R. L. Wilder [part 1], Interview with R. L. Wilder [part 1]
Identifier: e_math_02021
Creator: Traylor, Donald R.
Contributor: Wilder, Raymond Louis (interviewee), Traylor, Donald R. (interviewer)
Topic: Moore, R. L. (Robert Lee), 1882-, Mathematics--Study and teaching--United States, Socratic method, Inquiry-based learning, University of Texas--history, Austin, Tex--history
Dates: 1971-12-02
Box: 2.351/Math Office
Resource: R. L. Moore legacy collection
Description: Donald R. Traylor interviews Raymond Louis Wilder, a former student of R. L. Moore, and a professor of mathematics employing the Moore method of teaching. Wilder comments on the departmental politics of teaching in the Moore method, recounts his first experiences with Moore, and relates his views on pure mathematics and mathematical sciences. Additionally, he discusses Moore and John R. Kline's views on teaching women and people of color. Number on tape: 091703. Tape has some distortion.

Title: Interview with R. L. Wilder [part 2], Interview with R. L. Wilder [part 2]
Identifier: e_math_02042
Creator: Traylor, Donald R.
Contributor: Wilder, Raymond Louis (interviewee), Traylor, Donald R. (interviewer)
Topic: Moore, R. L. (Robert Lee), 1882-, Mathematics--Study and teaching--United States, Blind--Education--Texas, Socratic method, Inquiry-based learning, University of Texas--history
Dates: 1971-12-02
Box: 2.351/Math Office
Resource: R. L. Moore legacy collection
Description: The continuation of Donald R. Traylor's interview with Raymond Louis Wilder, a former student of R. L. Moore, and a professor of mathematics employing the Moore method of teaching. Traylor and Wilder discuss Moore's retirement and the teaching of visually impaired students. Number on tape: 091718. Tape has some distortion.

Title: Interview with William S. Mahavier, Interview with William S. Mahavier
Identifier: e_math_02029
Creator: Traylor, Donald R.
Contributor: Mahavier, William S. (interviewee), Traylor, Donald R. (interviewer)
Topic: Moore, R. L. (Robert Lee), 1882-, Mathematics--Study and teaching--United States, 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 William S. Mahavier, a doctoral student of Moore and a professor of mathematics at the University of Tennessee - Knoxville and later Emory University. Mahavier shares his PhD experiences with Moore and Moore's attentiveness with his students. Traylor and Mahavier also discuss the necessity of creativity and critical thinking in mathematics. Number on tape: 091709.

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