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Title: Interview with Gale Ferranto
Date(s): 2019-02-05
Contributor(s): Spohn, Benjamin (interviewer), Ferranto, Gale (interviewee)
Description: In this interview Ferranto talks about her role as President of Buona Foods Incorporated, she explains that before coming to the mushroom business she had a career in the children's fashion industry. She talks about how her mother founded the company and the dayd to day responsiblites of running it. Ferranto talks about promoting mushroom consumption and her company's role at the Pennsylvania Farm show. She elaborates on the Pennsylvania Farm Show and explains how her company runs the...
Show moreIn this interview Ferranto talks about her role as President of Buona Foods Incorporated, she explains that before coming to the mushroom business she had a career in the children's fashion industry. She talks about how her mother founded the company and the dayd to day responsiblites of running it. Ferranto talks about promoting mushroom consumption and her company's role at the Pennsylvania Farm show. She elaborates on the Pennsylvania Farm Show and explains how her company runs the mushroom industry booth at the foodcourt. Ferranto talks about the challenges of being a woman in the mushroom industry and other women who have held leadership postions in mushroom farms, the American Mushroom Institute, and the Mushroom Council.
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Collection ID: Oral history interviews on cultivated mushroom industry (2018.219)
Hagley ID: Ferranto_Gale_20190205
Collection: Oral history interviews on cultivated mushroom industry

Title: Interview with James A. Angelucci
Date(s): 2018-07-24
Contributor(s): Williams, Amrys O. (interviewer), Spohn, Benjamin (interviewer), Angelucci, James A., 1949- (interviewee)
Description: In this interview, Angelucci discusses his experiences growing up in an Italian mushroom-growing family, his time with the military during the Vietnam War, his reluctant return to mushrooms after his release from the service, and his long career at Phillips Mushroom Farms starting in the early 1970s, where he was a key player in the company's turn toward specialty/exotic mushrooms and organics. He also discusses his longstanding affiliation with the American Mushroom Institute, the Mushroom...
Show moreIn this interview, Angelucci discusses his experiences growing up in an Italian mushroom-growing family, his time with the military during the Vietnam War, his reluctant return to mushrooms after his release from the service, and his long career at Phillips Mushroom Farms starting in the early 1970s, where he was a key player in the company's turn toward specialty/exotic mushrooms and organics. He also discusses his longstanding affiliation with the American Mushroom Institute, the Mushroom Short Course at Penn State University, and other groups devoted to promoting mushroom production and consumption.
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Collection ID: Oral history interviews on cultivated mushroom industry (2018.219)
Hagley ID: angelucci_james_a_20180724
Collection: Oral history interviews on cultivated mushroom industry

Title: Interview with Keith Silfee
Date(s): 2018-12-04
Contributor(s): Spohn, Benjamin (interviewer), Weiss, Michael (interviewer), Blackwell, Rosa (interviewee)
Description: In this interview, Keith Silfee discusses his experience working at various small banks that provided loans for mushroom growers and other agricultural operations. Silfee describes how he worked at several different banks between 1981 and 2017, and often changed jobs upon his employer's acquisition by a larger bank. Silfee talks about his career as a loan officer and explains agriculural lending. Silfee compares and contrasts financial and banking regulations before and after the 2008...
Show moreIn this interview, Keith Silfee discusses his experience working at various small banks that provided loans for mushroom growers and other agricultural operations. Silfee describes how he worked at several different banks between 1981 and 2017, and often changed jobs upon his employer's acquisition by a larger bank. Silfee talks about his career as a loan officer and explains agriculural lending. Silfee compares and contrasts financial and banking regulations before and after the 2008 recession. Silfee explains why he likes his job and his lifelong interest in agriculture
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Collection ID: Oral history interviews on cultivated mushroom industry (2018.219)
Hagley ID: Silfee_Keith_20181204
Collection: Oral history interviews on cultivated mushroom industry

Title: Interview with Peter Alonzo
Date(s): 2018-08-01
Contributor(s): Spohn, Benjamin (interviewer), Alonzo, Peter, 1943- (interviewee)
Description: In this interview Alonzo talks about his family's history in the mushroom industry. He describes the production of compost for mushroom growth and how it has changed over time. He talks about how his family's business grew from the 1940s to the present day. He talks about the political situation in the United States and how the Wal Mart in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania was built on land he sold to them. Alonzo talks about the role of Pennsylvania State University and the American Mushroom...
Show moreIn this interview Alonzo talks about his family's history in the mushroom industry. He describes the production of compost for mushroom growth and how it has changed over time. He talks about how his family's business grew from the 1940s to the present day. He talks about the political situation in the United States and how the Wal Mart in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania was built on land he sold to them. Alonzo talks about the role of Pennsylvania State University and the American Mushroom Industry in mushroom education and promotion repspectively.
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Collection ID: Oral history interviews on cultivated mushroom industry (2018.219)
Hagley ID: Alonzo_Peter_20190801
Collection: Oral history interviews on cultivated mushroom industry

Title: Interview with Robert "Bear" Ferranto
Date(s): 2019-02-19
Contributor(s): Spohn, Benjamin (interviewer), Ferranto, Robert (interviewee)
Description: In this interview Ferranto (1938) Talks about his career in the mushroom industry. He explains that shortly after graduating from Pennsylvania State University, he became discouraged by low prices on mushrooms so he left the industry in 1963 and returned in 1988 to help run the growing company started by his wife, Rosemarie Ferranto, in 1972. He talks about how that company, Buona Foods Incorporated has grown over the decades and currently grows its own mushrooms, works a brokerage with other...
Show moreIn this interview Ferranto (1938) Talks about his career in the mushroom industry. He explains that shortly after graduating from Pennsylvania State University, he became discouraged by low prices on mushrooms so he left the industry in 1963 and returned in 1988 to help run the growing company started by his wife, Rosemarie Ferranto, in 1972. He talks about how that company, Buona Foods Incorporated has grown over the decades and currently grows its own mushrooms, works a brokerage with other famers selling mushrooms to retailers, and promotes mushroom consumption. He also talks about the Pennsylvania Farm Show and how his family's company has operated the mushroom industry's booth at the food court since the 1970s.
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Collection ID: Oral history interviews on cultivated mushroom industry (2018.219)
Hagley ID: Ferranto_Robert_20190219
Collection: Oral history interviews on cultivated mushroom industry

Title: Interview with Sonny Pizzini
Date(s): 2019-03-08
Contributor(s): Spohn, Benjamin (interviewer), Pizzini, Leone (interviewee)
Description: In this interview Pizzini talks about his involvement in all aspects of the mushroom industry. Pizzini explains that his father came to the United States in 1930 and started his own mushroom farm shortly thereafter. He says that he still does some consulting with his company, Leone Pizzini and Son. In addition to talking about his business, Pizzini talks about growing mushrooms and producing mushroom compost. He also talks about his personal involvement in several mushroom industry related...
Show moreIn this interview Pizzini talks about his involvement in all aspects of the mushroom industry. Pizzini explains that his father came to the United States in 1930 and started his own mushroom farm shortly thereafter. He says that he still does some consulting with his company, Leone Pizzini and Son. In addition to talking about his business, Pizzini talks about growing mushrooms and producing mushroom compost. He also talks about his personal involvement in several mushroom industry related trade organizations and Pennsylvania State University's annual short course on mushrooms.
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Collection ID: Oral history interviews on cultivated mushroom industry (2018.219)
Hagley ID: Pizzini_Sonny_20190308
Collection: Oral history interviews on cultivated mushroom industry

Title: Interview with Tyler Blackwell and Carla McKinney
Date(s): 2018-01-31
Contributor(s): Spohn, Benjamin (interviewer), Blackwell, Tyler (interviewee), McKinney, Carla (interviewee)
Description: In this interview, Mckinney and Blackwell talk about their lives in the mushroom industry. They talk about growing up and working with their father, Clinton Blackwell. They also talk about how the mushroom industry has changed since they started working in the industry in the early and mid 2000s.
Collection ID: Oral history interviews on cultivated mushroom industry (2018.219)
Hagley ID: Blackwell_Tyler_and_McKinney_Carla
Collection: Oral history interviews on cultivated mushroom industry

Title: Interview with Clinton and Rosa Blackwell
Date(s): 2018-12-07
Contributor(s): Spohn, Benjamin (interviewer), Weiss, Michael (interviewer)
Description: In this interview Clinton and Rosa Blackwell describe their lives in the mushroom business. Rosa Blackwell talks about the mushroom industry that existed in New Castle County, Delaware. Clinton Blackwell talks about his training as a carpenter and a builder and how he became a mushroom grower after his carpentry business failed. Blackwell and his father-in-law started the business in 1969, before then he had no experience with mushrooms, after his father-in-law died in 1973 he ran the...
Show moreIn this interview Clinton and Rosa Blackwell describe their lives in the mushroom business. Rosa Blackwell talks about the mushroom industry that existed in New Castle County, Delaware. Clinton Blackwell talks about his training as a carpenter and a builder and how he became a mushroom grower after his carpentry business failed. Blackwell and his father-in-law started the business in 1969, before then he had no experience with mushrooms, after his father-in-law died in 1973 he ran the business on his own, and describes how difficult it was to run a business with only four years of experience. Clinton and Rosa Blackwell explain how the costs of doing business have changed as has mushroom growing technology, and the labor force. Clinton Blackwell talks about the manufacture and sale of compost for growing mushrooms.
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Collection ID: Oral history interviews on cultivated mushroom industry (2018.219)
Hagley ID: Blackwell_Clinton_and_Rosa
Collection: Oral history interviews on cultivated mushroom industry

Title: Interview with Donald and Artie Needham
Date(s): 2019-06-24
Contributor(s): Spohn, Benjamin (interviewer), Strunk, Nicole (interviewer), Needham, Donald (interviewee), Needham, Arthur (interviewee)
Description: In their interview, father and son Donald "Buster" and Arthur Needham explain their individual and familial involvements in the mushroom industry. D. Needham gives an overview of the industry beginning in the 1960s; he references international competition with new mushroom growers at the time in East Asia. A. Needham talks about the health concerns that arose out of the smell that comes with mushroom composting that is, while potent\u2014harmless, and how that affected the farm's relationship...
Show moreIn their interview, father and son Donald "Buster" and Arthur Needham explain their individual and familial involvements in the mushroom industry. D. Needham gives an overview of the industry beginning in the 1960s; he references international competition with new mushroom growers at the time in East Asia. A. Needham talks about the health concerns that arose out of the smell that comes with mushroom composting that is, while potent\u2014harmless, and how that affected the farm's relationship with the local residential community. He speaks about their farm's interaction with composters from abroad, many coming from the Netherlands and how they implemented European technologies in their composting process. Both A. and D. Needham speak at length about the difficulties that the industry has with the labor pool and the shifts within it. With the large portion of the current labor pool being Mexican immigrants, the pair also speak about immigration and immigration reform.
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Collection ID: Oral history interviews on cultivated mushroom industry (2018.219)
Hagley ID: Needham_Donald_and_Artie_20190624
Collection: Oral history interviews on cultivated mushroom industry

Title: Maria Keckan and Neil McCormick
Date(s): 2020-08-10
Contributor(s): McCormick, Neil (interviewee), Keckan, Maria (interviewee), Spohn, Benjamin (interviewer)
Description: In this interview Keckan and McCormick talk about their careers pre-Cinecraft, their early time at Cinecraft and the changes that have happened in the film production industry since they purchased the company in 1984. Before coming to Cinecraft, Keckan worked as a producer making medical education films. McCormick joined Cinecraft in 1977 after attending graduate school at CUNY. He has always been interested in filmmaking. McCormick talks about evolving film production technology from joining...
Show moreIn this interview Keckan and McCormick talk about their careers pre-Cinecraft, their early time at Cinecraft and the changes that have happened in the film production industry since they purchased the company in 1984. Before coming to Cinecraft, Keckan worked as a producer making medical education films. McCormick joined Cinecraft in 1977 after attending graduate school at CUNY. He has always been interested in filmmaking. McCormick talks about evolving film production technology from joining the company in 1977. Both Keckan and McCormick talk about the challenges of buying the company and upgrading the existing equipment. Their troubles were financial and personal as existing employees were wary of the new management. McCormick provides a start to finish descriptions of some of the productions he worked on including Where the River Enters the Sea and Sohio Today and Tomorrow. They talk about some of Cinecraft's more recent developments, and how production has changed since the 1980s. McCormick explains that Cinecraft had always specialized in sound and producing high quality sound recordings to accompany their films. McCormick explains how the work Cinecraft does has become less segmented as one person can do multiple jobs, and that company employs more people now than it did in 1984. Both Keckan and McCormick talk about the importance of e-learning to Cinecraft's current work. Keckan explains the her son, Dan, is responsible for driving the growth of e-learning to the point of where it has become Cinecraft's largest source of business. McCormick offers his thoughts on digital media and the importance of non-destructive editing allowing for multiple lossless cuts. Keckan talks about some of Cinecraft's work with non-profit organizations. Keckan and McCormick talk about their philosophy of running a business and working with clients as the company hits 80 years in operation. They talk about how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted work at Cinecraft. They talk about their future hopes for the company, and how Keckan's son and his business partner have expanded the company from local, to national, and then international.
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Collection ID: Cinecraft oral histories (Accession 2021.206)
Hagley ID: MariaKeckanandNeilMcCormick08102020
Collection: Cinecraft Oral Histories

Title: John Culley
Date(s): 2020-07-16
Contributor(s): Culley, John (interviewee), Spohn, Benjamin (interviewer)
Description: In this interview John provides a biographical sketch of his parents, the founders of Cinecraft and elaborates on the company's Ohio roots. He explains how his father was a self-taught multi-talented man, who worked as a jeweler before moving to Hollywood, California and starting working in the film industry both as an actor and in production. After his experience in Hollywood, Culley's father moved back to Ohio in order to start his own industrial film production company. Culley describes...
Show moreIn this interview John provides a biographical sketch of his parents, the founders of Cinecraft and elaborates on the company's Ohio roots. He explains how his father was a self-taught multi-talented man, who worked as a jeweler before moving to Hollywood, California and starting working in the film industry both as an actor and in production. After his experience in Hollywood, Culley's father moved back to Ohio in order to start his own industrial film production company. Culley describes the early days of the company and how his parents met. Both were working in the film business at the time. Culley tells stories about growing up with a growing family run business, including work he did there as a child and young man. Culley explains how technology changed over his time with company and provides an in-depth description of sound editing, and technology from the 1940s and during the time he worked there in 1960s and 1970s. He also talks about a job he held at CBS in Cleveland Ohio, a position held by his twin brother and his younger brother. He explains the working relationship between Cinecraft and a scriptwriting company called Storycraft. He also talks about the importance of 16mm film and teleprompters in Cinecraft's productions. Culley talks about how Cinecraft built and maintained relationships with advertising agencies.
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Collection ID: Cinecraft oral histories (Accession 2021.206)
Hagley ID: JohnCulley07162020
Collection: Cinecraft Oral Histories

Title: James "Jim" R. Haviland
Date(s): 2020-09-14
Contributor(s): Haviland, Jim (James R.) (interviewee), Spohn, Benjamin (interviewer)
Description: In this interview James Haviland tells stories about his grandfather, Robert "Bob" Haviland, an early producer at Cinecraft Productions in Cleveland, Ohio. Topics discussed include the elder Haviland's brief career as a professional tuba player and other life stories. Haviland talks about his grandfather's background in audiovisual work and the jobs he held before joining Cinecraft. Haviland also describes his grandfather's approach to his work at Cinecraft and how he got the job. Haviland...
Show moreIn this interview James Haviland tells stories about his grandfather, Robert "Bob" Haviland, an early producer at Cinecraft Productions in Cleveland, Ohio. Topics discussed include the elder Haviland's brief career as a professional tuba player and other life stories. Haviland talks about his grandfather's background in audiovisual work and the jobs he held before joining Cinecraft. Haviland also describes his grandfather's approach to his work at Cinecraft and how he got the job. Haviland explained that his grandfather preferred the stability of having a regular job over the instability of working on movies in Hollywood. Haviland also shares how his grandfather traveled to Los Angeles, California in order to secure Hollywood actors for Cinecraft productions. He also talks about his grandfather's role in syncing audio and film together, especially 16mm. Haviland retired from Cinecraft in the 1970s. He had a film studio in his house and made films in his retirement.
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Collection ID: Cinecraft oral histories (Accession 2021.206)
Hagley ID: JimHaviland09142020
Collection: Cinecraft Oral Histories

Title: Bob Schneider
Date(s): 2020-09-17
Contributor(s): Schneider, Robert A. (interviewee), Spohn, Benjamin (interviewer)
Description: In this interview, Robert Schneider answers follow-up questions from his first interview on August 5, 2020. He goes into the creative process on some of Cinecraft's productions, including a directorial job for the U.S. Navy after the original producer, Bob Haviland suffered a heart attack. Schneider continues to talk about working with Haviland, including his unique method of organizing projects with a system of colored pencils. Schneider contrasts this to his organization method, which...
Show moreIn this interview, Robert Schneider answers follow-up questions from his first interview on August 5, 2020. He goes into the creative process on some of Cinecraft's productions, including a directorial job for the U.S. Navy after the original producer, Bob Haviland suffered a heart attack. Schneider continues to talk about working with Haviland, including his unique method of organizing projects with a system of colored pencils. Schneider contrasts this to his organization method, which imitated Gene Rodenberry's index card system that he used on Star Trek. He also talks about how he learned to do the job watching Ray Culley on the job. He talks about doing live action sound work when sharing works in progress with clients. He compares this experience to working as a disc-jockey. Schneider talks about how recording and television technologies changed over time.
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Collection ID: Cinecraft oral histories (Accession 2021.206)
Hagley ID: BobSchneider09172020
Collection: Cinecraft Oral Histories

Title: Bob and Nancy Schneider
Date(s): 2020-08-05
Contributor(s): Schneider, Robert A. (interviewee), Schneider, Nancy (interviewee), Spohn, Benjamin (interviewer)
Description: Bob Schneider discusses his background in photography and video. He explains that his interest in these fields came from his grandfather. He joined Cinecraft in 1964 and began work after serving in the U.S. Army. In addition to working at Cinecraft, Schneider also worked as an independent DJ. Schneider provides a detailed overview on recording technology dating to the 1950s and 1960s. Nancy Schneider talks about her work at Storycraft, a sister company to Cinecraft. She worked on a radio...
Show moreBob Schneider discusses his background in photography and video. He explains that his interest in these fields came from his grandfather. He joined Cinecraft in 1964 and began work after serving in the U.S. Army. In addition to working at Cinecraft, Schneider also worked as an independent DJ. Schneider provides a detailed overview on recording technology dating to the 1950s and 1960s. Nancy Schneider talks about her work at Storycraft, a sister company to Cinecraft. She worked on a radio program called Salespoint, a program Westinghouse used to keep their traveling salesmen up to date on the company's products. Both of the Schneiders explain that Cinecraft was the top production company in Cleveland and they talk about how Cinecraft compared to other local production companies. They explain the relationship between Cinecraft and Storycraft.
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Collection ID: Cinecraft oral histories (Accession 2021.206)
Hagley ID: BobandNancySchneider08052020
Collection: Cinecraft Oral Histories

Title: Jeff Yorker interview
Date(s): 2020-01-16
Contributor(s): Yorker, Jeffrey, 1954 (interviewee), Hologic (Firm) (associated name), Spohn, Benjamin (interviewer)
Description: In this interview, Jeff Yorker talks about his career with DuPont, AGFA, and Hologic and his work in the diagnostic medical business. Yorker discusses the many projects he worked with including the development of Selenia, a digital mammography system. Yorker walks through the process of research and development for each of these projects including, patenting and work with the FDA. He also spends a large part of the interview comparing his work with DuPont and Hologic.
Collection ID: Hologic Medical Imaging oral histories (Accession 2020.201)
Hagley ID: 2020201_Yorker_Jeff_20200116
Collection: Hologic Digital Mammography oral histories

Title: Loren Niklason interview
Date(s): 2020-08-26
Contributor(s): Niklason, Loren, 1952- (interviewee), Hologic (Firm) (associated name), Spohn, Benjamin (interviewer)
Description: In this interview, Loren Niklason discusses his role in developing breast tomosynthesis. Niklason walks through the system of tomosynthesis and how it was adapted for breast imaging. Niklason provides an in-depth explanation of breast tomosynthesis, how it differed from standard mammography, and the challenges of tomosynthesis. Niklason also shares the process of working with the FDA and other agencies throughout his time at Hologic.
Collection ID: Hologic Medical Imaging oral histories (Accession 2020.201)
Hagley ID: 2020201_Niklason_Loren_20200826
Collection: Hologic Digital Mammography oral histories

Title: John Pekarsky interview
Date(s): 2021-04-01
Contributor(s): Pekarsky, John, 1953- (interviewee), Hologic (Firm) (associated name), Spohn, Benjamin (interviewer)
Description: In this interview, Pekarsky details his work experiences for Siemens, Trex Medical, and Hologic. Pekarsky spent his career in sales and spends time talking about the many changes he implemented as the Senior VP of Sales at Hologic. This included changes to the compensation and award system, the annual meetings, and the overall structure of Hologic's sales approach. Pekarsky also mentions some of his specific experiences in the medical sales industry including meeting cancer survivors,...
Show moreIn this interview, Pekarsky details his work experiences for Siemens, Trex Medical, and Hologic. Pekarsky spent his career in sales and spends time talking about the many changes he implemented as the Senior VP of Sales at Hologic. This included changes to the compensation and award system, the annual meetings, and the overall structure of Hologic's sales approach. Pekarsky also mentions some of his specific experiences in the medical sales industry including meeting cancer survivors, travelling to RSNA and other trade shows, and his relationships with his Hologic colleagues.
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Collection ID: Hologic Medical Imaging oral histories (Accession 2020.201)
Hagley ID: 2020201_Pekarsky_John_20210401
Collection: Hologic Digital Mammography oral histories

Title: Jim Culley interview
Date(s): 2019-09-19
Contributor(s): Culley, Jim, 1944- (interviewee), Hologic (Firm) (associated name), Spohn, Benjamin (interviewer)
Description: In this interview, Jim Culley details his career in marketing at DuPont and Hologic. Culley talks in depth about Hologic's decision to work with medical imaging and mammography, and how his role in marketing was shaped by this. In terms of marketing at Hologic, Culley discusses his work with the media, including Good Morning America and the New York Times. Culley also details the work he had to do to convince doctors and hospitals to use Hologic's mammography system, and how the FDA, foreign...
Show moreIn this interview, Jim Culley details his career in marketing at DuPont and Hologic. Culley talks in depth about Hologic's decision to work with medical imaging and mammography, and how his role in marketing was shaped by this. In terms of marketing at Hologic, Culley discusses his work with the media, including Good Morning America and the New York Times. Culley also details the work he had to do to convince doctors and hospitals to use Hologic's mammography system, and how the FDA, foreign regulatory boards, insurance companies, and legislative acts all impacted this process.
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Collection ID: Hologic Medical Imaging oral histories (Accession 2020.201)
Hagley ID: 2020201_Culley_James_20190919
Collection: Hologic Digital Mammography oral histories

Title: Cornell Williams interview
Date(s): 2021-03-18
Contributor(s): Williams, Cornell, 1959- (interviewee), Hologic (Firm) (associated name), Spohn, Benjamin (interviewer)
Description: In this interview, Williams discusses his educational and life experiences that led him to work as an engineer for Hologic. Williams offers his views and beliefs on education, work, and life and shares some of the insights that he has gained throughout his career. Williams walks through the processes of creating and marketing a new technology and some of the key steps he has experience with including patenting, development, and working with doctors.
Collection ID: Hologic Medical Imaging oral histories (Accession 2020.201)
Hagley ID: 2020201_Williams_Cornell_20210318
Collection: Hologic Digital Mammography oral histories

Title: Jay Stein interview, part 1
Date(s): 2020-06-26
Contributor(s): Stein, Jay, 1942- (interviewee), Hologic (Firm) (associated name), Spohn, Benjamin (interviewer)
Description: In this interview, Jay Stein details his journey to working at Hologic. He goes into detail about his education and work with American Science and Engineering, including his work with NASA to measure x-rays reflected from the moon. Within this discussion, Stein talks about his interest and experience working with x-ray technology, which ultimately led him to start a company called Diagnostic Technology with David Ellenbogen. Stein compares his work with x-ray technology that deals with...
Show moreIn this interview, Jay Stein details his journey to working at Hologic. He goes into detail about his education and work with American Science and Engineering, including his work with NASA to measure x-rays reflected from the moon. Within this discussion, Stein talks about his interest and experience working with x-ray technology, which ultimately led him to start a company called Diagnostic Technology with David Ellenbogen. Stein compares his work with x-ray technology that deals with baggage inspection systems and the technology used in medical imaging, such as mammography machines. Throughout much of the interview, Stein refers to his friendship and business partnership with David Ellenbogen, and how their relationship was a key factor in the success of Hologic.
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Collection ID: Hologic Medical Imaging oral histories (Accession 2020.201)
Hagley ID: 2020201_Stein_Jay_20200626
Collection: Hologic Digital Mammography oral histories

Title: Dr. Sally Friedewald interview
Date(s): 2020-07-27
Contributor(s): Friedewald, Sally (Sarah), 1971- (interviewee), Hologic (Firm) (associated name), Spohn, Benjamin (interviewer)
Description: In this interview, Dr. Sally Friedewald walks through her work with mammography and medical imaging. Dr. Friedewald spends a lot of time discussing the transition from film to digital mammography and then the switch from 2D mammography to tomosynthesis. Dr. Friedewald also explains the benefits and drawbacks of tomosynthesis and her work leading a research unit in tomosynthesis.
Collection ID: Hologic Medical Imaging oral histories (Accession 2020.201)
Hagley ID: 2020201_Friedewald_Sally_20200727
Collection: Hologic Digital Mammography oral histories

Title: Pam Cumming interview
Date(s): 2020-07-15
Contributor(s): Cumming, Pam, 1956 (interviewee), Hologic (Firm) (associated name), Spohn, Benjamin (interviewer)
Description: In this interview, Pam Cumming talks about her career in marketing within the medical imaging field. Cumming explains how her educational and career choices led her to work for Hologic starting in 2001. At Hologic, Cumming worked in the Marketing and Communications department and helped share the company's messaging surrounding their new technology, including tomosynthesis. Cumming details how she used marketing to convince medical professionals and patients alike that digital mammography and...
Show moreIn this interview, Pam Cumming talks about her career in marketing within the medical imaging field. Cumming explains how her educational and career choices led her to work for Hologic starting in 2001. At Hologic, Cumming worked in the Marketing and Communications department and helped share the company's messaging surrounding their new technology, including tomosynthesis. Cumming details how she used marketing to convince medical professionals and patients alike that digital mammography and other new technologies were effective and safe.
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Collection ID: Hologic Medical Imaging oral histories (Accession 2020.201)
Hagley ID: 2020201_Cumming_Pam_20200715
Collection: Hologic Digital Mammography oral histories

Title: Carlene West interview
Date(s): 2020-02-10
Contributor(s): West, Carlene (interviewee), Hologic (Firm) (associated name), Spohn, Benjamin (interviewer)
Description: In this interview, Carlene West describes her career with Hologic working as a consultant and in the accounting and finances division. West details some of the ways that the 2008 recession impacted Hologic and her involvement with the development of the medical imaging and mammography focus at Hologic.
Collection ID: Hologic Medical Imaging oral histories (Accession 2020.201)
Hagley ID: 2020201_West_Carlene_20200210
Collection: Hologic Digital Mammography oral histories

Title: Georgia Hitzke interview
Date(s): 2020-07-01
Contributor(s): Hitzke, Georgia, 1945- (interviewee), Hologic (Firm) (associated name), Spohn, Benjamin (interviewer)
Description: In this interview, Georgia Hitzke discusses her career in medical imaging and her time working for Lorad and then Hologic. Hitzke talks about some of the new technologies in medical imaging and some of the challenges working with this equipment. Within this, Hitzke focuses on the training aspect as a large part of her role at Hologic was setting up training sessions and workstations to teach employees about new imaging developments.
Collection ID: Hologic Medical Imaging oral histories (Accession 2020.201)
Hagley ID: 2020201_Hitzke_Georgia_20200630
Collection: Hologic Digital Mammography oral histories

Title: Andy Smith interview
Date(s): 2020-06-24
Contributor(s): Smith, Andrew, 1954- (interviewee), Hologic (Firm) (associated name), Spohn, Benjamin (interviewer)
Description: In this interview, Andy Smith explains his work with Hologic and the intricacies of the medical imaging equipment. He details his interactions with the FDA, insurance companies, and other outside organizations and as well as his role in travelling domestically and internationally to explain Hologic's technology to others.
Collection ID: Hologic Medical Imaging oral histories (Accession 2020.201)
Hagley ID: 2020201_Smith_Andy_20200624
Collection: Hologic Digital Mammography oral histories

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