Oral History Interviews Series

Two interviews with Grote Reber at the Wheaton History Center, 660 North Main St., Wheaton IL 60189, USA. Interview no. 1 conducted on 19 October 1985 by Alberta Adamson, Wheaton History Center; transcribed at National Radio Astronomy Observatory by Sheila Marks with assistance from K.I. Kellermann and help from Jeff Reber (nephew of Grote) on spelling of some proper nouns (NRAO Archives has a copy of the original tape, a digitized copy on DVD, and a 13 page typed transcript). Interview no. 2 conducted on 17 June 1995 (NRAO Archives has a copy of the original tape and a digitized copy on DVD). Interviews cover Reber's family history, his childhood and youth in Wheaton, and some of his early work in radio astronomy; the 1995 interview includes discussion about materials, including photographs that Reber was donating to the Center. Owning repository for both interviews: Wheaton History Center; material may not be copied, and permission to quote must be obtained from Wheaton History Center. Interviews are filed with box 1 of Additional materials about Reber.

Papers of Grote Reber

Oral History

1985

1995