https://dspace.mote.org:8443/xmlui/handle/2075/3483 This collection contains the interviews, transcripts, and release forms in the Coastal Commitment Collection. Sat, 11 Jul 2026 17:25:39 GMT 2026-07-11T17:25:39Z https://dspace.mote.org:8443/xmlui/handle/2075/3493 Coastal Commitment: An Oral History of Volunteers at Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium Harris, Jason Coastal Commitment is an oral history project conducted in June and July of 2015. The interviewer and curator for the project was Jason Harris, a History undergraduate and Mote summer intern. Jason came from Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan. The project was coordinated by Robert Rogers, Volunteer Coordinator, and supervised by Alyson Gamble, Librarian, at Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium in Sarasota, Florida. The participants for this project include, in order of interview date: Joseph Mathis, David Bowman, Virginia Sanders, Cathy Marine, Dwight Davis, Tommy Vaughan-Birch, B.J. Peters, Virginia Miller, and Lin Vertefeuille. These volunteers were selected for their hard work and long-term commitment to volunteering at Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium. Their experience and contributions to the institution are highlighted in these interviews. Of course, it should be stated that there are many other volunteers at Mote who have also provided years of dedication and service. Participants were given an interview protocol for review before sitting down to the recorded session. Transcriptions for each interview are presented here, representing a faithful facsimile of the recorded audio. In some cases, the transcriptions were edited by request of the participant. Digital recordings of the oral histories are available. PDF, 143 pp. Thu, 06 Aug 2015 00:00:00 GMT https://dspace.mote.org:8443/xmlui/handle/2075/3493 2015-08-06T00:00:00Z https://dspace.mote.org:8443/xmlui/handle/2075/3492 Lin Vertefeuille with Jason Harris, Audio Recording, July 10, 2015 Vertefeuille, Lin Release form, audio recording, and transcription of oral history interview with Lin Vertefeuille. 17 pp., PDF; 368.08 MB, WAV Thu, 30 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMT https://dspace.mote.org:8443/xmlui/handle/2075/3492 2015-07-30T00:00:00Z https://dspace.mote.org:8443/xmlui/handle/2075/3491 Virginia Miller with Jason Harris, Audio Recording, July 9, 2015 Miller, Virginia Release form, audio recording, and transcription of oral history interview with Virginia Miller. 15 pp., PDF; 330.75 MB, WAV Sun, 26 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMT https://dspace.mote.org:8443/xmlui/handle/2075/3491 2015-07-26T00:00:00Z https://dspace.mote.org:8443/xmlui/handle/2075/3490 B. J. Peters with Jason Harris, Audio Recording, July 2, 2015 Peters, B. J. Release form, audio recording, and transcription of oral history interview with B. J. Peters. 16 pp., PDF; 339.89 MB, WAV Thu, 23 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMT https://dspace.mote.org:8443/xmlui/handle/2075/3490 2015-07-23T00:00:00Z