The information contained within the collection provides researchers with a comprehensive look at the development of the State University of New York at Stony Brook, begun at the behest of Provost J. R. Schubel in 1986. Among the physicists interviewed for the project were: Oakes Ames, Chairman, Dept. of Physics and Assistant to President Toll during the 1970s (Interview date: 7-28-87); Max Dresden, Professor of Physics and Executive Officer, Institute of Theoretical Physics (Interview date: 8-24-87); Leonard Eisenbud, first Chairman of Physics Dept. (Interview date: 3-21-87); Arnold Feingold, Professor, Dept. of Physics and first Dean of the Graduate School (Interview date: 11-28-88); John S. Toll (Interview date: 1-24-87); C. N. Yang, Einstein Professor of Physics and Director of the Institute for Theoretical Physics, Nobel Laureate (Interview date: 12-15-87).