Family and educational background, both herself and Jack (John) Nafe; life in Annapolis while Jack taught at the Naval Academy (1941-9145); moving back to Columbia University to complete his PhD (1945-1948); University of Minnesota (1948-1950); Adjunct professor of Geology, Lamont Geological Observatory (1954-1980); assisting visiting scholars at Lamont, including Gleb Udintsev, Inge Lehmann, John Day, Eric S. W. Simpson, Dr. Vening-Meinesz, Dr. Uyeda, Gerard Kuiper; social life at Lamont; rioting at Columbia University and its after effects; faculty politics at Columbia; interactions with the early group at Lamont, including Joe and Dottie Worzel, Frank and Billie Press, Maurice and Midge Ewing, Angelo and Lenora Ludas, Jack Oliver, Marcus Langseth, Charles Drake, Bruce Heezen, Marie Tharp, Manik Talwani.