doi:10.7916/d8-ny0b-bd08Oral history interview with Edward M. Lamont 1996Lamont, Edward M., 1926-oral historiessound recordingssound recording - nonmusicalLamont, Edward M., 1926-Columbia UniversityLamont-Doherty Earth ObservatoryChildhood: born New York City; weekend visits to family estate Lamont Hall, Palisades, New Jersey, late 1920s to 1940; estate grounds layout; Sunday luncheons: literary guests, family political discussions; Great Depression; estate staff; summers North Haven, Maine; undergraduate education, Harvard; graduate studies University of Geneva and Harvard Business School; Lamont Estate donation to Columbia University: Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory [LDEO] founding, LDEO visits, Doherty endowment; chairman Children’s Aid Society, New York.