The Robert Manke Oral History, dated 2000-2002, contains audiocassettes, administrative information, and transcripts of the interview between Manke and former Ohio State University Polar Archivist Raimund Goerler that took place on May 26, 2000. The interview discusses Manke's experiences at military stations on Midway Island and at Byrd Station in Antarctica. This interview was a part of a series of polar oral histories sponsored by American Polar Society and Ohio State University's Byrd Polar Research Center Archival Program, with funding from the National Science Foundation. Major topics found in the oral history include a reflection on the Seabees and their roles on Midway Island and in Antarctica, the maintenance of Byrd Station in Antarctica, the airdropping of supplies, communication in Antarctica, and wintering over at Byrd Station.