The Richard L. Schulz Oral History, dated 2002, contains administrative notes, audio recordings, and transcripts of the interview between Schulz and Brian Shoemaker conducted on May 4, 2002. 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 discussed include Schulz’s work as a Construction Mechanic as well as caring for and driving the sled dog teams at Wilkes Station on Operation Deep Freeze III. Also discussed is the transition of Wilkes Station as an American-controlled research station to an Australian-controlled research station.