Transcript of Oral History Interviews with Don McLeod, February and March 1975

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Transcript of an interview with Don McLeod, who moved to Mont Belvieu in 1929 from Beaumont, Texas. McLeod answers questions and describes the growth of the oil business in Mont Belvieu and Baytown, including what companies were already here and how the business has changed from then until now.

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Webber, Betsy & McLeod, Don 2018.

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  • Main Title: Transcript of Oral History Interviews with Don McLeod, February and March 1975
  • Added Title: An oral history tape transcription of Betsy Webber interviewing Don McLeod, Feburary 25, 1975
  • Series Title: Baytown Oral Histories

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Transcript of an interview with Don McLeod, who moved to Mont Belvieu in 1929 from Beaumont, Texas. McLeod answers questions and describes the growth of the oil business in Mont Belvieu and Baytown, including what companies were already here and how the business has changed from then until now.

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Oral History Interviews with Don McLeod, February and March 1975

Interview with Don McLeod, who moved to Mont Belvieu in 1929 from Beaumont, Texas. McLeod answers questions and describes the growth of the oil business in Mont Belvieu and Baytown, including what companies were already here and how the business has changed from then until now.

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Webber, Betsy & McLeod, Don. Transcript of Oral History Interviews with Don McLeod, February and March 1975, text, 2018; Baytown, TX. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1013805/: accessed April 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lee College.

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