Transcript of Oral History Interview with Jimmy Carroll, February 25, 1986

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Transcript of an interview with Jimmy Carroll, an early resident of Baytown, Texas. Carroll describes working conditions and the operations of the Humble Oil Company in Baytown, including describing some injuries and fatalities that occurred at the plant. Carroll continues on to share stories about safety and working conditions as well as segregation and the Ku Klux Klan.

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Mayo, Martha & Carroll, J. W. (Jimmy) 2018.

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Transcript of an interview with Jimmy Carroll, an early resident of Baytown, Texas. Carroll describes working conditions and the operations of the Humble Oil Company in Baytown, including describing some injuries and fatalities that occurred at the plant. Carroll continues on to share stories about safety and working conditions as well as segregation and the Ku Klux Klan.

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Oral History Interview with Jimmy Carroll, February 25, 1986

Interview with Jimmy Carroll, an early resident of Baytown, Texas. Carroll explains how he came to Baytown from Houston in 1919 to work at the Humble Refinery, and continues to describe the early history of the refinery. Carroll continues on to share stories about safety and working conditions as well as segregation and the Ku Klux Klan.

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Mayo, Martha & Carroll, J. W. (Jimmy). Transcript of Oral History Interview with Jimmy Carroll, February 25, 1986, text, 2018; Baytown, TX. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1013849/: accessed June 10, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lee College.

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