Transcript of Oral History Interview with J. Bryan Stratton, August 29, 1979

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Transcript of an interview with J. Bryan Stratton, a resident of Baytown, Texas since approximately 1920. Topics include the consolidation of the tri-cities into the incorporated city of Baytown, the Depression, the beginning of life insurance business, his service in World War II as a staff member of General Omar Bradley's Headquarters Unit, the Charter Commission, and the adoption of the City Charter.

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Swofford, Sarah 2018.

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  • Main Title: Transcript of Oral History Interview with J. Bryan Stratton, August 29, 1979
  • Added Title: An oral history tape of interviewer: Sarah Swofford ; interviewee: J. Bryan Stratton, August 29, 1979
  • Series Title: Baytown Oral Histories

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Transcript of an interview with J. Bryan Stratton, a resident of Baytown, Texas since approximately 1920. Topics include the consolidation of the tri-cities into the incorporated city of Baytown, the Depression, the beginning of life insurance business, his service in World War II as a staff member of General Omar Bradley's Headquarters Unit, the Charter Commission, and the adoption of the City Charter.

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Oral History Interview with J. Bryan Stratton, August 29, 1979

Interview with J. Bryan Stratton, a resident of Baytown, Texas since approximately 1920. Topics include the consolidation of the tri-cities into the incorporated city of Baytown, the depression, the beginning of life insurance business, his service in World War II as a staff member of General Omar Bradley's Headquarters Unit, the Charter Commission, and the adoption of the City Charter.

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Swofford, Sarah. Transcript of Oral History Interview with J. Bryan Stratton, August 29, 1979, text, 2018; Baytown, TX. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1013896/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lee College.

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