Oral History Interview with Blanche DuPlantis, February 9, 1976

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Interview with Blanche DuPlantis, a resident of Baytown, Texas since approximately 1920. Topics include 1923 through post World War II: Baytown in the 1920's and 1930's, the effect of World War II, banking business, the founding of Trinity Episcopal Church.

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Maroney, James C. & DuPlantis, Blanche February 9, 1976.

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Lee College was established as a two-year Junior College in 1931 by the Goosecreek Independent School District, in Baytown. It was created to provide an educational opportunity for students who could not afford it otherwise.

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  • Main Title: Oral History Interview with Blanche DuPlantis, February 9, 1976
  • Series Title: Baytown Oral Histories

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Interview with Blanche DuPlantis, a resident of Baytown, Texas since approximately 1920. Topics include 1923 through post World War II: Baytown in the 1920's and 1930's, the effect of World War II, banking business, the founding of Trinity Episcopal Church.

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1 sound recording (44 min., 33 sec.) : digital

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These oral histories from Lee College cover three separate physical collections: the Baytown World War II Collection, the Baytown Veteran's Oral History Collection, and the Oral Histories of the Citizens of Baytown.

Texas Oral History Collection

The Texas Oral History Collection is a group of oral history interviews from a variety of people discussing their lives in Texas.

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Oral History Interview with Blanche Duplantis February 9, 1976 (Text)

Oral History Interview with Blanche Duplantis February 9, 1976

Interview with Blanche. DuPlantis, a resident of Baytown, Texas since approximately 1920. Topics include 1923 through post World War II: Baytown in the 1920's and 1930's, the effect of World War II, banking business, the founding of Trinity Episcopal Church.

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  • February 9, 1976

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  • April 20, 2017, 3:25 p.m.

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Maroney, James C. & DuPlantis, Blanche. Oral History Interview with Blanche DuPlantis, February 9, 1976, audio recording, February 9, 1976; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth845050/: accessed June 1, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lee College.

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