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- Oral History Interview with Ruth Mageors, November 10, 1975
- Interview with Ruth Mageors, a resident of Baytown, Texas beginning in 1921 when the town was named Pelly. Mageors explains living in town during the early days of Baytown as being very tough, and also discussing the ferry boat and Herring's Drug Store.
- Oral History Interview with Stephen C. Hughes, February 28, 1960
- Interview with Stephen C. Hughes, a resident of Baytown, Texas since approximately 1920. Topics include periods of the life of a 92 year old man who was visiting in Baytown. Most of his life was spent in the mid-west.
- Oral History Interview with Exxon Oilers Baseball Players, July 18, 1975
- Interview with J. W. Carroll, B. B. Williams, Melvin Barry, and Bob Kalbitz, all members of the Exxon Oilers baseball team from Baytown, Texas. After a short introduction by Webber, these men all answer questions and describe their experiences before they arrived in Baytown and during their playing days for the Oilers.
- Transcript of Oral History Interview with Louise Travis, February 24, 1986
- Transcript of an interview with Louise Travis, a resident of Baytown, Texas, since approximately 1920. Mrs. Travis discusses the early history of Cedar Bayou, including businesses, commerce, law enforcement and recreational activities, and meetings of the Ku Klux Klan and early storms of the area.
- Transcript of Oral History Interview with Mr., Mrs. J. Rodger Read, 1980
- Transcript of an interview with Mr. and Mrs. J. Roger Read, residents of Baytown, Texas since approximately 1920. Topics include their life as employees of Humble Oil and Refining Co., the Depression, consolidation of the three small towns and the Minerva Club.
- [Transcription of Speech by Wanda Orton to the Bay Area Heritage Society]
- Transcript of a speech made by Wanda Orton to the Bay Area Heritage Society discussing Texas heroes that had lived in the Baytown area dating back to the time before the Texas Revolution, such as David G. Burnet, Sam Houston, etc.
- Transcript of Oral History Interview with Wilburn L. Snyder, 1979
- Transcript of an interview with Wilburn L. Snyder, a resident of Baytown, Texas. Mr. Synder is a veteran of World War II and discusses his experiences in the war and specifically as a prisoner in the Bataan Death March.
- Transcript of Oral History Interview with Laurene Douglas, January 27, 1976
- Interview with Laurene Douglas, a former junior high teacher from Baytown, Texas. Mrs. Douglas answers questions regarding life in Baytown during the Depression and specific events such as Hurricane Carla in 1961.
- Transcript of Oral History Interview with J. Bryan Stratton, August 29, 1979
- 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.
- Transcript of Oral History Interview with Louise Fowler Himes, February 4, 1986
- Transcript of an interview with Louise Fowler Himes, who moved to Cedar Bayou in 1919 as a teacher. Mrs. Himes discusses life when she first moved such as her teaching and going to movies and games with other townspeople. Among other topics, Himes answers questions and describes her experiences with influenza, malaria, the Ku Klux Klan, and the hurricanes of 1900 and 1908.
- Transcript of Oral History Interview with E. C. Wood, Winter 1975
- Transcript of interview with E. C. Wood, a resident of Baytown, Texas, since approximately 1920. Topics include the history of Baytown, Texas, the formation of the Exxon Annuitants' Club, and various activities for senior citizens in the Baytown area at the time of the interview.
- Transcript of Oral History Interview with Jerry Traylor, Miller Casey, and Mike Prewitt, August 30, 1983
- Transcript of an interview with Jerry Traylor, Miller Casey, and Mike Pruett, who were Public Works employees during Hurricane Alicia. Topics include memories of Hurricane Alicia and the aftermath.
- Transcript of Oral History Interview with Judy Smith, Irene Sanders, Lt. William Jackson, and Norman Dykes, 1983
- Transcript of an interview with Judy Smith, Irene Sanders, Lt. William Jackson, Norman Dykes, employees of the City of Baytown during Hurricane Alicia. They discuss their experiences and memories of Hurricane Alicia.
- Transcript of Oral History Interview with Marcine Lanham and Jean Shepherd, 1983
- Transcript of an interview with Marcine Lanham, a Red Cross volunteer at the time Hurricane Alicia struck the Gulf Coast of Texas, and Jean Shepherd, the president of the Brownwood Civic Association. Lanham and Shepherd both share their memories of the aftermath of Hurricane Alicia including work with the Red Cross helping clean up the damage caused by the hurricane and the effects on the Brownwood subdivision.
- Transcript of Oral History Interview with L. Karl Grimes, September 25, 1979
- Transcript of an interview with L. Karl Grimes, born in Ellis County in 1895 and a resident of Baytown,Texas since 1925. Grimes answers a few questions about his experiences and tells lengthy stories concerning his early life in Ellis County as well as his move to Baytown. Grimes covers his employment at Humble Oil and Refining Co. as well as issues concerning Mexican American children and their education in Baytown.
- Transcript of Oral History Interviews with Marjorie Eastwood, Mary C. Easley, and Mary B. Bonds, October 1987
- Transcript of an interview with Marjorie Eastwood, Mary C. Easley, and Mary B. Bonds from Baytown, Texas. These three women answer questions and describe their social and work experiences working at the Humble Oil Refinery during World War II.
- Transcript of Oral History Interview with Virgie Rivere
- Transcript of an interview with Virgie Rivere, a long-time resident of Liberty County, Texas. Ms. Revere discusses her childhood in Raywood, Texas, and describes her adult life in Liberty, Texas, including transportation over the years, a major fire that destroyed many buildings in Liberty and schools in Liberty County.
- Transcription of Oral History Interview with Alice Fayle
- Transcription of an interview with Alice Fayle describing her life in early Baytown, Texas.
- Transcript of Oral History Interviews with Don McLeod, February and March 1975
- 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.
- Transcript of Oral History Interview with Ruth Mageors, November 10, 1975
- Transcript of an interview with Ruth Mageors, a resident of the Baytown, Texas, area beginning in 1921. Mageors describes the living conditions in Pelly, Texas, during its early days and speaks about working as a reporter for the Houston Chronicle, then later for the school district and a store called Lack's. She also discusses various businesses present in Baytown and Pelly.
- Transcript of Oral History Interview with Roy Long, May 30, 1986
- Transcript of an interview with Roy Long, a longtime resident of Baytown who moved here in 1929 from Houston, Texas. Long describes his early employment in Baytown at the Humble Refinery, and goes on to talk about his law practice, offices, and the growth of the town and his work establishing the first credit union in Baytown.
- Transcript of Oral History Interview with James Collins, December 1, 1988
- Transcript of an interview with James Collins, a Vietnam War veteran originally from Galveston, Texas. Collins begins by telling of his experiences in Vietnam, and answering questions concerning aspects of his time overseas. Later in the interview he tells of his family history beginning as captured slaves in Kenya and their servitude in Georgia ultimately ending up in Louisiana after their freedom was granted.
- [Outline of an Interview with Roy Long, May 30, 1986]
- Outline of an interview with Roy Long, a longtime resident of Baytown after moving in 1929 from Houston, Texas. This outline states what topics Long covered at certain times on the tape, from side 1 to side 2; Long covers his employment at the Humble Refinery, being a Goose Creek Policeman, law offices, etc.
- [Outline of Interviews with Garrett R. Herring, February 1980]
- Outline of an interview with Garrett R. Herring, a resident of the Baytown, Texas area since his arrival in 1917. This outline notes some topics covered by Herring during the interview such as his arrival to town, lynchings taking place, and the creation of street names in town.
- 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.
- [Outline for an Interview with James E. Roche, May 1976]
- Questions for an interview with James E. Roche, a carpenter from Baytown, Texas after moving from New Britain, Connecticut the previous year. This outline only contains the list of questions created for the interview; most questions concern the job market and migratory labor in Texas.
- [Outline of Interview with Joan Johnson, 1976]
- Outline of interview with Joan Johnson. The author highlights some important time of the interview and certain answers.
- Transcript of Oral History Interview with Exxon Oilers Baseball Players, July 18, 1975
- Interview with J. W. Carroll, B. B. Williams, Melvin Barry, and Bob Kalbitz, all members of the Exxon Oilers baseball team from Baytown, Texas. After a short introduction by Webber, these men all answer questions and describe their experiences before they arrived in Baytown and during their playing days for the Oilers.
- Transcript of Oral History Interview with Clifford Warren, November 10, 1987
- Transcript of an interview with Clifford Warren, a veteran of World War II spending 3 1/2 years in captivity following the Battle of Corregidor. Warren answers many questions regarding his participation in World War II and shares his experiences of being held prisoner in Japanese prison camps.
- Transcript of Oral History Interview with Millicent W. Bounds, November 22, 1976
- Transcript of an interview with Millicent W. Bounds, a longtime resident of the Pelly/Baytown, Texas area. Mrs. Bounds answers questions relating to her family history in Texas, noting that her grandparents arrived in Texas in 1875. She goes on to talk about her husband T. Hubbard Bounds, the former fire marshal of the Pelly and Goose Creek Fire Department.
- Transcript of Oral History Interview with Jean Shepherd, Leon Warner, Fletcher Hickerson, 1983
- Transcript of interviews with Jean Shepherd, Leon Warner and Fletcher Hickerson. Jean Shepherd and Leon Warner were residents of the Brownwood subdivision in Baytown during Hurricane Alicia. Fletcher Hickerson was the Coordinator of Emergency Services for the City of Baytown at the time of Hurricane Alicia. All three interviewees answer questions and elaborate on their experiences during and after Hurricane Alicia, which caused major damage in the Baytown area.
- Transcript of Oral History Interview with Bob Kalbitz, 1983
- Transcript of an interview with Bob Kalbitz, speaking of the insurance losses after Hurricane Alicia hit in August 1983. Kalbitz describes in depth the insurance claims, and the damages brought on by the hurricane, and a few anecdotes concerning insurance laws passed in Texas during the 1970's.
- Transcript of Oral History Interview with Steven Cass Hughes, February 28, 1960
- Interview with Stephen C. Hughes, a resident of Baytown, Texas since approximately 1920. Topics include periods of the life of a 92 year old man who was visiting in Baytown. Most of his life was spent in the Midwest.
- Transcription of Oral History Interview with Ella Williams
- Transcription of an interview with Ella Williams, a resident of Channelview, Texas, and the area surrounding Baytown since approximately 1920. Topics include a discussion about the 1915 hurricane on Hog Island in the San Jacinto River.
- Transcription of Oral History Interview with Mrs. R. W. Matthews, August 17, 1976
- Transcription of an interview with Maude Matthews, a resident of Baytown, Texas, since approximately 1920. Mrs. Matthews discusses the activities of the Priscilla Club, a women's sewing club in Baytown which was the oldest continually operating club in Baytown at the time of the interview.
- Transcription of Oral History Interview with Fay Butcher Lathrop, May 14, 1977
- Transcription of an interview with Fay Butcher Lathrop, resident of Baytown, Texas, since approximately 1920. Topics include the Houston Riot of 1917.
- [Transcript of Oral History Interview with Willadene Hines, February 11, 1976]
- Interview with Willadene Hines, a resident of Baytown, Texas since approximately 1920. Topics include her life growing up in Baytown.
- Transcription of Oral History Interview with C. M. Dickerson, June 29, 1976
- Transcription of an interview with C. M. Dickerson, a resident of Baytown, Texas since approximately 1920. Topics include the petroleum industry and trade in the city.
- [Transcription of oral history interview with Jim Nelson, April 7, 1977]
- Interview with Jim Nelson, a resident of Baytown, Texas since 1919. Nelson describes life prior to moving to Baytown, his family history in the area, and his later work with the oil rigs.
- Transcription of Oral History Interview with Mrs. E. L. Scott, February 26, 1976
- Transcription of an interview with Mrs. Edward L. Scott, a resident of Baytown, Texas, since approximately 1920. Mrs. Scott is the daughter of former Texas poet laureate John P. Sjolander, whom she discusses in her interview along with the history of Baytown and Goose Creek.
- Transcript of Oral History Interview with Jimmy Carroll, February 25, 1986
- 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.
- Oral History Interview with Norman Dykes, Lt. C. E. Shaffer, Sgt. Gary Cochran, Officer James Thornton, and Officer Roger Clifford, 1983
- Interview with Norman Dykes, Lt. C. E. Shaffer, Sgt. Gary Cochran, Officer James Thornton, and Officer Roger Clifford, residents of Baytown, TX during Hurricane Alicia. They discuss their memories of Hurricane Alicia.
- Transcript of Oral History Interview with Barney Webber, May 5, 1986
- Transcript of an interview with Barney Webber, a resident of Baytown, Texas since 1920. Webber answers general questions and describes life in early Baytown including crime, schooling, transportation and social life.
- Transcript of Oral History Interview with Pat Ruyle, 1980
- Transcript of an interview with Pat Ruyle, a resident of Baytown, Texas since approximately 1920. Topics include Robert E. Lee High School history, Goose Creek history and Baytown history.
- Transcript of Oral History Interview with Phyllis Busch, October 9, 1979
- Transcript of an interview with Phyllis Busch, a resident of Baytown, Texas, since approximately 1920. Topics include her early life and family background, including a description of a tent city, Horace Mann school, 1923, the picture show in Pelly, and her religious and community life in Cedar Bayou.
- Oral History Interview with Steele M. McDonald, January 6, 1977
- Interview with Steele M. McDonald, a resident of Baytown, Texas since approximately 1920. Topics include early Baytown, TX history through consolidation to the present.
- Transcript of Oral History Interview with Norman Brooks Culver, September 19, 1979
- Transcript of an interview with Norman Brooks Culver, administrator of the Humble Hospital, the hospital owned and operated by the Humble Oil Refining Company in Baytown, Texas. Culver tells of his experiences working for Humble and the medical care provided to company employees, as well as a few anecdotes concerning the history of Baytown, such as Humble Day celebrations, the founding of Baytown's Volunteer Fire Department, and the founding of the charitable organization now known as East Harris County Community Chest.
- Transcript of Oral History Interview with Grover C. Edge, December 30, 1975
- Transcript of an interview with Grover C. Edge, a resident of Baytown, Texas since 1921. Topics include the early history of Baytown and the Humble Refinery, the VFW and the Bayshore Rod, Reel and Gun Club.
- [Notes on oral history interview with Norman Brooks Culver, February 25, 1976]
- Interview with Norman Brooks (Doc) Culver, a Humble Oil Refining Company hospital worker and World War I veteran, from Baytown, Texas. Mr. Culver answers questions and describes his experience in Baytown working as a hospital worker for Humble, after he arrived in 1919.
- Transcript of Oral History Interview with Sara Snyder, 1975
- Interview with Sara Snyder, a resident of Baytown, Texas, since approximately 1920. Topics include her arrival in Baytown and Baytown history.