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Oral History Interview with James Burch (open access)

Oral History Interview with James Burch

Interview with James Burch, an airplane pilot. He answers questions about his life during the war and his experience abroad.
Date: unknown
Creator: Bass, Chris & Burch, James
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transcript of Oral History Interview with Steven Cass Hughes, February 28, 1960 (open access)

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.
Date: 2018
Creator: Hughes, Steven Cass & Miller, C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with John B. Henderson transcript

Oral History Interview with John B. Henderson

Interview with John B. Henderson, a veteran of World War II in the Pacific Theater. This summary contains descriptions of Henderson being drafted, training at Fort Sam Houston, and the overall morale of his company during the War.
Date: 1995~
Creator: Scott, Nikkia & Henderson, John B.
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transcript of Oral History Interview with Bessie Jane Kilgore Busch, October 2, 1979 (open access)

Transcript of Oral History Interview with Bessie Jane Kilgore Busch, October 2, 1979

Transcript of an interview with Bessie Jane Kilgore Busch, a resident of Cedar Bayou, Texas circa 1900-1925. Busch details her childhood and early life in Cedar Bayou as well as the oil boom and early days of Baytown, Texas.
Date: 2018
Creator: Busch, Bessie Jane Kilgore & Swofford, Sarah
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transcript of Oral History Interview with J. Bryan Stratton, August 29, 1979 (open access)

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.
Date: 2018
Creator: Swofford, Sarah
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Howard Garland Johnson (open access)

Oral History Interview with Howard Garland Johnson

Interview with Howard Garland Johnson, who served as a Radioman 2nd Class in the United States Navy during WWII. He answers general questions about his military service and stops overseas.
Date: 1995~
Creator: McKenzie, Lovette & Johnson, Howard Garland
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transcript of Oral History Interview with William T. Busch, 1979 (open access)

Transcript of Oral History Interview with William T. Busch, 1979

Transcript of an interview with William T. Busch, a resident of Baytown, Texas since approximately 1920. Topics include his early life and youth in Cedar Bayou, his early employment, and his involvement in World War I, employment in banking institutions of Baytown, TX, development of Goose Creek after the oil field boom, and the effects of the Depression on Baytown, Texas.
Date: 2018
Creator: Smoke, Amanda; Busch, William T. & Swofford, Sarah
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transcript of Oral History Interview with E. C. Wood, Winter 1975 (open access)

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.
Date: 2018
Creator: Sargis, Lynnette; Wood, Emmett C. & Webber, Betsy
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with J. Bryan Stratton, August 29, 1979 transcript

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.
Date: August 29, 1979
Creator: Swofford, Sarah & Stratton, Joel Bryan
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transcript of Oral History Interview with Jimmy Carroll, February 25, 1986 (open access)

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.
Date: 2018
Creator: Mayo, Martha & Carroll, J. W. (Jimmy)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Bessie Jane Kilgore Busch, October 2, 1979 transcript

Oral History Interview with Bessie Jane Kilgore Busch, October 2, 1979

Interview with Bessie Jane Kilgore Busch, a resident of Cedar Bayou, Texas circa 1900-1925. Busch details her childhood and early life in Cedar Bayou as well as the oil boom and early days of Baytown, Texas.
Date: October 2, 1979
Creator: Swofford, Sarah & Busch, Bessie Jane Kilgore
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Steele M. McDonald, January 6, 1977 transcript

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.
Date: January 6, 1977
Creator: Tidmon, Grace & McDonald, Steel M.
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcription of Speech by Wanda Orton to the Bay Area Heritage Society] (open access)

[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.
Date: 2018
Creator: Orton, Wanda
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Summary of an Interview with John B. Henderson] (open access)

[Summary of an Interview with John B. Henderson]

Summary of an interview with John B. Henderson, a veteran of World War II in the Pacific Theater. This summary contains descriptions of Henderson's training at Fort Sam Houston, and the overall morale of his company during the War.
Date: 1995~
Creator: Scott, Nikkia & Henderson, John B.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transcript of Oral History Interview with Phyllis Busch, October 9, 1979 (open access)

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.
Date: 2018
Creator: Swofford, Sarah & Busch, Phyllis Triggs, 1903-
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview Summary about George Bryant (open access)

Oral History Interview Summary about George Bryant

Interview summary about George Bryant, a Navy sailor from Houston, Texas. The interview provides details about his life during the war and his experience abroad.
Date: unknown
Creator: Blankenship, Ricky
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Jack Harlan Connor (open access)

Oral History Interview with Jack Harlan Connor

Interview with Jack Harlan Connor, a Navy sailor from Houston, Texas. He answers questions about his life during the war and his experience abroad.
Date: unknown
Creator: Mookhoek, Derek & Connor, Jack Harlan
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Blanche E. Weiler (open access)

Oral History Interview with Blanche E. Weiler

Interview with Blanche E. Weiler, an army nurse. She answers questions about her life during the war and her experience abroad.
Date: unknown
Creator: Thompson, Missy & Weiler, Blanche E.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Luther B. Bright (open access)

Oral History Interview with Luther B. Bright

Interview with Luther B. Bright, a member of an Air Corps ground crew stationed in New Caledonia and Guadalcanal. He answers questions about his life during the war and his experience abroad.
Date: unknown
Creator: Kell, Joyce & Bright, Luther B.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Emery L. McCullough, Jr. (open access)

Oral History Interview with Emery L. McCullough, Jr.

Interview with Emery L. McCullough, Jr., a radio operator and eventual communications chief from Houston, Texas. He answers questions about his life during the war and his experience abroad.
Date: unknown
Creator: Moreno, Misty & McCullough, Emery L., Jr.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Howard Garland Johnson transcript

Oral History Interview with Howard Garland Johnson

Interview with Howard Garland Johnson, who served as a Radioman 2nd Class in the United States Navy during WWII. He answers general questions about his military service and stops overseas.
Date: 1995~
Creator: McKenzie, Lovette & Johnson, Howard Garland
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transcript of Oral History Interview with Laurene Douglas, January 27, 1976 (open access)

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.
Date: January 27, 1976
Creator: Douglas, Laurene & Maroney, James C., 1936-
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Stephen C. Hughes, February 28, 1960 transcript

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.
Date: February 28, 1960
Creator: Miller, Carter & Hughes, Stephen
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Wally Fowler, April 30, 2003 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Wally Fowler, April 30, 2003

Interview with Wally Fowler, a pilot in the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War, retired in 1978. Fowler begins by giving an overview of his career in the Air Force and what he is currently doing, as well as going into detail about his experiences and duties while in Vietnam.
Date: June 4, 2003
Creator: Keohan, Carrie & Fowler, Wally
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History