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Oral History Interview with W. Orville Tidmon, August 11, 1976 transcript

Oral History Interview with W. Orville Tidmon, August 11, 1976

Interview with W. Orville Tidmon, a resident of Baytown, Texas since approximately 1920. Topics include the history of Baytown, TX, including local politics and government.
Date: August 11, 1976
Creator: Roberts, Linda & Tidmon, W. Orville
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Matthew Cisneros, April 29, 2002 transcript

Oral History Interview with Matthew Cisneros, April 29, 2002

Interview with Matthew Cisneros, a Radio Operator in the US Air Force during the Korean War. He answers questions about his experience in the military and describes day-to-day life.
Date: March 29, 2003
Creator: Garcia, Melinda & Cisneros, Matthew
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Austin Karr transcript

Oral History Interview with Austin Karr

Interview with Austin Karr, a POW in WWII. He talks about his time as a POW and his reason for joining the service.
Date: 1995~
Creator: Musfy, Omar & Karr, Austin
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Edel Schikman transcript

Oral History Interview with Edel Schikman

Interview with Edel Schickman, a combat engineer in the US Army during WWII and the Korean War. He answers questions about his service to the military and his experiences of coming home.
Date: 1995~
Creator: Stults, Bo & Schikman, Edel
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Vaughn Bercaw, April 22, 2002 transcript

Oral History Interview with Vaughn Bercaw, April 22, 2002

Interview with Vaughn Bercaw, a veteran of the U.S. Air Force from East Lansing, Michigan who served in Germany during the Cold War and Thailand in the early days of the Vietnam War. Bercaw describes his training in basic aircraft weapon systems and experiences on various missions in both wars, including life upon returning to the United States.
Date: April 22, 2002
Creator: Brown, Chambra & Bercaw, Vaughn
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Dorothy Dale Thomas Fitts transcript

Oral History Interview with Dorothy Dale Thomas Fitts

Interview with Dorothy Dale Thomas Fitts, a nurse in the US Air Force during WWII. She answers questions about life before enlisting, and describes her time in the military.
Date: 1995~
Creator: Robinson, Janet & Fitts, Dorothy Dale
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Paul F. Lemmon, August 16, 2002 transcript

Oral History Interview with Paul F. Lemmon, August 16, 2002

Interview with Paul F. Lemmon, a fireman in the US Navy during WWII. He answers questions about his life prior to enlisting and his experience overseas.
Date: August 16, 2002
Creator: Coates, Evan & Lemmon, Paul F.
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Warren Honey transcript

Oral History Interview with Warren Honey

Interview with Warren Honey, a communications specialist with the US Army. He answers questions about his service during WWII.
Date: 1995~
Creator: Andrisek, Mike & Honey, Warren
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Alf Klaveness, April 16, 2004 transcript

Oral History Interview with Alf Klaveness, April 16, 2004

Interview with Alf Klaveness, a commanding officer on the destroyer USS Benham. Klaveness begins by discussing his family history after coming here from Norway and working for John Rockefeller; he answers questions about his role in the Navy and describes being in Tokyo Bay during the surrender of Japan on the USS Missouri.
Date: April 16, 2004
Creator: Walker, Tracy & Klaveness, Alf
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History

[1985 Lee College delegates to the Delta Epsilon Chinational conference]

Photograph of 6 women and 1 man dressed in office wear, posing in a single row in a room. Back of photo reads: "3-15-85 / California Here We Come! These Delta Epsilon Chi members from Lee College have been chosen to represent Texas the the national Career Development Conference in San Francisco. Pictured are Elaine McCain, fashion merchandising instructor, Julie Jensen, Jesse Gutierrez, Judie Jensen, Kim Tucker, Kara Keyes and Kelli Mahoney. Not pictured are Sonja Hill and Gwen Cole. / Lee College photo / 2019.2.382"
Date: March 1985
Creator: Lee College
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[1985 delegates to the national Delta Epsilon Chi conference]

Photograph of 6 women and 1 man dressed in office wear, posing in 1 row. Back of photo reads: "Delta Epsilon Chi delegates to national conference. Elain McCain, fashion merchandising instructor, and student Julie Jensen, Jesse Gutierrez, Judie Jensen, Kim Tucker, Kara Keyes and Kellie Mahoney. Not pictured are delegates Sonja Hill and Gwen Cole. / March 1985 2019.2.378"
Date: March 1985
Creator: Lee College
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transcript of Oral History Interview with Charles A. Young, August 31, 1988 (open access)

Transcript of Oral History Interview with Charles A. Young, August 31, 1988

Transcript of an interview with Charles A. Young, who arrived in the Baytown area in 1916. Mr. Young discusses his youth in Evergreen, Goose Creek and Orange Field, Texas. Young moved back to Baytown as an adult, and describes oilfields in the area as well as working conditions in the Humble Refinery, where he was employed.
Date: 2018
Creator: Young, Charles A. & Mayo, Martha
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transcript of Oral History Interview with Raymond Kilgore, May 27, 1986 (open access)

Transcript of Oral History Interview with Raymond Kilgore, May 27, 1986

Transcript of an interview with Raymond Kilgore, a resident of Baytown, TX since approximately 1920. Mr. Kilgore discusses his family life and the early history of Cedar Bayou and Baytown, including the brickyards, the pontoon bridge over Goose Creek, the Interurban to Houston, the fig orchards of Highlands, and life and schooling in Cedar Bayou.
Date: 2018
Creator: Smoke, Amanda; Kilgore, Raymond & Mayo, Martha
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 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