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Oral History Interview with Exxon Oilers Baseball Players, July 18, 1975 transcript

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.
Date: July 18, 1975
Creator: Webber, Betsy; Carroll, J. W.; Williams, B. B.; Barry, Melvin & Kalbitz, Bob
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Blanche DuPlantis, August 18, 1986 transcript

Oral History Interview with Blanche DuPlantis, August 18, 1986

Interview with Blanche DuPlantis, a longtime resident of Baytown since approximately 1920. DuPlantis explains her work in creating a new Episcopalian Church within the city, and their ascension to parish status in 1936. Most of her stories revolve around the church and the original congregation from the early 1920's.
Date: August 18, 1986
Creator: Mayo, Martha & DuPlantis, Blanche
System: The Portal to Texas History