Oral History Interview with Gary Anderson, April 29, 2002 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Gary Anderson, April 29, 2002

Interview with Gary Anderson, a veteran of the U.S. Army National Guard from Wausau, Wisconsin. The transcript includes a list of questions about Anderson's time as a medic in the late 1970s in Baltimore and Houston, where he was part of the 389th Transportation Battalion, as well as his opinions on Desert Storm and September 11th.
Date: February 22, 2003
Creator: Contreras, Francisco & Anderson, Gary
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Harold Aiken, April 9, 2002 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Harold Aiken, April 9, 2002

Interview with Harold Aiken, a veteran of the Korean War from Highlands, Texas. The transcript includes a list of questions and Aiken's responses about his service in the U.S. Army (1946-1949) and impressions while stationed in Korea. While in the service, Aiken served as a truck mechanic for the 7th Division.
Date: February 19, 2003
Creator: Eakin, Elizabeth & Aiken, Harold G., Jr.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Charles Albright, April 13, 2001 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Charles Albright, April 13, 2001

Interview with Charles Albright, a U.S. veteran who served as part of the 69th Engineering Topographical Company during the Korean War. The transcript includes a brief list of questions with Albright's answers about his impressions while serving.
Date: February 22, 2003
Creator: Guest, Michael & Albright, Charles
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Blanche DuPlantis, February 9, 1976 transcript

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.
Date: February 9, 1976
Creator: Maroney, James C. & DuPlantis, Blanche
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with B. E. Wilson, February 20, 1976 transcript

Oral History Interview with B. E. Wilson, February 20, 1976

Interview with B. E. Wilson. Topics include the Humble dormitory, work in the refinery, the 1930's, company benefits, World War II era and post-World War II, and his Civil War interests.
Date: February 20, 1976
Creator: Maroney, James C. & Wilson, B. E.
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Blanche Duplantis February 9, 1976 (open access)

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.
Date: February 9, 1976
Creator: Maroney, James C., 1936- & DuPlantis, Blanche
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Jimmy Carroll, February 25, 1986 transcript

Oral History Interview with Jimmy Carroll, February 25, 1986

Interview with Jimmy Carroll, an early resident of Baytown, Texas. Carroll explains how he came to Baytown from Houston in 1919 to work at the Humble Refinery, and continues to describe the early history of the refinery. Carroll continues on to share stories about safety and working conditions as well as segregation and the Ku Klux Klan.
Date: February 25, 1986
Creator: Mayo, Martha & Carroll, J. W. (Jimmy)
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Louise Travis, February 24, 1986 transcript

Oral History Interview with Louise Travis, February 24, 1986

Interview with Louise Travis, a resident of Baytown, TX 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.
Date: February 24, 1986
Creator: Mayo, Martha & Travis, Louise
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Louise Fowler Himes, February 4, 1986 transcript

Oral History Interview with Louise Fowler Himes, February 4, 1986

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.
Date: February 4, 1986
Creator: Mayo, Martha; Himes, Louise Fowler & Fowler, Louise
Object Type: Sound
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 Willadene Hines, February 11, 1976 transcript

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.
Date: February 11, 1976
Creator: Peace, William K. & Hines, Willadene
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Mrs. E. L. Scott, February 26, 1976 transcript

Oral History Interview with Mrs. E. L. Scott, February 26, 1976

Interview with Mrs. E. L. Scott, a resident of Baytown, Texas since approximately 1920. Topics include John P. Sjolander and the history of Baytown, TX.
Date: February 26, 1976
Creator: Roberts, Linda & Scott, Annie Sjolander
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Outline of Interviews with Garrett R. Herring, February 1980] (open access)

[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.
Date: February 1980
Creator: Swofford, Sarah & Herring, Garrett
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Norman Brooks Culver, February 25, 1976 transcript

Oral History Interview with Norman Brooks Culver, February 25, 1976

Interview with Norman Brooks (Doc) Culver, a Humble Oil Refining Company hospital worker, after World War One, 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.
Date: February 25, 1976
Creator: Webber, Betsy & Culver, Norman Brooks
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History