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Oral History Interview with James Spears, April 5, 2001
Interview with James Spears, an ammunition worker on the home front during WWII. He describes the war as he saw it from the home front.
Date:
December 3, 2003
Creator:
Brosh, Kate & Spears, James
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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.
Date:
May 30, 1986
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Kenneth Mayo, April 29, 2002
Interview with Kenneth Mayo, a supply manager in the US Air Force during the Vietnam War. He answers questions about his military service and his experiences abroad.
Date:
December 17, 2003
Creator:
Mayo, Aimee & Mayo, Kenneth
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Fritz Kornegay, March 2003
Interview with Fritz Kornegay, a signal engineer in the US Army during WWII. He describes his time in the military and coming home post-war.
Date:
July 21, 2003
Creator:
Childress, D. & Kornegay, Fritz
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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 M. T. Hebel
Interview with M.T. Hebel, a Pharmacist's Mate 1st Class in the US Navy. He answers questions about joining the military and life abroad.
Date:
1995~
Creator:
Boudreaux, Monica & Hebel, M.T.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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 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 Joe D. Crane
Interview with Joe D. Crane, a colonel in the US Army. He answers questions about his service time and life in the military.
Date:
1995~
Creator:
Crane, Jodie & Crane, Joe D.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Tom Hildenbrand, Jr., April 2002
Interview with Sergeant Tom Hildenbrand, Jr., a United States Marine veteran of the Vietnam War originally from Galveston, Texas. Sergeant Hildenbrand answers questions and elaborates on his service time such as his training and incidents that his unit encountered. He tells of all the bombs the enemy would make and his being a part of the Tet Offensive of 1969.
Date:
June 12, 2003
Creator:
Garcia, Melinda & Hildenbrand, Tom, Jr.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Summary of an Interview with H. E. Maris]
Summary describing an interview with H. E. Maris highlighting his service to the military as a seaman in the US Navy during WWII, and his experiences of coming home. It also includes comments and observations by the author about the interview experience and Mr. Maris himself.
Date:
1995~
Creator:
Morgan, Melinda & Maris, H. E.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Gene Buehring, April 29, 2001
Interview with Gene Buehring, a veteran of the U.S. Army who served in Vietnam and was wounded in action. Buehring describes what every day life was like in the service and his experiences upon returning home. He also talks about meeting Bob Hope and the two times he was injured on duty.
Date:
April 15, 2003
Creator:
Reitmeier, Sara & Buehring, Gene
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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.
Date:
May 1976
Creator:
Roche, Christopher J. & Roche, James E.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Clyde L. Childers
Interview with Clyde L. Childers, a veteran who served during World War II, in which he answers general questions about his experience in the Army, with a brief introductory biographical summary.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Nichols, Michael & Childers, Clyde L.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with J. O. Horn, April 11, 2001
Interview with Master Sergeant J. O. Horn, a veteran of World War II in the Pacific Theater. Horn answers questions and goes into great detail about his training and experience overseas including living conditions during his time on Saipan. Horn also discusses his like back home once he was discharged from the service after the war was over.
Date:
June 16, 2003
Creator:
York, Ann Marie & Horn, J. O.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Gary Hightower, April 13, 2001
Interview with Gary Hightower, Signalman 1st Class Navy veteran of the Vietnam War originally from Baytown, Texas. Hightower answers specific questions concerning his time in Vietnam such as where he was stationed, what his job was, and if he had any scary combat moments; Hightower also explains his outlook on the war then, and in hindsight.
Date:
May 15, 2003
Creator:
Guest, Michael & Hightower, Gary
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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.
Date:
{1976-03-29,1976-05-03,1976-05-12}
Creator:
McNeil, William J. & Johnson, Joan
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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.
Date:
July 18, 1975
Creator:
Webber, Betsy; Carroll, J. W.; Williams, B. B.; Barry, Melvin & Kalbitz, Bob
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Summary of an Interview with Edel Schikman]
Summary describing an interview with Edel Schickman highlighting his service to the military as a combat engineer in the US Army during WWII and the Korean War, and his experiences of coming home. It also includes comments and observations by the author about the interview experience and Mr. Schickman himself.
Date:
1995~
Creator:
Stults, Bo
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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.
Date:
1977
Creator:
Webber, Betsy & Nelson, James M.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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.
Date:
1983
Creator:
Mayo, Martha; Dykes, Norman; Shaffer, Charles; Cochran, Gary; Thornton, James & Clifford, Roger
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
Oral History Interview with Charley Cole, April 14, 2001
Interview with Charley Cole, a veteran of the U.S. Army who served in the Korean War and was wounded in action. Cole describes his time with the 34th Regiment in Korea at length, with many details about various combat missions and the weapons utilized. He also speaks on his injuries, including being shot in the shoulder.
Date:
October 23, 2003
Creator:
Cole, Charley
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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.
Date:
1976?
Creator:
Culver, Norman Brooks (Doc)
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History