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Oral History Interview with Rhonda Love, November 22, 2019
Audio interview with Rhonda Love, a psychology professor, city council member, and environmental activist from Denton, Texas. Love discusses her involvement with the Denton Drilling Advisory Group and the Frack Free Denton campaign, as well as her thoughts on applied democracy, her teaching career, and recent developments on the Denton City Council.
Date:
November 22, 2019
Creator:
Kuplack, Ian & Love, Rhonda
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Tara Linn Hunter, November 19, 2019
Audio interview with Tara Linn Hunter, a musician and environmental activist from Denton, Texas, regarding her involvement in the Frack Free Denton campaign and related activism, as well as her thoughts on democracy in America and environmental issues.
Date:
November 19, 2019
Creator:
Kuplack, Ian & Hunter, Tara Linn
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Ed and Carol Soph, November 15, 2019
Audio interview with Ed and Carol Soph, environmental activists from Denton, Texas, regarding their involvement in the Frack Free Denton campaign and the controversy of hydraulic fracking in Denton County.
Date:
November 15, 2019
Creator:
Jafri, Noor; Soph, Carol Ann & Soph, Edward B.
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Matthew Fry, November 15, 2019
Audio interview with Dr. Matthew Fry, a UNT professor, expert on environmental issues, and active member of the Denton Drilling Awareness Group (DAG). He discusses context for the Denton fracking ban and talks about the various articles that he's written about environmentalism and effects of fracking.
Date:
November 15, 2019
Creator:
Binkiewicz, Kyle
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Adam Briggle, November 11, 2019
Audio interview with Dr. Adam Briggle, a philosophy professor and environmental activist from Colorado, regarding his involvement in the Denton Drilling Awareness Group and Frack Free Denton campaign in Denton, Texas.
Date:
November 11, 2019
Creator:
Wolridge, Alexandria & Briggle, Adam
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Ken Currin, November 9, 2019
Audio interview with Ken Currin, restaurateur from Denton, Texas, regarding his involvement with Frack Free Denton.
Date:
November 9, 2019
Creator:
Becker, Annette & Currin, Kenneth Wesley
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Amber Briggle, Nomveber 4, 2019
Audio interview with Amber Briggle, a community member who was active with the Frack Free Denton movement. She discusses her participation in local commissions and governmental groups, environmental activism, and how her activities are informed by her family relationships.
Date:
2019
Creator:
Becker, Annette & Briggle, Amber
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Michael Miles, October 31, 2018
Interview with Mike Miles, the former Vice President of Government Relations at Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) from Dallas, Texas. While the interview briefly covers aspects of his life in Ohio and Dallas, it focuses on his career with DART. Miles discusses the many successes and failures of public transportation in regards to improving mobility management. He indicates that there has been a shift in perception of public transit since the 1970s and more people are looking for alternative methods to travel.
Date:
October 31, 2018
Creator:
Moye, Todd & Miles, Michael
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Transcript of Oral History Interview with Barney Webber, May 5, 1986
Transcript of an interview with Barney Webber, a resident of Baytown, Texas since 1920. Webber answers general questions and describes life in early Baytown including crime, schooling, transportation and social life.
Date:
March 1, 2018
Creator:
Mayo, Martha & Webber, Barney
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Transcript of Oral History Interview with B. E. Wilson, February 20, 1976
Transcript of an 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:
2018
Creator:
Wilson, B. E.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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 Blanche DuPlantis, August 18, 1986
Transcript of an interview with Blanche DuPlantis, a longtime resident of Baytown since approximately 1920. DuPlantis explains her role in founding the first Episcopal church in Baytown, Trinity Episcopal Church, and its ascension to parish status in 1936. Most of her stories revolve around the church and the original congregation from the early 1920's.
Date:
2018
Creator:
Smoke, Amanda; Mayo, Martha & DuPlantis, Blanche
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Transcript of Oral History Interview with Bob Kalbitz, 1983
Transcript of an interview with Bob Kalbitz, speaking of the insurance losses after Hurricane Alicia hit in August 1983. Kalbitz describes in depth the insurance claims, and the damages brought on by the hurricane, and a few anecdotes concerning insurance laws passed in Texas during the 1970's.
Date:
2018
Creator:
Kalbitz, Bob & Mayo, Martha
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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 Clifford Warren, November 10, 1987
Transcript of an interview with Clifford Warren, a veteran of World War II spending 3 1/2 years in captivity following the Battle of Corregidor. Warren answers many questions regarding his participation in World War II and shares his experiences of being held prisoner in Japanese prison camps.
Date:
2018
Creator:
Mayo, Martha & Warren, Clifford
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
Transcript of Oral History Interview with Grover C. Edge, December 30, 1975
Transcript of an interview with Grover C. Edge, a resident of Baytown, Texas since 1921. Topics include the early history of Baytown and the Humble Refinery, the VFW and the Bayshore Rod, Reel and Gun Club.
Date:
2018
Creator:
Webber, Betsy & Edge, Grover C.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
Transcript of Oral History Interview with James Collins, December 1, 1988
Transcript of an interview with James Collins, a Vietnam War veteran originally from Galveston, Texas. Collins begins by telling of his experiences in Vietnam, and answering questions concerning aspects of his time overseas. Later in the interview he tells of his family history beginning as captured slaves in Kenya and their servitude in Georgia ultimately ending up in Louisiana after their freedom was granted.
Date:
2018
Creator:
Collins, James.; Mayo, Martha & Smoke, Amanda
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Transcript of Oral History Interview with Jean Shepherd, Leon Warner, Fletcher Hickerson, 1983
Transcript of interviews with Jean Shepherd, Leon Warner and Fletcher Hickerson. Jean Shepherd and Leon Warner were residents of the Brownwood subdivision in Baytown during Hurricane Alicia. Fletcher Hickerson was the Coordinator of Emergency Services for the City of Baytown at the time of Hurricane Alicia. All three interviewees answer questions and elaborate on their experiences during and after Hurricane Alicia, which caused major damage in the Baytown area.
Date:
2018
Creator:
Mayo, Martha; Shepherd, Jean; Warner, Leon & Hickerson, Fletcher
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Transcript of Oral History Interview with Jerry Traylor, Miller Casey, and Mike Prewitt, August 30, 1983
Transcript of an interview with Jerry Traylor, Miller Casey, and Mike Pruett, who were Public Works employees during Hurricane Alicia. Topics include memories of Hurricane Alicia and the aftermath.
Date:
2018
Creator:
Mayo, Martha; Casey, Miller; Pruett, Mike & Traylor, Jerry
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
Transcript of Oral History Interview with Judy Smith, Irene Sanders, Lt. William Jackson, and Norman Dykes, 1983
Transcript of an interview with Judy Smith, Irene Sanders, Lt. William Jackson, Norman Dykes, employees of the City of Baytown during Hurricane Alicia. They discuss their experiences and memories of Hurricane Alicia.
Date:
2018
Creator:
Mayo, Martha; Smith, Judy; Sanders, Irene; Jackson, William & Dykes, Norman
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Transcript of Oral History Interview with L. Karl Grimes, September 25, 1979
Transcript of an interview with L. Karl Grimes, born in Ellis County in 1895 and a resident of Baytown,Texas since 1925. Grimes answers a few questions about his experiences and tells lengthy stories concerning his early life in Ellis County as well as his move to Baytown. Grimes covers his employment at Humble Oil and Refining Co. as well as issues concerning Mexican American children and their education in Baytown.
Date:
2018
Creator:
Swofford, Sarah & Grimes, Leland Karl, 1895-
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History