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Oral History Interview with Joyce Calhoon, November 20, 1979. transcript

Oral History Interview with Joyce Calhoon, November 20, 1979.

Interview with Joyce Calhoon, a resident of Baytown, Texas since approximately 1920. Topics include the Texas book depository system, Jefferson County, and Liberty County
Date: November 20, 1979
Creator: Smith, Vicki & Calhoon, Joyce
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Alena Mosley, October 16, 1979 transcript

Oral History Interview with Alena Mosley, October 16, 1979

Interview with Alena Mosley. Topics include the Hstory of Baytown, TX.
Date: October 16, 1979
Creator: Austin, Armittie & Mosley, Alena
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Phyllis Busch, October 9, 1979 transcript

Oral History Interview with Phyllis Busch, October 9, 1979

Interview with Phyllis Busch, a resident of Baytown, Texas since approximately 1920. Topics include her early life and family background, including a description of tent city, Horace Mann school, 1923, the picture show in Pelly, and her religious and community life in Cedar Bayou.
Date: October 9, 1979
Creator: Swofford, Sarah & Busch, Phyllis Triggs, 1903-
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Bessie Jane Kilgore Busch, October 2, 1979 transcript

Oral History Interview with Bessie Jane Kilgore Busch, October 2, 1979

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: October 2, 1979
Creator: Swofford, Sarah & Busch, Bessie Jane Kilgore
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with L. Karl Grimes, September 25, 1979 transcript

Oral History Interview with L. Karl Grimes, September 25, 1979

Interview with L. Karl Grimes, born in Ellis County in 1895 and moved to Baytown, Texas in 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 being allowed to go to school in Baytown.
Date: September 25, 1979
Creator: Swofford, Sarah & Grimes, L. Karl
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Norman Brooks Culver, September 19, 1979 transcript

Oral History Interview with Norman Brooks Culver, September 19, 1979

Interview with Norman Brooks Culver, a hospital worker for Humble Oil Refining Company in Baytown, Texas. Culver tells of his experiences working for Humble and the medical are given for the company, as well as a few anecdotes concerning the history of Baytown such as Humble Day celebrations.
Date: September 19, 1979
Creator: Swofford, Sarah & Culver, Norman Brooks (Doc)
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with J. Bryan Stratton, August 29, 1979 transcript

Oral History Interview with J. Bryan Stratton, August 29, 1979

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: August 29, 1979
Creator: Swofford, Sarah & Stratton, Joel Bryan
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History

Basketball team

Photograph of Lee College Fighting Rebels basketball team
Date: 1979
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Les Belles

Photograph of Lee College cheer leading team
Date: 1979
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Greenhouse construction

Photograph of a green house under construction.
Date: 1979
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Greenhouse Construction]

Photograph of a greenhouse under construction at Lee College.
Date: 1979
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Volleyball Team

Photograph of Bottom Row, L to R kneeling, Gabriela Vela (trainer) Susie Herrera, Bertha Ugarte, Vickie Garcia, Vickie Martinez (trainer) Top row, L to R standing, Mary Guzman, Melinda Garza, Leti Trevino, Norma Mendez, Annette Ward, Brenda Murphy, Lu Sparkman (coach)
Date: 1979
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Faculty Commencement Speaker #1]

Photograph of an unidentified man with his eyes closed, wearing a cap and gown during a graduation ceremony. He is standing behind a podium with a microphone; a cross is partially visible on the wall behind him.
Date: 1978
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Faculty Commencement Speaker #2]

Photograph of an unidentified man wearing a cap and gown speaking during a graduation ceremony; he has his hands on either side of the podium and a microphone is angled in front of him. A cross is partially visible on the wall behind him as well as part of an altar and flags.
Date: 1978
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Graduate Accepting Diploma]

Photograph of a student shaking hands with a man wearing regalia who is handing him a folder from a stack on the table between them. Another man wearing a checkered jacket is standing between them, behind the table and a fourth man who is also wearing a cap and gown is standing behind a podium in the right side of the image.
Date: 1978
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Graduation at Texas Department of Corrections Huntsville

Photograph of a group of men seated in rows on a stage during a graduation ceremony; roughly half of them are wearing suits and the other half are wearing regalia. An altar is visible behind them, with a cross in the center and a candle and flower arrangement on either side.
Date: 1978
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Graduation at Texas Department of Corrections Huntsville

Photograph of a Lee College graduation at the Huntsville Prison.
Date: 1978
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Graduation at Texas Department of Corrections Huntsville.

Photograph of an unidentified man wearing commencement regalia during the Lee College graduation ceremony at the Huntsville prison.
Date: 1978
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Graduation Speaker]

Photograph of an unidentified man wearing a light-colored suit and dark, patterned tie speaking from behind a podium at a graduation ceremony. A textured wall is visible behind him, as well as U.S. and Texas flags on standards.
Date: 1978
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Math contest participants.]

Photograph of group portrait of students in a math contest.
Date: 1978
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Student Accepting Diploma]

Photograph of an unidentified student shaking hands with a man wearing a cap and gown, holding a folder in his left hand. Behind them are two more men, one wearing a cap and gown, behind a table stacked with folders.
Date: 1978
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Fay Butcher Lathrop, May 14, 1977 transcript

Oral History Interview with Fay Butcher Lathrop, May 14, 1977

Interview with Fay Butcher Lathrop, a resident of Baytown, Texas since approximately 1920. Topics include the Houston Riot of 1917.
Date: May 14, 1977
Creator: Villemez, Steve & Butcher, Fay Lathrop
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Jim Nelson, April 7, 1977 transcript

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: April 7, 1977
Creator: Webber, Betsy & Nelson, James M.
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Loris Williams Gunn, January 27, 1977 transcript

Oral History Interview with Loris Williams Gunn, January 27, 1977

Interview with Loris Williams Gunn, a resident of Baytown, Texas since approximately 1920. Topics include the history of Mount Belvieu.
Date: January 27, 1977
Creator: Webber, Betsy & Gunn, Loris Williams
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History