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 Raymond Barajas, April 18, 2004 transcript

Oral History Interview with Raymond Barajas, April 18, 2004

Interview with Raymond Barajas, an infantry veteran of the U.S. Army who was discharged after a training accident in 1943. It includes a list of questions, which focus on Barajas's time in training, his subsequent injury, and impressions of his time in the service and war in general.
Date: April 18, 2004
Creator: Coy, Larisa L. & Barajas, Raymond
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with A. B. Bell and R. A. Bell, October 18, 2016 transcript

Oral History Interview with A. B. Bell and R. A. Bell, October 18, 2016

Interview with Arthur Baker Bell and Robert Alan Bell, alumni of Tivy High School, from Kerrville, Texas. The Bell brothers recount their memories of the public Cascade Swimming Pool, Robert's time as a university swimmer, Arthur's hitchhiking trip to Alaska, and their community activities that have occurred since their retirement.
Date: October 18, 2016
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes; Bell, Arthur Baker & Bell, Robert Alan
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