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Oral History Interview with Ruth Mageors, November 10, 1975
Interview with Ruth Mageors, a resident of Baytown, Texas beginning in 1921 when the town was named Pelly. Mageors explains living in town during the early days of Baytown as being very tough, and also discussing the ferry boat and Herring's Drug Store.
Date:
November 10, 1975
Creator:
Knight, Karen & Mageors, Ruth, 1902-
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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 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:
Sound
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:
April 2002
Creator:
Garcia, Melinda & Hildenbrand, Tom, Jr.
Object Type:
Sound
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.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Nichols, Michael & Childers, Clyde L.
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Carl Clay, May 7, 2002
Interview with Carl Clay, a veteran of the U.S. Navy during the Persian Gulf War, who also served in the civil wars in Lebanon, Kosovo, and Somalia. Clay describes his time working in aviation on the flight deck of ships and the many countries he visited while in the service, such as Brazil, Spain, and Cuba.
Date:
May 7, 2002
Creator:
DeVore, Danielle & Clay, Carl
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Transcript of Oral History Interview with Louise Travis, February 24, 1986
Transcript of an interview with Louise Travis, a resident of Baytown, Texas, 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:
2018
Creator:
Mayo, Martha & Travis, Louise
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Transcript of Oral History Interview with Mr., Mrs. J. Rodger Read, 1980
Transcript of an interview with Mr. and Mrs. J. Roger Read, residents of Baytown, Texas since approximately 1920. Topics include their life as employees of Humble Oil and Refining Co., the Depression, consolidation of the three small towns and the Minerva Club.
Date:
2018
Creator:
Swofford, Sarah; Read, Joseph Roger & Read, Eudoxia
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcription of Speech by Wanda Orton to the Bay Area Heritage Society]
Transcript of a speech made by Wanda Orton to the Bay Area Heritage Society discussing Texas heroes that had lived in the Baytown area dating back to the time before the Texas Revolution, such as David G. Burnet, Sam Houston, etc.
Date:
2018
Creator:
Orton, Wanda
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Larry Aldrich, December 2, 2003
Interview with Larry Aldrich, a U.S. Air Force veteran who served in England during the Iraqi war. Aldrich describes his experiences when he enlisted including his training and work as a guard at a nuclear weapons storage facility and later, overseas at RAF Lakenheath.
Date:
January 15, 2005
Creator:
Thibodaux, Dana & Aldrich, Larry
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Carl Clay, May 7, 2002
Interview with Carl Clay, a veteran of the U.S. Navy during the Persian Gulf War, who also served in the civil wars in Lebanon, Kosovo, and Somalia. Clay describes his time working in aviation on the flight deck of ships and the many countries he visited while in the service, such as Brazil, Spain, and Cuba.
Date:
April 15, 2003
Creator:
DeVore, Danielle & Clay, Carl
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Transcript of Oral History Interview with Laurene Douglas, January 27, 1976
Interview with Laurene Douglas, a former junior high teacher from Baytown, Texas. Mrs. Douglas answers questions regarding life in Baytown during the Depression and specific events such as Hurricane Carla in 1961.
Date:
January 27, 1976
Creator:
Douglas, Laurene & Maroney, James C., 1936-
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Jeffrey Gill, November 16, 2004
Interview with Jeffrey Gill, a veteran of the U.S. Air Force who served as a staff sergeant from 1995-2002 in Korea and Saudi Arabia. Gill describes his time as a hazmat technician, as well as the most and least memorable moments of his military career.
Date:
June 15, 2005
Creator:
McBride, Angelo & Gill, Jeffrey
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
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 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
Transcript of Oral History Interview with Louise Fowler Himes, February 4, 1986
Transcript of an 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:
2018
Creator:
Mayo, Martha & Himes, Louise Fowler
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 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 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 Marcine Lanham and Jean Shepherd, 1983
Transcript of an interview with Marcine Lanham, a Red Cross volunteer at the time Hurricane Alicia struck the Gulf Coast of Texas, and Jean Shepherd, the president of the Brownwood Civic Association. Lanham and Shepherd both share their memories of the aftermath of Hurricane Alicia including work with the Red Cross helping clean up the damage caused by the hurricane and the effects on the Brownwood subdivision.
Date:
2018
Creator:
Mayo, Martha; Lanham, Marcine & Shepherd, Jean
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
Transcript of Oral History Interviews with Marjorie Eastwood, Mary C. Easley, and Mary B. Bonds, October 1987
Transcript of an interview with Marjorie Eastwood, Mary C. Easley, and Mary B. Bonds from Baytown, Texas. These three women answer questions and describe their social and work experiences working at the Humble Oil Refinery during World War II.
Date:
2018
Creator:
Smoke, Amanda; Eastwood, Marjorie; Easley, Mary C.; Bonds, Mary B. & Bonin, Donna
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Transcript of Oral History Interview with Virgie Rivere
Transcript of an interview with Virgie Rivere, a long-time resident of Liberty County, Texas. Ms. Revere discusses her childhood in Raywood, Texas, and describes her adult life in Liberty, Texas, including transportation over the years, a major fire that destroyed many buildings in Liberty and schools in Liberty County.
Date:
2018
Creator:
Kieve, Pam & Revere, Virgie, 1898-
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History