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Oral History Interview with Alice Fayle

Description: Interview with Alice Fayle. Topics include her life in early Baytown, TX.
Date: 1975~
Duration: 27 minutes 10 seconds
Creator: Webber, Betsy & Fayle, Alice, 1895-
Partner: Lee College
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Oral History Interview with B. E. Wilson, February 20, 1976

Description: 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: February 20, 1976
Duration: 43 minutes 07 seconds
Creator: Maroney, James C. & Wilson, B. E.
Partner: Lee College
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Oral History Interview with Bessie Jane Kilgore Busch, October 2, 1979

Description: 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
Duration: 48 minutes 10 seconds
Creator: Swofford, Sarah & Busch, Bessie Jane Kilgore
Partner: Lee College
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Oral History Interview with Blanche DuPlantis, February 9, 1976

Description: 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
Duration: 44 minutes 33 seconds
Creator: Maroney, James C. & DuPlantis, Blanche
Partner: Lee College
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Oral History Interview with C. M. Dickerson, June 29, 1976

Description: Interview with C. M. Dickerson, a resident of Baytown, Texas since approximately 1920. Topics include the petroleum industry and trade in Baytown, TX.
Date: June 29, 1976
Duration: 32 minutes 05 seconds
Creator: Webber, Betsy & Dickerson, C. M., 1908-
Partner: Lee College
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Oral History Interview with Dora Geneva Clement

Description: Interview with Dora Geneva (Clement) Talkington (1886-1976) discussing how her family came to Texas and about growing up on her parents' farm, as well as other events including Theodore Roosevelt's visit to Waco when he was campaigning to be president.
Date: 1974~
Duration: 1 hour 9 minutes 28 seconds
Creator: McAmis, Odessa True Talkington & Talkington, Dora Geneva Clement
Partner: Talkington Clement Family Archives
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Oral History Interview with E. C. Wood, Winter 1975

Description: Interview with E. C. Wood, a resident of Baytown, Texas since approximately 1920. Topics include the history of Baytown, TX.
Date: Winter 1975
Duration: 29 minutes 28 seconds
Creator: Webber, Betsy & Wood, E. C.
Partner: Lee College
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Oral History Interview with Ella Williams

Description: Interview with Ella Williams, a resident of Baytown, Texas since approximately 1920. Topics include a discussion about the 1915 hurricane on Hog Island in the San Jacinto River.
Date: 1975~
Duration: 27 minutes 02 seconds
Creator: Williams, Ella & Webber, Betsy
Partner: Lee College
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Oral History Interview with Exxon Oilers Baseball Players, July 18, 1975

Description: 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
Duration: 1 hour 20 minutes 47 seconds
Creator: Webber, Betsy; Carroll, J. W.; Williams, B. B.; Barry, Melvin & Kalbitz, Bob
Partner: Lee College
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Oral History Interview with Fay Butcher Lathrop, May 14, 1977

Description: Interview with Fay Butcher Lathrop, a resident of Baytown, Texas since approximately 1920. Topics include the Houston Riot of 1917.
Date: May 14, 1977
Duration: 45 minutes 20 seconds
Creator: Villemez, Steve & Butcher, Fay Lathrop
Partner: Lee College
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Oral History Interview with George Ellender, May 1976

Description: Interview with George Ellender, a longtime resident of Baytown, Texas after being born in Cedar Bayou, Texas in 1888. Ellender answers questions about his early life as well as the early growth of both Cedar Bayou and Baytown, and the impact of Hurricane Carla in 1961.
Date: May 1976
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes 59 seconds
Creator: Ellender, George & Fergerson, Elaine
Partner: Lee College
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Oral History Interview with Grover C. Edge, December 30, 1975

Description: 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: December 30, 1975
Duration: 1 hour 16 minutes 02 seconds
Creator: Webber, Betsy & Edge, Grover C.
Partner: Lee College
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Oral History Interview with J. B. Cummings, November 14, 1976

Description: Interview with J. B. Cummings, a resident of Baytown, Texas since approximately 1920. Topics include Hurricane Carla.
Date: November 14, 1976
Duration: 15 minutes 08 seconds
Creator: Taylor, Kim & Cummings, J. B.
Partner: Lee College
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Oral History Interview with J. Bryan Stratton, August 29, 1979

Description: 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
Duration: 29 minutes 52 seconds
Creator: Swofford, Sarah & Stratton, Joel Bryan
Partner: Lee College
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Oral History Interview with James E. Roche, May 1976

Description: Interview with James E. Roche, a carpenter from Baytown, Texas after moving from New Britain, Connecticut the previous year. Roche answers questions concerning his moving to Texas in search of a job, the national economy, the overall job market, and if he knows others who are in his same situation.
Date: 1975-08/1976-05
Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 31 seconds
Creator: Roche, Christopher J. & Roche, James E.
Partner: Lee College
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Oral History Interview with Jim Nelson, April 7, 1977

Description: 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
Duration: 1 hour 20 minutes 55 seconds
Creator: Webber, Betsy & Nelson, James M.
Partner: Lee College
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Oral History Interview with Jimmy Carroll, 1976

Description: Interview with Jimmy Carroll, a resident of Baytown, Texas since approximately 1920. Topics include the history of Baytown, TX.
Date: {1976-08-19,1976-09-29,1976-10-07,1976-12-01}
Duration: 2 hours 32 minutes 20 seconds
Creator: McNeil, William J. & Carroll, J. W. (Jimmy)
Partner: Lee College
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Oral History Interview with Joan Johnson, 1976

Description: Interview with Joan Johnson, a resident of Baytown, Texas since approximately 1920. Topics include the history of Baytown, TX.
Date: {1976-03-29,1976-04-15,1976-05-03,1976-05-12}
Duration: 3 hours 33 seconds
Creator: McNeil, William J. & Johnson, Joan
Partner: Lee College
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Oral History Interview with Joyce Calhoon, November 20, 1979.

Description: 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
Duration: 46 minutes 49 seconds
Creator: Smith, Vicki & Calhoon, Joyce
Partner: Lee College
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Oral History Interview with Julia Lancaster Pierson, March 11, 1976

Description: Interview with Julia Lancaster Pierson, a resident of Baytown, Texas since approximately 1920. Topics include the history of Baytown.
Date: March 11, 1976
Duration: 18 minutes 50 seconds
Creator: McNeil, William J. & Pierson, Julia Lancaster
Partner: Lee College
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Oral History Interview with L. Karl Grimes, September 25, 1979

Description: 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
Duration: 59 minutes 48 seconds
Creator: Swofford, Sarah & Grimes, L. Karl
Partner: Lee College
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Oral History Interview with Laurene Douglas, January 27, 1976

Description: 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
Duration: 25 minutes 19 seconds
Creator: Maroney, James C. & Douglas, Laurene
Partner: Lee College
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Oral History Interview with Loris Williams Gunn, January 27, 1977

Description: Interview with Loris Williams Gunn, a resident of Baytown, Texas since approximately 1920. Topics include the history of Mount Belvieu.
Date: January 27, 1977
Duration: 35 minutes 35 seconds
Creator: Webber, Betsy & Gunn, Loris Williams
Partner: Lee College
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