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Oral History Interview with Leigh D. Josephson, May 27, 1986

Description: Interview with executive of Caltex Petroluem Corporation, Leigh D. Josephson, including his personal experiences related to employment with Standard Oil of California, his assignment to Bahrain and transfer to Caltex, the construction of Ras Tanura refinery in Saudi Arabia, and the bombing of the Bapco refinery in Bahrain. Josephson also talks about refinery operations in Bahrain during and after World War II, his various positions and responsibilities with Caltex and Bapco, work in Bahrain and… more
Date: May 27, 1989
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Josephson, Leigh D.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Eunice Gray, October 16, 1987

Description: Interview with Eunice Gray, schoolteacher and local historian. The interview includes Gray's personal experiences about Denton County, Texas from 1900 to 1987. Gray talks about the early history of her descendants, cattle raising and marketing, and the oil industry.
Date: October 16, 1987
Creator: Renner, Jim & Gray, Eunice
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Herbert M. Fish, July 31, 1985

Description: Interview with Herbert M. Fish, an executive at Caltex Petroleum Corporation from Boston, Massachusetts. Fish discusses his time working at Shell Oil during the Depression, experience in the U.S. Army, his duties at Caltex, marketing with Chinese agents and visiting China, dealing with Japanese executives, and Caltex European operations.
Date: August 31, 1985
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Fish, Herbert M.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

A Tribute to Tomball: A Pictorial History of the Tomball Area

Description: Pictorial history with personal accounts and textual descriptions of Tomball, Texas, including a brief overview of the area and accounts of the families, businesses, social organizations, churches, and schools.
Date: 1982
Creator: Tomball Area Diamond Jubilee, Inc.
Partner: LSC - Tomball Community Library

Oral History Interview with Ikard Smith, January 7, 1983

Description: Interview with Ikard Smith, President and senior chairman of board, Mcclurkan’s, Wichita Falls, Texas. Smith shares concerning his family background; father’s employment with McClurkan’s store in Denton and Krum; father’s experiences opening and managing McClurkan’s store in Wichita Falls, 1907; comments on grandfather W. S. Ikard’s ranching activities in Clay County and relationship with Comanche chief, Quanah Parker; educational and social experiences at Wharton School; entry into business wi… more
Date: January 7, 1983
Creator: Jenkins, Floyd & Smith, Ikard
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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