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1. Arellano, Dario (1:23:00)

Arellano, Dario
Date:
2009-08-11
Main contributors:
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
Summary:
This is an oral history interview with Dario Arellano conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Dario Arellano was born in Pasadena, TX and raised in Houston. He is a veteran of the Korean...

2. Baker, Larry (2:02:46)

Baker, Larry
Date:
2009-08-19
Main contributors:
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
Summary:
Interviewer: Jason P. Theriot.

3. Baugh, Benton (45:49)

Baugh, Benton
Date:
2009-09-22
Main contributors:
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
Summary:
Benton Baugh was born and raised in Houston, where he decided he wanted to be an engineer. After graduating from the University of Houston, Baugh nearly went to work for NASA in 1965, but delays in...

4. Bettis, Allen (53:17)

Bettis, Allen
Date:
2009-06-22
Main contributors:
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
Summary:
This is an oral history interview with Allen Bettis conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Allen Bettis is an archaeologist working for the Texas Department of Transportation. Whenever m...

5. Black, Yolanda Navarro (1:42:10)

Black, Yolanda Navarro
Date:
2006-03-28/2010-11-15
Main contributors:
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
Summary:
This is an oral history interview with Yolanda Navarro Black conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Since the 1960s Yolanda Navarro Black has been a long time social and political activi...

6. Brown, Robert (R.J.) (1:12:00)

Brown, Robert (R.J.)
Date:
2009-01-10
Main contributors:
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
Summary:
Robert J. Brown found his first job in the petroleum industry in 1950, working as the tail chainman on a Tennessee Gas pipeline survey crew. His tenure with Tenneco took him between sites in New En...

7. Caram, Dorothy (2:33:26)

Caram, Dorothy
Date:
2004-11-04/2010-07-01
Main contributors:
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
Summary:
This is an oral history interview with Dorothy Caram conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Dr. Dorothy Caram is an educator and community activist in the Mexican American community of H...

8. Caraway, Newsom (1:58:38)

Caraway, Newsom
Date:
2009-06-25
Main contributors:
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
Summary:
Interviewer: Jason P. Theriot.

9. Cheramie, Depp (1:40:00)

Cheramie, Depp
Date:
2009-07-22
Main contributors:
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
Summary:
Depp Cheramie went to work for Texaco in his native Louisiana in 1971, when he was 19 years old. After a decade with the firm, Cheramie moved on to Shell Oil in 1982, working as a senior operator o...

10. Collins, Mike (2:16:00)

Collins, Mike
Date:
2009-08-10
Main contributors:
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
Summary:
This is an oral history interview with Mike Collins conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Mike Collins is one of the very old hands at archaeology here in Texas. His specialty is lithic...

11. Cooper, Tim (48:27)

Cooper, Tim
Date:
2009-07-30
Main contributors:
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
Summary:
This is an oral history interview with Tim Cooper conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Tim Cooper defined the damage done to the Anahuac Wildlife refuge. His commitment to the area and...

12. Couch, Rosalyn and Lower, Susie (46:41)

Couch, Rosalyn and Lower, Susie
Date:
2009-02-04
Main contributors:
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
Summary:
This is an oral history interview with Susie Lower and Rosalynd Couch conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Interviewer: Ernesto Valdés.

13. Curole, Windell (1:16:00)

Curole, Windell
Date:
2009-07-22
Main contributors:
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
Summary:
Born in Cut Off in 1951, Windell Curole is presently director of the South Lafourche Levee District, where he started in 1980. He was trained as a marine biologist. His father was a shrimper and ro...

14. Curtis, Lawrence B. (56:55)

Curtis, Lawrence B.
Date:
2009-01-21/2010-03-04
Main contributors:
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
Summary:
Lawrence B. “Buck” Curtis graduated from the Colorado School of Mines in 1949 and promptly went to work for Conoco in its Wyoming oil fields. Curtis soon wound up leading a burgeoning engineering g...

15. Danenberger, Elmer (53:51)

Danenberger, Elmer
Date:
2009-10-10
Main contributors:
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
Summary:
Elmer “Bud” Danenberger III has a long and distinguished career as an offshore oil and gas expert in the U.S. Department of the Interior. Trained as an engineer at Pennsylvania State University, Da...

16. Elliot, Tricia (44:51)

Elliot, Tricia
Date:
2009-04-22
Main contributors:
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
Summary:
This is an oral history interview with Tricia Elliot conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Dr. Tricia Elliott was born in Jamaica and moved to the United States when she was eight. Fol...

17. Enze, Charles (1:39:00)

Enze, Charles
Date:
2009-06-26
Main contributors:
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
Summary:
Charles “Chuck” Enze grew up in South Dakota, where he attended South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, graduating in 1975 as a civil engineer. Enze took on with Shell Oil at the start of 1976...

18. Frankhouser, Homer (Frank) (21:23)

Frankhouser, Homer (Frank)
Date:
2009-10-10
Main contributors:
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
Summary:
Frank Frankhouser attended Lehigh University, where he earned a degree in civil engineering before serving as a company officer in the U.S. Army in the Korean War. Come peacetime, Frankhouser sign...

19. Frisbie, Richard (Dick) (58:05)

Frisbie, Richard (Dick)
Date:
2009-10-10
Main contributors:
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
Summary:
Dick Frisbie was born in California but grew up in South Africa. He attended Virginia Tech, gaining a degree in mechanical engineering before working for Pratt & Whitney for three years. After seve...

20. Glenn, Chance G. (32:07)

Glenn, Chance G.
Date:
2009-01-10
Main contributors:
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
Summary:
Glenn G. Chance was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1930, and enlisted in the Marines when he came of age during the Korean War. He returned in 1951 to work for the Lee C. Moore corporation, manufacturi...

21. Godfrey, Dan (1:29:00)

Godfrey, Dan
Date:
2009-06-09
Main contributors:
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
Summary:
Dan Godfrey moved to New Orleans in 1968 after completing a master’s degree in structural engineering at Washington State University. Godfrey soon signed on with Shell Oil. Some of his early engine...

22. Gregory, John (35:54)

Gregory, John
Date:
2009-10-10
Main contributors:
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
Summary:
John Gregory attended college at Stevens Institute before joining the U.S. Navy. Gregory’s career then took him to Boeing, to work on gas turbines, before working for the Naval Research Lab starti...

23. Holland, William and Holland, Edith Nealy (1:00:00)

Holland, William and Holland, Edith Nealy
Date:
2009-04-06
Main contributors:
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
Summary:
This is an oral history interview with Edith Nealy Holland conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Bill and Edith Holland are the children of former Yates High School principal William Ho...

24. Hoyt, Steve (1:25:00)

Hoyt, Steve
Date:
2009-06-18
Main contributors:
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
Summary:
This is an oral history interview with Steve Hoyt conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Steve Hoyt is a maritime Archaeologist with the State of Texas. The focus of this missing Civil W...

25. Hubble, Elmo (1:44:00)

Hubble, Elmo
Date:
2009-07-02
Main contributors:
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
Summary:
Elmo Hubble grew up in the oilfields of Illinois, and graduated from Oklahoma University in 1958 with a degree in petroleum engineering. Hubble worked for the Federal Power Commission in Washington...

26. Johnson, Deloris M. (1:31:45)

Johnson, Deloris M.
Date:
2009-03-23
Main contributors:
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
Summary:
This is an oral history interview with Deloris "Marie" Johnson conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Deloris offered an insight into the class of 1958 at Yates High School. She was a st...

27. Johnson, Deloris M. and Johnson, Napoleon (1:39:00)

Johnson, Deloris M. and Johnson, Napoleon
Date:
2009-02-26
Main contributors:
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
Summary:
This is an oral history interview with Deloris "Marie" Johnson and Napoleon Johnson conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Deloris Johnson and Napoleon Johnson were classmates at Yates H...

28. Johnson, Les "Pe-Te" (1:31:25)

Johnson, Les "Pe-Te"
Date:
2009-05-30
Main contributors:
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
Summary:
This is an oral history interview with Les "Pe-Te" Johnson conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Born in Grand Taso, near Eunice, Louisiana. Served in the U.S. Air Force during Korean W...

29. Johnston, Dwight (44:12)

Johnston, Dwight
Date:
2009-09-09
Main contributors:
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
Summary:
Dwight Johnston grew up in Dallas, Texas, into a family full of engineers. He attended Texas A&M University, and graduated with a degree in civil structural engineering. In 1978 he went to work in ...

30. Jones, Ollie Otis (O.O.) (1:29:00)

Jones, Ollie Otis (O.O.)
Date:
2009-07-22
Main contributors:
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
Summary:
Ollie “Double-O” Jones grew up near Nacogdoches, Texas, where he finished high school in 1949. Soon after graduation, the Tennessee Gas Transmission Co. (Tenneco) came in to survey a pipeline path,...

31. Lagers, George (25:06)

Lagers, George
Date:
2009-10-10
Main contributors:
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
Summary:
George Lagers was born in Maastricht, Germany, in the middle of the Second World War. Lagers eventually became interested in naval architecture, and in 1968 earned his degree from Delft University....

32. Lochridge, Joe (21:07)

Lochridge, Joe
Date:
2009-10-10
Main contributors:
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
Summary:
Joe Lochridge grew up in central Texas, and attended Rice University on a Navy ROTC scholarship. He served aboard an active-duty destroyer during the Korean War, and then had the opportunity to tra...

33. Lohse, Jon C. (1:06:00)

Lohse, Jon C.
Date:
2009-07-28
Main contributors:
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
Summary:
This is an oral history interview with Jon C. Lohse conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Jon Lohse sees the connections between the present and the past. He looks at a broad range of p...

34. Mack, Capt. Roosevelt (35:48)

Mack, Capt. Roosevelt
Date:
2009-01-14
Main contributors:
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
Summary:
This is an oral history interview with Capt. Roosevelt Mack conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Captain Mack was born in Galveston, TX, graduated from Ball High School and went to Pra...

35. Mata, Johnny (1:56:00)

Mata, Johnny
Date:
2009-08-28
Main contributors:
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
Summary:
This is an oral history interview with Johnny Mata conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Johnny Mata is a Mexican American activist who has been involved with LULAC and the GI Forum for...

36. Michel, Drew (54:53)

Michel, Drew
Date:
2009-10-10
Main contributors:
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
Summary:
Drew Michel was born a native of south Louisiana, where he naturally gravitated to the oil patch. Michel left his home in Morgan City in 1960 to join up with the U.S. Navy, after which he worked fo...

37. Montague, David and Shannon, Mark (56:22)

Montague, David and Shannon, Mark
Date:
2009-08-25
Main contributors:
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
Summary:
Dave Montague was trained at the Colorado School of Mines in petroleum engineering, but soon moved into petrophysics. Shell soon hired him in that capacity, and by 1984, Montague’s career focused o...

38. Nalls, Sharon A. and Moore, Terry W. (1:47:00)

Nalls, Sharon A. and Moore, Terry W.
Date:
2009-07-22
Main contributors:
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
Summary:
This is an oral history interview with Sharon A. Nalls and Terry W. Moore conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Sharon A. Nalls and Terry W. Moore are the managers of the Emergency Mana...

39. Parras, Juan (1:55:00)

Parras, Juan
Date:
2009-08-18
Main contributors:
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
Summary:
This is an oral history interview with Juan Parras conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Juan Parras was born in Big Spring, TX, where he grew up until he left for high school to St. An...

40. Partida, Frank (1:45:00)

Partida, Frank
Date:
2009-07-07
Main contributors:
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
Summary:
This is an oral history interview with Frank Partida conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Frank Partida was born and raised in Magnolia Park in Houston and is a staple in the Mexican A...

41. Patterson, Robert (56:03)

Patterson, Robert
Date:
2009-08-28/2012-09-22
Main contributors:
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
Summary:
Robert Patterson grew up just south of Jacksonville, FL, and he remained in his home state to attend the University of Florida. There he earned a terminal Doctoral degree in engineering science and...

42. Rabinowitz, Philip (46:35)

Rabinowitz, Philip
Date:
2009-01-10
Main contributors:
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
Summary:
Dr. Phil Rabinowitz is a former professor of Oceanography and Geology & Geophysics in the College of Geosciences, at Texas A&M University. Throughout his career, Rabinowitz has taught and completed...

43. Reggio, Villere (1:11:00)

Reggio, Villere
Date:
2009-03-05
Main contributors:
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
Summary:
Villiers Reggio joined the U.S. Bureau of Land Management in 1976, where he aided in covering the leasing aspect of the offshore oil and gas program in the Gulf of Mexico. Reggio worked on National...

44. Rike, James (Jim) (1:00:00)

Rike, James (Jim)
Date:
2009-01-10
Main contributors:
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
Summary:
Jim Rike was born and raised in Malakoff, a small Texas town. His career began at Kilgore Junior College, from which he transferred into Texas A&M University. Rike only got through a few years at A...

45. Rodrigue, Myron (2:34:49)

Rodrigue, Myron
Date:
2009-08-13/2012-09-22
Main contributors:
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
Summary:
Myron Rodrigue was born and raised in Thibodaux, Louisiana, in 1947. Rodriguez earned an engineering drafting certificate and joined the U.S. Army reserves, and in 1958 joined up with McDermott. Af...

46. Rodriguez, Armando (2:07:00)

Rodriguez, Armando
Date:
2009-08-03
Main contributors:
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
Summary:
This is an oral history interview with Armando Rodriguez conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Judge Armando Rodriguez was born and raised in Houston. He became the first Mexican Ameri...

47. Scott-Gurnell, Kathy (42:07)

Scott-Gurnell, Kathy
Date:
2009-04-06
Main contributors:
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
Summary:
This is an oral history interview with Kathy Scott Gurnell conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Dr. Kathy Scott-Gurnell was born in Houston, went to college at UT in Austin, then follo...

48. Shaw, Capt. John (46:10)

Shaw, Capt. John
Date:
2009-01-14
Main contributors:
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
Summary:
This is an oral history interview with Capt. John Shaw conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Captain John R. Shaw was born in Flint, Michigan in 1952, and later served four years as a N...

49. Smith, Latisha (43:58)

Smith, Latisha
Date:
2009-04-01
Main contributors:
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
Summary:
This is an oral history interview with Latisha Smith conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Dr. Latisha Smith was born in Detroit, MI, attended Michigan State for undergrad then Hahneman...

50. Stallworth, Bill (35:48)

Stallworth, Bill
Date:
2009-01-09
Main contributors:
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
Summary:
Bill Stallworth was born in Rosebud, Texas, in 1932. After attending Tarleton for a few years, Stallworth transferred to Texas A&M University in 1951. After two years spent in the U.S. Air Force, S...

51. Sterling, Gordon (2:14:00)

Sterling, Gordon
Date:
2009-06-01
Main contributors:
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
Summary:
Gordon Sterling was raised in Ontario, Canada, and quickly developed an interest in engineering. He earned a master’s degree in structural engineering at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania in 1965, ...

52. Strack, Elsie (1:15:40)

Strack, Elsie
Date:
2009-04-01
Main contributors:
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston

53. Téllez, Thomas (1:58:57)

Téllez, Thomas
Date:
2008-07-22/2009-03-25
Main contributors:
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
Summary:
This is an oral history interview with Thomas Téllez conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Tom Téllez is an internationally renowned track coach who athletes have won a considerable a...

54. Torres, Juan (1:12:00)

Torres, Juan
Date:
2009-07-13
Main contributors:
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
Summary:
This is an oral history interview with Juan Torres conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Juan Torres was born and raised in Magnolia Park. During the interview he talks about what life...

55. Van Calcar, Hank (45:47)

Van Calcar, Hank
Date:
2009-10-10
Main contributors:
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
Summary:
Hank Van Calcar grew up on a ranch in Oregon, and attended Oregon State University to study power engineering. With an additional master’s degree from OSU in hand by 1959, Van Calcar worked on cont...

56. Wilkerson, Lou (1:39:00)

Wilkerson, Lou
Date:
2009-06-26
Main contributors:
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
Summary:
Lou Wilkerson grew up in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, and he took a degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Arkansas. Subsequently, Wilkerson went to work for Shell in 1961, and later comp...