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Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
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This is an oral history interview with Kay Van Cleave conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Born in 1937 and moving to Houston in 1953, Kay Van Cleave offers a glimpse into early gay li...
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
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George Vance grew up in Brooklyn, and from high school shipped off immediately to the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. Vance would end up spending twenty years in the Coast Guard, the first half as a ship...
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
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Leon Vincken was educated in the Netherlands in mechanical engineering, and joined Shell Oil in 1955. Vincent was immediately sent to Venezuela, where he spent the next decade of his career. Upon r...
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
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Kenneth Waldorf was raised in southern California, and attended both Berkeley and the U.S. Naval Academy. After graduating, Waldorf went directly to work for Exxon in its marine engineering section...
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
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This is an oral history interview with Pamela Walker conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Pamela Walker is an educator, author, activist, and one of the founders of Houston’s Bayou Cit...
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
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This is an oral history interview with Barry Ward conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Following the destruction of Hurricane Alicia, Trees for Houston was born and focused on planting...
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
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This is an oral history interview with David Waters conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Native Houstonian David Waters is a Houston Symphony Orchestra musician who plays the trombone ...
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
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This interview’s focus was towards to destruction and rebuild efforts of the state parks along the Gulf coast that were struck by Hurricane Ike. This information is intended to be useful for the re...
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
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This is an oral history interview with Marvin Weinberg conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Many of the farmers who came into Houston to sell their produce were members of a community ...
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
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This is an oral history interview with J. Robinson West conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Robin West received his B.A. from University of North Carolina and his J.D. from Temple Uni...
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
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This is an oral history interview with Jr. Westell conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Dr. Casey Westell, Jr., former Director of Tenneco’s Industrial Ecology Department (Chief Ecolog...
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
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On September 13th, 2016, Houston History Magazine interviewed seven Wheatley alumni to discuss the now non-existent Turkey Day Classic football game that used to occur between Phyllis Wheatley Seni...
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
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Steven Wheeler hailed from Montana, from which he followed his father’s career into the oil industry and eventually to Houston. Wheeler earned a degree in mechanical engineering from Texas A&M, and...