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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 Rufus Marin conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Rufus Marin was born in New Iberia, Louisiana, in 1921. His father worked as a ticket agent for ...
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 Earl Marquardt conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Mr. Earl Marquardt was born in western Kansas in the late 1920s and was raised in a family of...
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
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Allan Martini was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota on January 11, 1928, where he attended Minneapolis public schools. Martini served in the military and followed this with attendance at the Universit...
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 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...
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 Larry Mattei conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Larry Mattei was born in 1939 in New Orleans and raised in Houma, LA. Mattei earned a degree in...
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 Dr. Kenneth Mattox conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Dr. Mattox was interviewed in his office at Ben Taub General Hospital on July 20, 2006. ...
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 Mary Winston Mayes conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Ms. Mary Winston Mayes was born in Clayton, Mississippi. She recounts favorite cooking an...
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 Terry Mayon conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Terry Mayon is from Morgan City, Louisiana. His grandfather went to work for The Texas Company ...
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 Frank Edgar McBride conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Mr. Frank E. McBride was interviewed on June 16, 2006 in Room 24, Agnes Arnold Hall, 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 Norman McCall conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Norman McCall is an 83-year-old crew boat owned and operator. He owned an operated McCall Boat...
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
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This interview with Henry McClurg, now Editor-in-Chief of the Montrose Star, focuses on the gay press, the gay community of Houston and New Orleans, and efforts towards activism and advocacy for ga...
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 Jack McCord conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Jack McCord was born in Austin, Texas, and spent part of his youth in Houston. Beginning in 1949...
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 Pradip Mehta conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Pradip Mehta grew up in Bombay, India and majored in Chemical engineering at IIT Knapur. He wen...
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 Lyle Mellington conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Lyle Mellington was born in 1925 near Sedan, Kansas, the southern part of the state. His fat...
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
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As a part of a series of EMS Oral Histories, Frank Mettlach discusses basic biographical information and a brief description of his life before becoming a paramedic, taking classes and on the job t...
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 Mary Mezzino conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Mary Mezzino is the granddaughter of an Italian Protestant missionary who was invited to come t...
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
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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...
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 Howard Middleton conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Howard Middleton is from Centerville, Texas. Throughout his career, he served as an educato...
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 Ronnie Miguez conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Born in 1942, Ronnie Miguez was raised in Iberia Parish, he spent most of his school years in ...
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 Jim Miller conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Jim Miller was born in 1937 in Iowa and grew up in Missouri. The two degrees he earned in geology...
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 Charles Mills conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Charles Mills is a native of Galveston, Texas and spent fifty years in the maritime industry. ...
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 Marlon Mitchell conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Since 1993, Marlon Mitchell has been with Houston Business Development Incorporated (formerl...
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 Tom Mitro conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Tom began working at Gulf Oil in the early 1970s on international, mainly West African oil. He lat...
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 Leroy Molaison conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Leroy Molaison is the owner and president of Main Ironworks in Houma, LA. He bought the compa...
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
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A student at the University of Houston interviews Domenick Molinaro on his life and Houston’s history after his arrival in 1960. Born in Germany, the interviewee describes his rough upbringing alon...
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
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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...
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 Roy Montgomery conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Mr. Roy Montgomery was born in 1920 in Lafayette, Louisiana. His father died when he was four...
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 Chet Morrison conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Houma-native Chet Morrison is the CEO of Chet Morrison Contractors (CMC). He started his compa...
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
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Mr. Mosing began working for the family company, Frank’s Casing Crew & Rental Tools (later, Franks International) in 1965 at age 14. He established the company’s first office outside of Louisiana, ...
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 Manning Mott conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Manning Mpinduzi-Mott is the Assistant Technical Director of Zilkha Hall at The Hobby Center fo...
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 James Moville conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Mr. James Moville was born in Opelousas, Louisiana in 1943. His father worked for the Departme...
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 Roy Murray conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Captain Roy Murray, Jr. began his maritime career with U.S. Merchant Marine before WWII. He saile...
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 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...
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 Porfirio Navarro conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Porfirio Navarro was born in Houston, Texas on September 15th, 1920. He describes how his m...
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
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Ken Nelson’s father and his partner founded the Waldemar S. Nelson and Company in 1945. Ken grew up working in the Gulf of Mexico offshore oil and gas community from the get-go. Much of the firm’s ...
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 Kerry Neuville conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Kerry Neuville was born and raised in Loreauville, LA and started a shipyard, Neuville Boat W...
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 Bob Nicholas conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Bob Nicholas is a native of Beaumont, TX. He is currently practicing maritime law in Houston, T...
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 Danton Nix conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Danton Nix was interviewed on September 30, 2010, at Danton’s Gulf Coast Seafood Kitchen, 4611 Mo...
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 Dr. Temple Northup conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Dr. Temple Northup is co-director of the Gulf Coast Food Project, which is based at the U...
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 Jerry O'Brien conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Jerry O'Brien was a petroleum geologist who spent his whole career with Shell Oil Company. Jo...
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 Lloyd Otteman conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Lloyd Otteman began his career with Shell in 1954 after he graduated from the University of Wa...
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 Patrick Ottinger conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Mr. Patrick Ottinger was born in 1946 in Lake Charles and moved to Lafayette when he was 10...
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 Chris Oynes conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Mr. Chris Oynes is the regional director of the Gulf OCS for the MMS. He attended Cal State Ful...
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 Herminia Palacio conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Dr. Herminia Palacio, Executive Director, Harris County Public Health & Environmental Servi...
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 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...
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 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...
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 Richard Pattarozzi conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Richard Pattarozzi graduated college in Illinois in 1966 with a degree in Civil Engineeri...
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
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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...
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
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This interview delves into the life of Maureen Patton who at the time of interview had been Executive Director of the Galveston Opera House for 25 years. The interview describes the history of the ...
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 Charles Pearce conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Charles Pearce was born in the Atchafalaya Basin and grew up on a houseboat. He is the son o...
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 Erin Pennington conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Erin Pennington spent a tour of duty with the United States Coast Guard that included a circ...
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 Ira Perry conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Ira Perry, director of marketing and public auctions for the Holocaust Museum Houston discusses ma...
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 Bill Petersen conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Bill Petersen graduated from California polytechnic in 1959 with a B.S. in mechanical engineer...
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 Ted Pfister conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Ted Pfister graduated from Loyola with a bachelors in 1955 and a law degree in 1962. He came to...
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. Picou conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Mr. Ed Picou graduated from LSU with a B.S. in 1955, and Shell hired him while he was attempting t...
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 Frank Poorman conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Mr. Frank Poorman graduated in 1949 with his masters degree in Mechanical Engineering and bega...
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 Monica Pope conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Monica Pope was interviewed to gain knowledge of the farmers markets of Houston. She talked abou...
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
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This interview is with raw food proponent and former owner of the Raw Truth Vegetarian Café, Cheryl M. Pradia. The interview explores Ms. Pradia’s introduction to the raw food movement, her tenure ...
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 Joe Pratt conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Dr. Joe Pratt is the NEH Cullen Professor of History and Business at the University of Houston. I...
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 Joseph A. Pratt conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Joe Pratt is the coordinator of the Energy Management and Policy Group and teaches courses i...
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 Jack Proffitt conducted as part of the Houston History Project. [Note: Mr. Proffitt's wife also contributed to the interview, especially when talking about mo...
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 Malcolm J. Pye conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Mr. Pye is the patriarch of a family that has been a part of the opera house from its incepti...
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 Morris Pyle conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Morris Pyle was born in east Texas in 1927. At the age of 24 his uncle got him a job on a seismi...
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
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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...
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 Uma Rajguru conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Uma Rajguru is a retired medical technologist. She was born in Poona and raised in Bombay where ...
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 Mary Ramos conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Mary Louise Ramos (neé Palacios) was born in Houston, TX in 1950. She recounts her early days in...
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 John Redmond conducted as part of the Houston History Project. After graduating from Tulsa University with a Masters degree in Petroleum and Geological Engine...
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
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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...
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 John Reilly conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Mr. John Reilly grew up in Iowa, enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Force in 1943, and served in the ...
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 Kelyne Reis conducted as part of the Houston History Project. In part 1 of the recordings, contemporary artist Kelyne Reis discusses her artistic career in Ho...
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 Andre Rey-Grange conducted as part of the Houston History Project. When UH’s Center for Public History and the University Libraries collaborated to create the...
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 Richard Reyes conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Richard Reyes was born in 1951 in Oakton, Texas. In this interview, he describes how he came t...
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 Christine Reyna conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Christine Reyna grew up in the Magnolia Park neighborhood of Houston. She is the second gene...
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
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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...
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 William Robb conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Captain Bill Robb grew up near a seaport in Scotland. He went to sea as an apprentice at age 16...
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 Joseph Wilson Robin conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Joseph W. Robin was born in 1937 in Breaux Bridge, where his family had cotton and heife...
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 Russell Robin conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Russell Robin was born in 1931 in Breaux Bridge. At 17 he got a job on a dredging crew with Mc...
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 Dr. Paul Roby conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Dr. Roby is the Director of Neighbors-2-Neighbors Program, Office of Disaster and Preparedness...
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 Billy Rodgers conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Billy Rodgers was born in 1926 in Northeast Texas, near oilfields, but they never found oil on...
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
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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...