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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 Harry Hasenpflug conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Mr. Harry Hasenpflug grew up in St. Louis and studied geophysics at St. Louis University, g...
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 Shae Hill conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Shea Hill discusses the current and future goals and happenings of the Heights Woman’s Club in Hou...
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 Robert Hirsch conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Mr. Robert Hirsch went to Texas College of Mines at Texas Western (later University of Texas a...
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
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Nancy Beck Young interviews former Governor Bill Hobby about Texas politics, his race, and his campaign as governor, and the proceeding of the state House and Senate during his career. He begins by...
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 Angela Holder conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Houston Community College history professor Angela Holder discusses the Camp Logan Riot of 191...
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 Herbert Holdridge conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Herb Holdridge grew up in Galveston, Texas, where his father worked at Todd's Shipyard. He...
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 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...
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 Kenneth Houston conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Former NFL player and Hall of Famer, Kenneth Houston discusses many topics from his feelings...
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 Howard conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Bob Howard graduated from Rice in 1959 with a degree in Mechanical engineering. He began working...
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 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...
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
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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...
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
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John Rossman Huff played football at Rice University and Georgia Tech in the 1960s, and he graduated with a degree in civil engineering from the latter. After graduating in 1968, Huff joined the Of...
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 B.B. Hughson conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Mr. B.B. Hughson graduated from UC-Berkeley and joined Shell Oil in 1942 as an assistant seismo...
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 Steve Huttman conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Steve Huttman spent 22 years in the U.S. Coast Guard, serving various capacities in maritime s...
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
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This interview with Rev. Hystad was conducted on August 3, 2006 at his office at the Second Baptist Church, 6400 Woodway Dr, Houston, Texas 77057.
The pastors of the church selected Rev. Hystad 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 Bill Jackson conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Bill Jackson is the Houston region sales manager for Gulf Offshore Logistics, a boat owner, ope...
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
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Lucy Jackson begins with her early education at St. Nicholas School, her family’s background information, and her parent’s decision to send her to Catholic school. Walking every day to mass and 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 Anita Jaisinghani conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Anita Jaisinghani is chef and owner of Indika restaurant, located at 516 Westheimer in Hou...
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 Maria Jimenez conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Maria Jimenez came to Houston from Mexico with her family in 1957. She recalls growing up in t...
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
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Maria Jimenez details her family’s history of crossing the Mexican and United States border both legally and illegally for job opportunities, and then her own migration in 1958. She begins with her...
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 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...
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 Deloris "Marie" Johnson and Napoleon Johnson conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Deloris Johnson and Napoleon Johnson were classmates at Yates H...
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 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...
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 Clyde Johnston conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Clyde Johnston was born in Norplet, Arkansas and his father worked for Texaco for 48 years. ...
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
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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 ...
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 Edith Jones conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Interviewers: Kathleen A. Brosnan and Ramona Hopkins.
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
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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,...
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 Aaron Joskowitz conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Aaron Joskowitz is twenty-five years of age. He is the grandson of two Holocaust survivors. ...
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 Kenneth Kaigler conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Born in 1929 in Weslaco, Texas, Mr. Kenneth Kaigler went into the military service after he ...
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 Sharad Kavadi and Vasudha Kavadi conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Raised in Puna and Bombay, Sharad and Vasudha Kavadi have lived in Houston ...
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 Thomas Kelly conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Tom Kelly was a long-time boat builder. He was vice-president of operations at Seward Seacraft ...
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 Kevin Kendall conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Interviewers: Kathleen A. Brosnan and Ramona Hopkins.
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 Altha Lee Kennedy conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Altha Lee Kennedy is a life-long resident of Lafayette and is the sister of J. C. Chargois...
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 Wesal Kesbeh conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Wesal Kesbeh was born in Kuwait to Palestinian parents from the West Bank. The family moved 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 Mazahir Khan conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Born in Rampur, India, Mazahir Khan migrated to Karachi, Pakistan in 1955 where he attended 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 Craig King conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Craig King was born and raised on the Texas City Ship Channel, where his father worked as a welde...
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 Huey Kleinpeter conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Huey Kleinpeter was born in 1924 and grew up down on the bayou, six miles out of Plaquemine....
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 Gloria Knox conducted as part of the Houston History Project. In 1906, Gloria Knox was born in north Louisiana (Coushatta) to a family of teachers, her father...
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 Vimal Kothari conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Vimal Kothari arrived in Houston from Bombay in 1979 to work on an MS in electrical engineerin...
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 Eleni Kyriazis conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Eleni Kyriazis is a member of the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church in Houston, Texas. She h...
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 P. La Borde conducted as part of the Houston History Project. John La Borde, brother of Alden "Doc" La Borde, founder of ODECO, was the long-time preside...
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
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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....
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
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Tom Lambert, the CEO of Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County discusses the history of transit in Houston, including popular modes of travel and the reasons for their popularity. The inte...
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 Alfred Lambson conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Alfred Lambson was born in Lawtell, Louisiana, in 1917. His father was born in Massachusetts ...
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 M. Lampton conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Jim Lampton graduated from LSU with a degree in geology and joined Shell in 1951. He had 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 William Dudley Lastrapes conducted as part of the Houston History Project. William "Dud" Lastrapes was born in New Orleans, but moved to Opelousas, 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 Cherry Lawrence conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Ms. Cherry Lawrence was born in Morbihan, Louisiana into a large family. She and her sibling...
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 Houston Le Jeune conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Houston LeJeune was interviewed on the history of Sun Oil. He went to work for Sun at 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 Joseph LeBlanc conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Joseph LeBlanc was born in 1939 and raised in Abbeville, Louisiana, his father was a salesman...
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 Randy LeCompte conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Randy LeCompte is co-owner of Geo Marine Incorporated at the Port of Iberia. Geo specializes ...
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
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This interview with Elwyn Lee, the current Vice President for Community Relations and Institutional Access (as of Fall 2013), recounts his roots and subsequent return to the city of Houston, espec...
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 Robert E. Lee, III conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Robert E. Lee III begins with The Art of War by Sun Tzu and mentions how all major genera...
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 Ulisses LeGrange conducted as part of the Houston History Project. In contribution to the topic of "The Arts in Houston", this project would focus on selectin...
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. Alison Leland conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Dr. Alison Leland, a political science professor at the University of Houston talks about ...
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
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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...
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 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...
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 Miner Long conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Miner Long working for Shell shortly after he graduate with a degree in physics from Oberlin Coll...
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 Ben F. Love conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Ben F. Love is retired chairman and CEO of Texas Commerce Bank, holding that position from 1972 ...
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 Rufin T. Lowry conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Rufin Lowry was born on February 20, 1921 in Jackson, Mississippi. He graduated from Universi...
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 Ed Lucas and Juliet Lucas conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Ed Lucas was born and raised in Texas. His father worked as a pump station operato...
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 Omowale Luthuli Allen conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Omawale Lithuli Allen is a social worker case manager in Houston, Texas who works wit...
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
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This is a group interview with John Wilkerson, George Kennard, Jermayn Mack, Larry Thomas, Meg Toups, Patrick Jefferson, Rachelle Mack, Darvita Mack Powe, Leon Belcher and Michon Benson. This group...
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 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...
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 Alistair Macnab conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Captain Alistair Macnab is from Scotland and begin his maritime career with a Scottish Steam...
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 Uday Mahagaonkar conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Uday Mahagaokar was born in Kanpur, India. He attended IIT Kanpur and majored in chemical e...
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 Sarosh Manekshaw conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Sarosh Manekshaw was born in UP, India but attended a boarding school in Dehra Dun until hi...
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 Manzolillo conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Jim Manzolillo, a native of Pennsylvania and U.S. WWII Merchant Marine Veteran, is the foun...