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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 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...
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 Diana Rodriguez conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Ms. Diana Rodriguez was interviewed in her office, City of Houston Emergency Medical Service...
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
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Rolando Romo traces his personal history, upbringing and education and how these factors led to his interest in Houston history and historical organizations, and found his own, the Tejano Associati...
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 III Rucks conducted as part of the Houston History Project. William Rucks III was born in Nashville, Tennessee but at an early age moved to Oklahoma City. 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 Beverly Rudy conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Beverly Rudy discusses her early years growing up in Oklahoma and Arkansas. She left high schoo...
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 Forrest Sadler conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Born in 1921, Forrest Sadler grew up in east Texas in the small town of Troup. His father wor...
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
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Carmen Salinas, a native of San Antonio, recounts her family history in the United States, Mexico, and Texas. She has both Spanish and Native American ancestry, both of which are well-documented. 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 Norman "Pete" Salter conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Norman Salter was born in 1912 in Many, Louisiana, he was raised in northern Louisiana....
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
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This enjoyable and engaging interview with Mr. Sapp centers, among other things, on his experience with and insight into the Houston Symphony as a member of the Board. The interview took place at M...
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. Emilio Sarabia conducted as part of the Houston History Project. The family of Dr. Emilio Sarabia, a retired physician at the time of the interview, was 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 Lindsey Schechter conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Lindsey Schecter is the owner operator of Houston Dairymaids, an artisan cheese wholesaler...
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 Schrick conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Ben Schrick was born in 1941 in Iowa. He earned his Airframe and Power Plant Certificate from Am...
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 Schwab conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Frank Schwab started in the oil industry in 1953 as a cook's helper for Stanolin Oil and Gas Co...
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 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...
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 Emmet Sellers conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Emmet Sellers was born in Abbeville, Louisiana on July 27, 1927. He was drafted by the U. 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 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...
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 Shaw conducted as part of the Houston History Project. John Shaw is from Stanton, Illinois. He graduated from University of Illinois in 1949 and had a se...
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
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Paulina de Paz interviews Adrian Shelly, executive director of Air Alliance Houston, at his office on October 16, 2015. Shelly discusses his own early life and education history before focusing on ...
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 O. J. Shirley conducted as part of the Houston History Project. After serving in World War II as a B17 pilot, Mr. O.J. Shirley attended the University of Okla...
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 Bobby Simon conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Bobby Simon was born in Abbeyville, LA, and moved to Lafayette in 1959 to attend University of S...
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
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This interview was conducted on August 14, 2006, in Mr. Sloan’s office located at 2318 Atascosita Rd., Humble, Texas 77396. The essence of this narration focuses on the response of Harris County, ...
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 Smith conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Larry Smith was born in 1932 in Crowley, but was raised in New Iberia. His father was a drilling...
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 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...
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 Marva Smith conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Ms. Marva Hicks Smith was born in Hungerford, Texas in 1930s. She and her sister, Shirley, atten...
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 Claude Sonnier conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Claude Sonnier was born in 1918 in Scott, Louisiana, into a farming family. He attended South...
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
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Marie Southern begins by discussing her education at the various schools she attended, growing up in Corpus Christi, and then coming to Houston, where she attended St. Nicholas School. Moving to Ho...
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
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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...
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 Judy Stansbury, Laura Hund, and Lindsey Staudt conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Interviewer: Anna Burke.
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 S. Steinhorst conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Richard Steinhorst was born in Oklahoma and graduated with a degree in Petroleum Engin...
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 Donald Stemmans conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Don Stemmans was born in 1936 near Carencro. He spent 16 years in the oilfields for Superior...
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
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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, ...
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 Leighton Steward conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Leighton Steward was a geologist for Shell Oil in the Gulf of Mexico for many years. He gr...
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 Cliff Swanlund conducted as part of the Houston History Project. After graduating Purdue with a degree in Civil Engineering in 1953, Cliff Swanlund began his ...
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
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John Swoboda’s parents immigrated from Czechslovakia, and John was born in Galveston, Texas. When a third party showed Swoboda’s father plans for an offshore drilling rig, John helped with its fabr...
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 "Bill" H. Taylor conducted as part of the Houston History Project. William “Bill” Taylor was a member of the 1955 Houston ROTC Quartermasters Regiment...
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 Téllez conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Tom Téllez is an internationally renowned track coach who athletes have won a considerable 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 Terrell conducted as part of the Houston History Project. William Terrell was born in 1943, in Kilgore, Texas, and is a third generation oilfield work...