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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...
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...