Truxell, Robert "Bob"
- Date
2003-06-25
- Main Contributors
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
- Summary
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This is an oral history interview with Robert "Bob" Truxell conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Bob Truxell was born in 1924 in Illinois but moved to Nebraska when he was 6. He joined the Navy after high school, and then earned a Master's in Geology at the University of Nebraska. He was hired by Chevron in 1951, after interning with them during summers in college. He moved to Louisiana in 1962. He discusses his work in the oil survey industry, evaluation tools, and changes in Lafayette since moving there. Interviewer: Steven Wiltz, University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
- Genre
interviews
- Subjects
Energy development; Petroleum industry and trade; Truxell, Robert
- Location
Lafayette, Louisiana
- Collection
Oral Histories from the Houston History Project
- Unit
University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
- Language
English
- Rights Statement
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- Notes
Collection
University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
Houston History Archives
Oral Histories from the Houston History Project
- Other Identifier
Preservation Location: ark:/84475/pm6450gw46t
- Resources
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