Nicholas, Bob
- Date
2006-11-21/2006-12-04
- 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 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, TX. He worked for Exxon Shipping Company in the 1970s and 1980s and was a "first responder" to the March 24, 1989 Exxon Valdez Oil Tanker accident in Alaska. Nicholas is also an expert on the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, the oil spill legislation that resulted from the Exxon Valdez incident, one of the worst environmental disasters in US history. Interviewer: Jason P. Theriot.
- Genre
interviews
- Subjects
Energy development; Petroleum industry and trade; Nicholas, Bob
- Location
Houston, Texas
- 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/pm08537125t
- Resources
- Finding Aid
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Access Restrictions
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