2004-07-20

Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston

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. army in 1947 but was later transferred to the Air Force as part of the 55, 000 troops "to pay back the Air Force" for troops "borrowed" during World War II.  He attended Southern Louisiana Institute (now ULL) in Lafayette and then went to work as a basic engineer for the US Coast and Geological Survey.  His father worked many years and retired from  a Texaco gas processing plant in Erath. Emmet went to work for Texaco in June of 1950 as a deckhand.  Several months later, Mr. Sellers was roustabouting and also worked as a pumper.  He later became a production supervisor for Texaco.  Most of his career was spent around Horseshoe Bayou and Morgan City, Louisiana.  He retired from Texaco in 1986. Interviewer: Jamie Christy.

interviews

Energy development; Petroleum industry and trade; Texaco, Inc.; Sellers, Emmet

Morgan City, Louisiana

Oral Histories from the Houston History Project

University of Houston Libraries Special Collections

English

Collection
University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
Houston History Archives
Oral Histories from the Houston History Project

Preservation Location: ark:/84475/pm8327ms041