2003-05-07

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

This is an oral history interview with Jim Bradshaw conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Jim Bradshaw is originally from Lake Charles, LA and moved to Lafayette in 1964. His father worked for Union Oil and Gas. He graduated from the University of Southwestern Louisiana with a Bachelor's in English and Journalism. Since then, he has worked in media and is currently employed by the Lafayette Daily Advertiser. In the interview, he talks about the changes that the oil industry brought to Lafayette, including economic, cultural, religious, and commercial changes. Interviewer: Steven Wiltz, University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

interviews

Energy development; Petroleum industry and trade; Bradshaw, Jim

Lafayette, 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/pm3105s864d