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[Wesley Phelps interview with Craig Washington, August 26, 2022]

Description: Audio interview from the Wes Phelps Podcast Interviews Collection recorded on August 26th, 2022 in Houston, TX. Phelps interviews former United States Representative Craig Washington on his experiences with the Texas State Legislature. Washington begins by discussing a penal code which came to the legislature in 1973, exploring his involvement in rewriting and codifying said penal code. Specifically, Washington speaks on his attempts to repeal sodomy laws found under code 21.06 from state legis… more
Date: August 26, 2022
Duration: 41 minutes 57 seconds
Creator: Phelps, Wes
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Oral History Interview with Jack Hunt Parks, January 14, 2015

Description: Interview with Jack Hunt Parks, the owner of the Hunt Store, from Houston, Texas. Parks speaks about his experiences as owner of the Hunt Store, his experiences as a member of the Hunt Preservation Society, and about his grandfathers (one of which was a Texas Special Ranger, the other of which was a cowboy on the Matador Ranch north of Abilene).
Date: January 14, 2015
Duration: 52 minutes 53 seconds
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Holder, Bonnie Pipes Flory & Parks, Jack Hunt
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission
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Oral History Interview with Cynthie Jane Ragsdale, December 14, 2015

Description: Interview with Cynthie Jane Ragsdale, the director of Heart O' the Hills Camp, from Houston, Texas. Ragsdale recalls her time going to summer camps during her childhood, her time studying journalism at Texas Woman's University, and her time working at Heart O' the Hills Camp. Photos relating to the interview follow the transcript.
Date: December 14, 2015
Duration: 1 hour 12 minutes 09 seconds
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Ragsdale, Cynthie Jane
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission
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Oral History Interview with A. B. Bell and R. A. Bell, October 18, 2016

Description: Interview with Arthur Baker Bell and Robert Alan Bell, alumni of Tivy High School, from Kerrville, Texas. The Bell brothers recount their memories of the public Cascade Swimming Pool, Robert's time as a university swimmer, Arthur's hitchhiking trip to Alaska, and their community activities that have occurred since their retirement.
Date: October 18, 2016
Duration: 54 minutes 54 seconds
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes; Bell, Arthur Baker & Bell, Robert Alan
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission
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Oral History Interview with Gretchen Broun Stacy, January 19, 2016

Description: Interview with Gretchen Broun Stacy, the daughter of the owners of Camp Rio Vista, from Houston, Texas. Stacy gives a brief history of her life, including her time living in Houston before moving to Kerrville as a freshman in high school, setting up a cooking school at Camp Waldemar, and running a catering business.
Date: January 19, 2016
Duration: 44 minutes 37 seconds
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Stacy, Gretchen Broun
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission
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Oral History Interview with Tommy Daniels, November 22, 2018

Description: Interview with Tommy Daniels discussing his childhood in Kerrville, going to Rice University on a football scholarship, his career in banking, and his family.
Date: November 22, 2018
Duration: 46 minutes 36 seconds
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Daniels, Thomas Earl
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission
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Oral History Interview with Mr., Mrs. J. Rodger Read, 1980

Description: Interview with Mr. and Mrs. J. Roger Read, residents of Baytown, Texas since approximately 1920. Topics include their life as employees of Humble Oil and Refining Co., the Depression, consolidation of the three small towns and the Minerva Club.
Date: {1980-02-01,1980-02-15}
Duration: 2 hours 2 minutes 26 seconds
Creator: Swofford, Sarah; Read, Roger & Read, [Mrs. Roger]
Partner: Lee College
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Oral History Interview with Wilburn L. Snyder, 1979

Description: Interview with Wilburn L. Snyder, a resident of Baytown, Texas since approximately 1920. Topics include World War Two and the history of Baytown, TX.
Date: {1979-08-09,1979-08-12}
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes 54 seconds
Creator: Chandler, Patricia M. & Snyder, Wilburn L.
Partner: Lee College
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Oral History Interview with Pat Ruyle, 1980

Description: Interview with Pat Ruyle, a resident of Baytown, Texas since approximately 1920. Topics include Robert E. Lee High School history and Baytown history.
Date: 1980
Duration: 59 minutes 01 second
Creator: Brown, Wanda & Ruyle, Pat
Partner: Lee College
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Oral History Interview with James E. Roche, May 1976

Description: Interview with James E. Roche, a carpenter from Baytown, Texas after moving from New Britain, Connecticut the previous year. Roche answers questions concerning his moving to Texas in search of a job, the national economy, the overall job market, and if he knows others who are in his same situation.
Date: 1975-08/1976-05
Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 31 seconds
Creator: Roche, Christopher J. & Roche, James E.
Partner: Lee College
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Oral History Interview with James Collins, December 1, 1988

Description: Interview with James Collins, a Vietnam War veteran originally from Galveston, Texas. Collins begins by telling of his experiences in Vietnam, and answering questions concerning aspects of his time overseas. Later in the interview he tells of his family history beginning as captured slaves in Kenya and their servitude in Georgia ultimately ending up in Louisiana after their freedom was granted.
Date: December 1, 1988
Duration: 31 minutes 29 seconds
Creator: Mayo, Martha & Collins, James
Partner: Lee College
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Oral History Interview with William T. Busch, 1979

Description: Interview with William T. Busch, a resident of Baytown, Texas since approximately 1920. Topics include his early life and youth in Cedar Bayou, his early employment, and his involvement in World War I, employment in banking institutions of Baytown, TX, development of Goose Creek after the oil field boom, and the effects of the Depression on Baytown, TX.
Date: {1979-09-13,1979-10-02}
Duration: 1 hour 28 minutes 09 seconds
Creator: Swofford, Sarah & Busch, William Thomas
Partner: Lee College
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Oral History Interview with Raymond Kilgore, May 27, 1986

Description: Interview with Raymond Kilgore, a resident of Baytown, TX since approximately 1920. Mr. Kilgore discusses his family life and the early history of Cedar Bayou and Baytown, including the brickyards, the pontoon bridge over Goose Creek, the Interurban to Houston, the fig orchards of Highlands, and life and schooling in Cedar Bayou.
Date: May 27, 1986
Duration: 53 minutes 36 seconds
Creator: Mayo, Martha & Kilgore, Raymond
Partner: Lee College
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Oral History Interview with Jim Nelson, April 7, 1977

Description: Interview with Jim Nelson, a resident of Baytown, Texas since 1919. Nelson describes life prior to moving to Baytown, his family history in the area, and his later work with the oil rigs.
Date: April 7, 1977
Duration: 1 hour 20 minutes 55 seconds
Creator: Webber, Betsy & Nelson, James M.
Partner: Lee College
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Oral History Interviews with Margaret B. Davis, 1976

Description: Interview with Margaret B. Davis, a resident of Baytown, Texas since approximately 1920. Mrs. Davis talks about the Baytown area from 1915 to 1976.
Date: {1976-01-16,1976-02-13,1976-07-07}
Duration: 5 hours 5 minutes 42 seconds
Creator: McNeil, William J. & Davis, Margaret B.
Partner: Lee College
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Oral History Interviews with Garrett R. Herring, February 1980

Description: Interview with Garrett R. Herring, a resident of Baytown, Texas since approximately 1920. Topics include his early life in Humble and his subsequent arrival in 1917 to Middletown (Pelly), an account of the growth of the town, a lynching, origin of street names in Goose Creek, and the Herring Drug Store.
Date: {1980-02-07,1980-02-14}
Duration: 1 hour 50 minutes 51 seconds
Creator: Swofford, Sarah & Herring, Garrett R.
Partner: Lee College
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Oral History Interview with Sara Snyder, 1975

Description: Interview with Sara Snyder, a resident of Baytown, Texas since approximately 1920. Topics include her coming to Baytown and Baytown history.
Date: {1975-12-17,1975-12-22,1976-01-09}
Duration: 2 hours 8 minutes 39 seconds
Creator: McNeil, William J. & Snyder, Sara
Partner: Lee College
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Baytown-La Porte Tunnel Opening

Description: Interviews with area citizens and speeches of prominent guest speakers, including Allen Shivers, governor, and Tommy Cook, president of Texas Junior Chamber of Commerce. Also, a recording of Edward R. Murrow's radio broadcast of "I can hear it now", recorded July 4, 1953 from station KREL, Baytown, TX.
Date: September 22, 1953
Duration: 2 hours 3 minutes 25 seconds
Creator: Murrow, Edward R.; Cook, Tommy & Shivers, Allen
Partner: Lee College
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Oral History Interview with Jimmy Carroll, February 25, 1986

Description: Interview with Jimmy Carroll, an early resident of Baytown, Texas. Carroll explains how he came to Baytown from Houston in 1919 to work at the Humble Refinery, and continues to describe the early history of the refinery. Carroll continues on to share stories about safety and working conditions as well as segregation and the Ku Klux Klan.
Date: February 25, 1986
Duration: 1 hour 8 minutes 15 seconds
Creator: Mayo, Martha & Carroll, J. W. (Jimmy)
Partner: Lee College
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Oral History Interview with Joyce Calhoon, November 20, 1979.

Description: Interview with Joyce Calhoon, a resident of Baytown, Texas since approximately 1920. Topics include the Texas book depository system, Jefferson County, and Liberty County
Date: November 20, 1979
Duration: 46 minutes 49 seconds
Creator: Smith, Vicki & Calhoon, Joyce
Partner: Lee College
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Oral History Interview with Virgie Rivere

Description: Interview with Virgie Rivere, a resident of Baytown, Texas since approximately 1920. Topics include the history of Baytown, TX.
Date: 1980~
Duration: 32 minutes 07 seconds
Creator: Kieve, Pam & Rivere, Virgie, 1898-
Partner: Lee College
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Oral History Interview with Louise Fowler Himes, February 4, 1986

Description: Interview with Louise Fowler Himes, who moved to Cedar Bayou in 1919 as a teacher. Mrs. Himes discusses life when she first moved such as her teaching and going to movies and games with other townspeople. Among other topics, Himes answers questions and describes her experiences with influenza, malaria, the Ku Klux Klan, and the hurricanes of 1900 and 1908.
Date: February 4, 1986
Duration: 46 minutes 29 seconds
Creator: Mayo, Martha; Himes, Louise Fowler & Fowler, Louise
Partner: Lee College
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[Speech by Wanda Orton to the Bay Area Heritage Society]

Description: Speech made by Wanda Orton to the Bay Area Heritage Society discussing Texas heroes that had lived in the Baytown area dating back to the time before the Texas Revolution, such as David G. Burnet, Sam Houston, etc.
Date: April 29, 1980
Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 52 seconds
Creator: Orton, Wanda
Partner: Lee College
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Oral History Interview with Louise Travis, February 24, 1986

Description: Interview with Louise Travis, a resident of Baytown, TX since approximately 1920. Mrs. Travis discusses the early history of Cedar Bayou, including businesses, commerce, law enforcement and recreational activities, and meetings of the Ku Klux Klan and early storms of the area.
Date: February 24, 1986
Duration: 56 minutes 37 seconds
Creator: Mayo, Martha & Travis, Louise
Partner: Lee College
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