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Transcript of Oral History Interview with Roy Long, May 30, 1986

Description: Transcript of an interview with Roy Long, a longtime resident of Baytown who moved here in 1929 from Houston, Texas. Long describes his early employment in Baytown at the Humble Refinery, and goes on to talk about his law practice, offices, and the growth of the town and his work establishing the first credit union in Baytown.
Date: 2018
Creator: Mayo, Martha & Long, Roy
Partner: Lee College

Transcript of Oral History Interview with Barney Webber, May 5, 1986

Description: Transcript of an interview with Barney Webber, a resident of Baytown, Texas since 1920. Webber answers general questions and describes life in early Baytown including crime, schooling, transportation and social life.
Date: March 1, 2018
Creator: Mayo, Martha & Webber, Barney
Partner: Lee College

Transcript of Oral History Interview with Norman Brooks Culver, September 19, 1979

Description: Transcript of an interview with Norman Brooks Culver, administrator of the Humble Hospital, the hospital owned and operated by the Humble Oil Refining Company in Baytown, Texas. Culver tells of his experiences working for Humble and the medical care provided to company employees, as well as a few anecdotes concerning the history of Baytown, such as Humble Day celebrations, the founding of Baytown's Volunteer Fire Department, and the founding of the charitable organization now known as East Harr… more
Date: 2018
Creator: Smoke, Amanda; Culver, Norman Brooks (Doc) & Swofford, Sarah
Partner: Lee College

Transcript of Oral History Interview with Blanche DuPlantis, August 18, 1986

Description: Transcript of an interview with Blanche DuPlantis, a longtime resident of Baytown since approximately 1920. DuPlantis explains her role in founding the first Episcopal church in Baytown, Trinity Episcopal Church, and its ascension to parish status in 1936. Most of her stories revolve around the church and the original congregation from the early 1920's.
Date: 2018
Creator: Smoke, Amanda; Mayo, Martha & DuPlantis, Blanche
Partner: Lee College

Transcript of Oral History Interview with James Collins, December 1, 1988

Description: Transcript of an 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: 2018
Creator: Collins, James.; Mayo, Martha & Smoke, Amanda
Partner: Lee College

Oral History Interview with Bob Schmerbeck, December 4, 2018

Description: Edited transcript of an interview with Bob Schmerbeck discussing his childhood, and talking primarily about family members who were significant to the history of Kerrville, particularly his relative Earl Garrett who died during World War I. Ahead of the transcript, there are copies of photos, clippings, letters, and documents.
Date: December 4, 2018
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Schmerbeck, Robert L., III
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission

Transcript of Oral History Interview with Ruth Mageors, November 10, 1975

Description: Transcript of an interview with Ruth Mageors, a resident of the Baytown, Texas, area beginning in 1921. Mageors describes the living conditions in Pelly, Texas, during its early days and speaks about working as a reporter for the Houston Chronicle, then later for the school district and a store called Lack's. She also discusses various businesses present in Baytown and Pelly.
Date: 2018
Creator: Knight, Karen & Majeors, Ruth, 1902-
Partner: Lee College

Transcript of Oral History Interview with Millicent W. Bounds, November 22, 1976

Description: Transcript of an interview with Millicent W. Bounds, a longtime resident of the Pelly/Baytown, Texas area. Mrs. Bounds answers questions relating to her family history in Texas, noting that her grandparents arrived in Texas in 1875. She goes on to talk about her husband T. Hubbard Bounds, the former fire marshal of the Pelly and Goose Creek Fire Department.
Date: 2018
Creator: Tidmon, Grace & Bounds, Millicent W.
Partner: Lee College

Oral History Interview with Lois Shaw and Evelyn Shields, January 23, 2018

Description: Transcript of an interview with Lois Lorraine Green Shaw and Evelyn Mills Shields who have been friends for 49 years and live on the same street. Lois Shaw moved to Kerrville with her husband. She attended nursing school and worked in the operating room at Sid Peterson Hospital for many years, and later as a geriatrics administrator at a care facility. She is active in her church, St. Paul Methodist, and has served on many community boards. She and her husband Charles (deceased) had seven child… more
Date: January 23, 2018
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes; Shaw, Lois Lorraine Green & Shields, Evelyn Mills
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission

Transcript of Oral History Interview with Louise Fowler Himes, February 4, 1986

Description: Transcript of an 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: 2018
Creator: Mayo, Martha & Himes, Louise Fowler
Partner: Lee College
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