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Oral History Interview with T.J. Patterson, June 21, 2016

T.J. Paterson was born in Waxahachie, Texas and grew up in Wichita Falls, Texas. He went to Bishop College in Marshall, Texas and majored in physical education. He then moved to Lubbock to work for a private school. Upon meeting and marrying his wife, he stayed in Lubbock. Patterson was the first African American elected to the Lubbock City Council and served in that role for two decades.

Date: June 21, 2016

Duration: 45 minutes 30 seconds

Creator: Wisely, Karen; Zapata, Joel & Patterson, T.J.

Item Type: Video

Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library

Transcript of Oral History Interview with L. Karl Grimes, September 25, 1979

Transcript of an interview with L. Karl Grimes, born in Ellis County in 1895 and a resident of Baytown,Texas since 1925. Grimes answers a few questions about his experiences and tells lengthy stories concerning his early life in Ellis County as well as his move to Baytown. Grimes covers his employment at Humble Oil and Refining Co. as well as issues concerning Mexican American children and their education in Baytown.

Date: 2018

Creator: Swofford, Sarah & Grimes, Leland Karl, 1895-

Item Type: Text

Partner: Lee College

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Oral History Interview with L. Karl Grimes, September 25, 1979

Interview with L. Karl Grimes, born in Ellis County in 1895 and moved to Baytown, Texas in 1925. Grimes answers a few questions about his experiences and tells lengthy stories concerning his early life in Ellis County as well as his move to Baytown. Grimes covers his employment at Humble Oil and Refining Co. as well as issues concerning Mexican American children being allowed to go to school in Baytown.

Date: September 25, 1979

Duration: 59 minutes 48 seconds

Creator: Swofford, Sarah & Grimes, L. Karl

Item Type: Sound