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University of Houston. Macnab, Alistair - Macnab audio, 2 of 2. July 24, 2006. Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries. University of Houston Digital Library. Web. July 2, 2022. https://digital.lib.uh.edu/collection/houhistory/item/1201/show/1199.

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Title	Macnab, Alistair
Creator (LCNAF)	University of Houston
Creator (Local)	Houston History Project
Contributor (LCNAF)	Theriot, Jason P., interviewer
Contributor (Local)	University of Houston/History International, project
Date	July 24, 2006
Description	This is an oral history interview with Alistair Macnab conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Captain Alistair Macnab is from Scotland and begin his maritime career with a Scottish Steamship Company. He spent 29 years in the international shipping/trade business, spending most of his later years working from the USA, including serving as company port captain in New Orleans in the late '60s. With the emergence of containerized cargo, his Scottish shipline left the USA market and relocated to Europe; Macnab married a Yankee and stayed behind. He took a job at the Port of Houston with the Greater Houston Port Bureau and has served as its director for 9 years. He is on the board of directors for the Houston Maritime Museum.
Subject.Topical (LCSH)	Energy development
Subject.Name (Local)	Macnab, Alistair
Subject.Geographic (TGN)	Houston, Texas
Genre (AAT)	interviews
Language	English
Type (DCMI)	Sound Text
Original Collection	Oral Histories - Houston History Project
Digital Collection	Oral Histories from the Houston History Project
Digital Collection URL	http://digital.lib.uh.edu/collection/houhistory
Repository	Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
Repository URL	http://info.lib.uh.edu/about/campus-libraries-collections/special-collections
Use and Reproduction	Educational use only, no other permissions given. Copyright to this resource is held by the content creator, author, artist or other entity, and is provided here for educational purposes only. It may not be reproduced or distributed in any format without written permission of the copyright owner. For more information please see the UH Digital Library Fair Use policy on the "About" page of this website.
File Name	index.cpd

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Title	Macnab audio, 2 of 2
Format (IMT)	audio/mp3
Original Item Location	ID 2006-005, Audiotape Box 16,HHA00284 part 2 of 2; ID 2006-005, CD/DVD Box 4, HHA 00284
File Name	hhaoh_201207_083b.mp3