Title | Craig, William |
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Date | July 24, 2002 |
Description | This is an oral history interview with William Craig conducted as part of the Houston History Project. William Craig earned a bachelor's degree in Petroleum Engineering at Louisiana State University. He worked for the Arkansas and Louisiana Gas Company for two years, joined the Army Air Corp until 1945, and returned to the Company for five more years. He did consulting work beginning in 1951, first in Texas, then in Lafayette in 1956. He discusses the changes that the Oil Center brought to Lafayette, and how it was different from when he visited the city as a child. He also talks about economic changes that the oil industry brought to Louisiana. |
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Language | English |
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Original Item Location | ID 2006-005, CD/DVD Box 2, HHA 00103 |
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 | hhaoh_201207_025.mp3 |