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University of Houston. Long, Miner - Long audio, 1 of 2. July 16, 2003. Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries. University of Houston Digital Library. Web. May 26, 2022. https://digital.lib.uh.edu/collection/houhistory/item/368/show/366.

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Title	Long, Miner
Creator (LCNAF)	University of Houston
Creator (Local)	Houston History Project
Contributor (LCNAF)	Priest, Tyler, interviewer
Contributor (Local)	University of Houston/History International, project
Date	July 16, 2003
Description	This is an oral history interview with Miner Long conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Miner Long working for Shell shortly after he graduate with a degree in physics from Oberlin College in 1948. He took Shell's geology training course and ended up on a seismic crew. He went back to school and did work at John Hopkins in geology, and after graduating in 1953 he rejoined Shell as an exploration geologist. He served in Denver, Tulsa, Pittsburgh, Houston, Lafayette, and New Orleans during his career. He joined the offshore division in New Orleans and took part in the 1967 lease sale. Shell tapped him to be chief geologist for offshore in 1968, and he served in that position until 1976. He became Shell's fist general manager of geology in 1977 and served in that capacity until his retirement in 1984.
Subject.Topical (LCSH)	Energy development
Subject.Name (Local)	Long, Miner
Subject.Geographic (TGN)	Houston, Texas
Genre (AAT)	interviews
Language	English
Type (DCMI)	Sound
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	Long audio, 1 of 2
Format (IMT)	audio/mp3
Original Item Location	ID 2006-005, Audiotape Box 5, HHA 00280
File Name	hhaoh_201207_080a.mp3