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University of Houston. Aucoin, Leonard - Aucoin audio, 1 of 3. June 2, 2004. Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries. University of Houston Digital Library. Web. January 22, 2022. https://digital.lib.uh.edu/collection/houhistory/item/601/show/598.

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Title	Aucoin, Leonard
Creator (LCNAF)	University of Houston
Creator (Local)	Houston History Project
Contributor (Local)	Christy, Jamie, interviewer University of Houston/History International, project
Date	June 2, 2004
Description	This is an oral history interview with Leonard Aucoin conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Leonard Aucoin was born in Little Bayou Long, Louisiana in 1927 as the son of a fisherman / shrimper. Mr. Aucoin worked on a dredge boat, as a dishwasher on a houseboat, as a deckhand, and then as an oiler. He went to work for Sun Oil in 1946 at age 19. Mr. Aucoin was most often working with seismic crews and he traveled with them all over Texas and Louisiana. He also worked for Geotech and Apache Oil for very brief periods and took a job with Band Marine of Berwick in order to return to his home near Morgan City. On his off days, he drove a cab. Mr. Aucoin was adept at operating boats and convinced Band Marine to promote him to captain. He retired with Tidewater Marine in 2000.
Subject.Topical (LCSH)	Energy development
Subject.Name (Local)	Aucoin, Leonard, 1927-
Subject.Geographic (TGN)	Morgan City, Louisiana
Genre (AAT)	interviews
Language	English
Type (DCMI)	Sound
Original Item Location	ID 2006-005, Box 1, HHA 00013
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	Aucoin audio, 1 of 3
Format (IMT)	audio/mp3
File Name	hhaoh_201207_007a.mp3