Swofford, Sarah
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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.28 p.
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Smoke, Amanda
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The Portal to Texas HistoryKeywords
- Baytown
- Baytown (Tex.)
- Biographies
- Business, Economics And Finance Oil And Gas Companies Humble Oil
- Business, Economics And Finance Oil And Gas Refineries
- Civil Rights
- Education Schools
- Ellis County (Tex.)
- Great Depression
- Grimes, Leland Karl
- History
- Humble Oil And Refining Company (Incorporated In Tex.)
- Interviews
- Mexican Americans
- Oral Histories
- People Ethnic Groups Hispanics
- People Individuals
- Prohibition
- Race Relations
- Segregation In Education
- Texas
- Working Conditions