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Item 181: 00181_Fromenthal, Logan_MMS-History, 2004

 Item — Box: 3

Interviewer(s): J. Christy. Morgan City, LA

Affiliation: University of Houston/History International

Logan Fromenthal was from Morgan City. He went to the University of South Louisiana in Lafayette and went to work for Shell Oil as a laborer in 1964 at the age of 19. He worked West Delta Block 30 and West Delta Blocks 105 and 133 and was promoted to gauger. Mr. Fromenthal transferred to the Domestic Raw Material Supply (Shell's transportation group) and worked there for 30 years. He worked another two years in production and when he retired was responsible for all of the crude oil storage facilities in Louisiana. He cleaned up several spills in southwest Louisiana. He retired from Shell Oil in 1996 and continues to do sales work in the oil field.

Dates

  • 2004

Conditions Governing Access

Open for research.

Oral history interviews are only available for use when the University of Houston Libraries is in possession of a release form signed by both interviewee and interviewer allowing for such access.

Extent

From the Collection: 25.0 linear feet

Repository Details

Part of the University of Houston Libraries Special Collections Repository

Contact:
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