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Item 653: 00653_Nicholas, Bob_MMS-Shipbuilding and Fabrication

 Item — Box: 11

Bob Nicholas is a native of Beaumont, TX. He is currently practicing maritime law in Houston, TX. He worked for Exxon Shipping Company in the 1970s and 1980s and was a "first responder" to the March 24, 1989 Exxon Valdez Oil Tanker accident in Alaska. Nicholas is also an expert on the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, the oil spill legislation that resulted from the Exxon Valdez incident, one of the worst environmental disasters in US history.

Dates

  • 1996-2017

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

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Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the University of Houston Libraries Special Collections Repository

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