Scope and Contents Interviewer(s): A. Gardner. Morgan City, LAAffiliation: University of ArizonaAubrey Fields was recommended to me by Santo Rousso. I met him at his house in Morgan City. He was a friendly man, but for some reason this interview never really got off the ground. There are a few tidbits in here that cover new ground, but most of his answers were brief. He talks briefly about the Magnolia company union, about the quality of labor he supervised, and the first Kerr-McGee...

Scope and Contents Interviewer(s): J. P. Theriot. Galveston, TXAffiliation: University of Houston/History InternationalClyde Fitzgerald is a native of Houston. His father and two uncles worked as longshoremen on the Houston Ship Channel. He started working as a longshoremen in 1959. He worked his way through the ranks and became president of the International Longshoremen's Assocation (ILA), South Atlantic Gulf Coast District, which represents longshoremen union members from...

Scope and Contents Interviewer(s): J. Sell. Houma, LAAffiliation: University of ArizonaLJ Folse was recommended by Diana Edmonson as the banker with the most extensive experience in the area. She contacted him and got his approval for an interview. I met him at his office and we talked for about three hours the first time; in fact I ran out of tape and had to take notes for the last hour. I later met with him on an informal basis on March 31, when we talked for another four hours. ...

Scope and Contents Interviewer(s): T. Priest; J. Pratt. Houston, TXAffiliation: University of Houston/History InternationalJoe Foster worked for Tenneco for 31 years, last serving as chairman of Tenneco Oil Company and executive vice president and director of Tenneco, Inc. He was born in Arp, TX and received petroleum engineering and business degrees from Texas A&M. He managed Tenneco's extremely successful exploration and production operations in offshore Gulf of Mexico. Foster...

Scope and Contents Interviewer(s): D. DiTucci. Lafayette, LAAffiliation: University of Louisiana at LafayetteRobert Fournet graduated in 1952 from Southwestern Louisiana Institute with a degree in geology; during his college years he did some roustabouting and roughneck work. Upon graduating he worked for Superior Oil Company as a roughneck, but was soon called into service with the Navy for a year. When he returned he went to work for Hycalog for two-thirds of a year and then for...

Scope and Contents Interviewer(s): Scott Kennedy; Joanna Stone; Betsy Plumb. Dulac, LAAffiliation: University of ArizonaI was referred to Mr. Antoine ﾓTeeﾔ Francis by his sister Corine Paulk. He and his wife told me that he had had a stroke the previous year that made it difficult for him to remember the details of his work and to completely understand my questions. Mary helped us with parts of the conversation, and it seemed to me that he could figure out my questions better if they...

Scope and Contents Interviewer(s): D. DiTucci; S. Wiltz. Lafayette, LAAffiliation: University of Louisiana at LafayetteW.D. Frazell was born in 1913 in Resell, Texas, a small town near Waco. He received a BS degree at Southern Methodist University and a Master's degree in Geology at University of Texas at Austin in 1935. He worked for United Gas Line Company before going into the Navy during WWII. He moved to Southern LA in 1955, where he was responsible for drilling many oil wells. He...

Scope and Contents Interviewer(s): D. DiTucci; S. Wiltz. Lafayette, LAAffiliation: University of Louisiana at LafayetteW.D. Frazell was born in 1913 in Resell, Texas, a small town near Waco. He received a BS degree at Southern Methodist University and a Master's degree in Geology at University of Texas at Austin in 1935. He worked for United Gas Line Company before going into the Navy during WWII. He moved to Southern LA in 1955, where he was responsible for drilling many oil wells. He...

Scope and Contents Interviewer(s): D. Austin. New Iberia, LAAffiliation: University of ArizonaI met Bill Fullerton at the divers' reunion on March 10, 2002. Bill was a tender for George "Dog" Taylor, and the three of us spent some time talking about oilfield diving during the 1960s and 1970s and especially efforts to increase safety. Bill agreed that I could call him for an interview and was happy to set up a time to meet. We met at his house in New Iberia. Bill has lived in New Iberia...

Scope and Contents Interviewer(s): D. Austin. Houston, TXAffiliation: University of ArizonaI met Mary Ann Galletti at the president's reception of the Association for Diving Contractors meeting in New Orleans. Mary Ann's husband, John Galletti, was a co-owner of J&J Marine Services, one of the few Texas diving companies that was able to get jobs in Louisiana in the early days. John was one of the founding members of the ADC. The ADC named an award after John after his death from...

Scope and Contents Interviewer(s): S. Wiltz. Lafayette, LAAffiliation: University of Louisiana at LafayetteMr. Lionel Galvan was born and raised in Texas. He went to Texas A&M for about a year and then, not wanting to be drafted into the Army (this was after the Korean Conflict), volunteered for the Marine Corps, where he served as a mechanic/crew chief for four years. After serving, he got his Airframe and Powerplant license from Spartan School of Aeronautics and, in 1961, got a...

Scope and Contents Interviewer(s): A. Gardner. Franklin, LAAffiliation: University of ArizonaPete Gardner and his wife were recommended to me by Clyde Hahn. Clyde suggested Pete would be good to talk to about his career with drilling contractors. I met Pete at his house in Franklin. His wife was there, and both participated in the interview. Clyde was right about Pete - he had a lot to say, and he didn't mince words. He spends a lot of time talking about the negative impact of college...

Scope and Contents Interviewer(s): A. Anand. Houma, LAAffiliation: University of ArizonaMr. Lloyd Gaudet was referred to me by Fr. Freddie Decal of St. Gregory's. When I called, I spoke only to Mrs. Gaudet, who set up the interview. The Gaudets live very close to the center of town. I knocked on the front door and waited a while before going round to the side door, where I was let in after knocking twice. Mrs. Gaudet watched TV in the living room, while Mr. Lloyd and I went to the...

Scope and Contents Interviewer(s): T. McGuire. Larose, LAAffiliation: University of ArizonaArthur "Tuts" Gautreaux had been identified by Windell Curole as the head of the Texaco retiree's group in the Lafourche area. I met with him briefly in July to explain the project; he was busy at the time, but agreed to locate other retirees for interviews. Several calls to "Tuts" in September ultimately produced not an interview with oldtimers, but a session with his son, Murphy, and one of...

Scope and Contents Interviewer(s): J. Pratt; B. Beauboeuf. Houston, TXAffiliation: University of Houston/History InternationalMr. Ron Geer was born in West Palm Beach, FL in 1926 and received his B.S. in mechanical engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1951. That year he began his 35-year career with Shell Oil and became a principal contributor to Shell's overall pioneering offshore technology efforts in developing deep sea floating drilling vessels and subsea wells. ...