Interview with Ella Fondren

Authors

Ella F. Fondren

Identifier

AVV-IC084-048

Publication Date(s)

October 25, 1973

Language

English

Keywords

Voyages and travels, Texas Medical Center, MDA-TV (Television station : Houston, TX), Don N. Macon

Abstract

Mrs. Ella Fondren. Interview by Don Macon. Mrs. Ella Fondren, born in 1880, talks about her early childhood in Kentucky, her move to Corsicana, Texas and later meeting and corresponding with Mr. Fondren for two years while he was working in the oil fields. She recalls Spindletop, the formation of the Humble Oil and Refining Co. and the establishment of the Fondren Foundation. She recounts her role in the establishment and growth of Methodist Hospital; she tells of her travels with Mrs. Josie Roberts, who was administrator of the hospital. See more at Texas Medical Center Historical Resources Project Records and its finding aid.

Copyright

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.

Comments

Digital copy made available by Texas Medical Center Library. Digitization supported by South Central Academic Medical Libraries Consortium (SCAMeL) Speedy Startup funds, 2022.

Recommended Citation

Fondren, Ella F., "Interview with Ella Fondren" (1973). Texas Medical Center Video and Audiovisual Recordings: 1973-1991. 81.
https://digitalcommons.library.tmc.edu/historical_av/81