Interviews discuss German methods of creating synthetic fuels during WWII and the
Allies use of those techniques after the war. The interviews were conducted by two professors in the
Texas A&M University History Department, Robert A. Calvert and Arnold P.
Krammer. All are open,
and some are transcribed.
Elliot, Martin A.
Early involvement in synthetic fuels and detailed descriptions of gasification.
Interviewed by Robert A. Calvert, May 19, 1977. Not transcribed.
Katell, Sidney
Work in analyzing economic systems in synthetic fuels and involvement in various
plants. Interviewed by Robert A. Calvert and Arnold P. Krammer, August 3, 1977.
Not transcribed.
McGee, James
The building of the Louisiana, Missouri plant and relations between German and
American workers. Interviewed by Robert A. Calvert and Arnold P. Krammer, August 2, 1977. Not transcribed.
Schindler, Hans
Synthetic fuels in the period following WWII, especially the takeover and
conditions of the German plants. Interviewed by Robert A. Calvert and Arnold P.
Krammer, June 15, 1978.
Transcribed, 23 pages.
Schroeder, Wilburn C.
Emphasis on people and the internal structure of early American involvement in
synthetic fuels. Interviewed by Robert A. Calvert, May 2, 1977. Transcribed, 19 pages.
Wainwright, Howard
Discusses role in Louisiana, Missouri plant and the process involved in
gasification. Interviewed by Robert A. Calvert and Arnold P. Krammer, August 3, 1977. Not transcribed.
