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Kirkland, W. A.
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Kirkland
,
W
. A.
Abstract
Born
in
1898
in
Houston
.
After
his
early
education
in
Houston
, he
entered
Princeton
University
in
1915
.
During
that
time
he
enlisted
in
Naval
reserve
when
World
War
I
was
delared
in
1917
. In
1918
he was on
active
duty
at
Nantucket
. he
returned
to
Princeton
in
1919
when
he
became
inactive
from
naval
duty
. From there he
returned
to
Texas
to be
enrolled
in
Law
School
. In
1920
, he
entered
the
family
banking
business-the
First
National
Bank.He
wrote
a
book
on the
history
and
development
of the
Bank
in
1974
.
During
WWII
, he was
again
commissioned
to
work
at the
8th
Naval
District
in
New
Orleans
from
1942-44
. In
June
1945
, he was
made
the
Director
of
Welfare
of the
8th
Naval
District
.
Title-Alternative
HMRC
Oral
History
Collection
Date of Interview
August 22, 1974 ; August 30, 2974
Subjects
Kirkland
,
W
.
A.--Interviews
;
Bankers--Texas--Houston--Interviews
;
Naval
staff--World
War
I
&
II
;
Oral
histories
.
Subject Keywords
Bankers--Texas--Houston
;
Naval
staff--World
War
I
&
II
.
Interviewee
Kirkland
,
W
. A. and
McCullough
,
Harold
M
.
Interviewers
Henson
,
Margaret
Original Format
Audio tape
Oral History Number
OH 093
Language
English
Ownership Notice
The Houston Public Library retains the literary and publishing rights of its oral histories. No part of the interviews or transcripts may be published without the written permission of the Houston Oral History Project.
Coverage-Spatial
Houston
,
Texas
Length of Interview
02:32:33
Type
Text ; Sound
Format
Flash Video FLV; Text
Relation-Is Part Of
HMRC
Oral
History
Collection
Funding provided by
TexTreasures
Grant
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