| Interviewee | IVEY FAMILY. Olgie Ivey (b. *), Mary Louise Ivey Bardas (b. *), and Ben Ivey, Jr. (b. 1935) |
| Professions | Ben C. Ivey Oil Company |
| Interview ID # | OHB 0039 |
| Date(s) of interview | - , |
| Description | IVEY, Olgie and Mary Louise Ivey Bardas. Family business of Ben C. Ivey, Sr. in Denton, Texas. Family background; Ben Ivey’s education; ownership of automobile dealerships and Sinclair distributorship in 1930s and 1940s; civic activities. IVEY, Ben C., Jr. President, Ben C. Ivey Oil Company, Denton, Texas. Family background; Ben Ivey’s education; ownership of automobile dealerships and Sinclair distributorship in 1930s and 1940s; civic activities. IVEY, Ben C., Jr. President, Ben C. Ivey oil Company, Denton, Texas. Family background; father’s automobile and oil business; creation of Ben C. Ivey Oil Company, 1959; growth of business; background of Sinclair Oil Company; sale of gasoline and automotive products; gasoline price fluctuations; purchase and delivery of oil products to markets; personnel; financing of business; government regulations; future of oil jobbing; volunteer activities with Denton State School; cab and limousine business; civic activities. |
| Interviewer(s) | Floyd Jenkins |
| Physical Description | 146 pp. |
| Terms of Use | Open |
