urn:taro:utexas.cah.02901 A Guide to the Herbert H. Lang Narrative, undated Original EAD encoding by Bethany Anderson according to TARO 2 EAD 2002 Editing Instructions. July 2011 Finding aid written in English. Descriptive Summary Lang, Herbert H., 1921-2006 Lang, Herbert H., Narrative undated Materials are written in English. 3 vols. Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin Three copies of a bound typescript compose the Herbert H. Lang Narrative, undated, documenting his research on the 19th century historian Henderson King Yoakum. Biographical Note

Born to Estelle and Edward Lang in New York City, Herbert H. Lang (1921-2006) served in the United States Navy during World War II. After the war, he enrolled at the University of Texas at Austin, receiving his PhD in history in 1954. Lang taught at the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology in Socorro, New Mexico, until he became a faculty member at Texas A & M University in 1956. He authored an introduction to Pat Nixon of Texas: Autobiography of a Doctor as well as articles on the Western U. S. frontier and mining industry.

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Herbert H. Lang. Web.TV. Accessed July 1, 2011. http://herbert-h-lang.co.tv/.

 Scope and Contents

Three copies of a bound typescript compose the Herbert H. Lang Narrative, undated, documenting his research on the 19th century historian Henderson King Yoakum. The narrative consists of a biographical account of Yoakum, discussing his career as an historian and his various publications.

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This collection is open for research use.

 Index Terms Subjects (Persons) Lang, Herbert H. Lang, 1921-2006 -- Archives. Yoakum, Henderson King, 1810-1856 -- Biography. Subjects Historians -- Texas -- History -- 19th century. Places Texas -- History -- 19th century -- Sources. Preferred Citation

Herbert H. Lang Narrative, undated, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.

 Processing Information

Basic processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with funds from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) for the Briscoe Center’s History Revealed: Bringing Collections to Light project, 2009-2011.

 Detailed Description of the Papers Inventory 2R77 Narrative (3 copies), undated