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A Guide to the J. O. Langford Reminiscences, [ca. 1950-1954]
Biographical NoteBorn in Prentiss County, Mississippi, J. O. Langford (b. 1875) traveled with his daughter and pregnant wife Bessie to Big Bend region of Texas, in 1909. After settling in Alpine, Langford and his family were forced to flee to El Paso in 1913 due to unrest near the border with Mexico. In 1927, he returned to Alpine, where purchased five acres to build his homestead. Langford eventually published Big Bend: A Homesteader’s Story (1952), an account of his life in Big Bend. Return to the Table of Contents Scope and ContentsComposed of an unpublished manuscript and two copies of a typescript, the J. O. Langford Reminiscences, [ca. 1950-1954], document Langford’s experiences in Mississippi and Texas. The typescript contains an account of his childhood and life in the Alpine, Texas, while the manuscript consists of a draft of Big Bend: A Homesteader’s Story. The reminiscences describe Big Bend, raising cattle, and relations with Native Americans in the area. Return to the Table of Contents RestrictionsAccess RestrictionsThis collection is open for research use. Return to the Table of Contents
Return to the Table of Contents Administrative InformationPreferred CitationJ. O. Langford Reminiscences, [ca. 1950-1954], Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin. Processing InformationBasic 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. Return to the Table of Contents Detailed Description of the Papers
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