Oldham Country and XIT Rodeo Annual Reunions 1969

Glen King interviews various speakers at the 33rd Annual XIT Rodeo and Reunion in Dalhart and also speakers at the 19th Annual Oldham County Reunion and Barbeque in Vega. These speakers discuss themselves and their pasts during the heyday of the XIT Ranch.

General Interview Information

Interviewee Name: Oldham County, 19th Annual Reunion, and 33rd Annual XIT Rodeo and Reunion

Additional Parties Recorded: None

Date: 1969

Location: Dalhart and Vega, Texas

Interviewer: Glen King

Length: 30 minutes

Abstract

Tape 1, Side 1: 33rd Annual XIT Rodeo and Reunion, Dalhart, XIT Ranch, Working conditions, Experiences, Speakers, Lee Thaxon, J. Hugh Rose, Lloyd Turberville, Roy Smith, Art Sneed, Fred Keeney, North Banks, 19th Annual Oldham County Reunion, Vega, Recollections of Early Oldham County, Speakers, Everett Wiseman, Miles Stewart.

Tape 1, Side 2: Blank

Range Dates: 1969

Bulk Dates: 1969

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