Nicholson, Mrs P D 1968 Summer
Mrs. Nicholson, postmistress at Langtry for 24 years, discusses incidents in the town and its background.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Mrs. P.D. Nicholson
Additional Parties Recorded: None
Date: Summer 1968
Location: Langtry, Texas
Interviewer: Paul Patterson
Length: None Given
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1: Birth—Mrs. Nicholson,
Early childhood,
Population,
Grocery lists—still owing (1914),
Letter from Lillie Langtry to Mrs. Nicholson’s father-in-law,
Judge Roy Bean,
Legends,
Law books,
Justice of Peace,
Saloon owner,
Mr. Dodd,
Trading center for military,
Mr. Dodd’s children,
Railroad,
Climate—rain,
History of knife,
Population of Langtry,
Schools,
Letter from daughter of Lillie Langtry—June,
Mrs. Nicholson—Postmistress for 24 years.
Tape 1, Side 2: Blank
Range Dates: 1880s-1968
Bulk Dates: 1914-1968
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