Meridian: Bosque County Collection

Meridian: Bosque County Collection

  • <p>Bosque County Collection, Meridian</p> <p>Limestone brick building with sign saying Bosque County Collection</p>
  • <p>John Lomax (top left) and his brothers. (Briscoe Center for American History, UT-Austin)</p> <p>Portrait of four young boys</p>
  • <p>John Lomax (Briscoe Center for American History, UT-Austin)</p> <p>Portrait of John Lomax</p>
  • <p>Cowboy Songs by John Lomax, 1910. (Briscoe Center for American History, UT-Austin)</p> <p>Book titled “Cowboy Songs” by John A. Lomax with cover picture of cowboy roping a calf</p>
  • <p>John Lomax at a recording session in Alabama, 1940 (Library of Congress)</p> <p>John Lomax with two black men making a recording</p>
  • <p>Three generations of John Lomaxes, 1947. (Briscoe Center for American History, UT-Austin)</p> <p>Photo of three generations of John Lomaxes, the youngest being a small boy</p>

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Established in 1983 by the Bosque County Historical Commission, the Bosque County Collection collects and preserves historic materials pertaining to the county. Among other local records on file here a portion of the papers and oral histories of musicologist John Lomax, who archived and recorded many of the cowboy songs from the trail. The first floor contains local history exhibits.

Bosque County Collection

  • Hours: Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. – noon and 1- 5 p.m.
  • Admission: None
  • 101 N. Main St., Meridian, TX
  • 254-435-6182
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  • National Register of Historic Places