OH079 Stafford Curd Oral History
Collection Title
Jackson Purchase Oral History Project - Night Riders
Series Number
OH079
Interviewee
Curd, Stafford
Interviewer
Ryan, John
Date Interviewed
April 3rd, 1974
Processed by
Sheree Wise
Date Processed
July 15th, 2010
Description
1 sound disc (23 minutes)
Abstract
Sanford Curd discusses events told to him by his father, Lander Curd, about the Night Riders and the criminal trials associated with the group at Murray, Kentucky. Lander Curd was a strong association man who only sold within the association and was never directly affected by the Night Riders.
Biographical/Historical Note
Sanford Curd was born in Dexter, Kentucky, on April 26, 1900. As a young boy, he worked on his father's farm processing tobacco near Dexter. Curd's father was on the jury that tried members of the Night Riders at Murray, Kentucky. Curd traveled all over the United States with a road construction crew but returned to Dexter years later. He also owned a barber shop in Murray.
General Information
No user access to original recordings. Use audio user copies, digital derivatives, transcripts, and/or tape indexes. This collection may be protected from unauthorized copying by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code). Permission for reproduction must be requested from Murray State University.
Subject Headings/Descriptors
Curd, Stafford, 1900-
Night Riders
Dexter (Ky.) - History
Murray (Ky.) - History
Calloway County (Ky.) - History
Recommended Citation
Ryan, John, "OH079 Stafford Curd Oral History" (2025). Night Riders. 3.
https://digitalcommons.murraystate.edu/oh-nr/3
Audio Transcript
