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An Autobiography of Dionisio Marquez Cordero (open access)

An Autobiography of Dionisio Marquez Cordero

This is a research paper written by Jesus Cordero for an American History Class at Marfa High School in 1974. It gives a first hand account of the interesting life of Dionisio Marquez Cordero. As a child and young man, most of his family was killed in Mexico during the revolution. He eventually came to Texas, married three times and had 12 children. He had many interesting jobs. He became a US citizen in 1962.
Date: May 20, 1974
Creator: Cordero, Jesus Manuel
Object Type: Paper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Camp Holland (open access)

Camp Holland

Paper written by William Kim Thornsburg about Camp Holland built in Viejo Pass near Valentine, Texas. He accounts that the last Apache battle in Texas and how the camp was used later to supply troops along the Rio Grande.
Date: November 20, 1966
Creator: Thornsburg, William Kim
Object Type: Paper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Abelardo Sanchez to Mrs. Pat Godbold - May 20, 1991] (open access)

[Postcard from Abelardo Sanchez to Mrs. Pat Godbold - May 20, 1991]

A postcard with a blank front sent to Mrs. Pat Goldbold, care of the Marfa Museum, from Abelardo Sanchez requesting information about the timeline of Dr. Darracott's practice in Marfa, Texas, while researching the death of Ambrose Bierce.
Date: May 20, 1991
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History