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Life of Francis King Duncan (open access)

Life of Francis King Duncan

Research paper written for a history class at Marfa High School about Francis King Duncan, who was pronounced dead by three doctors when he cracked his skull open on an old wooden stove in a train collision; but while the undertaker was preparing him for burial, he awoke. He developed a bad case of boils, contracted tuberculosis twice, and caught yellow fever in Oregon. After his service in World War I, Frank Duncan settled in Marfa, Texas, with his wife and daughter.
Date: December 13, 1965
Creator: Bagley, Bob
System: The Portal to Texas History
Life of Dr. Joseph Darracott (open access)

Life of Dr. Joseph Darracott

Research paper written for a history class at Marfa High School about Dr. Joseph Calhoun Darracott, a successful doctor who worked and spent most of his life in Marfa, Texas. Darracott moved to Shafter, Texas, for two years as a company doctor; spent a short time in El Paso, Texas; served as a naval medical officer in World War I; and spent the remainder of his life in Marfa.
Date: January 22, 1965
Creator: Errington, Joe
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Life of W. T. Davis (open access)

The Life of W. T. Davis

Research paper written for a history class at Marfa High School about Judge W. T. Davis, who came to Marfa, Texas, in 1907 to establish a ranching business and meat market. He was elected county judge in 1926, and he and his family became a prominent part of the community.
Date: January 22, 1965
Creator: Minjares, Mary Jane
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Teacher's Notes on a Student's Research Paper] (open access)

[Teacher's Notes on a Student's Research Paper]

A teacher's questions and notes written on a small sheet of paper to better a student's research paper written for a history class at Marfa High School about Frank King Duncan, titled "Life of Francis King Duncan" by Bob Bagley.
Date: 1965
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Love, Laughter, and Enchiladas: A History of The Old Borunda Cafe and the Women Who Made it Famous (open access)

Love, Laughter, and Enchiladas: A History of The Old Borunda Cafe and the Women Who Made it Famous

Research paper written by Lupe A. Lujan for a history class at Marfa High School in 1965. Tells the story of the Old Borunda Cafe and "the women who gave their lives for it".
Date: 1965
Creator: Lujan, Lupe J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Old Borunda Cafe (open access)

The Old Borunda Cafe

Research paper written for a history class at Marfa High School in January 1965. It contains biographical information about Carolina Palomo Borunda and Carolina Borunda Humphries. Both of these womwn ran the Old Borunda Cafe.
Date: January 1965
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Marfa Soldiers in World War II (open access)

Marfa Soldiers in World War II

List of names of men who fought in World War II that is posted on a fence outside St. Mary's Catholic Church in Marfa, Texas. It includes names of the men who died and veterans.
Date: 1965
Creator: Cabazuela, Lupe
System: The Portal to Texas History