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Biography of Mr. & Mrs. Bogel (open access)

Biography of Mr. & Mrs. Bogel

This report is written in two sections giving brief biographies of William Woodworth Bogel and his wife Sarah Newton Bogel. The report also includes a poem written by Mr. Whittier and dedicated to Mr. and Mrs. Bogel.
Date: November 21, 1966
Creator: Rojo, Margarita
System: The Portal to Texas History
Life of the Bogel Family (open access)

Life of the Bogel Family

This report is a brief biography of William Woodworth Bogel and his children, focusing in particular on Gus Bogel and his wife, Annie Maude Bogel.
Date: 1966
Creator: Belt, Becky
System: The Portal to Texas History
Jesus Abundio Cobos (open access)

Jesus Abundio Cobos

Paper written by Robert Blanco for a history class at Marfa High School in 1966. It is about Jesus Abundio Cobos, a man who lived in Alpine, Texas. Jesus made a living fencing ranches, making dams for ranchers, and hauling supplies from the railroad to the Shafter mines. His wife was Martina Franco and they had 10 sons and 4 daughters.
Date: 1966
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lucia Carrasco (open access)

Lucia Carrasco

Paper by James Pena-Alfano about his grandmother, Lucia Carrasco, written for a history class at Marfa High School in 1966. The paper describes her childhood, her marriage, her naturalization to the US, her children, and her death.
Date: 1966
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Chavirra and Nunez Family History (open access)

Chavirra and Nunez Family History

Paper written for a history class at Marfa High School by Stella Nunez about her family's history. It was written in 1967.
Date: 1966
Creator: Nunez, Stella
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pablo Fuentes and Ignacio Campos (open access)

Pablo Fuentes and Ignacio Campos

This is a research paper written by Eddie Rivera for an American History Class at Marfa High School in 1966.
Date: 1966
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Five Pictures (open access)

Five Pictures

Biography of Rafael Carrasco, his early life, his marriage, his different jobs and his family with seven children. It describes photos of the family and people who worked for Mr. Carrasco. This is a research paper written by Daniel R. Lujan for an American History Class at Marfa High School on November 21, 1966.
Date: November 21, 1966
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nephews of Teresa Campos (open access)

Nephews of Teresa Campos

Paper written by Luis Campos for a History class at Marfa High School in 1966, describing the people in the 1922 photo, "Teresa Campos Family" and giving some history of his grandmother's family.
Date: 1966~
Creator: unknown
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
System: The Portal to Texas History
The United Stated Border Patrol (open access)

The United Stated Border Patrol

This is a research paper written by Judi Hickey for an American History Class at Marfa High School on November 21, 1966. It discusses the beginnings of the US Border Patrol and specifically some stories of the one located at Marfa, Texas.
Date: November 21, 1966
Creator: Hickey, Judi
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Border Patrol, It's History and Organization in Marfa (open access)

The Border Patrol, It's History and Organization in Marfa

Report by Mark Covington for an American History class at Marfa High School in 1966. It tells the history of the U.S. Border Patrol in Marfa, Texas, why it was necessary and some of the laws governing immigration. There are stories about liquor and dope smuggling, wetbacks, and activities during WWII.
Date: November 21, 1966
Creator: Covington, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Indivisible Struggle Against Racism, Apartheid, and Colonialism (open access)

The Indivisible Struggle Against Racism, Apartheid, and Colonialism

Position paper of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee presented at the International Seminar on Racial Discrimination and Colonialism in South Africa, organized by the United Nations and the government of Zambia, in 1967. The paper discusses the similarities between the African liberation movement and Afro-Americans' struggles in the United States and the appendixes include past statements by SNCC condemning the United State's involvement in Vietnam and Chase Manhattan Bank's racially discriminating practices.
Date: {1966-01-06,1967-06-13,1967-07-24}
Creator: Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
System: The Portal to Texas History