The Young Lady Who Recommended Herself (open access)

The Young Lady Who Recommended Herself

Paper written for a history Class at Marfa High School by Rosalba Alvarado. It is the story of how Cosme Alvarado chose a woman for his office assistant based on what he saw rather than any letter of recommendation.
Date: December 13, 1976
Creator: Alvarodo, Rosalba
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Childers Family (open access)

The Childers Family

This is a paper describing the Childers family.
Date: December 13, 1972
Creator: Oliver, Margaret
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Construction of an Adobe House (open access)

The Construction of an Adobe House

Research paper written by Joe Luis Carrasco about the process of building an adobe house. Also included are two pages of photographs that show the process. This paper was written in 1972 for an American History class at Marfa High School.
Date: December 13, 1972
Creator: Carrasco, Joe Luis
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ira Cline - Disciple of Law (open access)

Ira Cline - Disciple of Law

This is a research paper written by Pablo Alvarado for an American History Class at Marfa High School on December 13, 1972. It is a biography of Ira Cline, a man who worked in law enforcement most of his life in west Texas and Mexico.
Date: December 13, 1972
Creator: Alvarado, Pablo
Object Type: Paper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Rock House (open access)

The Rock House

This is a paper describing both Casa Piedra, "The Rock House," and the people who lived in Casa Piedra.
Date: December 13, 1972
Creator: Arce, Hugh
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Alpine, The Last Frontier Land (open access)

Alpine, The Last Frontier Land

Research paper written by Delia Jurado about the history of Alpine, Texas. The paper covers Alpine from the time it was formed in 1882 as Murphyville until the 1930s. Also covered are the history of Sul Ross State University and its namesake, Lawrence Sullivan Ross. This paper was written in 1971 as a research project for a class at Marfa High School.
Date: December 13, 1971
Creator: Jurado, Delia
Object Type: Paper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Migration of Our Feathered Friends (open access)

Migration of Our Feathered Friends

This report discusses the migration of birds in the United States with descriptions and illustrations of those that are found in Texas and the Gulf Coast area.
Date: December 13, 1971
Creator: Gilly, Debra K.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
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
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History