A Theme of the History of the Marfa Baptist Church (open access)

A Theme of the History of the Marfa Baptist Church

Theme paper written by Rose Mary Baize for Mrs. Murphy Bennett's American History class at Marfa High School in January 1964. It covers the history of the Baptist church in Marfa including the various buildings where it met, who the leaders were and how it changed overtime.
Date: January 13, 1964
Creator: Baize, Rose Mary
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Life of Jesus Cabezuela (open access)

Life of Jesus Cabezuela

This is a paper describing the life of Jesus Cabezuela, by Nora Cabezuela.
Date: January 22, 1965
Creator: Cabezuela, Nora
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
My Grandmother's Sisters (open access)

My Grandmother's Sisters

Research paper written for a history class at Marfa High School about the author's grandmother's sisters, Rubio D. Dominguez and Maria Rubio D. Ochoa.
Date: January 17, 1977
Creator: Carrasco, Carlos
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
A 1913 Wedding (open access)

A 1913 Wedding

Information about a photograph for a research paper written for a history class at Marfa High School about the 1913 wedding of Hijinio Roman and Pilar Dominguez. A footnotes page and bibliography to the research paper are also included.
Date: January 18, 1977
Creator: Carrasco, Irma
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Adobe House: A Paper Presented to the History Department of Marfa High School (open access)

The Adobe House: A Paper Presented to the History Department of Marfa High School

Research paper written by Mary Francis Conners about the construction of adobe bricks and buildings. The paper describes what adobe is and where adobe buildings are normally found. This paper was written in in January of 1977 for a history class at Marfa High School.
Date: January 1977
Creator: Conners, Mary Francis
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
John F. Conners (open access)

John F. Conners

This is a research paper written by Mary Francis Conners for an American History Class at Marfa High School in 1977. It is a brief biography of John Francis Conners.
Date: January 1977
Creator: Conners, Mary Francis
Object Type: Paper
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Paper Presented to the History Department of Marfa High School (open access)

A Paper Presented to the History Department of Marfa High School

This is a paper describing the store of Max Cortez.
Date: January 17, 1977
Creator: Cortez, Mario
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Life of Max Cortez Fall Research Paper for American History (open access)

The Life of Max Cortez Fall Research Paper for American History

Biography of Max Cortez written by his great-granddaughter, Martha Cortez. Max Cortez was born in Aldama, Chihuahua, Mexico in 1867.
Date: January 22, 1965
Creator: Cortez, Martha
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lillian Mary Elder Bowman (open access)

Lillian Mary Elder Bowman

This is a research paper written by Wil Cross for an American History Class at Marfa High School in January 1977.
Date: January 1977
Creator: Cross, Wil
Object Type: Paper
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
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Businesses in Marfa] (open access)

[Businesses in Marfa]

Report by Glenn Garcia for an American History class at marfa High School in January 1974. It is about businesses in Marfa, Texas based on his interviews with Jesusita Brito of Chuy's Place and Robert Martinez of Sandy's Grocery Store.
Date: January 14, 1974
Creator: Garcia, Glenn
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Barriers in Labor During the Depression (open access)

Barriers in Labor During the Depression

Paper based on an interview with Johnnie Collie. The paper describes his family, his different jobs in a variety of places and his time in the U.S. Army. This paper was written for an American History class at Marfa High School in 1977 by Orlando Garcia.
Date: January 10, 1977
Creator: Garcia, Orlando
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
George Francis and Thomas Clement Crosson (open access)

George Francis and Thomas Clement Crosson

This is a paper describing the lives of George Francis Crosson and Thomas Clement Crosson.
Date: January 22, 1965
Creator: Hampton, Donna Lee
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter From John Harris to A. M. Avant] (open access)

[Letter From John Harris to A. M. Avant]

Letter from John W. Harris to A. M. Avant, Esq. The letter concerns blueprints of properties sold and unsold. The letter is on Harris & Rogers Insurance Agents letterhead. The letter is dated January 22, 1901.
Date: January 22, 1901
Creator: Harris, John W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Felicitas Contreras (open access)

Felicitas Contreras

Paper detailing the life of Felicitas Contreras.
Date: January 18, 1977
Creator: Hartnett, Minerva
Object Type: Paper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Aviation in Presidio County (open access)

Aviation in Presidio County

Research paper written by Matt Henderson for an American History class at a Marfa high school in 1974 about the history of aviation in Presidio County.
Date: January 13, 1974
Creator: Henderson, Matt
Object Type: Paper
System: The Portal to Texas History
St. Mary's Catholic Church (open access)

St. Mary's Catholic Church

Paper describing St. Mary's Catholic Church in Marfa, Texas
Date: January 14, 1974
Creator: Hernandez, Lionel
Object Type: Paper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Businesses in Marfa] (open access)

[Businesses in Marfa]

Report by Martha Sue Horn for an American History class at marfa High School in January 1974. It is about businesses in Marfa, Texas based on her interviews with business owners and employees at Eddie Pierce Motors, Inc., the Marfa Public Library, the Nu-Way Grocery Store, Colomo's Handy Store and Genevieve's Beauty Shop.
Date: January 10, 1974
Creator: Horn, Martha Sue
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bottle Collection of George and Galen McCallum (open access)

Bottle Collection of George and Galen McCallum

Report by Galen McCallum about her collection of glass bottles.It gives a brief history of glass bottles, from individually blown glass bottles to manufactured bottles, descriptions of various bottles and some uses of glass bottles. Pages are included with descriptions of photos that were part of this report.
Date: January 14, 1974
Creator: McCallum, Galen
Object Type: Paper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Life of Jesus Cabezuela (open access)

The Life of Jesus Cabezuela

This is a paper describing the life of Jesus Cabezuela, by Lynda Grace Mendoza.
Date: January 22, 1965
Creator: Mendoza, Lynda Grace
Object Type: Book
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
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Belle of the Ball (open access)

Belle of the Ball

Research paper written for a history class at Marfa High School about a fictitious story explaining scenes, people, and events a young woman in the early 1900s might have experienced.
Date: January 21, 1971
Creator: Newton, Larue
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
It's a Corker (open access)

It's a Corker

History Thesis by Carleen Pirtle about glass bottles, written in januyary 1971. The paper gives a brief history of different types of glass bottles: whiskeys, bitters, medicines, house-holds, and drink bottles - beer, wine, soda water. It discusses why these bottles are so interesting and how some of them were made. It also has six pages of hand-drawn examples of bottles. Note cards are included at the end that may have been used to describe specific bottles.
Date: January 14, 1974
Creator: Pirtle, Carleen
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Crosson Family (open access)

The Crosson Family

Paper written by Jon Polson for his history class at Marfa High School on January 29, 1978. It is about the family of George and Lizzie Crosson, two of the earliest settlers in west Texas. They arrived by covered wagon in 1866-1867. The started the Goat Mountain Ranch and had five children.
Date: January 29, 1978
Creator: Polson, Jon
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History