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Bloys Campmeeting, 1980-1973
This pamphlet gives an overview of the origins of the Bloys Campmeetings as well as the services available at the 1973 service.
Date:
1973
Creator:
Bloys Campmeeting Association
Object Type:
Image
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bloys Campmeeting Association
This pamphlet gives an overview of the origins of the Bloys Campmeetings as well as the services available at the 1970 service.
Date:
1970
Creator:
Bloys Campmeeting Association
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Grandmother's Doll Collection
Research paper written for a history class at Marfa High School about a doll collection comprised of three hundred dolls representing every era from 1400 C.E. to the 1970s. The collection includes dolls of all sizes and shapes, styles and colors, and from different countries. This paper includes a small section on the process of making dolls, pieces of furniture the author's grandmother uses to display her dolls at her home, and the likeness of a number of dolls from the author's collection.
Date:
1970
Creator:
Brandon, Lindy
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Anne Jordan Childers
This is a paper describing Anne Jordan Childers
Date:
December 21, 1967
Creator:
Browne, Joe
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fort Davis
This photograph shows Fort Davis at a distance with mountains in the background. In the foreground, there are cacti and two young boys sitting on a rock in the lower right hand corner.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Burgess, Glenn
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Indian Lodge]
This photograph has a large white building in adobe (pueblo) style architecture, centered within the scenery. There are trees and brush in the foreground, outside wire fencing which encloses the building, and hills in the background.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Burgess, Glenn
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Woman on a Rock in Davis Mountain State Park]
Photograph of several large rocks. There is a woman, dressed casually, sitting atop the rock at the front of the photograph. In the distance, there is a desert landscape with scrub and other rocks. At the bottom of the photograph, there is a handwritten label: "Davis Mtn's State Park."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Burgess, Glenn
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Biography of George Dawson
Research paper written for a history class at Marfa High School about the rancher George Dawson from Shafter, Texas, who during his lifetime managed two large ranges, "El Rancho Del Pajorito" and "La Mora." In 1918, Dawson was called to the Army for World War I and was stationed in France for a year. Dawson spent the remainder of his life maintaining the two ranches with his wife, Juana Dawson, who was the main contributor of the information in this paper.
Date:
November 21, 1966
Creator:
Bustillos, Albert, Jr.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
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
[Jerman and Petrolina]
Research paper by Christina Carrasco for an American History class at Marfa High School in 1969. It has biographical information about the Carrasco family.
Date:
1969
Creator:
Carrasco, Christina
Object Type:
Paper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
History of the Carrasco Family
Research paper giving the biography of Valentin Carrasco, his parents, his work on a sheep ranch, his children, his wife Angela. This is a research paper written by Flora Carrasco about her grandfather for an American History Class at Marfa High School in 1970.
Date:
December 7, 1970
Creator:
Carrasco, Flora
Object Type:
Paper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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 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
Jose Ceniceros
Paper written by Freddie Ceniceros chronicling the life of Jose Ceniceros.
Date:
December 4, 1969
Creator:
Ceniceros, Freddie
Object Type:
Paper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Adobes
Research paper written by Sammy Cobos about the construction of adobe buildings. Several examples of adobe buildings from Marfa and Ruidosa are explained. This paper was written for an American History class at Marfa High School.
Date:
December 2, 1968
Creator:
Cobos, Sammy
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
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
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
Indian Implements
This is a research paper written by Leticia Cortez for an American History Class at Marfa High School on November 28, 1967. In the paper she describes the [Native American] Indian utensils and implements found in their households and the various uses of these items.
Date:
November 28, 1967
Creator:
Cortez, Leticia
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
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
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
Object Type:
Paper
System:
The Portal to Texas History