Research paper written for a history class at Marfa High School about the Great Depression and, specifically, how if affected the town of Marfa, Texas. This paper reconstructs the Depression using individual accounts: working several odd jobs to earn money, pawning and trading items to pay for food, baking chocolate cakes in exchange for fence posts to repair a broken fence line, etc.

Report written for a Marfa High School history class by Paul Spitzer on December 7, 1970. The paper briefly tells the story of Carolina Palomo and Cipriano Borunda. Carolina ran the Old Borunda Cafe. It covers their childhoods, their relocation to Marfa with their families, their marriage, their businesses, and their deaths. It includes a hand-drawn family tree.

This is a research paper written by Rosalinda Villarreal for an American History Class at Marfa High School on December 7, 1970. It is a biography of the the Carrasco Family.

Paper by Delia Jurado describing the history of several churches and missions in the West Texas area.

Patent for a door holder, which will hold the door in place at various preset positions.

Research paper for an American History class at Marfa High School, written by Debbie Henderson on December 7, 1970. The paper gives the history of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, with extensive coverage of the U.S. Border Patrol at Marfa, Texas. It includes information about smugglers during prohibition, patrolmen's uniforms, the minimum requirements to join the U. S. Border Patrol, as well as the names of the staff people at the Marfa Headquarters in 1971.

Research paper written by Lupita Valenzuela for a class at Marfa High School on December 7, 1969. The paper is about the history of the Catholic Church in Marfa, Texas.

Report written by Lupita Valenzuela for a history class at Marfa High School on December 7, 1969. The report tells about the early missions and priests, the first churches

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Hunter Metcalf discussing the small track of land inherited by Mrs. D. E. Reigeluth after the passing of her mother. He would like to know how much the process of restoring the title to her would cost and the overall estimation of value of the land.

Weekly newspaper from Marfa, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Weekly newspaper from Marfa, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Weekly newspaper from Marfa, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Weekly newspaper from Marfa, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Weekly newspaper from Marfa, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Weekly newspaper from Marfa, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.