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Jose Ceniceros
Paper written by Freddie Ceniceros chronicling the life of Jose Ceniceros.
Date:
December 4, 1969
Creator:
Ceniceros, Freddie
System:
The Portal to Texas History
My Land, My Heritage, My Hope
Paper submitted to the Junior Historical Society state writing contest held by the Texas State Historical Society, discussing historical landmarks, landscape, and people of Marfa. This written speech accompanied photographic slides (noted in the text with slide numbers).
Date:
1969
Creator:
Edwards, Nancy
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Estella Matamoros
A paper chronicling the life of Estella Matamoros Cortez.
Date:
1968
Creator:
Luna, Oscar
System:
The Portal to Texas History
St. Mary's Catholic School
Paper by Gloria Gonzales describing the history of St. Mary's Catholic school.
Date:
December 2, 1968
Creator:
Gonzales, Gloria
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Charley Bishop: "A Western Pioneer"
This report is a brief biography of Charley Bishop, starting with his parents and describing his entire life.
Date:
1964
Creator:
Bentley, Mary Helen
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pedro Chavez and the First Well in Redford, Texas
Paper about Carrasco family and their ranch in Redford, Texas where the first well was dug. Pedro Chaves, a child raised by the Carrasco family on their ranch in Redford. This is a research paper written by Saul Acosta for an American History Class at Marfa High School in 1967.
Date:
1967
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cedillo family
Paper describing photos of the Cedillo family.
Date:
1967
Creator:
Malimar, Lorena
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
The History of the Catholic Churches of Marfa
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.
Date:
December 7, 1969
Creator:
Valenzuela, Lupita
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
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
U.S.I.N.S., Marfa Sector
Report by Ellen Fay Nicholson for an American History class at Marfa High School in 1964. The paper covers the reasons for the Border Patrol, the patrolmen, the different stations in the Marfa sector, and includes a map of the area.
Date:
1964
Creator:
Nicholson, Ellen Fay
System:
The Portal to Texas History