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[Letter from Pat Godbold to Abelardo Sanchez - May 24, 1991]
Letter from Pat Goldbold to Abelardo Sanchez in response to a postcard sent by Abelardo Sanchez requesting information about the timeline of Dr. J. C. Darracott's practice in Marfa, Texas, while researching the death of Ambrose Bierce. Mrs. Goldbold includes a short biography of Dr. Darracott in reference to Marfa, according to the Marfa Museum records.
Date:
May 24, 1991
Creator:
Goldbold, Pat
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Abelardo Sanchez to Mrs. Pat Godbold - May 20, 1991]
A postcard with a blank front sent to Mrs. Pat Goldbold, care of the Marfa Museum, from Abelardo Sanchez requesting information about the timeline of Dr. Darracott's practice in Marfa, Texas, while researching the death of Ambrose Bierce.
Date:
May 20, 1991
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Brite Ranch Raid
This is a collection of pages and objects related to an entry by Clint W. White for the Alpine History Fair in Marfa, Texas in March 1984. Accompanying the research paper are three "History Day" judges' rating cards, a participant ribbon, and a certificate. The paper mentions a model of the ranch headquarters that accompanied this report. as well. Three ia a hand-written paper telling about the author's sources of information about the ranch. The three-page typed report tells the story of the raid on the Brite Ranch in 1917.
Date:
March 5, 1984
Creator:
White, Clint W.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Barn and Corrals at the Brite Ranch
Photograph of the barn and corrals at the Brite Ranch in West Texas. The barn has cattle brands decorating the doors. A horse is in the corral. This photo was included in a report for an American History class at Marfa High School.
Date:
1984
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Brite Ranch House and Capote Mountain
Photograph of the Brite Ranch house in West Texas. Capote Mountain stands behind the house. This photo was included in a report for an American History class at Marfa High School.
Date:
1984
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Brite Ranch Shed and Store]
Photograph of the shed and store on the Brite Ranch in West Texas. The Capote Mountain is in the background. This photo was included in a report for an American History class at Marfa High School.
Date:
1984
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
House on the Brite Ranch
Photograph of the house on the Brite Ranch in 1984. It is a one story stucco house with a red tin roof, with a chain link fence around it. Cactus and flowers grow in the yard. An old wagon wheel leans against the house to the right. This photo was included in a report for an American History class at Marfa High School.
Date:
1984
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Post Office & Store at the Brite, Ranch
Photograph of the Post Office & Store on the Brite Ranch. The small stucco building has a tin roof. This photo was included in a report for an American History class at Marfa High School.
Date:
1984
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Post Office & Store at the Brite, Ranch
Photograph of the Post Office & Store on the Brite Ranch. It is a small stucco building with a tin roof.
Date:
1984
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rimrock at the Brite Ranch in West Texas
Photograph of the rimrock on the Brite Ranch in West Texas.
Date:
1984
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Shed at the Brite Ranch]
Photograph of the shed at the Brite Ranch in West Texas. This photo was included in a report for an American History class at Marfa High School.
Date:
1984
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[View of the Country Below the Rimrock at Brite Ranch]
Photograph of the view below the rimrock at the Brite Ranch in West Texas.
Date:
1984
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. B. Hubbard]
The letter from W. B. Hubbard is a brief explanation of the enclosures provided including a photocopy of an article that appeard in The Cattleman in 1937.
Date:
December 17, 1983
Creator:
Hubbard, W. B.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Wm. F. Dukes to Mrs. M. T. Bennett - November 6, 1979]
Letter from Wm. F. Dukes to Mrs. M. T. Bennett explaining a number of the enclosed photographs by Frank Duncan to be donated to the museum in Marfa, Texas.
Date:
November 6, 1979
Creator:
Dukes, William F.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lee G. Bennett to Wm. F. Dukes - October 19, 1979]
Letter from Lee G. Bennett to Wm. F. Dukes in acceptance of the additional photographs by Frank Duncan of the people and happenings of the 1920s, which Mr. Dukes offered to the Marfa Museum in a previous letter.
Date:
October 19, 1979
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Wm. F. Dukes to Mrs. Glenda McCravey - October 12, 1979]
Letter from Wm. F. Dukes to Mrs. Glenda McCravey to inquire whether the museum to be built in Marfa, Texas, might appreciate the donation of some additional photographs by Frank Duncan.
Date:
October 12, 1979
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Sister Mary Prendergast, 1978]
Letter written in 1978 by Sister Mary Prendergast of the Incarnate Word Generalate in San Antonio thanking Mrs. Murphy Bennett of Marfa Hight School for sharing papers and photographs with her and asking for duplicates of the photos.
Date:
December 5, 1978
Creator:
Prendergast, Sister Mary
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
1919 Plane Crash: A Paper Presented to the History Department of Marfa High School
Research paper written by Danny Roman about a plane crash that happened in 1919 in Marfa that killed Benito Viscaino, Jr., and Augustin Viscaino. The paper was written for a class at Marfa High School in 1978.
Date:
February 21, 1978
Creator:
Roman, Danny
Object Type:
Paper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
1930 Wedding
This is a paper accompanying a photograph, written by Danny Roman for an American History Class at Marfa High School on February 21, 1978. It describes a wedding party.
Date:
February 21, 1978
Creator:
Roman, Danny
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Chaney
Biographical paper by Dolores Navarette about Chaney, a well-loved African American man who lived in Marfa from 1932-1972. This paper was written for an American History class at Marfa High School in February 1978.
Date:
February 1978
Creator:
Navarette, Dolores
Object Type:
Paper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
Cow Country Comedy
Paper on the history and development of West Texas humor
Date:
1978
Creator:
Odell, Cindy
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Memorial Service: Kathleen Menard - April 24, 1978]
Script for the memorial service of Kathleen Menard at Nalley-Pickle Rosewood Chapel on the morning of April 24, 1978. Kathleen Menard attend and graduated valedictorian form Marfa High School in Marfa, Texas. Kathleen Menard was deeply devoted to her father, Frank Duncan, and helped him in his photography business.
Date:
1978
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[One Picture is Worth a Thousand Words]
This is a research paper written by Jaime Javier Vasquez for an American History Class at Marfa High School in 1978. It is about the early photographers in Marfa and the West Texas area. These men and women documented the landscape, the people and events of the early 20th century in that area. The author found little information about these photographers personally but included what he did uncover.
Date:
1978
Creator:
Vasquez, Jaime Javier
Object Type:
Paper
System:
The Portal to Texas History