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Life of Dr. Joseph Darracott

Description: 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
Partner: Marfa Public Library

The Life of W. T. Davis

Description: 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
Partner: Marfa Public Library

[News Script: Quebec Fire]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of firemen who pulled nearly a dozen bodies from a small frame home at Val 'Do, Quebec.
Date: January 22, 1974, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Dan Oppenheimer, November 22, 1954]

Description: Letter from I. H. Kempner to Dan Oppenheimer discussing about letter to Mr. Sanders and enclosed memo of conversation with J. C. Wilson. Also, adds on his thoughts regarding the cultivation of land in Presidio, Reeves, Ward, and Crane counties and voices his opinion on I. H. Kempner valuations as persuasive.
Date: November 22, 1954
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Partner: Rosenberg Library
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