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Life of Francis King Duncan

Description: Research paper written for a history class at Marfa High School about Francis King Duncan, who was pronounced dead by three doctors when he cracked his skull open on an old wooden stove in a train collision; but while the undertaker was preparing him for burial, he awoke. He developed a bad case of boils, contracted tuberculosis twice, and caught yellow fever in Oregon. After his service in World War I, Frank Duncan settled in Marfa, Texas, with his wife and daughter.
Date: December 13, 1965
Creator: Bagley, Bob
Partner: Marfa Public Library

The Drake Family

Description: Research paper written for a history class at Marfa High School about the Drake family, who first came to Texas in the 1850s. John Drake, the author's grandfather, was a poor ranch man, and the author's father, Dawson Cole Drake, was stationed in England during his military service.
Date: 1970
Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Teacher's Notes on a Student's Research Paper]

Description: A teacher's questions and notes written on a small sheet of paper to better a student's research paper written for a history class at Marfa High School about Frank King Duncan, titled "Life of Francis King Duncan" by Bob Bagley.
Date: 1965
Partner: Marfa Public Library

Testimony from W. B. Hinckly

Description: Testimony of a farmer concerning the opportunities in the Lower Rio Grande Valley.
Date: [1912..1919]
Partner: The University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley

Restore rural communities and family farms

Description: A series of resolution agreements listing restoring rural communities and family farms, free quality education from pre-k through college, a moratorium on executions in Texas, against the marriage amendment to the U.S. Constitution, repeal to the U.S.A. PATRIOT Act and many more.
Date: 2004
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

History of the Ferris Farm

Description: Typed history of the Ferris Farm, located six miles west of Alto, Texas, accompanied by a 7-page letter with additional details.
Date: {1936,1993-09-10}
Creator: Bertolinio, Mildred Nicar
Partner: Stella Hill Memorial Library

[Message from Manuel de Iturbe with Orders from the Viceroy]

Description: Message from Manuel de Iturbe with orders from the Viceroy concerning cultivating or settling unused lands. The orders are followed by numerous signatures from local Spanish authorities acknowledging their having received the message from de Iturbe.
Date: 1807-09~
Partner: St. Mary's University Louis J. Blume Library

[Transcript: Memoir of Cornelia Garner]

Description: Transcript of handwritten notes written by Cornelia Garner describing what she remembers of moving to Texas as a child, living on a farm in Navarro County, managing a ranch and making cloth during the Civil War, and various other details that she remembered. There are notes and annotations added to the end for clarification.
Date: 2019
Creator: Treadwell, Cornelia Evelyn Garner
Partner: UNT Libraries

[Note About Crops]

Description: Paper with a fragment of a sentence written at the top, "and $ for the crop now [..] in said might of [..] in [..] field."
Date: unknown
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Notes Regarding Negligence]

Description: Document with the heading, "Fo[..] Customs [..] Negligence" and listing three items discussing the consequences of an accident.
Date: unknown
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Title 6 - Agricultural Credit]

Description: Document describing the law for the Agricultural Credit related to the $50,000 limitation of nonrecourse price support for 1960 crops. This document lists the terms and definitions of the law and details the application process and its fees. It also describes apportionment of acreage among entities.
Date: February 2, 1960
Creator: Benson, E. T.
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Memorandum for Texas Cotton Industries]

Description: A memorandum discussing the properties owned and managed by Texas Cotton Industries. Also shown are the accounting records according to H. Kempner's books.
Date: 1953-05-27~
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Texas Cotton Industry Assets, January 19, 1947]

Description: Document listing several assets, including gins and equipments, offices, and inventory, and stating that Barbee and Watkins are making up reports.
Date: January 19, 1947
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Receipt from A. J. Krause Grocers]

Description: Receipt from A. J. Krause, Staple and Fancy Groceries of McKinney, Texas that was filled out for C. B. Moore for the purchase of Alfalfa Clover in 1892.
Date: September 25, 1892
Creator: Krause, A. J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Texas Grand State Farmers Alliance delegates certificate

Description: This delegates certificate includes the minutes of a meeting held on July 12th, 1886 in which the officers and representatives were selected. The certificate lists all of the representatives chosen.
Date: July 12, 1886
Partner: Denton Public Library

[Annual Address of the President of Texas Cotton Association]

Description: Annual address of the president of the Texas Cotton Association, discussing Cochran's time as president and the problems he has solved at the Association. Charts are included to show the decline of the cotton crop, as well as the farming population compared with the total population of the United States. These are meant to spur urgency in improving the markets.
Date: 1963
Creator: Cochran, James R.
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Historic Marker Application: Mill Creek Farm]

Description: Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Mill Creek Farm, in Mill Creek, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, narrative, and photographs.
Date: 1966
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Partner: Texas Historical Commission

[Historic Marker Application: Rocky Creek Farm]

Description: Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Rocky Creek Farm, in Round Top, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, original application, narrative, and photographs.
Date: January 22, 1970
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Partner: Texas Historical Commission

[Memorandum on Blakely Farm in Sugar Land]

Description: A memorandum written by D. W. Kempner discussing the Blakely area and Sugar Land, Texas.
Date: April 24, 1951
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Invoice for Texas Dairy]

Description: Invoice for items sold to D. W. Kempner by Sugarland Industries, including Texas Dairy.
Date: January 16, 1956
Creator: Sugarland Industries
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Cattle Inventory]

Description: Inventory list for cattle at Sugarland Industries.
Date: December 31, 1951
Creator: Sugarland Industries
Partner: Rosenberg Library
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