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The Brite Ranch Raid

Description: 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 … more
Date: March 5, 1984
Creator: White, Clint W.
Partner: Marfa Public Library

Church History: Book 4

Description: Journal written by Blanche Avant titled, "Church History, Book IV," about the history of the Episcopal church. The final pages of the journal contain recipes.
Date: April 5, 1902
Creator: Avant, Blanche
Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Letter from Sister Mary Prendergast, 1978]

Description: 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
Partner: Marfa Public Library

Wedding of Hester Brite to Donald Ross Dunkle

Description: Photograph of attendants at the wedding of Hester Brite and Capt. Donald Dunkle. Back row (L-R): Catherine Moore; Hester (bride); Eleanor Erickson (Morris), Hester's cousin; and Florence McKissick. Front row (L-R):Margaret Fletcher (Weyrauch), daughter of Henry T. Fletcher and Norman Casen, son of Buck Casen. The women wear gowns and hold bouquets of flowers.
Date: December 5, 1923
Partner: Marfa Public Library
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