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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

Item Type: Text

Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Letter from H. E. Tips to R. I. Mehan, July 10, 1943]

Letter from H. E. Tips to R. I. Mehan confirming the valuations for corporations previously mentioned are reliable and can be used to prepare tax returns. Tips updates Mehan on crops that are growing and states a valuation of $100,000 is sufficient for La Junta Farms.

Date: July 10, 1943

Creator: Tips, H. E.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Rosenberg Library

Life of Dr. Joseph Darracott

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