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[Mitchell Family History]

Collection:: Building the African-American Community
Title:: [Mitchell Family History]
Creator:: Bailey, Laura M.
Date of Original:: 1975
Subject:: Persons--Texas--Marfa
Genealogy
Widows--Texas--Marfa
People:: Mitchell, Laura
Bailey, Laura
Location:: United States, Texas, Presidio County, Marfa, 30.30973, -104.02134
Medium:: papers (documents)
Type:: Text
Format:: image/png
Description:: Research paper written by Laura M. Bailey about her ancestors and her grandmother, Laura, in particular. This paper was written for an American History class at Marfa High School in 1975.
Local Identifier:: local-cont-no: A1975.09
ark: ark:/67531/metapth88260
Metadata URL:: http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth88260/
Language:: eng
Extent:: 7 p. ; 28 cm.
Contributing Institution:: Marfa Public Library (Marfa, Tex.)
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