IOWA WOMEN’S ARCHIVES
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA LIBRARIES
IOWA CITY, IOWA
MARJORIE MARSH (1913- )
PAPERS, 1993-1997
7 items
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ACQUISITION: |
The papers (donor no. 441) were donated by Marjorie Marsh in 1997. |
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ACCESS: |
The papers are open for research. |
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COPYRIGHT: |
Copyright has been transferred to the University of Iowa. |
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PROCESSED BY: |
Kristen Rassbach, 1997. |
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Biography
Marjorie Woods Marsh, an active volunteer, was born in Fort Madison, Iowa,
on February 4, 1913. She graduated from
Fort Madison High School in 1930 and attended Stowe Teacher’s College in St.
Louis, Missouri for a short time before leaving to marry Ferrell Turner.
In 1932 Marsh returned to Fort Madison and divorced Turner. She married Ben Lewis in 1937. Lewis died in 1969, and she married Tom
Marsh who passed away in 1989. Marjorie
Marsh has one son, Ferrell Turner, Jr. and her step-son, Leo Lewis died in
1989.
Marsh worked at the Harper Clinic in Fort Madison as a receptionist and
medical assistant for twenty years. For
six years after that, Marsh served as a switchboard operator at the Sacred
Heart Hospital until her retirement at age 62.
Marsh has been active in the Retired Senior Volunteer Program, the
Senior Silver Steppers, and the Booster Women’s Club, in addition to her church
and other organizations in the Fort Madison area.
Scope and Content Note
The Marjorie Marsh papers date from 1993 to 1997 and consist of 7
items. The collection contains two
newspaper clippings from 1997, two letters of recommendation, Marsh’s
nomination form for the 1993 Outstanding Woman of the Year award, her
certificate from the 1993 Outstanding
Woman of the Year award presented by the Business and Professional Women of
Fort Madison, and undated biographical information received from Virginia
Harper.
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