Marcus, Gertrude L. (Gertrude Levin), 1885-1955
Dates
- Existence: 1885 - 1955
Biographical History
Gertrude Levin Marcus (1885-1955) was the founder and president of the Salt Lake City Unit of the Women's National Aeronautical ASsociation and wife of Salt Lake City mayor Louis Marcus.
Gertrude Levin Marcus was born in 1885 in Chicago, Illinois to Hyman and Jennie Shocken Levin. She lived in Pueblo, Colorado until her marriage to Louis Marcus in Salt Lake City, Utah on January 16, 1912. On April 22, 1919, she gave birth to Louis Howard Marcus, her only child.
Along with managing her household and raising her son, she was the founder and president of the Salt Lake City Unit of the Women's National Aeronautical Association, was one of the founders of the Town Club, and was a supporter of the Garden Club, as well as being a member of the Alta Club and the Salt Lake Country Club. Later she became a member of the board of directors of the Neighborhood House, as well as sponsored and supervised construction of the Neighborhood House Thrift Shop. She was commonly referred to in business correspondence and newspaper articles as Mrs. L. Marcus or Mrs. Louis Marcus.
She died on May 25, 1955 in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Citation:
UPB files, July 3, 2013 (born 1885 in Chicago, Illinois; father Hyman Levin; mother Jennie Shocken Levin; lived in Pueblo, Colorado; married Louis Marcus in Salt Lake City on January 16, 1912; gave birth to son Louis Howard Marcus on April 22, 1919; one child; founder and president of the Salt Lake City unit of Women's National Aeronautical Association; founder of the Town Club; supporter of the Garden Club; member of the Alta Club; member of the Salt Lake Country Club; member of board of directors of the Neighborhood House; sponsored and supervised construction of the Neighborhood House Thrift Store; commonly referred to in business correspondence and newspapers as Mrs. L. Marcus or Mrs. Louis Marcus; died May 25, 1955 in Salt Lake City, Utah)Found in 30 Collections and/or Records:
Marcus family papers
Marcus family photographs, approximately 1908-1955
Marcus family scrapbooks, approximately 1905-1948
Materials include scrapbooks, photographs, newspaper clippings, and photo albums. Most of the photographs are portraits of Gertrude L. Marcus, L. Howard Marcus, and Wilma Marcus. Dated approximately 1905-1948.
Negatives of the Marcus family photographs, approximately 1885-1935
These are the negatives that correspond with the photographs taken by the Marcus family.
Newspaper clippings, 1912-1984
Materials include newspaper clippings, including news about the family weddings, and articles on Louis, Gertrude, and L. Howard Marcus. Contains materials in Danish. Dated 1912-1984.
Paintings and sketches, approximately 1920-1950
Contains amateur paintings found admist the Marcus family papers.
Pamphlets and programs, 1914-1949
Materials include theatre programs, pamphlets, schedules, and magazines collected by various family members. Dated 1914-1949.
Photographs and paintings, approximately 1848-1984
Portraits and photographs of the Marcus family and others, approximately 1848-1982
Contains the portraits done either at a studio or by a professional photographer of the Marcus and Levin families. Also group photographs taken of Louis Marcus' political and business activities. Included in these are photographs with Amelia Earhart, Harold B. Lee, several Hollywood actors and actresses, and other prominent people of the day. Dated approximately 1848-1982.
The Whopper Scrapbook, 1932-1934
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- Mayors -- Utah 24
- Aeronautics -- Utah -- History 23
- Jews -- Utah -- History 23
- Salt Lake City (Utah) -- Politics and government -- 20th century 23
- Women -- Utah -- Salt Lake City -- Societies and clubs -- History 23
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Jews -- Utah 23
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Utah 23
- Salt Lake City (Utah) -- History -- 20th century 15
- Letters 11
- Home and Family 9
- Images 9
- Motion picture actors and actresses 9
- Motion picture studios 9
- Social Life and Customs 9
- Family life 8
- Photographs 8
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) 5
- Books 4
- Daybooks 3
- Family records 3
- Paintings 3
- Pamphlets 3
- Programs 3
- Business records 2
- Certificates 2
- Opera 2
- Postcards 2
- Scrapbooks 2
- Stock certificates 2
- Theater 2
- Aeronautics 1
- Aeronautics -- Photographs 1
- American drama 1
- Audits 1
- Autobiographies 1
- Business enterprises -- Utah 1
- Businessmen -- Utah -- Salt Lake City -- Correspondence 1
- Catalogs 1
- Christian leadership -- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 1
- Christmas cards 1
- Comic books, strips, etc. 1
- Correspondence 1
- Education, Higher 1
- Essays 1
- Europe -- Description and travel 1
- Film posters 1
- Finance, Personal -- Utah 1
- Financial records 1
- Flags 1
- Funeral rites and ceremonies -- Utah -- Salt Lake City -- History 1
- History -- Aeronautics 1
- Insurance -- Utah 1
- Negatives 1
- Papers (Documents) 1
- Personal papers 1
- Posters 1
- Publications 1
- Receipts (Financial records) 1
- Resolutions, Legislative 1
- Salt Lake City (Utah) -- Business 1
- Schedules (Time plans) 1
- Scrapbooks -- United States 1
- Sketches 1
- South America -- Description and travel 1
- Souvenirs (Keepsakes) 1
- Sports 1
- Tahiti (French Polynesia : Island) -- Description and travel 1
- Tax records 1
- Tax returns 1
- Telegrams 1
- Theater programs 1
- Theater programs -- History -- Sources 1
- Theaters -- Utah -- Salt Lake City -- Finance 1
- Theatrical companies -- Utah -- History 1
- Travel 1
- Travelers -- Photographs 1
- Wills 1
- Wills -- Utah -- History -- Sources 1
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Correspondence 1
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Women 1 + ∧ less