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Salt Lake City (Utah) -- History -- 20th century

 Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source

Found in 15 Collections and/or Records:

Collected materials, 1912-1984

 Series
Identifier: MSS 3775 Series 4
Scope and Contents

Materials include newspaper clippings, theatre programs, and pamphlets collected by various family members. Newspaper clippings include news about the family weddings, and articles on Louis, Gertrude, and L. Howard Marcus. Contains materials in Danish. Dated 1912-1984.

Dates: 1912-1984

Gertrude L. Marcus letters, daybooks, and other papers, 1907-1953

 Sub-Series — Box 4: Series 2 [Barcode: 31197225543310]
Identifier: MSS 3775 Series 2 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Materials include personal and business letters received by and written by Gertrude L. Marcus, letters sent to her from soldiers during World War II, and daybooks which include excerpts from her own mother's diary. Dated 1907-1953.

Dates: 1907-1953

Gertrude L. Marcus Women's National Aeronautical Association papers, 1932-1938

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 3775 Series 2 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

Materials include letters, papers, and collected items, including newspaper clippings, magazines, and photographs, pertaining to the W.N.A.A. and other things aeronautical. Dated 1932-1938.

Dates: 1932-1938

L. Howard Marcus letters, approximately 1930-1959

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 3775 Series 3 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents

Personal letters kept by L. Howard Marcus, including letters written to his mother. Contains material in French. Dated approximately 1930-1959.

Dates: approximately 1930-1959

L. Howard Marcus school papers, 1931-1941

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 3775 Series 3 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

Materials include L. Howard Marcus's school papers from junior high and his time spent at Stanford, including registration cards, report cards, final grades, receipts, and tickets. Also includes a couple of class photographs. Dated 1931-1941.

Dates: 1931-1941

Landscape, Interference, and Impression of Louis Marcus posters, no date recorded

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 3775 Series 4 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents

Various posters, one of a mountain landscape, one for the movie Interference, and one containing an Impression of Louis Marcus. Also contains an enlarged comic strip piece about Louis Marcus and his film business. No date recorded.

Dates: no date recorded

Louis Marcus books, 1919-1935

 Sub-Series — Box 11: Series 1; Series 2; Series 3 [Barcode: 31197232501186]
Identifier: MSS 3775 Series 1 Sub-Series 5
Scope and Contents

Materials include books belonging to Louis Marcus. Some books are inscribed to Louis and signed, notably a Book of Mormon signed by Heber J. Grant, and The Vitality of Mormonism signed by Heber J. Grant, Charles Penrose, and A.W. Ivins, then the first presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Dated 1919-1935.

Dates: 1919-1935

Marcus family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 3775
Scope and Contents Note This collection contains letters, financial papers, receipts, newspaper clippings, theatre and opera pamphlets and clippings, school papers, brochures, travel papers, photographs, and books created and collected by Louis Marcus, his wife Gertrude L. Marcus, and their son L. Howard Marcus, starting with family photographs in 1848 ending with the death of L. Howard Marcus in 1984. However, the bulk of the material is from 1911-1955, beginning with the engagement of Louis Marcus and Gertrude...
Dates: 1848-1984

Marcus family photographs, approximately 1908-1955

 Sub-Series — Box 13: Series 5 [Barcode: 31197232501202]
Identifier: MSS 3775 Series 5 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents Contains the photographs taken by the Marcus family, including several photographs of early 20th century Utah and surrounding states, postcards from Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, and Samoa, photographs from European travel, and a set of photographs of the inside of a house from circa 1920-1950. There are several photographs of Howard Marucs from when he was a newborn to about 5 years old. Also included are a series of sporting photographs, mostly of a polo tournament, and still shots of...
Dates: approximately 1908-1955

Negatives of the Marcus family photographs, approximately 1885-1935

 Series — Box 20: Series 5 [Barcode: 31197233622460]
Identifier: MSS 3775 Series 5 Series 6
Scope and Contents

These are the negatives that correspond with the photographs taken by the Marcus family.

Dates: approximately 1885-1935