Marks, Jeannette Augustus, 1875-1964

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Jeannette Augustus Marks (August 16, 1875 – March 15, 1964) was an American professor at Mount Holyoke College.

Born on August 16, 1875 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, her parents were Jeannette Holmes (née Colwell) and William Dennis Marks, who was the president of the Philadelphia Edison Company, after working at University of Pennsylvania, where he taught engineering. As her parents were estranged, Marks grew up mainly in the company of her mother and younger sister, Mabel, alternating homes between the parental properties in Philadelphia and Westport, New York.

Marks attended boarding schools in Europe the United States. She then attended Dana Hall School and Wellesley College. In 1899 she met Mary Emma Woolley, a Wellesley professor, with whom she entered into a relationship that lasted 48 years. In 1900, she earned a Bachelor's degree and three years later she received her Masters'.

From 1901 to 1939, Marks was at Mount Holyoke College, where she was a professor of English Literature. She founded a lecture series to discuss modern literature at the college named the Play and Poetry Shop Talks, which featured established poets and authors. She also founded the Laboratory Theatre in 1928, where she was its director until 1941.

She was involved with the New York State branch of the National Woman's Party as a member and from 1942 to 1947 as its chairman. She contributed with money to socialist causes and advocated for Eugene V. Debs and Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti.

She lived in Westport, New York with Woolley. After Marks retired in 1941, the women spent the summers at the home of the Marks family, Fleur De Lys, on Lake Champlain. They lived there full-time from 1944, after Woolley suffered a stroke. Woolley died in 1947. Marks died in Westport, New York on March 15, 1964, and is buried there at Hillside Cemetery.

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creatorOf Blackwell, Alice Stone, 1857-1950. Autograph letter signed Alice Stone Blackwell to: "My dear Professor Marks" August 27, 1930. Wellesley College
creatorOf Blackwell, Alice Stone, 1857-1950. Autograph letter signed Alice Stone Blackwell to: "My dear Professor Marks" February 19, 1932. Wellesley College
referencedIn Papers, 1906-1961 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
creatorOf Marks, Jeannette Augustus, 1875-1964. Papers, 1938-1959 (inclusive). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
creatorOf Moore, T. Sturge (Thomas Sturge), 1870-1944. Autograph letter signed T. Sturge Moore to: Doctor Marks. July 10, 1928. Wellesley College
creatorOf Bogan, Louise, 1897-1970. Autograph letter signed Louise B to: Jeannette Marks August 6, 1928. Wellesley College
creatorOf Mooney, Thomas J., 1882-1942. Typed letter signed Tom Mooney, 31921 to: Jeannette Marks. December 16, 1933. Wellesley College
creatorOf Marks, Jeannette Augustus, 1875-1964. [Letter] 1918 January 31, South Hadley, Massachusetts [to] Mrs. [Edwin] Markham, [Staten Island] / Jeannette Marks. Wagner College, Horrmann Library
creatorOf Blackwell, Alice Stone, 1857-1950. Autograph letter signed Alice Stone Blackwell to: "My dear Professor Marks" August 24, 1932. Wellesley College
referencedIn Papers of of Alma Lutz,1921-1961 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Barrows family papers, 1861-1931. Houghton Library
referencedIn Collection, 1921-1961 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
creatorOf Blackwell, Alice Stone, 1857-1950. Autograph letter signed Alice Stone Blackwell to: "My dear Professor Marks" June 25, 1932. Wellesley College
creatorOf Chaplin, Ralph, 1887-1961. Papers, 1909-1948. University of Michigan
creatorOf Papers, 1938(1942-1947) 1959 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
creatorOf Marks, Jeannette Augustus, 1875-1964. Letters, 1905-1939 (inclusive). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
creatorOf Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956. Typed letter signed H.L. Mencken to: "Miss Marks" July, 29, [s.d.]. Wellesley College
creatorOf Swope, Gerard, 1872-1957. Typed letter signed Gerard Swope to "My dear Miss Marks" November 5, 1930. Wellesley College
referencedIn Miller, Emma Guffey, 1874-1970. Papers: Series III-IV, 1900-1972 (inclusive) [microform]. Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Miller, Emma Guffey, 1874-1970. Papers, 1833-1975 (bulk: 1884-1972) Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
creatorOf Linda. Autograph letter signed "Linda" to: [Jeannette Marks] February 21, 1920. Wellesley College
creatorOf Blackwell, Alice Stone, 1857-1950. Autograph letter signed Alice Stone Blackwell to: "My dear Professor Marks" June 13, 1932. Wellesley College
referencedIn Manny, Frank Addison, 1868-1954. Papers, 1890-1955 Bentley Historical Library
referencedIn Moulton papers MS 0799., 1908-1965, 1912-1916 Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections
referencedIn Papers of Charlotte Hawkins Brown, 1900-1961 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
creatorOf Aldino Felicani Sacco-Vanzetti Collection Boston Public Library, Central Library in Copley Square
creatorOf Mooney, Thomas J., 1882-1942. Typed letter signed Tom Mooney, 31921 to: "Dear Friend Jeannette." June 4, 1934. Wellesley College
creatorOf Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956. Typed letter signed H.L. Mencken to: "Miss Marks" August 18, [s.d.]. Wellesley College
creatorOf Blackwell, Alice Stone, 1857-1950. Autograph letter signed Alice Stone Blackwell to: "Very dear Professor Marks" December 21, 1940. Wellesley College
creatorOf Blackwell, Alice Stone, 1857-1950. Autograph letter signed Alice Stone Blackwell to: "My dear Professor Marks" June 12, 1932. Wellesley College
creatorOf Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956. Typed letter signed H.L. Mencken to: "Miss Marks" July 20, [s.d.]. Wellesley College
creatorOf Marks, Jeannette Augustus, 1875-1964. Correspondence with Marian Anderson, 1958. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
creatorOf Meynell, Alice, 1847-1922. Autograph letter signed Alice Meynell to: "My Dear Miss Marks" August 29, 1918. Wellesley College
creatorOf Linda. Autograph letter signed "Linda" to: [Jeannette Marks] January 12, 1920. Wellesley College
creatorOf Whiting, Lilian, 1847-1942. Autograph letter signed Lilian to: Jeannette, "Dear" August 7, 1930. Wellesley College
creatorOf Blackwell, Alice Stone, 1857-1950. Autograph letter signed Alice Stone Blackwell to: "My dear Professor Marks" May 4, 1932. Wellesley College
creatorOf Blackwell, Alice Stone, 1857-1950. Autograph letter signed Alice Stone Blackwell to: "My dear Professor Marks" June 18, 1936. Wellesley College
creatorOf Conkling, Hilda, 1910-. Autograph letter signed Hilda to: Aunt Jeannette January 5, 1926. Wellesley College
referencedIn Papers, 1923-1964, 1945-1946 (bulk) New York State Historical Documents Inventory
creatorOf Cronwright-Schreiner, S. C. (Samuel C.), 1863-1936. Autograph letter signed S. Cron Cronwright to: Dr. Marks August 24, 1929. Wellesley College
referencedIn Stevens, Doris, 1888-1963. Papers, 1884-1983 (inclusive), 1920-1960 (bulk). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
creatorOf Blackwell, Alice Stone, 1857-1950. Autograph letter signed Alice Stone Blackwell to: "My dear Professor Marks" May 30, 1932. Wellesley College
referencedIn Houghton Mifflin Company correspondence and records, 1832-1944. Houghton Library
creatorOf Whiting, Lilian, 1847-1942. Autograph letter signed Lilian to: [Jeannette Marks]. Wellesley College
creatorOf Linda. Autograph letter signed "Linda" to: [Jeannette Marks]. Wellesley College
creatorOf Manny, Frank Addison, 1868-1954. Frank Addison Manny papers, 1890-1955. Bentley Historical Library
creatorOf Cronwright-Schreiner, S. C. (Samuel C.), 1863-1936. Autograph letter signed S. Cron Cronwright ("S. C. Cronwright-Schreiner") to: Jeanette Marks October 17, 1928. Wellesley College
referencedIn Woolley, Mary Emma, 1863-1947. Papers. Mount Holyoke College, Williston & Miles-Smith Library
creatorOf Niles, Olive S.,. Typed letter signed O.S. Niles to: "My dear Miss Marks" May 8, [s.d.]. Wellesley College
creatorOf Blackwell, Alice Stone, 1857-1950. Autograph letter signed Alice Stone Blackwell to: "My dear Professor Marks" April 19, 1938. Wellesley College
referencedIn Houghton Mifflin Company. Houghton Mifflin Company reader reports on manuscripts submitted for publication. 1882-1931. Houghton Library
creatorOf Marks, Jeannette Augustus, 1875-1964. Typed letter (copy) signed Jeannette Marks to: "Dear Friend" November 12, 1933. Wellesley College
referencedIn Flood, Jean Garis, 1914-2001. Flood Papers, 1932-2001 (bulk 1932-1935). Mount Holyoke College, Williston & Miles-Smith Library
referencedIn Flood Papers MS 0820., 1932-2001, 1932-1935 Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections
creatorOf Mooney, Anna. Typed letter signed Anna Mooney to: Miss Marks. November 18, 1933. Wellesley College
creatorOf Whiting, Lilian, 1847-1942. Typed letter signed Lilian to: "Jeannette, Dearest,-" February 11, 1929. Wellesley College
referencedIn Braithwaite, William Stanley, 1878-1962. Papers, 1897-1930 Houghton Library
creatorOf Niles, Olive S.,. Typed letter signed Olive S. Niles to: Miss Marks May 6, [s.d.]. Wellesley College
creatorOf Chaplin, Ivan. Autograph letter signed Ivan Chaplin to: Jeannette Marks April 1, 1928. Wellesley College
creatorOf Blackwell, Alice Stone, 1857-1950. Autograph letter signed Alice Stone Blackwell to: "My dear Professor Marks" December 24, 1943. Wellesley College
creatorOf Moore, T. Sturge (Thomas Sturge), 1870-1944. Autograph letter signed T.S. Moore to: Dr. Jeannette Marks. Wellesley College
referencedIn Babcock, Caroline L. (Caroline Lexow), b. 1882. Papers of Caroline Lexow Babcock and Olive E. Hurlburt, 1906-1961 (inclusive). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Amy Lowell correspondence, 1883-1927 (inclusive), 1910-1925 (bulk). Houghton Library
creatorOf Caine, Hall, Sir, 1853-1931. Autograph letter signed Hall Caine to: Miss Marks March 30, 1930. Wellesley College
creatorOf Bogan, Louise, 1897-1970. Autograph letter signed Louise Bogan to: Jeanette Marks November 4, [1929?]. Wellesley College
referencedIn Marks, Jeannette Augustus, 1875-1964. Papers. Mount Holyoke College, Williston & Miles-Smith Library
referencedIn Helen Tufts Bailie Papers MS 9., 1886-1959 Sophia Smith Collection
creatorOf Mooney, Thomas J., 1882-1942. Typed letter signed Tom Mooney, 31921 to: Miss Marks. November 3, 1933. Wellesley College
creatorOf Chaplin, Ralph, 1887-1961. Ralph Chaplin papers, 1909-1948. University of Michigan
creatorOf Sedgwick, Ellery, 1872-1960. Typed letter signed Ellery Sedgwick to: Miss Marks November 29, 1915. Wellesley College
creatorOf Caine, Hall, Sir, 1853-1931. Autograph letter signed Hall Caine to: Miss Marks April 2, 1930. Wellesley College
creatorOf Blackwell, Alice Stone, 1857-1950. Autograph letter signed Alice Stone Blackwell to: "My dear Professor Marks" May 2, 1930. Wellesley College
referencedIn Papers, (inclusive), (bulk), 1914-1998, 1937-1978 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
creatorOf Blackwell, Alice Stone, 1857-1950. Autograph letter signed Alice Stone Blackwell to: "My dear Professor Marks" October 5, 1932. Wellesley College
creatorOf Browne, Maurice, 1881-1955. Ellen Van Volkenburg-Maurice Browne general correspondence, 1911- University of Michigan
creatorOf Marks, Jeannette Augustus, 1875-1964. Papers. Mount Holyoke College, Williston & Miles-Smith Library
creatorOf Armfield, Maxwell. Autograph letter signed Max to: Jeannette December 12, 1957. Wellesley College
referencedIn Anita Pollitzer papers, 1923-1964, 1945-1946 (bulk). New York State Historical Documents Inventory
creatorOf Blackwell, Alice Stone, 1857-1950. Autograph letter signed Alice Stone Blackwell to: "My dear Professor Marks" May 31, 1936. Wellesley College
creatorOf Marks, Jeannette Augustus, 1875-1964. [Letter] 1923 June 7, South Hadley, Massachusetts [to] Mr. [Edwin] Markham, [Staten Island] / Jeannette Marks. Wagner College, Horrmann Library
creatorOf Barrymore, John, 1882-1942. Autograph letter signed John Barrymore to: Miss Marks. Wellesley College
creatorOf Blackwell, Alice Stone, 1857-1950. Autograph letter signed Alice Stone Blackwell to: "My dear Professor Marks" May 23, 1932. Wellesley College
referencedIn Martha Dickinson Bianchi correspondence concerning publication of the poetry of the American poet, Emily Dickinson:, 1881-1943 (inclusive), 1925-1937 (bulk). Houghton Library
creatorOf O'Conor, Norreys Jephson, 1885-1958. Typed letter signed Norreys Jephson O'Conor to: Miss Marks November 13, 1948. Wellesley College
creatorOf Blackwell, Alice Stone, 1857-1950. Autograph letter signed Alice Stone Blackwell to: "My dear Professor Marks" April 3, 1931. Wellesley College
creatorOf Blackwell, Alice Stone, 1857-1950. Autograph letter signed Alice Stone Blackwell to: "My dear Professor Marks" April 16, 1933. Wellesley College
creatorOf Linda. Autograph letter signed "Linda" to: Jeannette [Marks] November 30, 1919. Wellesley College
referencedIn Papers of Charlotte Hawkins Brown, 1900-1961 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
creatorOf Mooney, Thomas J., 1882-1942. Typed letter signed Tom Mooney, 31921 to: Miss Marks. March 19, 1935. Wellesley College
creatorOf Marks, Jeannett Augustus, 1875-1964. Letters. 1910-1914 Dartmouth College Library
creatorOf Moody, Julia Eleanor, 1869-. Autograph letter signed Julia to: Dear Jeanette. June 19, 1949. Wellesley College
creatorOf Blackwell, Alice Stone, 1857-1950. Autograph letter signed Alice Stone Blackwell to: "My dear Professor Marks" December 27, 1935. Wellesley College
creatorOf Reese, Lizette Woodworth, 1856-1935. Papers of Lizette Woodworth Reese [manuscript], 1893-1936. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Altham, Georgina. Typed letter unsigned to: Jeannette Marks November 19, 1942. Wellesley College
creatorOf Linda. Autograph letter signed "Linda" to: [Jeannette Marks] January 13, 1919. Wellesley College
referencedIn Ehrmann, Herbert B. (Herbert Brutus), 1891-1970. Papers, 1906-1970 Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
creatorOf Moulton, Anna Y. (Anna Young), 1891-1965. Moulton papers, 1908-1965 (bulk 1912-1916). Mount Holyoke College, Williston & Miles-Smith Library
creatorOf Rand, McNally and Company. Typed letter to: "Miss Marks [Jeanette A. Marks]" February 1, 1904. Wellesley College
creatorOf Blackwell, Alice Stone, 1857-1950. Autograph letter signed Alice Stone Blackwell to: "My dear Professor Marks" April 6, 1932. Wellesley College
creatorOf Jeannette Marks Papers MS 0567., 1901-1947. Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections
creatorOf Nichols, Robert, 1893-1944. Autograph letter signed Robert Nichols to: Miss Marks November 27, 1918. Wellesley College
creatorOf Linda. Autograph letter signed "Linda" to: Jeannette [Marks] December 11, 1919. Wellesley College
creatorOf Browne, Maurice, 1881-1955. Ellen Van Volkenburg-Maurice Browne general correspondence, 1911- University of Michigan
creatorOf Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956. Typed letter signed H.L. Mencken to: "Miss Marks" December 15, [s.d.]. Wellesley College
creatorOf Braithwaite, William Stanley, 1878-1962. Papers of William Stanley Beaumont Braithwaite [manuscript] 1904-1935 (1958). University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Barrymore, John, 1882-1942. Autograph letter signed John Barrymore to: Miss Marks July 3, [1917]. Wellesley College
creatorOf Blackwell, Alice Stone, 1857-1950. Autograph letter signed Alice Stone Blackwell to: "My dear Professor Marks" November 17, 1933. Wellesley College
creatorOf Marks, Jeannette Augustus, 1875-1964. Letters, 1922 December 22 and 1934 February 23 to Mr. and Mrs. Lauriat, and Miss Jean O'Brien, New York City, August 8, 1927 / Jeannette Marks. University of Wisconsin - Madison, General Library System
creatorOf Cronwright-Schreiner, S. C. (Samuel C.), 1863-1936. Autograph letter signed S. Cron Cronwright to: Dr. Marks October 28, 1929. Wellesley College
creatorOf Bogan, Louise, 1897-1970. Autograph letter signed Louise to: Jeannette Marks April 9, 1929. Wellesley College
referencedIn Houghton Mifflin Company contracts, 1831-1979 (inclusive) 1880-1940 (bulk). Houghton Library
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Essex County NY US
Philadelphia PA US
South Hadley MA US
Wellesley MA US
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