Marguerite Hill papers
Overview
The Papers of Marguerite Hill are those of a longtime Lawrence, Kansas resident and teacher.
Dates
- Creation: 1939 - 1984
Creator
- Hill, Marguerite, 1908-2002 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
No access restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.
Biography of Marguerite Hill
Armeta "Marguerite" Lewis was born 15 February 1908, in Leeton, Missouri to Henry A. and Myrtle (Webster) Lewis Sr. She attended school in Leeton, MO., graduating from Lincoln High School in Sedalia, MO. She attended University of Minnesota in Minneapolis and Kansas State Teachers College in Emporia and received her teaching certification. She taught in Missouri.
On 19 June 1932, Lewis married Thomas Irving Hill and, in 1933, the couple moved to Lawrence, Kansas where she became active in numerous organizations including: St. Luke AME, the Self Culture Club, the Home Garden Club, and the Richard Allen Society. She served as an adviser, mentor and chaperone to several University of Kansas organizations including the sororities Alpha Kappa Alpha and Delta Sigma Theta and the Alpha Phi Alpha and Kappa Alpha Psi fraternities.
The Hill's had four children: Thomas Irving Jr, Barbara, Charlotte, and Karen. Thomas Hill, Sr. died 28 October 1983. Marguerite Hill died 3 September 2002.
Extent
0.5 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Scope and Contents
The Papers of Marguerite Hill date from 1939 to 1984 and are arranged in a single series of papers. The papers consist solely of information from organizations in which Hill participated. Folder arrangement is alphabetical.
Physical Location
RH MS 693
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift, Marguerite Hill, 1993.
Subject
- Hill, Marguerite, 1908-2002 (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Marguerite Hill Collection
- Subtitle
- Marguerite Hill papers
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by mbw, 2006; Finding aid encoded by mbw, 2006
- Date
- 2006
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Finding aid written in <language encodinganalog="language">English.</language>
- Sponsor
- Support for the processing of this Collection was provided by the Dana and Sue Anderson African American Collecting Program Endowment Fund.
- Finding aid permalink
- http://hdl.handle.net/10407/9522184351
- Preferred citation
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Marguerite Hill Collection, Kansas Collection, RH MS 693, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas Libraries
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository