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A Finding Aid to the Jonathan Marshall Papers. 1944-2008.
Manuscript Collection No. 857
Funding, in part, for the arrangement and description of this collection was
provided by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Introduction |
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| Repository: | The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives |
| Creator: | Marshall, Jonathan, 1924-2008 |
| Title: | Jonathan Marshall Papers |
| Dates: | 1944-2008 |
| Quantity: | 1.0 linear feet (1 record carton) |
| Abstract: | Consists primarily of correspondence, from Marshall's years in college in the 1940s through 2008. |
| Collection Number: | MS-857 |
| Language: | Collection material in English. |
Biographical Sketch
Jonathan Marshall was born in New York City in 1924. He graduated from the University of Colorado in 1946 with a bachelor's degree in economics and political science. From 1952 to 1959, he was editor and publisher of Arts Magazine, and in 1959 he became a program associate at the Ford Foundation in New York. He earned a master's degree in journalism from the University of Oregon in 1962. He bought the Scottsdale Daily Progress in 1963 and settled in Scottsdale, Arizona.
The Progress was sold to Cowles Media in 1987. Marshall and his wife, Maxine, who had worked by his side at the paper editing its weekly magazine, founded the Marshall Fund of Arizona to further their many philanthropic and civic endeavors. The Marshall Fund of Arizona operated until 2003 and was active in the following areas: environmental protection, the arts, human needs and social problems, civil liberties, promotion of world tolerance, and conflict resolution.
Jonathan and Maxine Marshall were also founding members of Temple Solel, Paradise Valley's first Jewish congregation, and of the Arizona chapter of the American Jewish Committee. Marshall's grandfather, Louis Marshall (1856-1929), was a founder of the American Jewish Committee.
Jonathan Marshall died in 2008.
--Adapted from "Jonathan Marshall, publisher and philanthropist" by Vicki Cabot. (www.jewishaz.com/issues/story.mv?081219+marshall). Accessed February 17, 2012.
Scope and Content Note
This collection consists primarily of correspondence, from Marshall's years in college in the 1940s through 2008. Also included are talks and addresses given by Jonathan Marshall at various venues, along with correspondence and minutes relating to the founding of Temple Solel in Paradise Valley, Arizona.
Arrangement Note
This collection is arranged in a single series; material is arranged in a general chronological order.
Conditions of Access and Use
Terms of Access and Use
This collection is open to all users. The original manuscript collection is available in the Barrows-Loebelson Reading Room of the Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives.
Property and Literary Rights
Jonathan Marshall, by the act of donating this collection to the American Jewish Archives, assigned all property rights to the American Jewish Archives. Literary rights are retained by the heirs of Jonathan Marshall. Literary rights may also be retained by specific creators of some materials.
Questions concerning rights should be addressed to the Executive Director of the American Jewish Archives. For more information see the American Jewish Archives copyright information webpage.
Related Material
Separated Material
Articles and editorials [published copies] written by Jonathan Marshall were separated and added to his Nearprint Biographies file.
Marshall family materials were added to the Robert Marshall Papers, George Marshall Papers, and James Marshall papers, respectively.
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Footnotes and bibliographic references should refer to the Jonathan Marshall Papers and the American Jewish Archives. A suggestion for at least the first citation is as follows:
[Description], [Date], Box #, Folder #. MS-857. Jonathan Marshall Papers. American Jewish Archives, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Provenance
The Jonathan Marshall Papers were received from Jonathan Marshall, Scottsdale, Arizona in March, 1989, December, 2002, November, 2004, and April, 2008.
Processing Information
Processed by Michelle Wirth Detroit, February, 2012.
This collection was arranged and described according to minimal-processing standards. Funding, in part, for the arrangement and description of this collection was provided by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Box Folder Listing
Search Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the AJA Online Catalog.