Assyrian Archive and Florence Marr collectionASSYR-MARR.001.CaTurCSU
California State University Stanislaus Special Collections and University Archives
University Library
One University Circle
Turlock, CA 95382
mweppler@csustan.edu
Contributing Institution:
California State University Stanislaus Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Assyrian Archive and Florence Marr collection
Creator:
Marr, Florence
source:
Schmidt, Lorna Johns, Trustee for the Estate of Florence Marr and the Florence Marr Trust
Identifier/Call Number: ASSYR-MARR.001.CaTurCSU
Physical Description:
1 Boxes
Date: after 1918
Language of Material:
English
, Syriac
.
Container: 1 of 1
Collection is open for research.
The Assyrian Archive was provided through the generosity of the Estate of Florence Marr. Florence was born in Iran, but immigrated
as a child with her family to New York in about 1918. She graduated from New York University summa cum laude with a major
in English Literature. She worked for more than thirty years for Time magazine in New York City. In 1975 Florence moved to
Turlock, where she had a number of relatives. She was a very private person and devoted herself to writing poetry, reading,
and art. She enjoyed her considerable collection of books, art, and antiques. Florence passed away in 1999 and designated
various charities to receive donations from her Trust. It is through a donation from this Trust that CSU Stanislaus has established
the Assyrian Archive and an endowment to support and maintain the Archive and related research projects.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Assyrians
Oral histories
Schmidt, Lorna Johns, Trustee for the Estate of Florence Marr and the Florence Marr Trust