Marjorie McNeil Huey papers
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Scope and Contents
The Marjorie McNeil Huey papers date from 1870 to 1962 and measure 10 linear inches. The papers comprise eleven diaries and associated family papers of Marjorie Huey, Scott McNeil (Marjorie Huey's father), and Forrest Huey (Marjorie Huey's spouse). Most of the bound diaries span one calendar year and document Huey's daily activities, tasks, and noteworthy events. The associated family papers contain correspondence and personal belongings including an agricultural almanac, a cookbook, prayer cards, a farming notebook belonging to Marjorie Huey and her father, and three children's magazines. The collection also includes materials reflecting rural education in Iowa with Marjorie Huey's teacher's contract, Scott McNeil's second grade certificate, and Forrest Huey's examination for entrance to high school. Biographical notes documenting Marjorie Huey's life and family are also included.
Dates
- Creation: 1870-1962
Creator
- Marjorie McNeil Huey, 1895-1963 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The records are open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright held by the donor has been transferred to the University of Iowa.
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Biographical / Historical
Marjorie McNeil Huey was born in 1895 to Scott McNeil and Jane Blanch McNeil. One of four children, Huey lived and grew up in Clarence, Iowa. Around 1915, she graduated from Clarence High School at the age of 19 with six other classmates. She then taught in a county school not far from her home and later attended Coe College. While living and teaching in Lisbon, Iowa, she met and married a local farmer and former pupil, Forrest Huey. Because teachers were not allowed to marry, the two secretly wed in Independence, Iowa. Both Marjorie and Forrest Huey later served on the school board for Linn Township.
In 1923, Marjorie Huey gave birth to Janice Huey Hunter. Hunter attended The University of Iowa during World War II, graduating with a nursing degree in 1947. During her time at The University of Iowa, Janice met and later married another student, Walter Hunter. Marjorie Huey developed colon cancer in 1953 and survived for ten years until her death in 1963 at the age of 68.
Extent
10.0 linear inches
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Rural school teacher who taught in Lisbon, Iowa.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The records (donor no. 1330) were donated by Janice Hunter in 2014.
- Author
- Micaela Terronez, 2018
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- eng
Repository Details
Part of the Iowa Women's Archives Repository
100 Main Library
University of Iowa Libraries
Iowa City IA 52242 IaU
319-335-5068
319-335-5900 (Fax)
lib-women@uiowa.edu