Judith DeMark papers
Scope and Contents
These files contain research documents by Judith DeMark, a former Northern Michigan University history professor, on the history of Marquette. Topics include mining, immigration, Finnish folklore, and tuberculosis.
Dates
- 1848 - 1998
Creator
- DeMark, Judith Boyce (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions. Open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to publish material from the Judith DeMark papers, MSS-205, must be obtained from the University Archivist. The University Archivist may be reached by phone at 906-227-1225, or e-mail, archives@nmu.edu. The University Archivist may also be reached in Room 126 of the Learning Resource Center, Northern Michigan University, Marquette, MI.
Biographical / Historical
Judith DeMark was a history professor at Northern Michigan University from approximately 1994 to 2001. She was born in Weston, West Virginia, on November 7th, 1941, but grew up in Orlando, Florida, where she met her husband-to-be in August, 1963. She married Raman DeMark in November of 1963 and traveled extensively while her husband was on active duty in the US Navy. She received her PhD in history from the University of New Mexico and taught American history at Northern Michigan University in Marquette, Michigan for eight years. She also taught at New Mexico State University and Central New Mexico Community College. After her retirement from Northern in 2001, she and Raman moved back to Albuquerque. She died of colon/liver cancer in 2009.
Source of biographical information: http://www.memorialsolutions.com/sitemaker/sites/Daniel2/memsol.cgi?user_id=815699
Extent
.5 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is split into three series, publications, research materials, and memorabilia. Each series is then arranged alphabetically by title/topic.
Publications contains copies of articles and books that Judith DeMark used for her research. They are not publications written by DeMark herself.
- Articles. Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Census Records. Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- College teachers. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- College teaching. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Emigration and immigration. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Finnish Americans. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- History. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Iron mines and mining. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Marquette (Mich.). Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Northern Michigan University
- Northern Michigan University period (1963-) Subject Source: Local sources
- Northern Michigan faculty and staff. Subject Source: Local sources
- Research notes. Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Tuberculosis. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Upper Peninsula (Mich.). Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Judith DeMark papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Annika Peterson
- Date
- 9 March 2016
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Central Upper Peninsula and Northern Michigan University Archives Repository
Harden Learning Resources Center 126
1401 Presque Isle Ave
Marquette 49855 United States
906-227-1225
906-227-1333 (Fax)
archives@nmu.edu
