Rollin Park Marquis

Background

Marquis, Rollin Park was born on November 29, 1925 in Badin, North Carolina, United States. Son of Rollin Howard and Carmen (Park) Marquis.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Columbia, 1948; postgraduate linguistics, St. Catherines Society U. Oxford, 1948-1950; painting, Art Students League New York, 1950-1952; Master of Library Science, Carnegie Institute Technology, 1958.

Career

Catalog assistant, Columbia Medical Library, 1952-1953; administrative assistant, National Council Churches Christ in United States of America, New York City, 1953-1956; administrative assistant, Friends Committee on National Legislation, Washington, 1956-1957; reference assistant, Carnegie Library, Pittsburgh, 1957-1958; director, Citizens Library, Washington, Pennsylvania, 1958-1959; director, River Edge (New Jersey) Free Public Library, 1959-1963; director, Allegany County Library, Cumberland, Maryland., 1963-1964; city librarian, Dearborn (Michigan) Department Libraries, 1964-1989; retired, Dearborn (Michigan) Department Libraries, 1989.

Achievements

• Rollin Park Marquis has been listed as a noteworthy librarian by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Active Fine Art Associations, University of Michigan, Dearborn. With Army of the United States, 1944-1946. Member American Library Association, Better Education thru Simplified Spelling, Dearborn Orchestral Society, Fair Lane Music Guild, Schoolcraft College Cmty.

Choir, Torch Club(Detroit), Rotary.

Connections

Married Marian Horton Bonstein, August 21, 1954 (deceased August 1995). Children: Rollin Hilary, Jeffrey Perrin, Anne-Louise.

Father:

Rollin Howard Marquis

Mother:

Carmen (Park) Marquis

Spouse:

Marian Horton Bonstein

child:

Anne-Louise Marquis

child:

Jeffrey Perrin Marquis

child:

Rollin Hilary Marquis