Documents and photographs, 1888-1972 (bulk 1900-1953). This
collection is comprised of correspondence, financial and legal documents, diaries, and
photographs relating to the lives of Louise Foucar Marshall and her husband Tom
Marshall. The bulk of the material consists of her personal correspondence and
memorabilia, property records, official documents and correspondence relating to the
Marshall Charitable Foundation, which they founded in 1930, and documents relating to
Tom's death and Louise's trial for his murder in 1931. The collection also includes a
large number of photographs and negatives, including some glass-plate negatives, taken
by Tom Marshall of the University of Arizona and the city of Tucson in the early years
of the 20th century as well as photographs of Louise, Tom, and family and
friends.
Collection Number:
MS 452
Language:
Materials are in English.
Repository:
University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections
University of Arizona
PO Box 210055
Tucson, AZ 85721-0055
Phone: 520-621-6423
Fax: 520-621-9733
URL: http://speccoll.library.arizona.edu/
E-Mail: LBRY-askspcoll@email.arizona.edu
Biographical Note
Thomas Keith Marshall was born on August 3, 1870 in Kansas. After leaving home he
traveled around the country, working first as a farm laborer, then a miner. In 1899 he
ended up at the University of Arizona where he enrolled, at the age of 29, in the
preparatory department because of his lack of a high school record. While at the
University Tom played on the first football team ever fielded by the University of
Arizona and found a job on campus as a gardener and laborer. Tom also became an avid
photographer during this time. In 1903 he began working as a maintenance man for
Professor Louise Foucar and she soon named him manager for her growing real estate
holdings. He left the University in 1903 without ever earning a degree. In 1904 Tom
proposed marriage to Louise and she accepted. They were quietly married in El Paso.
Early in their marriage the Marshalls worked on several joint business projects
together. In the early teens, Tom and Louise began to grow apart and each became more
engrossed in their own pursuits, in Tom's case journalism and then later, politics. He
served as a delegate to launch the Roosevelt candidacy, and became active in Arizona
state politics as a member of the Progressive Party. He became active in the temperance
movement and enjoyed traveling all over the state to give talks on both Progressive
politics and the temperance movement. In 1915, he wrote and published a 73 page book
entitled, Prohibition in Arizona: The First Six Months of Prohibition in Arizona and its
Effect Upon Industry, Savings and Municipal Government. Just after midnight on April 27,
1931 Louise Marshall shot her husband with a small caliber pistol while he lay sleeping.
Tom was immediately taken to a local hospital and then later transferred to a hospital
in Los Angeles, where he developed an infection after an unsuccessful operation to
remove one of the bullets. He died on May 20, 1931.
Scope and Content Note
Documents and photographs, 1888-1972 (bulk 1900-1953). This collection is comprised of
documents relating to the lives of Louise Foucar Marshall and her husband Tom Marshall.
The bulk of the material consists of her personal correspondence and memorabilia,
documents relating to Tom's death and Louise's trial for his murder in 1931, and to the
Marshalls' real estate holdings. Louise Marshall was instrumental in the development of
numerous residential properties and businesses in the area surrounding the University of
Arizona. The collection includes personal letters, diaries written by Louise and Tom
Marshall, journals and business letters, and books and pamphlets collected by Louise
Marshall. Official documents and correspondence relating to the non-profit foundation,
the Marshall Charitable Foundation, are also included here. This collection also
includes many photographs taken by Tom Marshall of the University of Arizona and the
city of Tucson in the early years of the 20th century, which include university
buildings, Tucson hospitals and sanitariums, and street scenes, as well as images of
Louise, Tom and their family and friends. It also includes a T. Roosevelt 1912
Progressive ticket battle flag. This series consists of various items including mounted
photographs, account books, Louise F. Marshall's diplomas from the University of Denver,
Louise and Tom's marriage service book, and a Teddy Roosevelt 1912 Progressive ticket
battle flag.
Organization
This collection is organized into 6 series. This series is subdivided by document type,
arranged alphabetically, then chronologically. It contains correspondence, financial and
personal documents and memorabilia. This series is arranged alphabetically and contains
official documents of the Foundation, correspondence, deeds, mortgages and rental
reports. This series consists of photographs taken by Tom Marshall of the University of
Arizona, the city of Tucson and its surrounding area, and parts of the western United
States. It is subdivided into prints, negatives, and glass-plate negatives. This series
consists of photographs taken by Tom Marshall of the University of Arizona, the city of
Tucson and its surrounding area, and parts of the western United States. It is
subdivided into prints, negatives, and glass-plate negatives.
It is the responsibility of the user to obtain permission to publish from the owner of
the copyright (the institution, the creator of the record, the author or his/her
transferees, heirs, legates, or literary executors). The user agrees to indemnify and
hold harmless the Arizona Board of Regents for the University of Arizona, its officers,
employees, and agents from and against all claims made by any person asserting that he
or she is an owner of copyright.
This series is subdivided by document type, arranged alphabetically, then
chronologically. It contains correspondence, financial and personal documents and
memorabilia.
This series consists of photographs taken by Tom Marshall of the University of
Arizona, the city of Tucson and its surrounding area, and parts of the western
United States. It is subdivided into prints, negatives, and glass-plate
negatives.
This series consists of photographs taken by Tom Marshall of the University of
Arizona, the city of Tucson and its surrounding area, and parts of the western
United States. It is subdivided into prints, negatives, and glass-plate
negatives.
This series consists of various items including mounted photographs, account
books, Louise F. Marshall's diplomas from the University of Denver, Louise and
Tom's marriage service book, and a Teddy Roosevelt 1912 Progressive ticket battle
flag.