Martin, Eleanor Beckman, 1926-2006
Dates
- Existence: 1926 - 2006
Biography
Eleanor Beckman Martin (1926-2006) was born in Naperville, Illinois. She was a graduate of Wells College (class of 1929), with further graduate studies at St. Hugh's, Oxford (B. Litt).
Martin was president of the Chicago Wells Club, first vice president of the Wells Alumnae association, a trustee of the college, chairman of the Academic Affairs Committee, and a recipient of the Wells College Alumnae Award. She was also a cofounder and life member of the Music Center of the North Shore, founder and president of the Woman's College Board, co-founder and member of the Executive committee of Chamber Music Chicago, co-founder and member of the Executive Committee of the Mexican Festival de Musica de Camara.
Sources: Eleanor Beckman Martin Obit (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/174823729/eleanor-martin); Wells College Association of Alumnae and Alumni award (https://www.alumni.wells.edu/s/1844/17/interior.aspx?sid=1844&gid=2&pgid=526)
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Eleanor Martin Collection on Robert P. Tristram Coffin
The Eleanor Martin Collection on Robert P. Tristram Coffin contains correspondence from and about American poet, educator, and Pulitzer Prize winner Robert P. T. Coffin. The collection of letters was compiled by Eleanor Martin, a friend of Coffin, and mostly focuses on their relationship and Martin’s position as solicitor and coordinator of Coffin’s lectures in the Midwest region. This collection also includes ephemera and artifacts related to Coffin’s career and spans from 1926 to 1983.