Dr. Mary Marshall’s Collection
Dr. Mary M. Marshall is an esteemed academic and researcher whose extraordinary journey embodies resilience and inspiration. She has held teaching positions at the New Jersey Institute of Technology and City College of New York (CUNY), and served as Assistant Director of both the Higher Education Program and Minority Student Affairs at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Dr. Marshall’s academic credentials are just as impressive. She holds a BA in Speech Pathology and Psychology from Howard University, an MA in Reading Development from New York University, and both an MPhil and PhD in Nineteenth-Century Studies and Religion from Drew University, with a special focus on women, particularly Black women.
A tragic head-on collision led to a brain injury, resulting in dysphonia and blepharospasm, but Dr. Marshall’s determination never wavered. Despite these challenges, she continued her scholarly work, driven by her passion for research and education. Among her accomplishments is the preservation of a significant family collection of photographs, postcards, and letters, now housed at Emory University, alongside her work to safeguard a century-old Black newspaper.
