Document Type
Finding Aid
Publication Date
8-30-2001
Inclusive Dates--Span
1948-2019
Inclusive Dates--Bulk
1960-2015
Scope and Content Note
These papers document Marion Frances Bush’s career as a nurse, involvement in missions in Haiti and Ukraine, and church activities such as Sunday School teaching.
Biographical Note
[Biographical note is excerpted from obituary]: “Bush, Marion Frances 89 of Abilene, Texas passed away on Thursday, November 21, 2019. Visitation and funeral service will be on Monday, November 25, 2019 at the University Church of Christ, 733 E.N. 16th Street. Visitation will start at 1:00 p.m. in the Family Room and the service will start at 2:00 p.m. in the auditorium. Burial will be at the Moravian Church Cemetery in Unionville, Michigan at a later date. Services under the direction of Piersall Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut Street. Marion was born in Detroit, Michigan on October 2, 1930 to Monte Conrad and Mamie Audrey Bush. Marion was a schoolteacher for 11 years in Vassar and Bloomfield, Michigan and Abilene, Texas. Then she served as a school nurse with the Abilene Independent School District for 25 years, the last 15 years as the Supervisor of Nurses. She was an active member of the University Church of Christ and participated in many mission trips to the Ukraine and Haiti.”
Marion Frances Bush obituary, https://obits.mlive.com/us/obituaries/baycity/name/marion-bush-obituary?pid=194530653
Donor Note
Marion Bush's family, William Rae
Arrangement
These papers are arranged into six series:
Series I: Correspondence and Biographical Information
Series II: Missions
Subseries A: Haiti
Subseries B: Ukraine
Series III: Church
Series IV: Nursing and Professional Work
Series V: Travel, Education, Photographs, and Literary Productions
Series VI: A/V Materials
Content List
See PDF finding aid for folder-level inventory.
Language
ENGLISH
Extent of Collection
20 linear feet (23 boxes)
Manuscript Number
Center for Restoration Studies Manuscripts #522
Physical Location
Center for Restoration Studies
Preferred Citation
[identification of item], [file or folder name], Marion Frances Bush Papers, 1940-2021. Center for Restoration Studies MS #522. Abilene Christian University Special Collections and Archives, Brown Library. Abilene Christian University, Abilene, TX.
Use Restrictions
Open to researchers. Contact Abilene Christian University Special Collections and Archives to make an appointment.
Processing Status
Processed
Finding Aid created by
Amanda Dietz ands Mac Ice
Comments
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