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Marion Tully Dimick

Marion Tully Dimick (May 4, 1904 – June 2, 1981), sometimes known as Teena Dimick, was an American philanthropist and arts patron, based in Washington, D.C. She funded archaeological work in Egypt, Central America, and the United States.

Marion Tully Dimick
A young white woman wearing a black-and-white cloche hat, a white blouse, and a dark jacket
Marion Tully, later Dimick, from the Bain News Service, Library of Congress
Born
Marion Gordon Tully

May 4, 1904
Corning, New York
DiedJune 2, 1981 (aged 77)
Washington, D.C.
Other namesMarion T. Hoover, Teena Dimick
Occupation(s)Philanthropist, arts patron
ParentWilliam J. Tully
RelativesAlice Tully (sister), Alanson B. Houghton (uncle), Amory Houghton (cousin), Arthur A. Houghton Jr. (cousin

Early life edit

Marion Tully was born in Corning, New York, the younger daughter of William J. Tully and Clara Mabel Houghton Tully.[1] Her father was a lawyer and a New York state senator. Her uncle was ambassador Alanson B. Houghton,[2] and her first cousins included ambassador Amory Houghton and industrialist Arthur A. Houghton Jr.[3] Her older sister was opera singer and philanthropist Alice Tully.[4] Their great-grandfather founded Corning Glass. She graduated from the Westover School in Connecticut in 1921, studied for two years in Paris after school,[5] and was presented at Buckingham Palace in 1925.[6]

Career edit

Dimick volunteered with the American Red Cross during World War II.[7] She was vice-president on the board of the National Symphony, and held board appointments at the Potomac School, the Washington Opera Society, National Savings and Trust Company, and the Washington Home for Incurables.[8]

In the 1950s, with her second husband, Dimick traveled to archaeological sites in Egypt and Guatemala;[9][10][11] the dig at Mit Rahina in Egypt was funded in part by her "substantial" donations to the University Museum of the University of Pennsylvania.[12][13][14] She published a short book about Egypt, Memphis: The City of the White Wall (1956).[15] She also donated funds to the University of Michigan, for archaeological work in the Great Lakes region.[16][17]

Personal life edit

Marion Tully married twice. Her first husband was Reeve Hoover. They married in 1926[2] and had four children; they divorced in March 1951. Her second husband was petroleum engineer and archaeologist John M. Dimick; they married in June 1951.[18] Marion Tully Dimick died in Washington in 1981, aged 77 years.[19][20]

References edit

  1. ^ "Daughter of CGW Founder Dies". Elmira Advertiser. 1958-01-20. p. 8. Retrieved 2022-05-07 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ a b "Miss Tully Bride of Reeve Hoover; Bishop Stires Performs Ceremony in Picturesque St, John's Church, Lattingtown, L. I." The New York Times. 1926-05-16. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
  3. ^ "Houghton Cousin Dies at 77". Star-Gazette. 1981-06-04. p. 18. Retrieved 2022-05-07 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Kozinn, Allan (1993-12-11). "Alice Tully Is Dead at 91; Lifelong Patron of the Arts". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
  5. ^ "Miss Marion Tully to Wed". Times Union. 1926-01-07. p. 4. Retrieved 2022-05-07 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Presented at Buckingham Palace in May". The Spur. 36: 41. July 1, 1925.
  7. ^ Bennett, Nathalie M. (1944-07-13). "Red Cross Gives Directions for War Prisoners' Package". The Daily Times. p. 6. Retrieved 2022-05-07 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Marion Tully Dimick Dies". The Washington Post. June 4, 1981. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
  9. ^ Rainey, Froelich Gladstone (1992). Reflections of a Digger: Fifty Years of World Archaeology. UPenn Museum of Archaeology. p. 194. ISBN 978-0-924171-15-4.
  10. ^ Shook, Edwin M. (1962). "Tikal: Problems of a Field Director". Penn Museum.
  11. ^ "Study Life of Egyptian Commoners". News-Journal. 1955-03-31. p. 12. Retrieved 2022-05-07 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Carruthers, William. "Credibility, Civility, and the Archaeological Dig House in Mid-1950s Egypt"
  13. ^ "Visualizing a Monumental Past: Archaeology, Nasser's Egypt and the Early Cold War"
  14. ^ Price, David H. (2016-03-10). Cold War Anthropology: The CIA, the Pentagon, and the Growth of Dual Use Anthropology. Duke University Press. ISBN 978-0-8223-7438-1.
  15. ^ Dimick, Marion T. (1956). Memphis: The City of the White Wall. University of Pennsylvania Press. ISBN 978-1-5128-1969-4.
  16. ^ University of Michigan (1952). The President's Report to the Board of Regents for the Academic Year ... Financial Statement for the Fiscal Year. UM Libraries. p. 343.
  17. ^ University of Michigan Board of Regents (1951). Proceedings of the Board of Regents. The University. p. 889.
  18. ^ "Mrs. Marion Hoover Is Wed". The New York Times. 1951-06-10. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
  19. ^ "Marion Tullly Dimick". The New York Times. 1981-06-05. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
  20. ^ Kernan, Michael (July 13, 1981). "Buried Gods". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
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