Bingham oratorical contest, 1927

Collection of correspondence, manuscripts, drafts, notes, clippings, photographs, and other materials reflecting Marks' multifarious career in Charleston, South Carolina, New York, and Europe. Much of the collection consists of typewritten manuscripts and drafts of hundreds of published articles, short stories, advertisements, and books. Topics of non-fiction works include photography, hypnotism, wine, automobiles, mathematics, and a biography on R. Buckminster Fuller. His published writings also include his autobiography. Marks' professional and personal correspondence include letters from Arnold Gingrich (editor of Esquire magazine), Clare Luce, Alfred Stieglitz, Pierre Salinger, Ruth Benedict, Laura Bragg, Alexander Calder, and Buckminster Fuller. The longest series of letters is his correspondence from 1923-1969 with Thomas Jefferson Tobias, a Charleston businessman and historian. The collection also contains Marks' school papers and related correspondence, notes, and programs from his years at the College of Charleston and Yale University. Other miscellaneous items include clippings of Marks' articles and reviews of his books. Also included are ten audio cassettes, twelve reels of audio tape, and fifteen metal instantaneous discs, and two wire recordings of lectures, concerts, and conversations.