TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS 



The death of Marshall Field III in November brought to a close his 

 forty-two years of service as a member of the Board of Trustees and 

 left a gap that will be most difficult to fill. His deep-seated interest 

 in the success and in the problems of the Museum and his concern 

 for its employees had endeared him in a unique way to the staff of 

 the Museum and to his fellow members of the Board. In his memory 

 the Board of Trustees adopted the following resolution: 



Marshall Field III 

 1893-1956 



"All Chicago mourned the death on November 8, 1956, of Marshall 

 Field. Those who were not personally acquainted with him knew 

 what he stood for and realized that the Chicago community was 

 poorer because of his passing. 



"Born in Chicago on September 28, 1893, he was the third to 

 bear the name of Marshall Field, a name tied into the history of 

 Chicago for the past century. He was not content, however, to 

 rest on the family laurels of the past but interested himself in many 

 new fields of endeavor. In addition to merchandising, Mr. Field 

 established himself as an investment banker, a publisher, patron of 

 the arts, and philanthropist. 



"At the outbreak of World War I, Marshall Field enlisted as a 

 private in an artillery regiment and rose to the rank of captain in 

 active combat service. He was decorated for bravery under fire. 

 On returning to civilian life, he planned carefully the use of the 

 fortune that he had inherited. He was a lavish donor to the then 

 'Field Museum,' as well as to other worthy enterprises that chal- 

 lenged his interest. He established the Field Foundation in order 

 to make certain that his benefactions would reach charitable or 

 cultural enterprises after careful investigation of their objectives 

 and operations. 



"Marshall Field became a member of the Board of Trustees of 

 Field Museum of Natural History in 1914 at the age of twenty-one 

 and continued as such until the time of his death. He was a member 

 of the Executive Committee since 1915 and served as First Vice- 

 President since 1946. In addition to being elected a Benefactor by 

 the Board of Trustees, he was further honored by election as an 

 Honorary Member of the Museum in recognition of his eminent 

 service to science. 



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