Below is a compilation of the academic papers of Miss Sparks.
Ottawa Township High School
- Letter from Principal Leslie. August 29, 1890. Re: Entrance exams
- King’s Daughters membership record. May 4, 1891
- 1892 Commencement Program
- Notice. May 2, 1892. Re: University of Illinois Honorary Scholarship exam
- Honorary Scholarships. University of Illinois Catalog 1892-1893
- Letter from Principal Leslie. September 19, 1892. Re: College scholarship
- Scholarship recipients. University of Illinois Catalog 1892-1893
University of Illinois
Bachelor of Arts: Classics (1892-1895)
- Yearbook
- 1895 (details 1894 school year)
- 1896 (covers 1895 school year)
- 1896 Class Picture (Miss Sparks is the third person from the left in row 2)
- 1896 Alethenai Literary Society
- 1896 Young Women’s Christian Association
- 1897 (covers 1896 school year)
- 1897 Class List (hometown, major, and detailed activities with years of membership; the students on the list are almost all found on the class list in the 1896 Illio — the only difference is the additional details on each person’s activities)
- 1897 Young Women’s Christian Association (note that both Marion and her younger sister Annie were members)
- 1897 University Statistics (number of students, faculty, buildings, etc.; also includes ‘interesting facts’)
- 1897 University of Illinois Information Guide
- Thesis: History and Functions of the Areopagitic Senate
- Grade reports
- Enrollment data
- Class Day ’95 Bulletin
- Invitation to 1895 Commencement
- 1895 Commencement Program
Bachelor of Library Science (1897-1899)
- Yearbook
- 1898 (covers 1897 school year)
- 1898 Library Building
- 1898 Young Women’s Christian Association(note both Marion and her younger sister Annie were members)
- 1899 (details 1898 school year)
- 1899 Library Schoolinformation (introduces the newly formed library school, including a picture)
- 1899 Junior Library Class roster (lists name, any previous degrees, and hometown)
- 1899 Young Women’s Christian Association (note that both Marion and her younger sister Annie were members)
- 1899 University of Illinois Information Guide
- 1898 (covers 1897 school year)
- Thesis: Founding a Public Library in Illinois
- Enrollment data
- 1899 Commencement Program
Master of Arts: Classics (1896, 1899-1900)
- Yearbook
- 1900 (covers 1899 school year)
- 1898-1899 University of Illinois information guideinformation guide
- Girls of ’99 (gives eye color, hair color, and temperament of each of the 26 women in the class of 1899)
- 1900 Young Women’s Christian Association (Sparks is near the top of the third row of the second page. Her name is spelled wrong – she is listed as Marion Spark.)
- 1900 (covers 1899 school year)
- Enrollment data
- 1900 Commencement Program