Holdings Alumni Association Alumni Philip H. Martin Papers Finding Aid By Chloe Attrell
Title: Philip H. Martin Papers, 1962-2020
ID: 26/20/360
Primary Creator: Philip H. Martin
Extent: 0.2
Arrangement: Arranged alphabetically by folder title.
Date Acquired: 09/19/2024
Subjects: Alumni Association, Beta Theta Pi, Daily Illini, Student Senate, Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA)
Papers of Philip H. Martin (B.A. LAS, Political Science, 1963). Contains: correspondence with University of Illinois and fraternity administrators and associates in academics, law, and politics; Martin's published articles and essays; transcripts of speeches; and alumni publications.
While attending the University of Illinois, Philip Martin was a member of Beta Theta Pi fraternity and involved with Student Senate and the YMCA, and was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and Omicron Delta Kappa honors societies. He additionally published several articles in the Daily Illini. After graduation, Martin studied at Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar and studied law at Harvard University, then established a career as a lawyer in Chicago beginning in 1968. He maintained connections to the University of Illinois community through involvement with the Alumni Association.
Philip Martin is a retired lawyer currently residing in Sullivan, Illinois. He grew up in Sullivan and attended the University of Illinois, Oxford University and Harvard Law School. He practiced law in Chicago commencing in 1968 and also taught as an adjunct professor of law at Northwestern University School of Law for some fifteen years. He and his wife Nina, who practiced as a clinical psychologist, made their home in Evanston, IL where they raised a son (Andy) and daughter (Sarah). After they both retired, they built a home outside Sullivan. After Nina's death in 2019, Philip continues to live among his friends in Sullivan, where he pursues his musical and other personal interests. [Source: University of Illinois YMCA, https://www.universityymca.org/who-we-are/our-team/philip-martin]
URL: https://files.archon.library.illinois.edu/uasfa/2620360.pdf
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