Markus-Campbell Publishing

Dot's diary entry for July 15, 1946:

• Went for a job today, and got it--- at Marcus Publishers Co., 1315 Michigan Ave. Started working, but didn't care for it. Finished at 5:15.

Dot earned $5.55 during her one day career at Markus-Campbell Company. The building was torn down at some point, and replaced by a condominium tower. At what is roughly the same 1315 address today is a small shop: Michele Lynn Hairstyling:

Markus-Campbell published several books by the author David Everett Watkins. Among them:

• The Art of Conversation , Conversation 12 Booklet Training Course (1969)
• Effective speech: Including public speaking, mental training and the development of personality : a complete course (1939)
• EFFECTIVE SPEECH INCLUDING PUBLIC SPEAKING, MENTAL TRAINING AND THE DEVLOPMENT OF PERSONALITY A COMPLETE COURSE VOLUME 6 (1940)

The company was once located at 3601 S. Michigan Avenue (probably before moving to 1315 S. Michigan), in this beautiful graystone mansion:

From the City Clerk of Chicago's records:

• The graystone mansion at 3601 S. Michigan Ave. housed, in 1929,the American Correspondence School of Law, American School of Aviation, American School of Photography, Markus-Campbell Publishing Co., and the Page-Davis School of Advertising, all serving the Bronzeville community.

Finally, Markus-Campbell back in 1913 published a Watkins book titled, Public Speaking for High Schools, in which appeared, among other things, advice on how how to point: