Gordon Clark Collection Of The Stuart Little Band
1967-1978,1994
Processed by Michael Wurtz
Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections
University of the Pacific Library
3601 Pacific Ave.
Stockton, CA 95211
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University of the Pacific. All rights reserved.
Gordon Clark Collection Of The Stuart Little Band
1967-1978,1994
Collection number: MSS 311
Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections
University
of the Pacific Library
Stockton, California
- Processed by:
- Processed by Michael Wurtz; additions Trish Richards
- Date Completed:
- July 2007; 2014
- Encoded by:
- Michael Wurtz
© 2007 University of the Pacific. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: Gordon Clark collection of the Stuart Little
Band
Dates: (bulk
1967-1978)
Collection number: MSS 311
Creator:
Clark, Gordon
Collection Size: 1 foot
Repository:
University of the Pacific. Library. Holt-Atherton Dept. of
Special Collections
Stockton, California 95211
Abstract: The collection consists of a few documents and
concert posters that shed some light on Clark, his music, and his activities as
a student at Callison College at the University of the Pacific. The collection
also includes a selective representation of music created and produced by Clark
and the Stuart Little Band.
Physical location: For current information on the location
of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.
Languages: Languages represented in the collection:
English
Access
Collection open for research.
Publication Rights
Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as
the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply
permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the
researcher.
Preferred Citation
Gordon Clark collection of the Stuart Little Band. MSS 311.
Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections, University of the Pacific
Library.
Biography / Administrative History
Gordon "Grode" Clark attended the University of the Pacific on-and-off
in between 1967 and 1973. In 1968, he started Stuart Little Band, which was
based in Stockton, played throughout northern California, and opened for many
famous acts of the time such as Santana and Jefferson Airplane. The band
members were Phil McKay, Mike McQueery, Steve (S.L.) Solari, Scott Liggett, and
Clark.
Scope and Content of Collection
The collection consists of a few documents and concert posters that shed
some light on Clark, his music, and his activities as a student at Callison
College at the University of the Pacific. Callison emphasized non-Western
philosophies and arts. Clark's student evaluations reveal not only his progress
as a student, but also the types of programs (yoga, Zen, and Buddhist thought)
that were part of the Callison College curriculum.
The collection also includes a selective representation of music created
and produced by Clark and the Stuart Little Band. The audiotapes include songs
and performances of Stuart Little Band and solo work by Clark. The music
reflects the psychedelic sound that was popular in rock music in the late 1960s
and early 1970s. Stuart Little Band and Clark somewhat demonstrate the life of
a local band during a significant time in rock music.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this
collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Rock music - California-
Stockton
Rock musicians - California -
Stockton
Series 1: Documents (three posters are stored with oversized
material) and harmonica used by Clark.
1.1 Biographical documents
1.2
Ravel – scores, libretto,
reviews, correspondence
1.3 Copyright and business papers
1.4 Transcripts, evaluations, correspondence &
certificates concerning Clark at Callison College
1.5 Photographs – Stuart Little Band,
Ravel cast, Callison College
1.6 Three posters (stored with oversized
material)
2.1 “Ravel No. III – Best Live Version!!”
2.3 “The History of Stuart Little”
2.4 “History of Stuart Little”
2.5 “Stuart Little – Children’s Song, Finger’s of a
Beggar, Nimbus, Road to Love, The Oyster, St. John the Walter Moth”
2.6 “Gordon Clark – Burn the Wind, Oh, Mama, Love Comes
Crying, Sweet Mary, So Easy, Spring Sky, Fingers of a Beggar, The
Letter”
2.7 “So Easy, Talking [to myself], Love Comes
Crying”
2.8 “Studio Cut Demos - Stuart Little Band – Ravel [and]
Fair Thunder”
2.9 “Collage of Stuart Little – Old + New – Blue Fox,
Cinder, Burn the Wind”
2.10 “Stuart Little - ‘1967’ - Pauper, Summertime, Nimbus,
Open up to let me in, Somehow I feel you”
2.11 “Stuart Little – Mono Masters 1. Western Pacific, 2.
Spectrum Seekers”
2.12 “Stuart Little – Sunset Sunrise, Shining Thru, Know
Yourself, Rocking Chair, Poverty, The Letter, Burn the Wind”
2.13 “Stuart Little – Sinking Sand, Love Sometimes Brings
Me Down, Better Man, Times of My Life”
2.14 Digitized music:
Ravel
songs, Stuart Little Band Childrens Songs, The Minstrel (Solari), Do You Think
of Me? (Solari), Working in a Vacuum (Solari)
2.15 Harmonica used by Clark
2.16 Portable digital data storage drive: various scanned
documents