Collection Summary
Collection Title:
Clark Kerr personal and professional papers 1800-2005, bulk 1952-2003
Collection Number:
CU-302
Creators :
Kerr, Clark, 1911-2003
Extent:
Number of containers: 70 Cartons, 6 boxes
Linear feet: 90.13
Abstract:
Clark Kerr Personal and Professional Papers documents Kerr's life as an educator,
labor negotiator, and, most importantly, as chancellor of UC Berkeley and then president of the University of
California system. The collection spans his professional career from the beginning of his work in labor
relations to his last great work, his memoir, The Gold and the Blue: A Personal Memoir of
the University of California, 1949-1967. The collection contains personal, professional, and family
papers (including correspondence and papers of his parents and grandparents) of Clark Kerr, including University
of California administrative records, writings, speeches, correspondence, awards, committee papers, and
photographs.
Languages Represented:
Collection materials are in English.
Physical Location:
Many of the Bancroft Library collections are stored offsite and advance notice
may be required for use. For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the
Library's online catalog.
