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Clark (Ira) Collection
SPC.2019.039
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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
California State University Dominguez Hills, Gerth Archives and Special Collections
Title: Ira Clark Collection
creator:
Clark, Ira
Identifier/Call Number: SPC.2019.039
Physical Description:
2 boxes
Physical Description:
1.21 Linear Feet
Date (inclusive): 1951-1995; undated
Abstract: This collection contains material belonging to Ira Clark, an instructor at Pepperdine College Continuing Education Program
who resided in Compton, California. A majority of the material in this collection relates to Clark's career as an educator
and instructor such as syllabi; reports; instructional guides; and handbooks. Other items in this collection include photographs,
magazines, and event programs.
Language of Material: Collection material is in English.
Ira Clark was a resident of Compton, California starting in 1957, and was married to Doretha Mae Clark, school nurse for the
Compton Unified School District. They had two children- Theresa C. Clark, and Ira P. Clark II. Clark was an educator and substitute
principal in Enterprise City School District; an instructor at Pepperdine College Continuing Education Programs teaching courses
related to Administration and Organization; Financing and Public School; Supervision of Instruction and Curriculum, and taught
a course entitled "American Negro History in the School Curriculum". Clark was also a member of the California-Teacher Association,
and had a B.A. in Elementary Education with a minor in Physical Education (1956) and a M.A. in Administration and Supervision
from Los Angeles State College (1960). In April 1969, Clark ran for Compton High School District [board], and in 1971, Clark
was the vice president of the Compton Unified School District Board of Trustees.
Sources: "Vote April 15, 1969 for Better Schools" [pamphlet]; "Correspondence from Bernard OxHorn, Assistant Principal to
Ira Clark"; and other material located in the Ira Clark Collection, SPC. 2019.039
The Ira Clark Collection (1951-1995; undated) contains 1.21 linear feet of material belonging to Ira Clark, an instructor
at Pepperdine College Continuing Education Program who resided in Compton, California. Series One contains material related
to Ira Clark's career as an instructor at Pepperdine College Continuing Education Programs including syllabi; material related
to the Compton Unified School District such as syllabi, instructional guides, and reports; and reports, manuals, handbooks,
and other documents related to teaching and education. Series Two contains material Clark collected such as magazines; and
National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa Beta Phi Chapter Bal Des Amantes programs, as well as photographs that depict Ira Clark
with students and possibly other educators or Compton Unified School District trustees; images taken at Mark Twain School;
and images of Theresa [Clark] Wright and Doretha Clark.
There are no access restrictions on this collection.
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Director of Archives
and Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical
materials and not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
[title of item] Ira Clark Collection, Courtesy of the Gerth Archives and Special Collections. University Library. California
State University, Dominguez Hills
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Collection was donated with the cooperation of the Compton 125 Historical Society, 2018.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Compton (Calif.)
Public schools--California--Compton
Pepperdine University
Education