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Arthur L. Clarke Collection of Drawings and Photographs
1986-98
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Title: Arthur L. Clarke Collection of Drawings and Photographs
Dates: 1900-1927
Collection Number: 1986-98
Creator/Collector:
Clarke, Arthur L.
Extent: 44 items
Repository:
History San Jose Research Library
Abstract: Cartoon illustrations and photographs of friends and co-workers collected by newspaper editor Arthur L. Clarke.
Language of Material: English
Collection is open to the public for research by appointment with the Curator of Library and Archives
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of copyrighted material. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a
photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specified conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be "used
for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research." If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy
or reproduction for purposes in excess of "fair use," that user may be liable for copyright infringement. This institution
reserves the right to refuse to accept a copying order if, in its judgement, fulfillment of the order would involve violation
of copyright law.
Arthur L. Clarke Collection of Drawings and Photographs. History San Jose Research Library
Donated to History San Jose in 1986.
Biography/Administrative History
Arthur L. Clarke was editor in chief of the San Jose Mercury-Herald, and prior to that worked with newspapers in San Francisco,
Los Angeles, Chicago and New York. Clarke began his newspaper career on the sports department of the Omaha Bee. After serving
the San Francisco Chronicle and Chicago Tribune he was sent by the latter paper to London as special correspondent during
the Boer war. He was later city editor of the Chicago Examiner, managing editor of the Los Angeles Examiner, Chicago Examiner
and New York American. He died in San Jose, California, in 1928.
Scope and Content of Collection
Clarke had a special interest in collecting cartoons and illustrations of fellow workers and friends. These mostly pen and
ink drawings, as well as a small number of photographs, feature scenes of newsrooms, Los Angeles artist Paul de Longpre, Walter
Russell, John T. McCutcheon, artist Howard Chandler Christy, Richard Mansfield and Sarah Bernhardt. Most are autographed.
Many are undated, but appear to date from 1905-1927.
Caricatures and cartoons
Newspaper editors--United States
San Jose Mercury-news
Caricatures
Black-and-white photographs
Signatures (names)