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Clark Family (Second World War correspondence)
2016.191.w.r
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Contributing Institution:
Center for American War Letters Archives
Title: Clark Family Second World War correspondence
source:
Clark, Paul F.
Creator:
Clark, Albert M. "Al", Private
Creator:
Clark, David J., Tech Corporal
Creator:
Clark, Donald T., Motor Machinist's Mate First Class
Creator:
Clark, George H., Boatswain's Mate Second Class
Creator:
Clark, Robert T., Lieutenant
Creator:
Clark, Stuart W., Corporal
Creator:
Clark, John Niel, Staff Sergeant
Creator:
Clark, Duncan
Creator:
Clark, Oliver "Joe"
Creator:
Clark, Rosamond
Identifier/Call Number: 2016.191.w.r
Physical Description:
2.75 Linear feet
(32 folders)
Date (inclusive): 1917 February 17 - 2013 March 5
Date (bulk): 1939 April 11 - 1951 June 7
Abstract: This collection contains letters, photographs and ephemera from nine Clark brothers: Pvt. George H. Clark, USCG; Pvt. Albert
M. Clark, USA; Motor Machinist's Mate, Donald T. Clark, USN; Lt. Robert T. Clark, USA; Cpl. Stuart W. Clark, USA; Pfc. David
J. Clark, USA; S/Sgt.John Neil Clark, USA; Cpl. Oliver Joseph Clark, USA, and Duncan Clark to their parents Donald Sr. and
Celia Nunn Clark in Orange, CA and to other friends and family, primarily about their service during the Second World War.
The bulk of the correspondence was written by Albert, David, Donald, George, Robert and Stuart Clark.
Language of Material:
English
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Container: WWII 105
Container: 1-6
Container: 1-6
Container: WWII 106
Container: 1-8
Container: 7-14
Container: WWII 107
Container: 1-8
Container: 15-22
Container: WWII 108
This collection is open for research.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Paul F. Clark (son of George H. Clark)
This collection is arranged alphabetically by name of the letter writer and by material type. The arrangement within each
series and folder is chronological. -- Series 1: Records of Albert M. Clark, 1939-07 - 2000-12 -- Series 2: Records of David
J. Clark, 1939 - 1946 -- Series 3: Records of Donald T. Clark, 1940-03 - 1945-11 --Series 4: Records of Duncan Clark and John
Neil Clark, 1941-1944 -- Series 5: Records of George H. Clark, 1941-03 - 1946-07 -- Series 6: Records of Robert T. Clark,
1941-03 - 1945-06 -- Series 7: Records of Stuart W. Clark, 1937-03 - 1945-09 -- Series 8: Records of Rosamond Clark, 1940-1945
-- Series 9: Correspondence to Donald and Celia Clark, 1917-1945 -- Series 10: Biographical material, 1877-2013 -- Series
11: Photographs, 1930-1950 -- Series 12: Ephemera, 1942-1945 -- Series 13: Financial records, 1943-1945.
This collection contains correspondence from nine Clark brothers, sons of Donald Sr. and Celia Nunn Clark, as well as other
Clark family members. The brothers include:
- Private Albert M. "Al" Clark, United States Army
- Tech Corporal David J. Clark, United States Army
- Motor Machinist's Mate First Class Donald T. Clark, United States Navy
- Staff Sergeant John Neil "Neil" Clark, United States Army
- Boatswain's Mate Second Class George H. Clark, United States Coast Guard
- Lieutenant Robert T. Clark, United States Army
- Corporal Stuart W. Clark, United States Army
The Clark family lived at 607 W. Palmyra, Orange, CA, where they had a citrus farm (Yale Grove). Donald Clark, Sr. was the
son of Albert Barnes Clark and Mary Teegarden Clark, early citrus farmers in Orange, CA. See Series 10.
-- Biographical resources include
"Pioneer Ranch Life in Orange: A Victorian Woman in Southern California" by Mary Teegarden Clark. --
https://www.ancestry.com/genealogy/records/donald-clark_88250922
https://www.geni.com/people/Celia-Clark/6000000003456924896
[Item title, Box number, Folder number], Clark Family Second World War correspondence (2016.191.w.r), Center for American
War Letters Archives, Chapman University, CA.
For the benefit of current and future researchers, please cite any additional information about sources consulted in this
collection, including permanent URLs, item or folder descriptions, and box/folder locations.
This collection contains the correspondence of nine Clark brothers to their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Clark, Sr. (Celia
Nunn Clark), in Orange, CA during the Second World War. It also includes correspondence written by the brothers to other friends
and relatives during the same period as well as letters to the Clark family from friends and relatives. The bulk of the collection
is correspondence from Albert, David, Donald, George, Robert, and Stuart.
There are only three letters from John "Neil" Clark, five from Duncan (See Series 4) and only one from Oliver "Joe" Clark
which is included in a round robin letter in Records of Albert Clark (See Series 1, 5/27/1943).
There are several letters from Rosamond Clark to her parents and brothers. The collection also contains photographs and photo
postcards of places the Clark brothers worked, visited or served in the military.
Also included are ephemera, principally collected by George Clark, and artwork by Albert Clark. The collection also includes
a historical biography "Pioneer Ranch Life in Orange: A Victorian Woman in Southern California" by Mary Teegarden Clark, edited
by Paul F. Clark, 2013.
There are no restrictions on the use of this material except where previously copyrighted material is concerned. It is the
responsibility of the researcher to obtain all permissions. For further copyright information, please contact the archivist.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
World War (1939-1945)
Correspondence -- World War, 1939-1945
Orange (Calif.)
World War (1939-1945) -- Homefront
World War (1939-1945) -- Campaigns -- Northern Mariana Islands -- Tinian.
Clark, Paul F.