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Lucy Sherman Clark Correspondence
2020-01  
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Description
Collection Overview This collection consists of 128 letters and a few other items such as invitations, notes, and announcements collected by Lucy Sherman Clark. Lucy Clark Sherman was the recipient of the majority of the letters, although some are addressed to Eli P. Clark or Moses H. Sherman. The bulk of the items date from 1875 to 1891 when the Clarks and Shermans lived in Prescott, Arizona.
Background
Lucy Helen Sherman was born on February 11, 1851 in West Rupert, Vermont to Enoch Sterling Sherman and Miranda Wright Warner. She was raised on the family farm. In addition to farming, E. S. Sherman worked as a teacher on several occasions during Lucy's youth. The family placed a significance on education and the teachings of the Congregationalist church. Following in the footsteps of her father and brother, Moses Hazeltine Sherman, Lucy trained as a teacher at the Oswego Normal School and taught in schools near the family home. In 1876, Lucy moved to Prescott, Arizona to teach alongside her brother Moses at the Prescott Free Academy. She worked as a teacher in Prescott until 1880, when she married Eli P. Clark, a local merchant and the Auditor of the Arizona Territory. Lucy and Eli had three daughters and a son -- Lucy Mason born July 17, 1881; Mary Sherman born May 12, 1884; Katherine T. born July 31, 1886 and Eugene P. born September 26, 1890. In 1891, the family moved to Los Angeles, where Eli and Lucy's brother Moses founded the Los Angeles Consolidated Electric Railway and later engaged in many business ventures, including the Los Angeles Pacific Railway and the Clark and Sherman Land Company. Lucy Sherman Clark passed away on June 10, 1942.
Extent
3 archives boxes; 145 items
Restrictions
Property rights to the physical object belong to the Sherman Library. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The Sherman Library do not hold the copyright.
Availability
This collection is open for research.