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Title: Marmaduke R. Clark papers
Date (bulk): 1918-1920
Collection Number: 76032
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: English, with some material in Russian, Czech, Japanese, and German
Physical Description:
3 manuscript boxes
(1.2 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Correspondence, memoranda, writings, newspaper clippings, memorabilia, and photographs relating to Young Men's Christian Association
and American Expeditionary Forces activities in Siberia, political developments during the last stages of the Russian Civil
War, and the Allied intervention.
Creator:
Clark, Marmaduke R., d. 1964
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual
or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1976.
[Identification of item], Marmaduke R. Clark papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Marmaduke Raymond "Duke" Clark was born on September 23, 1889 in Orange, New Jersey. A graduate of The City College of New
York and Columbia University, he found work as an exhibitor and an actor before being dispatched to Siberia as senior secretary
of the Young Men's Christian Association, attached to the Czechoslovak Legion and American Expeditionary Forces, from 1918
to 1920.
Following his work in Siberia, Clark moved to Ohio and spent most of the rest of his life working in the motion picture industry,
primarily at Paramount. He died on July 15, 1964, in San Mateo, California.
Scope and Content of Collection
Correspondence, memoranda, writings, newspaper clippings, memorabilia, and photographs relating to Young Men's Christian Association
and American Expeditionary Forces activities in Siberia, political developments during the last stages of the Russian Civil
War, and the Allied intervention.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Soviet Union -- History -- Allied intervention, 1918-1920
Siberia (Russia) -- History -- Revolution, 1917-1921
Soviet Union -- History -- Revolution, 1917-1921 -- Civilian relief
International relief
Young Men's Christian associations
United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces