Edward D. Clarkson Collection MS-0088
Kevin M. King
Special Collections & University Archives
12/05/2007
5500 Campanile Dr. MC 8050
San Diego, CA 92182-8050
askscua@sdsu.edu
Contributing Institution:
Special Collections & University Archives
Title: Edward D. Clarkson Collection
Creator:
Clarkson, Edward D.
Identifier/Call Number: MS-0088
Physical Description:
0.83 Linear Feet
Date (inclusive): 1916-1969
Date (bulk): 1959-1962
Language of Material:
English
.
Scope and Contents
The
Edward D. Clarkson Collection, in the form of an autograph collection, contains various correspondence, photographs, miscellaneous works, and ephemera
of Clarkson's. The correspondence discusses a diverse array of contemporary issues, including U.S. relations with Cuba and
race relations between whites and African Americans in the United States. In a recruitment type fashion, Clarkson attempts
to enlist a variety of individuals in many causes. These individuals include both the political and artistic sphere of American
life.
Clarkson spent the majority of his efforts lobbying for peace with foreign nations, mainly Cuba, in the decades of the 1950's
and 60's. His main efforts were directed towards United States Senators and Congressmen. However, Clarkson did attempt to
influence a number of United States Presidents, both retired and active. Among the Presidents were, Franklin D. Roosevelt,
Harry Truman, Dwight Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, and Richard Nixon.
Included in Clarkson's political endeavors are a number of other prominent figures in American society. Among them are letters
to Hubert Humphrey pertaining to peace efforts, yet directed toward the disarmament of the Soviet Union. Clarkson inquired
of Eleanor Roosevelt on the possibility of creating separate societies for blacks and whites, not excluding the possibilities
of migrating the African American to Africa.
Clarkson also corresponded with many well-known American social figures like Georgia O'Keefe, Robert Oppenheimer, Gregory
Peck, and Upton Sinclair.
Arrangement Note
I. Correspondence to and from Edward D. Clarkson (In alphabetical order)
II. Miscellaneous
III. Clarkson Family correspondence
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
The copyright interests in these materials have not been transferred to San Diego State University. Copyright resides with
the creators of materials contained in the collection or their heirs. The nature of historical archival and manuscript collections
is such that copyright status may be difficult or even impossible to determine. Requests for permission to publish must be
submitted to the Head of Special Collections, San Diego State University, Library and Information Access. When granted, permission
is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical item and is not intended to include or imply permission
of the copyright holder(s), which must also be obtained in order to publish. Materials from our collections are made available
for use in research, teaching, and private study. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including
but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials.
Source of Acquisition
Edward D. Clarkson
Accruals and Additions
1964
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, folder title, box number, Edward D. Clarkson Collection, Special Collections and University Archives,
San Diego State University Library.
Biographical Note
Born on November 22, 1890, Edward D. Clarkson spent many years actively campaigning for social progress towards his view of
what United States government policies should be both at home and abroad. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1916 and served
in both World War I and World War II. Later in life, Clarkson took up residency in Cuba, where he spent approximately ten
years in a diplomatic fashion. Clarkson retired from the army in 1944 and earned a master's degree in history from San Diego
State College in 1958.
Clarkson spent the remainder of his life in La Jolla, California. As a resident for more than 30 years, he was highly active
not only as a correspondent but also through participation in organizations such as the American Legion, the Scottish Rite
Masons, Phi Alpha Theta and even the La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club. Edward D. Clarkson died in October of 1969.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Personal Papers
Cuba--Foreign relations--United States
United States--Foreign relations--Cuba
United States--Race relations
Clarkson, Edward D., 1890-1969--Archives
Clarkson, Edward D., 1890-1969--Correspondence
Clarkson family
box 1, folder 1
Bailey, Joshua Jr. Folder 1
1962-63, n.d.
box 1, folder 2
Bacon, Robert Folder 2
1969, n.d.
box 1, folder 3
Baker, Phillip Folder 3
1959, n.d.
box 1, folder 4
Barker, Carleton C. Folder 4
1967
box 1, folder 5
Bennet, Eugene D. Folder 5
1962, n.d.
box 1, folder 6
Black, Eugene R. Folder 6
1959-66, n.d.
box 1, folder 7
Bowdler, William G. Folder 7
1965
box 1, folder 8
Bowles, Chester Folder 8
1959, n.d.
box 1, folder 9
Briggs, Ellis O. Folder 9
1962, n.d.
box 1, folder 10
Brown, Edmund G. Folder 10
1958-63
box 1, folder 11
Brown, Lyle Folder 11
1929, n.d.
box 1, folder 12
Byrd, Harry F. Folder 12
1959-62, n.d.
box 1, folder 13
Chibas, Eduardo Folder 13
1933
box 1, folder 14
Church, Frank Folder 14
1959, n.d.
box 1, folder 15
Clarke, Arthur C. Folder 15
1960, n.d.
box 1, folder 16
Coffman, Earl Folder 16
1948, n.d.
box 1, folder 17
Collinge, Patricia Folder 17
1931-37, n.d.
box 1, folder 18
Copley, James Folder 18
1966
box 1, folder 19
Crowder, E.H. Folder 19
1926
box 1, folder 20
Deford, Miriam H. Folder 20
1966
box 1, folder 21
De Gaulle, Charles Folder 21
1964-67, n.d.
box 1, folder 22
Demille, Cecil B. Folder 22
1952-53, n.d.
box 1, folder 23
Devlin, Walter Folder 23
1962
box 1, folder 24
Dock, Bill Folder 24
n.d.
box 1, folder 25
Doiz, Ricardo Folder 25
1917, n.d.
box 1, folder 26
Donby, Edwin Folder 26
1924, n.d.
box 1, folder 27
Douglas, Helen G. Folder 27
1950-60, n.d.
box 1, folder 28
Douglas, Paul H. Folder 28
1958-64, n.d.
box 1, folder 29
Driver, Robert F. Folder 29
1958
box 1, folder 30
Early, Stephen Folder 30
1933-39, n.d.
box 1, folder 31
Eisenhower, Dwight Folder 31
1962, n.d.
box 1, folder 32
Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain Folder 32
1958-59, n.d.
box 1, folder 33
Engle, Clair Folder 33
1959-63, n.d.
box 1, folder 34
Fisher, Hugo Folder 34
1962
box 1, folder 35
Follstad, R.T. Folder 35
1963
box 1, folder 36
Fullbright, J.W. Folder 36
1959-62, n.d.
box 1, folder 37
Goodwin, Richard N. Folder 37
1967
box 1, folder 38
Gore, Albert Folder 38
1959, n.d.
box 1, folder 39
Hartsfield, William B. Folder 39
1959, n.d.
box 1, folder 40
Hawkins, Margaret Folder 40
1966, n.d.
box 1, folder 41
Howe, Louis Folder 41
1932-33
box 1, folder 42
Humphrey, Hubert H. Folder 42
1966-68, n.d.
box 1, folder 43
Johnson, Lyndon Baines Folder 43
1965, n.d.
box 1, folder 44
Karrh, Marion Folder 44
n.d.
box 1, folder 45
Kefauver, Estes Folder 45
1957-63, n.d.
box 1, folder 46
Kennedy, John F. Folder 46
1959-62, n.d.
box 1, folder 47
Kennedy, Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Folder 47
1960-62
box 1, folder 48
Knight, Lucian L. Folder 48
1959
box 1, folder 49
Kuchl, Thomas H. Folder 49
1959-61, n.d.
box 1, folder 50
Lancaster, Stephen Folder 50
1961
box 1, folder 51
Lichenberger, Arthur Folder 51
1959-65, n.d.
box 1, folder 52
Longstreth, Marian Folder 52
1961-66, n.d.
box 1, folder 53
Macleish, Archibald Folder 53
1967
box 1, folder 54
Mansfield, Mike Folder 54
1960-62
box 1, folder 55
McGovern, George Folder 55
1966
box 1, folder 56
McKinnon, Clinton D. Folder 56
1958, n.d.
box 1, folder 57
Millikan, Robert A. Folder 57
1951, n.d.
box 1, folder 58
Mitchell, Margaret Folder 58
1935-66, n.d.
box 1, folder 59
Moody, John Folder 59
1947, n.d.
box 1, folder 60
Morgan, Thomas E. Folder 60
1962
box 1, folder 61
Neuberger, Richard Folder 61
1959, n.d.
box 1, folder 62
Nixon, Richard Folder 62
1959-69
box 1, folder 63
O'Keefe, Georgia Folder 63
1961-64, n.d.
box 1, folder 64
Oppenheimer, Robert Folder 64
1959-63, n.d.
box 1, folder 65
Orta, Juan A. Folder 65
1959, n.d.
box 1, folder 66
Pearson, Drew Folder 66
1954
box 1, folder 67
Peck, Gregory Folder 67
1966
box 1, folder 68
Pershing, John J. Folder 68
1925, n.d.
box 1, folder 69
Persons, Wilton B. Folder 69
1959-60
box 1, folder 70
Revelle, Roger Folder 70
1956, n.d.
box 1, folder 71
Rhodes, Charles D. Folder 71
1932
box 1, folder 72
Rich, Richard H. Folder 72
1965
box 1, folder 73
Robert, Ellis Folder 73
1952
box 1, folder 74
Rockefeller, Nelson Aldrich Folder 74
1959, n.d.
box 1, folder 75
Roosevelt, Eleanor Folder 75
1944-59, n.d.
box 1, folder 76
Roosevelt, Franklin D. Folder 76
1932-39
box 1, folder 77
Roosevelt, James Folder 77
1951-62
box 1, folder 78
Russell, Richard B. Folder 78
1959-63
box 1, folder 79
Salinger, Pierce Folder 79
1964
box 1, folder 80
Seldon, A.J. Jr. Folder 80
1960-62
box 1, folder 81
Sevareid, Eric Folder 81
1959-62, n.d.
box 1, folder 82
Sinclair, Upton Folder 82
1958-62, n.d.
box 1, folder 83
Slater, Ilene J. Folder 83
1959
box 1, folder 84
Smathers, George Folder 84
1959
box 1, folder 85
Smith, Margaret Chase Folder 85
1959
box 1, folder 86
Sorenson, Theodore C. Folder 86
1962
box 1, folder 87
Sparkman, John Folder 87
1959-62
box 1, folder 88
Sterling, Wallace Folder 88
1951
box 1, folder 89
Stevenson, Adlai Folder 89
1959-62
box 1, folder 90
Storer, George B. Folder 90
1960
box 1, folder 91
Storm, John L. Folder 91
1960
box 1, folder 92
Talmadge, Herman Folder 92
1956-61, n.d.
box 1, folder 93
Truman, Harry S. Folder 93
1957-59, n.d.
box 1, folder 94
Turnure, Pamela Folder 94
1961, n.d.
box 1, folder 95
Urey, Harold 1960-67, n.d. Folder 95
box 1, folder 96
Wadsworth, James J. Folder 96
1959
box 1, folder 97
Walker, Eric A. Folder 97
1959
box 1, folder 98
Walter, Francis A. Folder 98
1959
box 1, folder 99
Welsh, George P. Folder 99
1965
box 1, folder 100
Whelan, Vincent Folder 100
1958
box 1, folder 101
Wilson, Bob Folder 101
1960
box 1, folder 102
Wilson, Mary Folder 102
1966, n.d.
box 1, folder 103
Wright, Truman E. Folder 103
1958
box 1, folder 104
Young, Robert R. Folder 104
1948, n.d.
box 2, folder 1
Description of Material from E.D. Clarkson File on Cuba Folder 1
1966
box 2, folder 2
Memorial Day Photograph Folder 2
1926
box 2, folder 3
Notes for Handling Cuban Situation Folder 3
1964
box 2, folder 4
Persons in the Class of 1881 Trip to Japan Folder 4
1922, n.d.
box 2, folder 5
Clarkson Family Correspondence Folder 5
1834-60
