Kerr, Clark, 1911-2003
Americans
English
Biographical notes:
Clark Kerr was born in Reading, Pennsylvania on May 17, 1911 to Samuel W. and Caroline (Clark) Kerr. He married Catherine (Kitty) Spaulding in Los Angeles, California in 1934, and they had three children: Clark Edgar, Alexander William, and Caroline Mary. Kerr died in 2003, in El Cerrito, California, shortly after completing his memoirs, The Gold and the Blue: A Personal Memoir of the University of California, 1949-1967.
Kerr received his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1932 from Swarthmore College, his Master of Arts degree in 1933 from Stanford University, and his PhD in economics in 1939 from the University of California at Berkeley (Berkeley). His first teaching position was at Antioch College from 1937 to 1938, and he went on to teach at International College in Elsinore, Denmark; Stanford University; the University of Washington; and Berkeley. From 1945 to 1952, he was the Director of the Institute of Industrial Relations at Berkeley. He became the first Chancellor at Berkeley in 1952, a post he held until 1958, when he became President of the University of California system. While president he lead the expansion of the University system by three new campuses and wrestled with growing student unrest and the Free Speech Movement. In 1967, under pressure from Governor Ronald Reagan, the Board of Regents fired him, he and resumed his teaching and research. He led the influential Carnegie Commission on Higher Education until 1973 and its successor the Carnegie Council on Policy Issues in Higher Education until 1979.
Links to collections
Clark Kerr Collection, 1942-1945 Department of Labor. National War Labor Board. Region X.
National Archives at San Francisco
University of California, San Diego. Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics. Records, 1959-1963.
University of California, San Diego, UC San Diego Library; UCSD Library
Corley, James H., 1904-. Interviews on the University of California loyalty oath controversy [sound recording] / conducted by David. P. Gardner.
UC Berkeley Libraries
Kerr, Clark, 1911-2003. Sound recordings from the Clark Kerr papers [sound recording].
UC Berkeley Libraries
Kerr, Clark, 1911-2003. Clark Kerr interviews on the Dept. of Home Economics at UC Berkeley [sound recording].
UC Berkeley Libraries
Davies, Thurston J. Thurston J. Davies letter : Brussels, Belgium, to Clark Kerr, Berkeley, Calif. : TLS (photocopy), 1958 June 26.
UC Berkeley Libraries
Hamburger, Robert N.,. Origins of the School of Medicine at UCSD : a symposium, 1984-1986.
University of California, San Diego, UC San Diego Library; UCSD Library
Kerr, Clark, 1911-2003. Interview with Clark Kerr : transcript, 1997, July 21.
UC Berkeley Libraries
Kerr, Clark, 1911-2003. Fieldnotes, etc. concerning self-help and consumer cooperatives in the United States, 1930-1938.
UC Berkeley Libraries
Kerr, Clark, 1911-2003,. Reminiscences of Clark Kerr : oral history, 1998.
Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
University of California, Berkeley. Office of the President. Letters, 1942-1968, to Lewis Mumford.
University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
University of California, San Diego. Office of the Chancellor. Records, 1964-1971.
University of California, San Diego, UC San Diego Library; UCSD Library
Kerr, Clark, 1911-2003. A marvel inside a miracle : typescript, 18 Nov. 1985.
University of California, San Diego, UC San Diego Library; UCSD Library
Harold Clayton Urey Papers
University of California, San Diego, UC San Diego Library; UCSD Library
Stuart, Mary. Mary Stuart cassette tapes and transcripts of tapes, 1979-1980.
Bentley Historical Library
Kerr, Clark, 1911-2003. Clark Kerr office files regarding the Free Speech Movement, 1964-1985 (bulk 1964-1965).
UC Berkeley Libraries
Hassid, William Zev, 1897-1974. William Zev Hassid papers, 1915-1974.
UC Berkeley Libraries
Kerr, Clark, 1911-2003. Clark Kerr personal and professional papers, 1800-2005 (bulk 1952-2003).
UC Berkeley Libraries
Negotiation Now! (Organization). Records, 1968-1972.
Swarthmore College, Peace Collection, SCPC
Revelle, Roger, 1909-1991. Papers, 1929-1976, bulk 1946-1976.
University of California, San Diego, UC San Diego Library; UCSD Library
Kerr, Clark, 1911-2003. Interview with Dr. Clark Kerr, October 31, 1984... / interviewer, Dr. Kathryn Ringrose.
University of California, San Diego, UC San Diego Library; UCSD Library
University of California, San Diego. A Tribute to Roger Revelle, October 14, 1991 [videorecording].
University of California, San Diego, UC San Diego Library; UCSD Library
Kerr, Clark, 1911-2003. Photographs from the Clark Kerr personal and professional papers [graphic].
UC Berkeley Libraries
Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions. Records, 1952-1991.
University of California, Santa Barbara, UCSB Library
Kerr, Clark, 1911-2003,. UCD Emeriti Association oral history interview with Clark Kerr, November 6, 1996 [videorecording].
University of California, Davis, Shields Library
McHenry, Dean Eugene, 1910-. Dean E. McHenry Archive, 1930-1996.
University of California, Santa Cruz, UCSC
Fieldnotes, etc. Concerning Self-help and Consumer Cooperatives in the United States, 1930-1938
Bancroft Library
Kerr, Clark, 1911-2003. Interview with Dr. Clark Kerr, Oct. 15, 1999 [videorecording].
UC Berkeley Libraries
Pitzele, Merlyn S., 1911-. Papers, 1932-1971.
Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
Magruder, Calvert, 1893-1968. Papers. 1920-1965
Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
California State University Archives Oral History Project Collection, 1987-2001
California State University Historical Archives California State University, Dominguez Hills
Harvard University Archives Photograph Collection: Portraits, ca. 1852-ca. 2004
Harvard University Archives.
Thackrey, Russell I., 1904-. Papers, 1954-1982.
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
Allen Carrier Blaisdell papers, 1916-1966
Bancroft Library
Ted Freedman Papers, 1926-1974
Bancroft Library
Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions Collection, Series 12: Audio-Visual, ca. 1956-1987
University of California, Santa Barbara. Davidson Library. Department of Special Collections.
Records of the Office of the Chancellor, University of California, Berkeley, 1952-[ongoing]
The University Archives.
Cole, David Lawrence, 1902-1977. Cole, David Lawrence. Series 1. Correspondence, 1946-1977.
Cornell University Library
Heirich, Max. Max Heirich papers relating to the Free Speech Movement, 1964-1971.
UC Berkeley Libraries
Lawrence Arnstein Papers, 1915-1979
Bancroft Library
Harold Clayton Urey Papers, 1929-1981
University of California, San Diego. Geisel Library. Mandeville Special Collections Library.
Fund for the Republic. Fund for the Republic archives, 1928-1964 (bulk 1952-1961).
Princeton University Library
Beattie, Margaret Isabel, 1893-1976. Margaret Isabel Beattie scrapbook, 1960-1970.
UC Berkeley Libraries
Indiana University Oral History Archive, 1991-1998
Indiana University, Bloomington. Center for the Study of History and Memory
"Stanford: A Sentimental Journey" [videorecording], 1987
Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Henry, David Dodds, 1905-. Papers, 1922-1991.
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
Inter-University Labor Education Committee. Series 2, Subseries 4. Correspondence on regional conferences, 1955-1957.
Cornell University Library
Ringrose, Kathryn. UCSD 25th Anniversary oral histories, 1984.
University of California, San Diego, UC San Diego Library; UCSD Library
Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions Collection, 1950-1991, 1961-1987
University of California, Santa Barbara. Davidson Library. Department of Special Collections.
Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching Records, 1905-1979.
Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
McConnell, T. R. (Thomas Raymond), 1901-1989. Thomas Raymond McConnell papers, 1934-1988.
UC Berkeley Libraries
Kerr, C. G. Japanese and Allied propaganda relating to the Japanese invasion of New Guinea in World War II [manuscript].
Libraries Australia
Miscellany relating to the inauguration of Clark Kerr as chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley, 1953.
UC Berkeley Libraries
Miscellany relating to the inauguration of Clark Kerr as president of the University of California, 1958.
UC Berkeley Libraries
Fund for the Republic Records, 1928-1964, 1952-1961
Princeton University. Library. Dept. of Rare Books and Special Collections.Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library. Public Policy Papers.
Records of the President of Radcliffe College, 1972-1989
Radcliffe College Archives, Radcliffe Institute
Office of the Chancellor. Administrative Files for John S. Galbraith, 1964 - 1971
University of California, San Diego. Geisel Library. Mandeville Special Collections Library.
Gladys Tilden Papers, 1875-1982
Bancroft Library
Emma (Moffat) McLaughlin Papers, 1927- 1967
Bancroft Library
Alice M. Rivlin Papers, 1963-1988
Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
Pereira, W. L. (William Leonard), 1909-. [Four issues of the Daily Pilot containing articles on UC Irvine].
University of California, Irvine. Library. Department of Special Collections
Younger, J. Arthur (Jesse Arthur), 1893-1967. J. Arthur Younger papers, 1951-1968.
Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Robert Watts Hudgens Papers, 1925-1973
David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
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Arnstein, Lawrence, 1880-1979
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Beattie, Margaret Isabel, 1893-1976.
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Blaisdell, Allen Carrier, b. 1897
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Cole, David Lawrence, 1902-1977.
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Davies, Thurston J.
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Frederickson, Hansena, 1906-1988.
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Freedman, Ted
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Hassid, William Zev, 1897-1974.
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Heilbron, Louis H.
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Heirich, Max.
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Henry, David Dodds, 1905-
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Higgs, DeWitt A., 1907-
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Hudgens, Robert Watts, 1896-1973
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Magruder, Calvert, 1893-1968
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Matina Horner
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McConnell, T. R. (Thomas Raymond), 1901-1989.
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McHenry, Dean Eugene, 1910-
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McLaughlin, Emma Moffat, 1880-1968
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Nerad, Maresi.
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Nigg, Cyril C., 1905-
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Pitzele, Merlyn S., 1911-
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Revelle, Roger, 1909-1991.
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Ringrose, Kathryn M.
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Rivlin, Alice M.
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Stuart, Mary.
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Stumpf, Paul K. (Paul Karl), 1919-2007,
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Thackrey, Russell I., 1904-
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Tilden, Gladys, 1900-
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University of California, San Diego.
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Urey, Harold Clayton, 1893-1981.
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Wiley, Lynne M.
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Younger, J. Arthur (Jesse Arthur), 1893-1967.
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Zane, Sharon,
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California State University Historical Archives
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Carnegie Commission on Higher Education.
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Carnegie Council on Policy Studies in Higher Education.
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Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.
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Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions.
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Free Speech Movement (Berkeley, Calif.)
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Fund for the Republic.
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Inter-University Labor Education Committee.
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KRON-TV (Television station : San Francisco, Calif.)
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Negotiation Now! (Organization)
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Online Archive of California.
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SLATE (Organization : Calif.)
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State Government Oral History Program (Calif.)
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UCD Emeriti Association.
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University of California, Berkeley
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University of California, Berkeley. Dept. of Home Economics
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University of California, Berkeley. Office of the Chancellor
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University of California, Berkeley. Office of the President.
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University of California, Davis
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University of California, San Diego.
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University of California (System)
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University of California (System). Office of the President.
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Vietnam Day Committee (Berkeley, Calif.)
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Subjects:
- Collective bargaining
- Universities and colleges
- College students
- College students
- Communism History 20th century
- Consumer cooperatives
- Cooperative societies
- Education, Higher
- Education, Higher
- Educator
- Educators
- Freedom of speech
- Free Speech Movement (Berkeley, Calif.)
- Government aid to higher education
- Quakers
- College students
- Education, Higher
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- CA, US
- CA, US
- California--Berkeley (as recorded)
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- United States (as recorded)
- California (as recorded)
- United States (as recorded)
- United States (as recorded)
- United States (as recorded)
Variant Names
Kerr, Clark, 1911-2003
Kerr, Clark, 1911-
Kerr, Clark
カー, クラーク
カー, C
Kerr, C. 1911-
Kerr, C. 1911- (Clark),