John Davenport Clarke Papers

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John Davenport Clarke Papers

1889-1949

Political and personal papers of John Davenport Clarke include mostly correspondence, scrapbooks, and photographs, along with publications, speeches, financial records, and estate papers, 1889-1949. Also contains some papers of Clarke's sister, Eleanor Clarke Slagle, who was known for her work in occupational therapy.

5.75 cubic feet + 20 v.

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Clarke, Marian W. (Marian Williams), 1880-1953

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Marian Williams Clarke (July 29, 1880 – April 8, 1953) was an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, she was elected to the United States House of Representatives from New York, serving from December 1933 to January 1935. She was the second woman elected to Congress from New York, after Ruth Baker Pratt. Born Marian K. Williams in Standing Stone, Pennsylvania, her family moved west to Cheyenne, Wyoming in 1891. Marian Williams attended art school at the University of Nebraska...