John G. Clark Papers 1874-1987 1941-1970

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

John G. Clark Papers 1874-1987 1941-1970

http://asteria.fivecolleges.edu/findaids/umass/mums499.html

With a lifelong interest in politics, John G. Clark of Easthampton, Massachusetts worked on a number of campaigns before running for office himself. He ran for state senator in 1958, but lost in the Democratic primary. Two years later he ran again, this time for state representative of the 3rd Hampshire District, and won. Clark served in the State House of Representative for eight years until he was appointed clerk of the district court in Northampton and chose not to run for reelection. While this collection is small, it is packed with campaign materials, letters, position statements, speeches, and press releases that together offer a good sense of the political climate in Massachusetts during the 1960s, especially issues of local concern for Hampshire County. Letters from four young neighbors written while serving in Vietnam provide a personal account of the war.

4 boxes; 5.25 linear ft.

eng,

Special Collections and University Archives, W.E.B. Du Bois Library, University of Massachusetts Amherst

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 6323568

Related Entities

There are 3 Entities related to this resource.

Clark, Ruth Miller

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6n17h4q (person)

Clark, John G.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6r62260 (person)

John G. Clark's colorful life began on February 26, 1902 in Northampton, Massachusetts. His wife, Ruth Miller Clark was born in 1902 in Easthampton; like her husband, she was raised in Western Massachusetts. John and Ruth married just as the Great Depression commenced; their only child- a son- John P. Clark was born in 1930. During the early Depression years, Clark worked in his insurance business and attended law school at night, but this small family- like so many oth...

Clark, John P.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6cx0bcm (person)