Harvey Clark Collection 1843-1920

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Harvey Clark Collection 1843-1920

http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv81289

Harvey Clark was an Oregon pioneer of 1840 who helped to found Pacific University, and who owned much of the land where the town of Forest Grove now lies. The collection includes one original letter by Harvey Clark dated 1843; a facsimile and transcription of a 1844 letter; a transcription of his 1837 "memory book," a book of verses and notes written by friends; and typed biographical notes about Harvey Clark.

0.25 cubic feet; 1 box

eng,

Pacific University Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 6378987

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Clark, Harvey, 1807-1858.

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Harvey Clark was an Oregon pioneer of 1840 who helped to found Pacific University, and who owned much of the land where the town of Forest Grove now lies. He was born in Chester, Vermont on October 7, 1807. Originally trained to become a stone mason, he decided to become a minister as a teenager and left to attend the newly-opened Oberlin College in Ohio. At the time, Oberlin was one of the most liberal colleges in the country, with co-education for both sexes and open admissions fo...