Thomas Clark papers, 1854-1876.

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Thomas Clark papers, 1854-1876.

Photocopied typescripts of Clark's diaries (1852-1853, 1854-1855) of trips along the north shore of Lake Superior, with maps and survey data on Superior, Wisconsin; historical data on Beaver Bay, Lake County (Minn.); and letters from Ignatius Donnelly (1862-1864) on Minnesota state legislative and governmental matters, and from Minnesota governors Stephen A. Miller and William R. Marshall and others on Clark's services as assistant state geologist (1860s).

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SNAC Resource ID: 7314156

Minnesota Historical Society Library

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