Gladys Clark papers, circa 1890-2004 (bulk 1940-1997).

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Gladys Clark papers, circa 1890-2004 (bulk 1940-1997).

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The Gladys Clark Papers consist of correspondence, photographs, and printed materials from Acadian textile weaver Gladys Clark, dating from approximately 1890 to 2004. Highlights include photographs from and correspondence relating to Clark's trip to Washington, D.C., in 1997, where she was received by then-First Lady Hillary Clinton at the White House as a recipient of a National Heritage Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts. The collection also includes printed materials from other awards she received, and from various festivals and workshops in which she participated, including the Festival of American Folklife (1985) and the Louisiana Folklife Festival (1991).

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Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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