John D. Clark speech, 1926.

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John D. Clark speech, 1926.

This speech, for the New Mexico Association for the Advancement of Science, is entitled "The First Twelve Years of the New Mexico Association for the Advancement of Science," and traces the group's history from its 1914 founding until 1926. The paper was read before the Association on November 5, 1926.

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