D. Worth Clark papers, 1935-1950

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D. Worth Clark papers, 1935-1950

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Unbound scrapbook pages of newspaper clippings chronicling Clark's career in the U.S. House and Senate, 1935-1945, including his prominent role in the America First movement before World War II; together with other scattered files from his political career. Includes letters he received after his speech at the Hollywood Bowl in 1941 on behalf of the America First Committee, some from individuals who were there; newspaper coverage of his trip down the Salmon River (River of No Return) in Idaho with a National Geographic Society exploring party, 1935; papers from his service on the U.S. Senate's Subcommittee Investigating Wire Tapping, 1941; and a file of correspondence relating to Idaho Democratic politics and Clark's unfulfilled plans to run for the Senate again in 1950.

ca. 1 ft.

Boise State University, Albertsons Library

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Boise State University, Albertsons Library

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Democratic Party (Idaho)

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National Geographic Society (U.S.)

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The eruption of Mount Katmai on the Alaska Peninsula in 1912 was one of the great volcanic events of modern history. The eruption covered the town of Kodiak with almost one foot of ash and the explosion was reportedly heard as far away as Juneau, 750 miles distant. To study this phenomena, the National Geographic Society launched several scientific investigating expeditions to Katmai and surrounding areas affected by the eruption. There was a brief expedition to Kodiak and Afognak Islands, led b...

America First Committee

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Private organization to promote United States nonintervention in World War II. From the description of America First Committee records, 1940-1942. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754868195 ...

Clark, D. Worth (David Worth), 1902-1955

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U.S. Representative and Senator from Idaho. From the description of D. Worth Clark papers, 1935-1950 (Boise State University). WorldCat record id: 690055129 David Worth Clark, U.S. Representative and Senator from Idaho, was born on April 2, 1902, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, the son of David Worth Clark, Sr., and his wife Nellie. Clark came from a family active in Democratic politics; two of his uncles, Barzilla Worth Clark and Chase A. Clark, served as Governors of I...