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Special Collections Research Center
William & Mary Special Collections Research CenterEarl Gregg Swem Library
400 Landrum Dr
Williamsburg, Virginia
Business Number: 757-221-3090
spcoll@wm.edu
URL: https://libraries.wm.edu/libraries-spaces/special-collections
Susan Gilliam, Jeffrey Flanagan, Karen King, SCRC Staff.
Administrative Information
Conditions Governing Use:
Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.
Conditions Governing Access:
Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.
Custodial History:
Seller obtained collection from Mary Clark Shade's husband, Jefferson H. Clark's son-in-law.
This collection was originally Mss. Acc. 2009.191.
Acquisition Information:
Purchase.
Processing Information:
Accessioned and minimally processed by Ute Schechter in May 2009.
Arranged and described by Susan Gilliam, SCRC staff, in September-October 2009, and Jeffrey Flanagan, SCRC staff, in February-March 2010.
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of the papers of Jefferson H. Clark, a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania physician, who was a field surgeon in France during World War I, and of the research papers of his daughter Mary Clark Shade (1928-2009), who was working on a book documenting her father's WWI duty.
Jefferson H. Clark's papers include diaries, an officer's record book, correspondence, military orders and records, maps (one of which is labeled 'trench map'), photographs, dictionary, his helmet and embroidered helmet bag, a ration tin, and a surgical kit. Clark's papers have been digitized. The link to each folder's digital object can be found at the folder level within the container inventory.
Mary Clark Shade's research papers include notes, photographs, postcards, photocopies of articles, and related material.
Arrangement of Materials:
This collection is arranged into two series: Series 1: Jefferson H. Clark; and Series 2: Mary Clark Shade Book Research.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- Diaries
- Helmets
- Letters (correspondence)
- Maps
- Newspapers
- Orders (military records)
- Photographs
- Postcards
- Research notes
- Surgical instruments and apparatus
- United States. Army--Surgeons
- Women authors, American--20th century
- World War, 1914-1918--France
- World War, 1914-1918--France--Personal narratives
- World War, 1914-1918--France--Pictoral works
- World War, 1914-1918--Medical care--France
Significant Persons Associated With the Collection
- Clark, Jefferson H., b. 1890
- Shade, Mary Clark, 1928-2009
Container List
This series encompasses Jefferson H. Clark's service as a field surgeon in France during WWI. Included are his personal papers, including his orders, commission papers, personal reports, and letters, issues of the French language newspaper from 1916-1918, maps of France and Belgium, and photographs taken by Clark. His personal papers include copies of general and specific orders, commission papers, personal reports, letters, pay vouchers, American Express correspondence, shipment records, and medical records. Clark's diary is a nearly daily record of his actions, including movements throughout the European theater and the prescriptions and treatments applied to his patients.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 1 id66784
Commissions1917-1919
- Mixed Materials Manuscripts Oversize Box 2 folder: 1
Certificate of Promotion to First Lieutenant in the Medical Section1917 May 19English
- Mixed Materials Manuscripts Oversize Box 2 folder: 1
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 2
Gas Gangrene, Serum Administration, Vaccination, and Notes for History1919English
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 3 id66785
Leaves of Absence, Registration Coupons, and Monthly Reports1918-1919
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 4 id66786
Pay Vouchers, American Express Correspondence, and Baggage Shipments1918-1919
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 5 id66787
Special Orders and Registration1917-1919
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 6 id66788
Jefferson H. Clark's Discharge1919
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 7 id66789
Officer's Record Book and Journal1916-1920
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 8
French/English Dictionary and Pocket-Sized Soldier's Diary1916-1920English
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 9
War Diary1917-1918EnglishScope and Contents
Xeroxed copies of the original diary.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 10
Le Miroir Newspaper1916-1918English
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 11
Military Maps of France and Belgium1916-1920English
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 12
Photographs1916-1920English
- Mixed Materials Artifact: 1
Jefferson H. Clark's HelmetEnglish
- Mixed Materials Artifact: 2
Jefferson H. Clark's Embroidered Helmet HandbagEnglish
- Mixed Materials Artifact: 3
Surgical InstrumentsEnglish
- Mixed Materials Artifact: 4
Ration TinEnglish
This series encompasses the research materials and notes gathered by Mary Clark Shade, daughter of Jefferson H. Clark, in her attempts to produce a book documenting her father's service as a field surgeon in World War I. The photographs were procured from the Imperial War Museum in London or taken by Shade. The index cards contain notes and quotations for her book on her father's service during WWI.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 folder: 1 id66802
Travel Research1980-2000Scope and Contents
Brochures, maps, clippings, and notes gathered by Mary Clark Shade in various European locations, including the Imperial War Museum in London.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 folder: 2 id66803
Research notes and clippings1980-2000Scope and Contents
Hand-drawn maps (seemingly copied from various books), research notes, and clippings from publications.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 folder: 3 id66804
Photographs1980-2000
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 folder: 4 id67044
Photographs1980-2000
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 folder: 5 id66805
Photocopies and clippings from American and European newspapers1914-1919, 1983-1992