Jefferson H. Clark CollectionMS 00107

Jefferson H. Clark CollectionMS 00107


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Susan Gilliam, Jeffrey Flanagan, Karen King, SCRC Staff.

Repository
Special Collections Research Center
Identification
MS 00107
Title
Jefferson H. Clark Collection 1914-2000
Quantity
1.00 Linear Feet
Creator
Clark, Jefferson H., b. 1890
Creator
Shade, Mary Clark, 1928-2009
Language
English French

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

id66780
Series 1: Jefferson H. Clark Papers
1916-1920
Scope and Contents

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
    Commissions
    1917-1919
    • Mixed Materials Manuscripts Oversize Box 2 folder: 1
      Certificate of Promotion to First Lieutenant in the Medical Section
      1917 May 19English
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 2
    Gas Gangrene, Serum Administration, Vaccination, and Notes for History
    1919English
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 3 id66785
    Leaves of Absence, Registration Coupons, and Monthly Reports
    1918-1919
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 4 id66786
    Pay Vouchers, American Express Correspondence, and Baggage Shipments
    1918-1919
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 5 id66787
    Special Orders and Registration
    1917-1919
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 6 id66788
    Jefferson H. Clark's Discharge
    1919
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 7 id66789
    Officer's Record Book and Journal
    1916-1920
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 8
    French/English Dictionary and Pocket-Sized Soldier's Diary
    1916-1920English
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 9
    War Diary
    1917-1918English
    Scope and Contents

    Xeroxed copies of the original diary.

  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 10
    Le Miroir Newspaper
    1916-1918English
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 11
    Military Maps of France and Belgium
    1916-1920English
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 12
    Photographs
    1916-1920English
  • Mixed Materials Artifact: 1
    Jefferson H. Clark's Helmet
    English
  • Mixed Materials Artifact: 2
    Jefferson H. Clark's Embroidered Helmet Handbag
    English
  • Mixed Materials Artifact: 3
    Surgical Instruments
    English
  • Mixed Materials Artifact: 4
    Ration Tin
    English
id66798
Series 2: Mary Clark Shade Research Papers
1914-2000
Scope and Contents

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 Research
    1980-2000
    Scope 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 clippings
    1980-2000
    Scope and Contents

    Hand-drawn maps (seemingly copied from various books), research notes, and clippings from publications.

  • Mixed Materials Box: 2 folder: 3 id66804
    Photographs
    1980-2000
  • Mixed Materials Box: 2 folder: 4 id67044
    Photographs
    1980-2000
  • Mixed Materials Box: 2 folder: 5 id66805
    Photocopies and clippings from American and European newspapers
    1914-1919, 1983-1992