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Robert W. Clark Papers, 1954-1989
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Robert W. Clark, 1931-1991
- Title
- Robert W. Clark Papers
- Dates
- 1954-1989 (inclusive)19541989
- Quantity
- 4 cubic feet
- Collection Number
- MG359 (collection)
- Summary
- xxxx
- Repository
-
University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives
Special Collections and Archives
University of Idaho Library
875 Perimeter Drive
MS 2350
Moscow, ID
83844-2350
Telephone: 2088850845
libspec@uidaho.edu - Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
A life long Idaho resident, Robert W. Clark was born September 23, 1931, in Wallace, Idaho, and graduated from Wallace High School in 1949. After serving in the U.S. Army from 1952-1954, he received his B.S. degree from the University of Idaho 1956, followed by a M.S. in Business in 1958.
Clark began teaching in the Accounting Department at the University of Idaho in 1956, and was the first person promoted to full professor before the age of 40. He served as chairman of the Accounting Department from 1969-1972. In 1970 he became the director of the Public Utilities Executives Course, and under his direction the course grew from its regional focus to an international course designed for emerging utility executives.
He was the recipient of numerous honors and awards including the university's Outstanding Faculty Award, the Interfraternity Council and Panhellenic Council Outstanding Teacher Award, Outstanding Educator of America Award, Gamma Sigma Delta Annual Award for Excellence, and Moscow Chamber of Commerce Distinguished Service Award.
He served on numerous boards and committees for the state. In 1972 Governor Cecil Andrus appointed him to the Idaho Health Facilities Authority Board on which he was still active at the time of his death in 1991. He also served on the Governor's Blue Ribbon Committee on Health Care from 1976-1978.
He was a member of both the American and Idaho Society of Certified Public Accountants, Alpha Tau Omega fraternity, the Wallace Elks Lodge, and the Vandal Boosters.
He died at Sacred Heart Medical Center, Spokane from complications of pneumonia, on Sunday, January 13, 1991. He was survived by his wife, Dorothy (Anno) Clark, and a son and daughter.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The papers of Robert W. Clark span the years 1954 to 1989, with the bulk of the material covering the years 1957 to 1987.
The papers include tests and lecture notes for his classes at the University of Idaho, other university related material, papers related to his professional activities as a Certified Public Accountant, and other papers.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
The material in this Manuscript Group was in no apparent order when received, therefore a series order was imposed during processing.
The first series, Classes, contains two subseries. The first of these, Tests, 1957-1987, contains mimeographed tests which Professor Clark gave during his tenure at the University of Idaho. The second contains hand written lecture notes and outlines for his classes, and occasionally also contains mimeographed examinations with answers.
The second series concerns Clark's activities on the university campus. Included are records of his involvement with the Academic Standards Committee and the Bookstore Advisory Committee. Other papers relate to the Public Utility Executives program of which he was director, and a research project in which he was involved.
Professional activities are included in the third series. These involve the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, several state health advisory committees on which he served, and information on various seminars and workshops he attended.
The final series contains accounting exams Clark took while a student at the University of Idaho, handwritten notes for a Spanish class he took, and part of Governor Andrus's speech at the Northern Lights, Inc. annual meeting in 1973.
Another folder in this series contains the financial records of the Idaho Elwetas, Inc., from 1957 to 1971. Especially interesting are the materials concerning their management of the bank account for the repair of fire damage sustained by the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity in 1971; included are the check register, bank statements with paid checks, and statements from the general contractor.
Duplicates of mimeographed material were discarded. Published items, including University of Idaho bulletins, were sent to the Gifts Librarian for possible inclusion in the library collection. This reduced the bulk of the collection by 3 cubic feet.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Series I. Classes, 1957-1989Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
A. Tests |
1957-1987 | |
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/1 | Accounting 100 & 200 8 items
|
1959-1960 |
| 1/2 | Accounting 201 13 items
|
1982-1987 |
| 1/3 | Accounting 202 20 items
|
1980-1987 |
| 1/4-5 | Accounting 231 37 items
|
1960-1967 |
| 1/6-8 | Accounting 232 85 items
|
1957-1967 |
| 1/9 | Accounting 281 16 items
|
1965-1969 |
| 1/10 | Accounting 331 25 items
|
1962-1967 |
| 1/11 | Accounting 332 5 items
|
1963-1964 |
| 1/12 | Accounting 491 5 items
|
1965 |
| 1/13-16 | Accounting 493 46 items
|
1959-1987 |
B. Lecture Notes |
1959-1989 | |
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/17-24 | Business 31 214 items
|
1960-1967 |
| 1/25-32 | Business 32 227 items
|
1959-1969 |
| 1/33-34 | Business 81 78 items
|
1967-1968 |
| 1/35-40 | Accounting 131 177 items
|
1969-1974 |
| 2/41 | Accounting 131 42 items
|
1974-1975 |
| 2/42-46 | Accounting 132 167 items
|
1971-1974 |
| 2/47 | Accounting 187 46 items
|
1963 |
| 2/48-55 | Accounting 201 401 items
|
1975-1989 |
| 2/56-62 | Accounting 202 432 items
|
1976-1982 |
| 3/63-64 | Accounting 202 117 items
|
1984-1987 |
| 3/65 | Accounting 231 48 items
|
1975 |
| 3/66 | Accounting 239 26 items
|
1968-1969 |
| 3/67 | Accounting 393 36 items
|
1987 |
| 3/68-78 | Accounting 493 422 items
|
1969-1986 |
| 3/79 | Accounting 550 18 items
|
1969-1970 |
Series II. University, 1965-1989Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 3/80-81 | Academic Standards Committee 46 items
|
1974 |
| 3/82 | Athletic Procedure Notebook 4 items
|
undated |
| 3/83 | Bookstore Advisory Committee 56 items
|
1965-1966 |
| 3/84 | Budget requests and other financial material for the Accounting Dept. 18 items
|
1971-1984 |
| 3/85 | College of Business Faculty 6 items
|
1972-1977 |
| 3/86 | Correspondence, memos, etc. 12 items
|
1965-1986 |
| 3/87 | Legislative Auditor's report on the College of Business and Economics 1 item
|
1969 |
| 3/88 | Management Associates 4 items
|
1968 |
| 3/89 | Off campus course taught at Boise (Accounting 505) 27 items
|
1971 |
| 3/90 | Papers from students 3 items
|
1971-1986 |
| 3/91-92 | Public Utility Executives' Course 19 items
|
1961-1989 |
| 3/93-94 | Short Term Applied Research (STAR) project: Effect of taxes on plant location 34 items
|
1970-1971 |
| 3/95 | Vita and evaluations 3 items
|
1980-1983 |
Series III. Professional, 1957-1987Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 3/96 | AICPA Committee on Auditing Procedure 21 items
|
1962-1969 |
| 3/97 | AICPA Accounting Principles Board 16 items
|
1966-1969 |
| 3/98 | AICAP Committee on Accounting Principles and Auditing Procedures. Current Information Release 6 items
|
1967-1968 |
| 3/99 | AICPA Conference of Securities and Exchange Commission developments 9 items
|
1979-1982 |
| 3/100 | American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, publicity packet 3 items
|
undated |
| 3/101 | Arthur Anderson & Company. Mine management manual 1 item
|
1966 |
| 4/102 | Audit staff training problems 5 items
|
1961 |
| 4/103-114 | CPA exam review sessions 99 items
|
1972-1982 |
| 4/115 | Consulting 4 items
|
1985 |
| 4/116 | Health: Governors Advisory Council on Comprehensive Health Planning 20 items
|
1972-1984 |
| 4/117 | State Economic Stabilization Board 67 items
|
1972-1973 |
| 4/118 | Idaho Health Facilities Authority 5 items
|
1972-1987 |
| 4/119 | Kidder, Peabody & Co. Statement of qualifications and questionnaire responses for Intermountain Health Care, Inc. 1 item
|
1979 |
| 4/120 | Home office training school 1 item
|
undated |
| 4/121 | Idaho Society of Certified Public Accountants 16 items
|
1970-1983 |
| 4/122 | Accounting for leases 3 items
|
1974 |
| 4/123 | Kidder, Peabody public utility seminar 10 items
|
1979 |
| 4/124 | Liquid Fertilizer Dealers management conference 2 items
|
1963-1965 |
| 4/125 | Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co., seminar 5 items
|
1982 |
| 4/126 | Presbyterian Church audit 6 items
|
1965 |
| 4/127 | Presnell, Gage & Co., & Junes, DePew & Co. Lewiston Orchards sewer contract 2 items
|
1977 |
| 4/128 | Public Utilities Reports, Inc. Utility financing conference 7 items
|
1981 |
| 4/129 | Reprints 14 items
|
1957-1986 |
| 4/130 | Symposium 70, Gettysburg College 5 items
|
1970 |
| 4/131 | Theodore Barry & Associates. Utility accounting course 7 items
|
1977 |
| 4/132 | Touche & Ross. Professors' seminar 14 items
|
1974 |
Series IV. Other Papers, 1954-1973Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 4/133 | Accounting exams taken by Clark 21 items
|
1954-1956 |
| 4/134 | Idaho Elwetas, Inc. 34 items
(includes material on Alpha Tau Omega fire, 1971)
|
1957-1971 |
| 4/135 | Northern Lights, Inc., annual meeting 4 items
|
1973 |
| 4/136 | Notes for Spanish 181-182 1 item
|
|
| 4/137 | Miscellaneous 3 items
|
undated |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Accountants -- Idaho
- Accounting -- Study and teaching
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Clark, Robert William, 1931-1991--Archives.
Finding aid prepared by Judith Nielsen
1993
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