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Donald Hathaway Clark photograph collection, circa 1900-1920
Overview of the Collection
- Collector
- Clark, Donald Hathaway, 1890-1965
- Title
- Donald Hathaway Clark photograph collection
- Dates
- circa 1900-1920 (inclusive)1895-19251895-1925
- Quantity
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1.02 cubic feet (2 boxes)
15 photographs - Collection Number
- PH0672
- Summary
- Photographs of logging and lumbering operations in Washington State and British Columbia, and of the Washington Portland Cement Co. in "Cement City" (Concrete), Washington
- Repository
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
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The collection is open to the public.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Donald Hathaway Clark was born in Chicago, Illinois on August 5, 1890 to John Henry and Catherine (Little) Clark. He moved to Oregon at the age of eighteen, then to Seattle where he received his B.S. degree (1916), M.S.F degree (1917), and Ph.D. degree (1952) in Forestry from the University of Washington. Clark married Mildred Margaret Taylor on June 20, 1921 and settled in Lawtonwood, Washington until his death on June 18, 1965.
Donald Clark began his career as secretary and manager of the Red Cedar Shingle Assocation (1919-1923), then left to become the owner and manager of Cascade Cedar Co. between 1923 and 1936. Clark was the sales manager for Colonial Cedar Co. from 1936 to 1942, at which point he left for service as a Captain in Air Combat Intelligence in the Pacific theatre of operations during World War Two. When he returned, he took a position at the University of Washington as a research associate working with forest products in the College of Forestry from 1945 until 1953. He then served as director of the Institute of Forest Products until he retired from the University in October 1960.
Donald Clark authored numerous magazine and newpaper articles, as well as published books, such as Eighteen Men and a Horse(1949) and As We Look Back(1952) during his career. After his retirement, he continued to research in the field of forest products as a consultant to the Red Cedar Shingle Bureau and secretary and manager of the Northwest Hardwood Association. As a result of his writings and influence, the industry became aware of the potential commercial uses of native hardwood timber, such as the native Red Alder, and the leaders in the hardwoods industry decided to form the Northwest Hardwood Association. Clark also continued to lecture throughout the Pacific Northwest on ghost towns, Washington place names, and canon hunting, as well as serving a member in the Washington State Historical Society, Forest History Society, and dozens of other local and regional organizations.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
14 oversize photographs of logging and lumbering operations in Washington State and British Columbia, and of the Washington Portland Cement Co. in "Cement City" (Concrete), Washington.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication. Contact Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries for details.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)