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Donald Hathaway Clark papers, 1867-1982

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Clark, Donald Hathaway, 1890-1965
Title
Donald Hathaway Clark papers
Dates
1867-1982 (inclusive)
Quantity
55.08 cubic feet (122 boxes, 2 oversized flat boxes, one map tube and 4 oversized folders)
Collection Number
0735
Summary
Papers of an executive in trade associations, a businessman, administrator, and author
Repository
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
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Languages
English
Sponsor
Funding for encoding this finding aid was partially provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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Biographical Note

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.

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Content Description

See scope and content notes for individual accessions below.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Arranged in 2 accessions:

  • Accession no. 0735-001, 1867-1982
  • Accession no. 0735-002, 1933-1951

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Detailed Description of the Collection

 

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Subject Terms

  • Businessmen--Washington (State)
  • Coal mines and mining--Washington (State)
  • Forest products industry--Washington (State)
  • Ghost towns--Northwest, Pacific
  • Logging railroads--Washington (State)--Maps
  • Mining corporations--Washington (State)
  • Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
  • Railroads--Northwest, Pacific
  • Railroads--Washington (State)
  • Yakama Indians

Personal Names

  • Clark, Donald Hathaway, 1890-1965--Archives
  • Donovan, J. J. (John Joseph), 1858-1937
  • Guie, Heister Dean--Correspondence
  • Hitchman, Robert--Correspondence
  • Long, Pete, fl. 1951-1952--Correspondence

Corporate Names

  • Bellingham Bay and Eastern Railroad Company
  • Blue Canyon Coal Mining Company
  • University of Washington. Institute of Forest Products


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