ORU_CBC556.xml Guide to the Samuel Asahel Clarke papers 1844-1909 Clarke (Samuel Asahel) papers Finding aid prepared by University of Oregon Libraries, Archivists' Toolkit Project Team and Austin Munsell Funding for production of this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC). University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives 2012
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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2020-12-22. Finding aid written in English. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard), 2nd Edition. University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives
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Samuel Asahel Clarke papers Clarke, S. A. (Samuel Asahel), 1827-1909 CB C556 0.1 linear feet 1 container 1 folder 1844-1909 Samuel Asahel Clarke (1827-1909) was an Oregon newspaperman, historian, and poet. The collection consists of typed transcripts of sections from Clarke's scrap book. English . 1

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 Garfield, James A. (James Abram), 1831-1881--Poetry Applegate, Elisha L. (Elisha Lindsay), 1832-1896 Clarke, S. A. (Samuel Asahel), 1827-1909 Authors, American--Oregon Authors, American--19th century Journalists--Oregon Historians--Oregon Floods--Oregon Literature Scrapbooks Manuscripts for publication

Samuel Asahel Clarke (1827-1909) was a newspaperman, historian, and poet. Born on the island of Cuba, Clarke travelled to the United States as a child with his mother. As a young man, Clarke travelled west seeking gold in California. In 1850, he moved to Oregon, where he married Harriet Buckingham.

Throughout his career, Clarke wrote for various Oregon newspapers included the Oregonian, of which he was the editor for a time, and the Statesman and Unionist. His works of history include Pioneer Days of Oregon and Legends of the Cascades.

The collection consists of typed transcripts of sections from Clarke's scrapbook.

These include Legend of Garfield, a poem commemorating the passing of President John Garfield, and The Great Flood: Exciting Incidents of the Inundation of 1862, Clarke's account of the Great Flood of 1862. Also included is a biographical sketch of General Elisha L. Applegate.

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