Eastern Washington State Historical Society (Northwest
Museum of Arts & Culture), Joel E. Ferris Research Library and Archives
2316 W. First Avenue
Spokane, WA 99201
Phone: (509) 363-5342
Email: archives@northwestmuseum.org
Ms
27
Clarke, Charles
Woodruff, 1848-1940
Charles Woodruff Clarke Papers
1866-1933
4 linear feet
4 boxes
C. W. Clarke came to Spokane in 1884 with his brother Robert
and was active the commercial development of Spokane Falls and Post Falls and in real estate
for many years. The collection consists of both personal business papers, including
extensive diaries, materials relating to his real estate business, and promotional items for
Post Falls.
Materials are in English.
Biographical Note
Charles W. Clarke came to Spokane Falls from Kentucky with his brother, Robert, in 1884. He
purchased land eight miles from Spokane Falls, cleared it, and constructed a residence.
Clarke farmed and operated a mortgage business in Spokane Falls. He moved to Post Falls,
Idaho in 1890 and occupied himself with the commercial development of that area. Returning
to Spokane in 1895, he served in the County Assessor's office and then in the real estate
firm of Cook and Clarke. Other business interests included the Drumheller Development
Company, the Ribbon Cliff Fruit Company, and the Columbia View Farm. Clarke had a lifelong
interest in literature, drama, and poetry, and contributed articles to
Overland
Monthly, Godey's Lady's Book, and the Youth's
Companion.
The collection includes Clarke's extensive diaries and notebooks, 1878-1933; Cliff Park
real estate sales register, 1905-1908; record book of the Metaline Mining Company,
1900-1902; manuscripts of his articles; and many ephemeral items related to the promotion of
Post Falls, Idaho.
The collection is arranged into two series: personal materials and business materials. In
the business series, items are catorgized into sub-series by the title of the business to
which the materials pertain.
The collection is not restricted.
Publication Rights
Copyright has not been assigned to the Eastern Washington State Historical Society. All
requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to
the Museum Archivist. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Eastern
Washington State Historical Society as the owner of the physical items and is not intended
to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the
researcher
Charles Woodruff Clarke Papers (Ms 27), Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture/Eastern
Washington State Historical Society, Spokane, WA.
Gift of Emma Clarke, 1957-1964 (Accession 1660).
Described in: A Guide to the Manuscript Collections in the Eastern Washington State
Historical Society / Edward W. Nolan (1987), entry 37
See also:
Daniel H. Dwight Papers (MsSC 122)
Walter C. Sivyer and Son Company Records (Ms 28)
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the Online Computer Library
Center (OCLC) WorldCat database. Researchers desiring materials about related topics,
persons, or places should search WorldCat using these headings.
Clarke, Charles
Woodruff, 1848-1940--Archives
Metaline Mining
Company, Spokane
Valley Improvement
Company
Post Falls
(Idaho)
Spokane
(Wash.)--History
Real estate
business--Spokane
Spokane
Idaho
Clarke, Charles
Woodruff
Drumheller Investment
Co.
Idaho--Cities and towns--Post
Falls
Spokane--Businesses
Spokane Falls
Advertising
Business and
businesses
Mortgage lending
institions
Diaries
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.
Inventory
1
1
Personal
Biographies
1
2
Correspondence
1866 -
1894
1
3
Diaries
1878 - 1884
1
4
1884, 1885, 1886
1
5
Transcripts
1884 - 1885
1
6
Transcripts
1885 - 1888
1
7
1887, 1888, 1889
1
8
Transcript
1889
1
9
1890, 1891, 1892
1
10
Transcript
1890
1
11
1893, 1894, 1895
1
12
1896, 1897, 1898
1
13
1899, 1900, 1901
1
14
1902, 1903, 1904
1
15
1905, 1906, 1907
1
16
1908, 1909, 1910
1
17
1911, 1912, 1912
1
18
1914, 1915, 1916
1
19
1917, 1918, 1919
1
20
1920, 1921, 1922
1
21
1923, 1924, 1925
1
22
1926, 1927, 1928
1
23
1929, 1930, 1931, 1932
1
24
1932, 1933
1
25
Essays
"Dugomment 1864 et 1866"
1
26
1870 - 1872
1
27
1876
1
28
Charades
1878 - 1880
1
29
1888
1
30
Leather card cases
1
31
Misc. personal memorabilia
1
32
Newspapers
1
33
Photographs
1
34
Phrenological character analysis
June 20, 1867
1
35
Record of literary ventures
2
1
Speech : protection
1892
2
2
Business
Clarke Brothers
Advertising (bound volume)
2
3
Articles of Agreement
Aug. 1, 1889
2
4
Correspondence - misc.
1916 - 1940
2
5
Miscellaneous business items
2
6
Invoices, orders, and receipts
1881 - 1892
2
7
Real estate: "A sound investment"
2
8
Register of Post Falls, lots and maps
2
9
Register of sales
2
10
Deeds: Post Falls property
2
11
Deeds: Washington and Spokane
2
12
Legal titles of platted additions in
Spokane
2
13
Maps
2
14
H.M Adams: Valley View addition, Hayden
Lake
2
15
Advertising brochures
2
16
Charles W. Clarke Real Estate Agency:
journal
June 1, 1888 - May 31, 1889
2
17
Columbia View Farms
Cancelled checks
2
18
Correspondence
1921 - 1924
2
19
Deeds
2
20
Miscellaneous
1936
2
21
Cook-Clarke Company
Abstracts of Title
2
22
Articles of Agreement
2
23
Balance sheet and exhibits
Jan. 1, 1907
2
24
Correspondence
1902 - 1904
2
25
Correspondence re: Watson Hubbard
1903 - 1906
3
1
Deeds: Cliff Park addition
3
2
Register: Cliff Park
3
3
Drumheller Development Company
Coolidge Irrigation Project
3
4
Correspondence
1907
3
5
1907
3
6
1908
3
7
1908
3
8
1909
3
9
1910
3
10
1911
3
11
1912
3
12
1913 - 1939
3
13
Deeds
3
14
Miscellaneous
1907 - 1922
3
15
Reciepts
1911 - 1913
3
16
Ross correspondence
1911 - 1917
3
17
Transcript of diaries
1906 - 1908
3
18
Metaline Mining Co.: Incorporation and
minutes
Sept. 1, 1900 - Apr. 1, 1902
3
19
Security Company: Articles of Agreement
Jan. 1, 1926
3
20
Security Company: stock
1918
3
21
Trustee Company: correspondence
Oct. 5, 1909 - Apr. 1, 1916
3
22
Valley Improvement Company
Deeds
3
23
Incorporation and minutes
May 6, 1902 - Sept. 21, 1915
3
24
Correspondence
1888 - 1902
3
25
1903
3
26
1904
3
27
1905
3
28
1906 - 1908
3
29
1909 - 1912
3
30
1913 - 1915
3
31
1916 - 1922
3
32
Journal
June 12, 1902 - May 30, 1920
3
33
Map of canal system
1904
3
34
Transcription of diaries
1886
3
35
Transcription of diaries
1887
3
36
Transcription of diaries
1888
3
37
Knights of Pythias Lodge account book
1906
3
38