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Whitman College and Northwest Archives
345 Boyer Avenue
Walla Walla, WA 99362
Archives@whitman.edu
https://library.whitman.edu/archives/
William S. Clark papers
Clark, William Smith
WCMss.191
3.0 linear feet
1 flat box, 1 record carton, 1 manuscript box
1855-1934
The William S. Clark Papers contain ephemera related to William S. Clark and the Whitman Seminary. These papers, which date from 1855 through 1934, consist of notebooks, speeches, and scrapbooks. Also included are lists of early Walla Walla settlers, documents on the Nez Perce, and other related material.
Collection is open for research.
Materials found in collection; provenance is unknown.
William S. Clark was born in April, 1857 in Oregon. He married Eva Clark in Walla Walla, where they raised their daughter, Evelyn. He died on December 31, 1936.
The William S. Clark Papers inlude the notebooks, speeches, and scrapbooks of William S. Clark. These papers, which date from 1855 through 1934, also contain lists of early Walla Walla settlers, letters, documents about the Nez Perce Indians, and other programs and pamphlets.
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