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Robert D. Clark (1910-2005) began his career at the University of Oregon as a professor of speech in 1943 and held that role until 1964. In 1946, Clark began to involve himself in university administration at UO, accepting an appointment as Assistant Dean of the College of Liberal Arts (CLA) in 1947, which he retained until being selected as Dean of CLA in 1955. In 1961, Clark was named Dean of Faculties at UO, and three years later, he accepted the Presidency of San Jose State College (1964-1969), a period characterized by student unrest, racial tensions, and a faculty strike in late 1968.
In 1969, he returned to the University of Oregon as its eleventh president, a position he held until his retirement in 1975. Clark was a popular president at both institutions, and was known for his dedication to the rights of students and curricular innovation.
The collection contains the records of the Office of the President, organized by year, 1969-1976.
Materials within this collection are arranged first by initial accessions that were processed together as a whole and then by subsequent accessions
The first section of material is first organized by year, and then within each year material is organized alphabetically by subject title. Material includes department and committee subject files, correspondence, memoranda, reports, and committee and faculty meeting minutes.
The first section of the collection is organized into seven series:
Series I: 1969-1970 Series II: 1970-1971 Series III: 1971-1972 Series IV: 1972-1973 Series V: 1973-1974 Series VI: 1974-1975 Series VII: 1975-1976
The second section of the collection is comprised of three accessions. Material includes the following (lists are not comprehensive):
Accession 10889.A: Non-alphabetized subject files including: ad-hoc committee on computing, state system academic council, Anthropology thesis about Yakima tribe, staff career support program, and computing policy committee, 1973-1974.
Accession 1996.606.A: Non-alphabetized subject files including: committee files, department and school files, self-study committee reports (reports by departments and schools about their own processes and programs), reports on the "Future of the University," and other subject files, 1971-1976.
Accession 1996.776b: Subject files, correspondence, minutes, advisory council and Oregon State Board council meetings, 1967-1976.