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Neil McCullough Clark Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-500-BC

Scope and Content

This collection consists of personal as well as published letters, articles, drafts, manuscripts, account books, diaries, and book extracts of Neil McCullough Clark. Except for Box I the material is listed in chronological order. Box II contains material written during the 1920's to 1940's. Box III contains material written between 1950 and 1970 and Box IV contains mostly nondated material. Box V contains a subsequent addition to the collection.

Dates

  • 1900-1988

Creator

Language of Materials

English.

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Copy Restrictions

Limited duplication of CSWR material is allowed for research purposes. User is responsible for compliance with all copyright, privacy, and libel laws. Permission is required for publication or distribution.

Biography

Neil McCullough Clark was born in Croton, Ohio in December 1890. After graduating from Harvard University in 1912, he moved to Chicago to work for A. W. Shaw company as editor of System Magazine. In October 1913, he married Pearl Himmelman. In 1921, he left the company to become a successful free-lance writer. During most of this years as a free-lance writer he and his family lived in Cedar Crest, New Mexico. He is the editor and author of several books on the American West and over the years has contributed more than 700 articles on a wide variety of subjects to some 65 journals and magazines.

Clark's pseudonym was John Kedder Rhodes

Extent

5 boxes (5 cu. ft.)

Separated Material

Photographs transferred to Neil M. Clark Photograph Collection.
Title
Finding aid of the Neil McCullough Clark Papers, 1900-1988 (bulk 1920-1970)
Status
Completed
Author
Processed by Staff
Date
©2000
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid is in English

Revision Statements

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Repository Details

Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository

Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451