GUIDE TO THE PAPERS OF MINOR EDWARD CLARK
1935-1978
 

Compiled
By
Doris J. Geoghegan
Eastern Kentucky University Archives
1981

R.G. 124
Clark, Minor Edward, 1913-1979
Papers, 1935-1978
1.35 cubic feet
3,000 items
3 boxes, wrapped items
81A5

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction
Biographical Sketch
Financial Series
Correspondence and Miscellaneous Series
Memorabilia Series
Name Index

INTRODUCTION TO THE MINOR CLARK PAPERS

Description:
The Minor Clark Papers were donated to the Eastern Kentucky University Archives by Mrs. Ray Hardesty, the sister of Mr. Clark. Much of he collection was damaged extensively in the December, 1978 Frankfort, entucky flood, requiring fumigation

The collection consists of four series: Correspondence, Financial, Lscellaneous and Memorabilia. Most of the material dates from Clark's enure as Commissioner of the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources or the state of Kentucky, and almost all touches upon some facet of his work in that department. Some exceptions are: a file of material relating to the work of the Water Pollution Board of which Clark was a member, and a rough draft of an outline of the management of fisheries for American occupied Japan; a project Clark worked on when he was ittached to the staff of General Douglas MacArthur immediately after World War II. A name index of correspondence from prominent persons is included at the end of the inventory to the collection.


MINOR EDWARD CLARK
A BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
Description:
Minor Edward Clark was born at Waddy, Kentucky, Shelby County on August 5, 1913. He graduated from Waddy High School and from Eastern Kentucky College in 1935 with a bachelor's degree, having majored in zoology and minored in chemistry. He was a graduate student at Western State College and for two years was also a graduate student at University of Kentucky in Fisheries Research. He later attended Princeton University, the University of Arizona and one year of special fisheries and languages instruction in California.

Clark became the first graduate biologist with Kentucky Game and Fish Division in 1936 where he was in charge of biological stream surveys until 1940 when he was placed in charge of the Fisheries section of the Division.

Enlisting in the Navy in 1942, Clark was attached to General Douglas MacArthur's Headquarters Staff where he wrote the First General Plan for Fisheries Management during American occupation of postwar Japan.

He became Superintendent of Fisheries with the Division of Game and Fish in September, 1946, and while serving in that capacity was also made Assistant Director of the Division of Game and Fish.

When this Division was made the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources in 1952, he became Assistant Commissioner and served in that capacity until June, 1958, when he became Acting Commissioner. He was appointed Commissioner in August of 1958, in which capacity he served until his retirement in July, 1971.

Clark was also President of the Southeastern Association of Game and Fish Commissioners, and chairman of the Ohio River Sanitation and of the Kentucky Water Control Commission for seven years.

Minor Clark died in Frankfort on September 16, 1979. Mrs. Clark had died a few years previously. They had no children.

FINANCIAL SERIES

Description:
This box contains the Financial Series. Folders 1-4 contain monthly ancial statements of the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, along with asional budget and audit reports, etc., arranged chronologically. Folders 5 and 6 contain the Employee's Pay Records sub-series, consisting of monthly pay records of the Department, also arranged chronologically.

Inventory
Box 1
          Folder 1 
          Folder 2 
          Folder 3 
          Folder 4 
          Folder 5 
          Folder 6 		 Sep 1958-Jun 1962
Jul 1962-Jun 1967
Jul 1967-Jun 1969
Jul 1969-Mar 1971
Aug 1958-Jun 1965
Jul 1965-Mar 1971

CORRESPONDENCE AND MISCELLANEOUS SERIES

Description:
This box contains the Correspondence and Miscellaneous Series. Folders 1-4 contain the correspondence series, consisting of letters, memorandums, news releases, etc., arranged chronologically. Folders 5 and 6 contain congratulatory letters sub-series, consisting of letters received by Minor Clark as a result of his being named commissioner of Fish and Wildlife Resources August 1958. These are arranged alphabetically. Folders 7-10 contain the Miscellaneous Series, consisting of materials which do not fit any other categories. Folder 7 contains a draft of the outline drawn up by Clark for management of the fisheries of occupied Japan in 1945. Folder 8 contains a report on the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources by the Wildlife Management Institute. Folder 9 contains various materials concerning public works projects in Kentucky. Folder 10 consists of information provided Clark as part of his work on the Kentucky Water Pollution Control Commission. For list of important correspondents consult name index at the end of the collection.

Inventory
Box 2
          Folder 1 
          Folder 2 
          Folder 3 
          Folder 4 
          Folder 5 
          Folder 6 
          Folder 7 
          Folder 8 
          Folder 9 
          Folder 10 		 1949-1963
1964-1969
1970
1971-1978
1958 (B-L)
1958 (M-W)
c. 1945
1957
c. 1962-1964
1970-1971

MEMORABILIA SERIES

Description:
This box contains the Memorabilia Series, consisting of four sub-series. Folder 1 contains the Publication sub-series, consisting of several es of Happy Hunting Ground and various other items. Also in this sub-series, though not in the folder, are two books, Water Quality Criteria and 19th Southern Proceedings-1965, a report on the work of the Southeastern Association ame and Fish Commissions. Folder 2 contains the major part of the Photographs sub-series, the rest of which is found in Wrapped Packet 1. Folders 3-4 contain newsclippings pertaining to Clark's career and the Department of Fish Wildlife Resources; those in 3 are dated, those in 4 are not. Folder 5 consists of some of the certificates and awards received by Clark; the remainder are found in Wrapped Packet 2.

Inventory
Box 3
          Folder 1 

          Folder 2  - Photographs
               Minor Clark's house, 411 Wapping Street, Frankfort
               Billy Bell, Jack Lynn, Mrs. Clark, Dell Goodwin, Minor Clark, 
                    Ed Adams, Judge Mullins, Custer Brown, Elmer Davis
               Minor Clark in March, 1950
               Bill Hazelrigg,  Joe Leary, Minor Clark
               Minor Clark, Bert Combs, Stuart Udall and unidentified man
               Minor Clark, Bert Combs, Stuart Udall
               Kentucky Delegation and Congress in Washington, D.C.
               Minor Clark being interviewed by Joe Bauer for 
                    "World Tomorrow"
               Minor Clark speaking at Phoenix Hotel; Lexington, Kentucky
               Minor Clark, J. T.Cox, Don Hays, Ed Adams, Harry Towles
               Bert Combs and others 
                    (including Minor Clark and Thelma Stovall)
               Bert Combs and others (including Minor Clark 
                    and Wendell Ford)
               Minor Clark, Dr. Webb and 2 unidentified men at 
                    Camp Robert C. Webb 
               Flagpole dedication
               Minor Clark and Dr. Webb at Camp Robert C. Webb 
                    Flagpole dedication
               Minor Clark and unidentified man with fish
               Minor Clark and another unidentified man
               Minor Clark with fish
               unidentified men
               Frank Stubblefield (signed)
               Stuart Udall (signed)
               Gene Snyder (signed)
               John C. Watts (signed)
               Ben East (signed)
               Marlow Cook (signed)
               Tim Lee Carter and Minor Clark (signed)
               John Sherman Cooper (signed)
               Bill Sawyer (signed)
               View of Proposed Hatchery Site
               Mountain Stream
               View of Proposed Hatchery Site
               Doe Run

          Folder 3 

          Folder 4 

          Folder 5 - Certificates
               Diploma from Princeton University Naval School of 
               Military Gov't.
          Minor Clark named a collaborator of the 
               Fundacion Argentine - "CAPECON"
          Diploma from Eastern Kentucky State Teachers College
          Diploma - Minor Clark awarded Doctor of Fishing degree from 
                          Jefferson County College 
          Award of Merit from Department of Conservation
          Minor Clark named legal assistant on Advisory Commission on 
               Wild Rivers
          Award of Merit for Exceptional Leadership and Service
          Minor Clark named an honorary citizen of Hazard, KY
          Minor Clark named member of Honorary Society of KY 
               Mountain Men
          Pin Worn at dedication of Barkley Lock and Dam Project

WRAPPED ITEMS
          Plagues
               Man of Service Award, 1962, 8 x 8 inches
               Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement, 1963, 4 x 5 inches
               Conservationist of the Year, 1972, 11 x 8 inches
               In Appreciation from League of Kentucky Sportsmen, 16" x 12"
               In Appreciation from Anderson County Sportsmen, 16" x 20"
          Packets
               Packet 1 - Photographs
                    Lyndon Johnson (signed), 14 x 11 inches
                    Ned Breathitt (signed), 14 x 11 inches
                    Minor and Mrs. Clark, 14 x 11 inches
                    Albert B. Chandler (signed), 14 x 11 inches
                    Albert B. Chandler, 14 x 11 inches
                    Clark taking the oath as Commissioner of the Department of 
                         Fish and Wildlife Resources, 14 x 11 inches
                    Bert Combs, W. Butler, Ed Adams, and Minor Clark, 14" x 11"
                    Earle Clemmets (signed), 14 x 11 inches
                    Bert Combs (signed), 14 x 11 inches
                    Louie B. Nunn, 19 x 23 inches
                    Lawrence Wetherby, 14 x 11 inches
                    Minor Clark, Frank Phepps, Earl Wallace   16 x 12 inches
                    Minor Clark and Commissioners, 20 x 16 inches
               Packet 2 - Certificates
                    Minor Clark commissioned a member of the Ohio River
                         Valley Water Sanitation Commission
                    Minor Clark appointed Honorary Colonel in KY State Police
                    Minor Clark proclaimed a member of Jefferson County 
                         Park Pioneers 
                    Certificate of Appreciation for Outstanding Service to Farm 
                         Incentive Program
                    Minor Clark Commissioned as a Kentucky Colonel 
               Packet 3
                    Chart of dams, lakes, and building construction, c. 1950-1955, 
                         19 x 19 inches

 1957-1979

not dated
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

1950-1979

not dated

1935-1968

January 27, 1945

December 25, 1967
May 29, 1935

April 11, 1958
March 27, 1963

October 18, 1968
Dec 8, 1967
Aug 13, 1962

November 1, 1962
August 20, 1966
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Nov. 25, 1958
Dec. 2, 1959

Oct. 27, 1964

Feb. 8, 1967
Oct. 4, 1955

 

NAME INDEX

Description:
This is a comprehensive index to the names of those persons who corresponded with Clark and are considered of such importance as to warrant attention. All of these letters are found in the Correspondence Series (Box 2). The figures the parentheses immediately following each name denote the total number of letters from that person in the collection; next is the identification of the writer; last is the date of the letter and the folder in which the letter is found.

Index
          Barkley, Alben.
               (1), U.S. KY Senator, 1927-49 and Vice-President of U.S.,
               1949-53, 3-18-49, Folder 1.
          Breathitt, Edward
               (1), Governor of Kentucky,
               1963-1967, 11-27-67, Folder 2
          Breckinridge, John B
               (4), U.S. Representative from Kentucky,
               1973-1979, 3-2-70, 7-2-70, 8-13-70, and 2-21-70, Folder 3.
          Carter, Tim Lee.
               (2), U.S. Representative from Kentucky,
               1965-1980, 8-19-70, 12-4-70, Folder 2
          Clements, Earle.
               (5), U.S. Senator from Kentucky,
               1950-1957, 2-1962, 4-4-62, Folder 1,
               1-6-69, 12-2-69, 12-8-69, Folder 2.
          Coates, J.D.
               (1), Professor of Education at Eastern Kentucky University,
               8-29-58, Folder 5.
          Combs, Bert.
               (1), Governor of Kentucky,
               1959-1963, 10-28-70, Folder 3.
          Cook, Marlow
               (2), U.S. Senator from Kentucky,
               1968-1975, 3-23-67, Folder 2
                8-19-70, Folder 3.
          Cooper, John Sherman.
                (5), U.S. Senator from Kentucky,
                1957-1972, 11-3-58, Folder 1.
                6-6-66, Folder 2.
                8-19-70, 12-9-70, Folder 3.
                6-28-71, Folder 4.
          Johnson, Keen.
               (1), Governor of Kentucky,
               1939-1943, 6-28-63, Folder 1.
          Morton, Thruston B
               (1), U.S. Senator from Kentucky,
               1957-1968, 127-71, Folder 4.
          Natcher, William
               (5), U.S. Representative from Kentucky,
               1953, 3-270, 3-18-70, 3-23-80, 8-19-70, Folder 3.
               6-28-71, Folder 4.
          Nelson, Gaylord
               (1), U.S. Senator form Wisconsin,
               1962-1981, 9-1363, Folder 2.
          O'Brien, Lawrence A.
               (3), Special Assistant to President Lyndon B. Johnson,
               1963-1969, 9-28-65, 9-28-65, 9-29-65, Folder 2.
          Peden, Katherine.
               (2), Kentucky Commissioner of Commerce,
               1963-1967, 12-8-67, 8-3-68, Folder 2
          Perkins, Carl D.  (4), U.S. Representative from Kentucky,
               1969-15-70, 8-19-70, Folder 3.
               6-28-71, 7-6-71, Folder 4.
          Rhodes, James A.  (1), Governor of Ohio,
               1963-1970, 9-29-66, Folder 2.
          Rockefeller, Nelson.
               (1), Governor of New York and Vice-President of the U.S.,
               1974-1976, 9-27-66, Folder 2.
          Snyder, Gene
               (1), U.S. Representative from Kentucky,
               1968-19-70, Folder 3.
          Stubblefield, Frank A.
               (1), U.S. Representative from Kentucky,
               1959-1975, 8-19-70, Folder 3.
          Udall, Stewart.
               (1), Secretary of the U.S. Department of Interior,
               1961-1969, 6-11-62, Folder 1.
          Ward, Henry.
               (3), Democratic candidate for Governor of Kentucky,
               1967, 2-27-67, 3-23-67, 5-9-67, Folder 2.
          Waterfield, Harry Lee.
               (2), Lt. Governor of Kentucky,
               1955-1959, 1963-1967, 8-6-58, Folder 1.
               5-28-71, Folder 4.
          Watts, John C.
               (6), U.S. Representative from Kentucky
               1951-1972, 6-12-62, 11-19-63, Folder 1.
               8-6-69, Folder 2.  8-19-70, Folder 3.
               6-28-71, 7-2-71, Folder 4.

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