Finding Aid for Thomas A. Clark Papers, 1874-1948 | University of Illinois Archives

Title: Thomas A. Clark Papers, 1874-1948

ID: 41/2/20

Primary Creator: Clark, Thomas Arkle (1862-1932)

Extent: 8.0 cubic feet

Arrangement: By type of material and chronological or alphabetical thereunder

Subjects: Dean of Men, English Department, Fraternities, Fraternity House Management, Freshmen, Higher Education, Hospital, Housing, Student, Letter Writing, Morality, North Central Association, Presbyterians, Restaurants, Rhetoric, Rooming Houses, Student Discipline, Theta Nu Epsilon, University Administration

Formats/Genres: Papers

Languages: English

Papers of Thomas Arkle Clark (1862-1932) '90, dean of undergraduates (1901-1909) and men (1909-1931) and instructor and professor of English (1893-1899), including correspondence (1903-1932); subject files (1874-1931); photographs; manuscripts of articles, "Eight O'Clock" homilies and talk (1911-1924); publications (1900-1932); press releases (1927-1932); scrapbooks and newspaper clippings (1881-1932) relating to manuscripts; publications; fraternities; fraternity house notes (1907-1919); university administration; English and rhetoric instruction (1895-1910); student discipline and regulation (1905-1913); investigation reports on student employment, boarding clubs, restaurants, rooming houses and hospitals (1914-1920); Theta Nu Epsilon (1913-1915, 1920-1922); Presbyterian Church (1908-1913, 1931); World War I service (1917-1920); estates (1894-1920); letter writing (1910-1922) and the Office of Dean of Men (1916-1920).  Correspondence includes personal letterbooks (9/1901 - 9/1909), North Central Association letterbooks (3/1906 - 10/1909) and letters received at Silver Jubilee as Dean of Men (1/1927) and while in the hospital (1927, 1930-1931).  Publications include Facts for Freshmen (1911, 1914, 1916, 1927) The Fraternity and the College (1915), Sunday Eight 0'Clock (1916) and many magazine articles on fraternities and college life.  For other Clark material, see record series 3/1/2, 3/1/3, 5/10/3, 41/2/1 and 41/2/2.

Dean of Men
English Department
Fraternities
Fraternity House Management
Freshmen
Higher Education
Hospital
Housing, Student
Letter Writing
Morality
North Central Association
Presbyterians
Restaurants
Rhetoric
Rooming Houses
Student Discipline
Theta Nu Epsilon
University Administration

Repository: University of Illinois Archives

Accruals: 9/1963; 4/30/1965; 12/11/1975; 3/30/2005

Other Note: 24 Pages

URL: https://files.archon.library.illinois.edu/uasfa/4102020.pdf

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