Clark Family Papers
c.00317

Summary Information

Repository
Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
Creator
Clark family, (Charles H. Clark)
Title
Clark family papers
ID
c.00317
Date [inclusive]
1848-1939
Extent
1.0 Cubic feet , 12 folders and 10 volumes in box, 1 volume on shelf
Language
English

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: "Item title, Collection title, Collection Identifier, Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections, East Lansing, Michigan."

Return to Table of Contents »

Scope and Contents note

This collection consists primarily of correspondence and account books. The letters, which span ninety years, are between members of the Wall, Clark and Handy families. The bulk of the letters are from Hannah Wall Handy to her sister Abigail, who married Charles Clark. The Clarks moved to Grand Haven, Michigan, from Maine in the 1850s. When Abigail died in 1874, Charles married her sister, Augusta. The letters between family members occasionally mention politics or economic conditions, but they are primarily concerned with family news. The letters, most of which were written by women to women, discuss in detail home life and housework.

Three of the account books are from Charles Clark's general store, later moved to Robinson Township in Ottawa County. The account list debits for goods sold, with credits from work performed or cash. Six of the other volumes are Charles Clark's personal account books. One volume records school tax and maintenance records for Ottawa County. A second volume contains daily records of the construction of a bridge across to Manistee River at Parkdale, Michigan, in 1931.

Return to Table of Contents »

Administrative Information

Publication Information

Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections October 1967

Conrad Hall
888 Wilson Road, Room 101
East Lansing , MI, 48824
517-355-2330
archives@msu.edu

Revision Description

  April 2000

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Legal Status

Copyright: Michigan State University. Property Rights: Michigan State University.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish material from this collection must be obtained from University Archives & Historical Collections, Michigan State University.

Custodial History

Gift of Helen F. Clark, 1959-06-25. Transferred by Michigan State University Museum.

Return to Table of Contents »

Controlled Access Headings

Genre(s)

  • Recipes

Geographic Name(s)

  • Grand Haven (Mich.)
  • Maine
  • Maine -- Politics and government
  • Ottawa County (Mich.)

Personal Name(s)

  • Handy, Hannah Wall

Subject(s)

  • Education, Primary -- Michigan
  • Education, Secondary -- Michigan
  • Expense accounts
  • General stores -- Michigan
  • Political campaigns
  • Politics, Practical
  • Social Conditions -- United States
  • Women
  • Work environment -- Maine

Return to Table of Contents »

Collection Inventory

Papers 
Folder

 1854-1863 

 1

 1864-1872 

 2

1873-1874 1873-1874 

 3

 1875-1878 

 4

 1874-April 1883 

 5

May 1883-1885 1883-1885 

 6

 1886-1887 

 7

 1888-1893 

 8

 1894-1900 

 9

 1901-1938 

 10

 undated 

 11

Volume 1 

 12
Box Volume

Volume 2, Diary 1859 

 c.00317 2

Volume 3, Ledger and Daybook 1860-1867 

 c.00317 3
Volume Shelf

Volume 4, Record Book 1864-1880 

 4 shelf
Box Volume

Volume 5, Ledger and Daybook 1868 

 c.00317 5

Volume 6, Ledger 1868 

 c.00317 6

Volume 7, Ledger and Daybook 1870-1876 

 c.00317 7

Volume 8, Ledger 1873-1874 

 c.00317 8

Volume 9, Ledger 1887 

 c.00317 9

Volume 10, Ledger 1895-1900 

 c.00317 10

Volume 11, Log book of Bridge Construction over Manistee River 1931 

 c.00317 11