Boxes 19-21
Sidney Clarke Collection Description
The material in this box was donated to the Carl Albert Center in 2008 by Sidney Clarke III.
F 1: Arkansas Manganese Ore Land Company (1918).
Folder contains a packet of material related to the proposed sale of a tract of land belonging to this company. Included are letters of reference on the company, printed photos of mining activities, and a blueprint of the tract.
F 2: Clarke, Dora Goulding, Death (1904).
Folder contains clippings and correspondence related to the death of Dora Clarke, wife of Sidney Clarke. Included among the correspondents are David R. Boyd and D. A. Harvey.
F 3: Clippings (n.d. 1857).
F 4: Correspondence, Clarke Family, n.d., 1856, 1865-1866, 1882, 1895-1896, 1902-1904, 1908-1909, 1933.
a. Louise to Dear Brother (n.d.). Miscellaneous.
b. Louise to Dear Brother (March 5, ??). Discussion of various family members.
c. Louise to Brother Sidney (Jan. ??). Discussion of various family members; mentions that it had been almost a year since Sidney had written; said that family had moved to new tenement.
d. Louise to Dear Josephine (n.d.). Discussion of weather and family.
e. L. Clarke to Dear Brother (Oct. 8, ??). Discussion of family; mentions what different family members do for a living; birth of a new baby.
f. Calling card for Sidney Clarke and Clara Pratt to receive friends on October 9, 1856.
g. Rettie Clarke to My Own Dear Sidney (June 4, 1865). Discussion of children; busy life; dislikes being separated from him.
h. Clara Billings to My Dear Brother (July 20, 1865). Discussion of family; mentions that Henry was with the military in Texas.
i. Louise Clarke to Dear Brother (Dec. 17, 1865). Scolds Sidney for not being with the family at Thanksgiving.
j. Rettie Clarke to My Own Dear Sidney (April 26, 1866?). Discussion of weather; needs some money to pay bills.
k. Clara Billings to My Dear Sister (Aug. 23, 1866). Discussion of family.
l. George to Dear Father (Mar. 5, 1882). Mentions that he is living in a new place; miscellaneous.
m. Invitation from Lulu F. Clarke to graduation at Massachusetts State Normal School. (June 23, 1887).
n. George to Dear Pa (January 8, 1892). Wants his father's help to stop a transfer from the Lawrence and Gridley R.P.C. (??).
o. Sidney Clarke Jr. to Dear Father (Mar. 29, 1892?). Miscellaneous.
p. L. Clarke to Dear Brother (Jan. 23, 1895). Miscellaneous; mentions that Ella is taking China painting.
q. Louise Clarke to Dear Brother (May 11, 1896). Miscellaneous; mentions that Emma and Clara bought the farm.
r. Louise to Dear Brother (Dec. 23, 1902). Miscellaneous.
s. L. Clarke to Dear Brother (Dec 22, 1903). Miscellaneous.
t. L. Clarke to Dear Brother (Jan. 31, 1904). Miscellaneous.
u. L. Clarke to Dear Brother (Aug 20, 1908). Miscellaneous; mentions various real estate transactions of various family members.
v. Auntie Louise to Dear Sidney (Sept. 10, 1909). Discussion of Sidney's father's estate; concern that children were not treated equally in division of property.
w. Allan to Dear Uncle Sidney (Jan. 7, 1933). Thanks for Christmas present; purchase of a new car; miscellaneous.
F 5: Correspondence, J. R. Carter (1851-1852).
a. John R. Carter to Dear Friend (Aug. 3, 1851). Miscellaneous; counsels on getting married; mentions Brother Talbot and Brother Thomas.
b. J. R. Carter to Dear Friend (Feb. 29, 1852). California; proposed homestead legislation.
c. J. R. Carter to Dear Friend (April 4, 1852). Miscellaneous.
d. J. R. Carter to Dear Friend (Sept. 7, 1852). Politics; Freedom Club.
F 6: Correspondence, Miscellaneous (1856, 1863, 1871, 1892, 1894, 1898-1899, 1903-1904, 1906, 1909, 1917, 1962).
a. J. W. Dering to Sidney Clarke (Oct. 18, 1956). Politics; removal of Clarke's name from possibility of being on ticket.
b. E. Thayer (Oct. 21, 1856). Politics.
c. L. to Editor Press (Oct. 22, 1856). Politics; Kansas-Nebraska bill; John C. Fremont; Stephen A. Douglas; free blacks.
d. J. Waldo Denny to Friend Clarke (Oct. 23. 1856). Speaking engagement.
e. W. W. Rice to Friend Clarke (Oct. 28, 1856). Speaking engagement.
f. Henry Chapin (?) to Governor Robinson ( May 8, 1858). Letter of introduction for Clarke.
g. L (?) to Dear Friend (May 12, 1863). Advises to remain "cool" and keep quiet. Writing is difficult to read.
h. Vinnie Ream to Dear Sir (Jan. 6, 1871). Invitation to view statue of Lincoln.
i. Sidney Clarke to Thomas S. Murray (August 9, 1892). Clarke declined an invitation but then offered discourse on the need for statehood for Oklahoma.
j. Charles Redick et al to Sidney Clarke (Sept. 24, 1892). Invitation to speak in at various events across Oklahoma Territory.
k. Delos Walker et al to Sidney Clarke (March 7, 1894). Thank you letter to Clarke for his efforts in securing passage of bill donating land to Oklahoma City for education.
l. John P. Ross to Friend Sidney (March 21, 1898). Discussion of the health of a person named Nelson.
m. F ?? Beall to W. R. Taylor (May 10, 1899) and R. E. Burch to the County Attorney of Oklahoma City (May 9, 1899). Apprehension of a criminal.
n. Florence to Dear Mrs. Clarke (May 20, 1903). Miscellaneous.
o. J. H. Johnston (of the Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce) to Sidney Clarke et al (Dec. 8, 1904). Appointment of Clarke and others to a municipal legislative committee.
p. Mrs. James Geary to Dear Sir (November 3, 1904). Thanks Sidney Clarke for fidelity to her husband.
q. Sidney Clarke to J. C. Burrows (June 5, 1906). Oklahoma Statehood Bill.
r. T. H. Harper to My Dear Mr. Clarke (February 17, 1909). Thanks to Clarke for speech he gave on Lincoln.
s. S. Loodum (??) to Dear Brother Sidney (December 31, 1917). Miscellaneous.
t. David Parsons to Sidney Clarke III (April 13, 1962). Invitation to meet.
F 7: Government Documents (n.d., 1868, 1888, 1890, 1906).
a. Document with information on discussion on proposed organization of Territory of Oklahoma (n.d.).
b. H.R. 645 re: Granting lands to aid in the construction of a railroad and telegraph line from Fort Scott, Kansas, to Santa Fe, New Mexico (1868).
c. Congressional Record. Speech of C. H. Mansur on the organization of the Territory of Oklahoma (February 25, 1988).
d. Report. Organization of the Territory of Oklahoma and establishment of courts in the Indian Territory (1890).
e. Public Law 129. Final disposition of the affairs of the Five Civilized Tribes in Indian Territory (1906).
F 8: J. L. and Marion Rock (1890, 1901).
a. Mrs. J. L. Rock to My Dear Clark (Aug 23, 1890). Thanks Clarke for materials to be used in book on Oklahoma; death of Mr. Reynolds.
b. Marion Rock to Dear Sir (Sept. 8, 1890). Note and typescript for upcoming book on Oklahoma.
c. Clipping. Eulogy on Judge Rock (Sept. 14, 1901). Delivered by Sidney Clarke.
F 9: Memorials (1891, 1894, 1906).
Memorials for Lawrence Dudley Bailey, Marcella Howland, and Levi T. Griffin.
F 10: Miscellaneous (n.d., 1856, 1858, 1862, 1864, 1866, 1868-1869, 1872, 1880, 1883, 1889, 1898, 1909, 1912, 1917, 1938).
Folder contains leaflets, incomplete typescripts, payment coupons for a loan, pamphlet titled Remonstrance Against the Treaty with the Great and Little Osage Indians, catalogue of books in the library of Sidney Clarke, notice of hearing for probate of Sidney Clarke's will, bills of lading, and stock certificates for the First National Mining Company and the Miami National Lead and Zinc Company (both in the name of W. R. Taylor),
F 11: Register of Payne's Oklahoma Colony (1894).
Listing of people in the colony.
F 12: William R. Taylor, Wallets.
Folder contains two wallets and their contents.
F 13: Writings (n.d.).
This folder has miscellaneous handwritten items, all presumably written by Sidney Clarke. Topics include the Temple of the Great Dragon; the Temple of Jerusalem; the Navigation Act; Dorothy Hancock; and a poem entitled "La ____".
Oversized Boxes A-C
Sidney Clarke Collection Description