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Catalog Record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm82078303
Collection material in English
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the LC Catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically.
The papers of Kenneth Bancroft Clark, social psychologist, educator, and author, were given by Clark and others to the Library of Congress in 1973, with additions received through 2008.
The Kenneth Bancroft Clark Papers were processed in 1994-1995. Additional material received between 1995 and 2008 was processed in 2012 and some previously processed material was re-arranged. The finding aid was revised in 2012.
A description of the Clark Papers appears in
Items have been transferred from the Manuscript Division to other custodial divisions of the Library. Motion picture films and sound and video recordings have been transferred to the Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division. Most photographs have been transferred to the Prints and Photographs Division. Maps have been transferred to the Geography and Map Division. All transfers are identified in these divisions as part of the Kenneth Bancroft Clark Papers.
Copyright in the unpublished writings of Kenneth Bancroft Clark in these papers and in other collections of papers in the custody of the Library of Congress has been dedicated to the public.
The papers of Kenneth Bancroft Clark are open to research. Researchers are advised to contact the Manuscript Reading Room prior to visiting. Many collections are stored off-site and advance notice is needed to retrieve these items for research use.
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number or reel number, Kenneth Bancroft Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
The papers of
The Clark Papers provide a comprehensive account of the numerous and significant contributions Clark made to the African-American community's struggle for equal civil rights and improved educational opportunities. As a social psychologist, Clark recognized racial segregation's effects on those who were discriminated against as well as on the morality of those who imposed segregation. Sometimes referred to as an "incorrigible integrationist," Clark opposed all forms of racial discrimination in his writings, talks, and activities with a wide array of civil rights and community service organizations, antipoverty programs, educational institutions, social action groups, government agencies, and consultantships.
The
Family Papers
are clustered chiefly in the
1930s and 1980s and include
correspondence
,
school and university files
,
memorabilia
, and sundry material relating
primarily to immediate
family members
. Prominent in his
correspondence file are numerous letters between Clark and his wife,
The
Professional File
in the collection
reflects the breadth and depth of Clark's public career, except the period of
his presidency of
Metropolitan Applied Research Center
,
which is treated separately in the records pertaining to that organization. The
General Correspondence
and
Subject files
contained in the
Professional File
series document the
first half of Clark's career from the late 1940s to the mid 1960s. The files
are rich in material relating to Clark's emergence as an authority in the
African-American civil rights movement. In 1942 he was appointed an instructor
of psychology at
Significant material in the Subject File and General Correspondence records Clark's early activities with numerous religious and community service organizations, including his 1950 report on the "Effect of Prejudice and Discrimination on Personality Development" presented to the White House Mid-Century Conference on Children and Youth and later published in revised form as
Following the legal victory over segregation, Clark focused on the
The
General Correspondence
includes
correspondence with community organizations, educational institutions, and
individuals such as
The
Professional File
also includes files of the
Social Dynamics Research Institute,
a
research group at
The firm of
Clark,
Phipps, Clark & Harris
was formed by Clark in 1975 shortly after his
resignation from
The
Speeches and
Writings
File reflects Clark's prolific output as an author and speaker.
The speeches, essays, papers, articles, drafts of books, interviews, oral
history interviews, testimony, statements, and other material span his entire
career, including the period of his presidency of
Grouped under
Miscellany
in the
Professional File
series is printed matter containing
extensive clippings on Clark and the issue of decentralization of the
administration of the
Records of the
Metropolitan Applied Research Center
comprise the largest series in the Clark Papers. The material, concentrated
chiefly in the period 1967-1975, reflects Clark's tenure as president of
The
Personal
File
includes a small group of correspondence, biographical material,
summary reports, speaking engagement files, and a file related to Clark's
resignation.
General
Correspondence
contains routine correspondence and responses from Clark
and other staff.
Staff
memoranda
provide a record of internal communications between various
departments and with the center's offices in
The more important records of
The
The Clark Papers also contain a small group of records of the
The Addition supplements similar material and subjects found in the main body of the papers and includes correspondence, subject files, speeches and writings, clippings, and photographs. Oversize contains research note cards, membership cards, photographs, and a scrapbook.
The collection is arranged in four series:
Catalog Record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm82078303
Correspondence between Clark and family members and miscellaneous personal correspondence, condolences, and felicitations.
Arranged alphabetically by correspondent or topic and chronologically thereunder.
Academic records, invitations, memorabilia, miscellaneous notes and writings, and other items relating to student activities.
Arranged alphabetically by topic and chronologically thereunder.
Correspondence, writings, academic papers, professional papers, and scrapbooks of other members of Clark's family.
Arranged alphabetically by name of person, type of material, or topic and chronologically therein.
Financial and legal papers, memorabilia, and notes.
Arranged alphabetically by type of material and chronologically thereunder.
Letters sent and received with appended material.
Arranged chronologically.
Correspondence and attached and related matter, memoranda, minutes, agendas, reports, writings, notes, transcripts of interviews and meetings, printed matter, and background research material. Includes one reel of microfilm of miscellaneous documents, some of which may be filed in other parts of the collection.
Organized alphabetically by topic, type of material, or name of organization or person and chronologically therein.
* Available only on microfilm. 1 reel. Shelf number 16,005.
Correspondence, memoranda, reports, financial papers, questionnaires, transcripts of interviews and meetings, background research material, and printed matter.
Organized alphabetically by project and type of material. The general correspondence file is organized alphabetically and chronologically therein.
Correspondence, chronological files, appointment books, subject files, reports, lists, and minutes.
Arranged alphabetically by subject or type of material and chronologically thereunder.
Typescripts, printed copies, handwritten drafts, and photocopies of books, speeches, articles (published and unpublished), forewords and introductions, interviews, letters to editors, notes and outlines, oral history interviews, poetry, reviews, statements and testimony, and tributes by Clark. Some files include related correspondence and appended material. Also included are writings by others.
Organized alphabetically by type of material and chronologically therein, except for books which are filed alphabetically by title.
Clippings, awards, certificates, scrapbooks, announcements and flyers, other printed matter, and miscellaneous research note cards and address cards.
Organized alphabetically by type of material or topic and chronologically therein.
Correspondence, biographical material, expenses, notes, speaking engagement file, reports, and miscellaneous material.
Organized alphabetically by topic or type of material and chronologically therein.
Letters sent and received with related attachments.
Arranged alphabetically by topic or name of organization or person and chronologically therein.
Interoffice communications.
Arranged alphabetically by originating department or individual and chronologically therein.
Correspondence, memoranda, reports, notes, transcripts of seminars and meetings, printed matter, legal papers, clippings, and background research material.
Project summaries for the period 1969 to 1972 are filed at the beginning of the file. Arranged alphabetically by project, name of organization, or topic and chronologically therein.
Correspondence with attached and related matter, memoranda, minutes, agendas, reports, writings, notes, printed matter, and background research material.
Organized alphabetically by topic, type of material, or name of organization or person and chronologically thereunder.
Correspondence, memoranda, lists, staff research and activities report, financial papers, administrative records, notes, and background research material.
Organized alphabetically by topic, type of material, or name of organization or person and chronologically therein.
Correspondence, memoranda, reports, publication files, material relating to conferences, background reference material, and staff writings.
Arranged alphabetically by topic or name of person and chronologically therein.
Correspondence, memoranda, financial reports and statements, and activity reports associated with various funding organizations.
Arranged alphabetically by name of organization, topic, or type of material and chronologically therein.
Ledger books, membership cards, minutes, printed and handwritten sheet music, and miscellaneous items.
Arranged alphabetically by type of material and chronologically thereunder.
Correspondence with attached and related matter, memoranda, reports, speeches and writings, transcripts, awards and honors, printed matter, and background research material.
Arranged to mirror the organization of the previously processed portion of the collection.
Miscellaneous research note cards and address cards, membership cards, photographs, and programs.
Arranged and described according to the series, container, and file from which they were removed.