Norman E. (Norman Ellsworth) Clarke Collection, 1857-2000, undated
Approximately 5 Cubic ft. in (6 boxes, 1 Oversized flat file box, 1 Oversized folder)
The collection includes Dr. Clarke’s biographical materials, papers, memorabilia, and his collection on the heart and his research interests. The papers include certificates of appreciation, membership, degrees earned, an autobiographical manuscript, correspondence, materials related to his collecting interests, Polyclinic, professional papers he presented at conferences and associations, and published articles that he wrote. Correspondence includes both personal and professional correspondence, some of which relates to CMU and the CHL. The memorabilia includes plaques of appreciation, mason paraphernalia, and an academic hood, probably from CMU. His collection of publications and information about the heart, ethylene diamino tetraacetic acid (EDTA), endate, and chelation therapy reflect his research and professional interests. Also included are audiovisual materials, mostly cassette tapes, of research topics of interest to Dr. Clarke and a tape of an award dinner where he was honored for his long service to Providence Hospital. Photographs and other visual or illustrative materials are found throughout the collection.
A 2023 addition includes 1 folder of family photographs of Dr. Clarke, Sr. and his parents, Hannah Grove Clarke and James George Clarke, a veterinarian, and photographs of the veterinary office and livery stable, where he worked, and the family home. Other family photographs are of his wife, Lucile C. Hogan (1892-1968), and her extended Proud family, and a Vermont one-room school in Vermont where a Proud relative attended or taught. The photographs have tape and edge damage. Information taped to them about the images was removed and photocopied and a photocopy is found immediately after each related photograph.
In an oversized folder is Lincoln Land Times Special Edition, May 4, 1865, Springfield, IL, v. 1 No. 47, pages 1-4, Berniece McClure Doyle, Editor. The content focuses on the aftermath and impact of President Abraham Lincoln’s assassination, the impact on the city, preparing the city for his funeral, Mrs. Lincoln’s grief, his life, some of his speeches, and related information. This illustrated newspaper measures 16x12 inches, is acidic with some edge damage.
For additional correspondence and information related to Dr. Clarke’s donation of his collections to the CHL, see the CHL Organizational Records collection.