Summary Information
Orlando E. Clark Papers
1767-1898
- Clark, Orlando E., 1850-1919
Wis Mss EB
0.4 c.f. (1 archives box)
Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)
Papers collected by Orlando E. Clark of Appleton, Wisconsin, consisting of certificates, committee reports, ballots, clippings, and miscellaneous material concerning the Democratic conventions of 1860 at Charleston and Baltimore, the Wisconsin and Illinois 1860 state conventions, and Baltimore ward delegate election meetings. There are also several sermons of the Rev. Peter Stair of Warren, Connecticut, 1767-1795, some poetry, miscellaneous genealogical material concerning the Clark family of Saybrook, Connecticut, and a journal, 1899-1904, and reminiscences by Clark.
English
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Scope and Content Note
This collection consists primarily of papers of historical interest collected by Orlando E. Clark. Some relate to the 1860 Democratic conventions marked by the secession of the Southern members. Included are papers relating to the Baltimore ward delegate election meetings in February 1860; lists of delegates by states, credentials, and a draft of the report of the committee on permanent organization for the convention at Charleston in April 1860; the report of the committee on credentials, papers relating to contested delegations, and ballots for the National Democratic Convention at Baltimore in June 1860; proceedings of the Wisconsin State Democratic Convention, February, 1860; and papers, mostly clippings, relating to the Illinois State Democratic Convention in January, 1860.
Other collected materials include several sermons of the Rev. Peter Stair of Warren, Connecticut, dated 1767-1795.
The collection also includes some miscellaneous genealogical material pertaining to the Clark family of Saybrook, Connecticut; a diary, 1899-1904, kept by Clark; a lengthy reminiscense written at various times up to 1918, accompanied by genealogical information compiled by Clark on his wife's family, the Ballard family; and a resolution of the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents (of which Clark was a member) on the occasion of his death.
A sketch summary of part of the papers is in the Wisconsin Magazine of History, III, 122.
Administrative/Restriction Information
Documents presented by the heirs of Orlando E. Clark, June 1919. Diary presented by William Raney, Appleton, Wisconsin, Jan. 11, 1956. Reminiscences and memorial booklet presented by the estate of Ballard Clark via F. Harwood Orbison, Appleton, Wisconsin, May 10, 1972. Accession Number: M72-171
Contents List
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Democratic Party documents, 1860
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Convention Ballots for National Democratic Convention, June 1860, at Baltimore
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Clippings, memoranda, and addresses regarding the Democratic State Convention, Wisconsin and Illinois, 1860
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List of delegates, credentials, and report of Committee on Permanent Organization, National Democratic Convention, Charleston, April 1860
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Report of Committee on Credentials, National Democratic Convention, Baltimore, 1860
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Papers relating to ward delegate election meetings in Baltimore, 1860
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Miscellaneous Papers
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Sermons of the Reverend Peter Stair, Warren, Connecticut, 1767-1795
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Genealogical material about Clark family of Saybrook, Connecticut, 1886; 1898
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Orlando Clark Diary, Nov. 1899-March 1904
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Reminiscences (pp. 9-270) and Ballard Genealogy (pp. 450-457)
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Memorial Resolution of U.W. Regents
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