- unitid
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{"value"=>"20559", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"Sc MG 223", "type"=>"local_call"}
{"value"=>"b11447984", "type"=>"local_b"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"1950-1964", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1950/1964"}
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Conrad Clark papers"}
- physdesc
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{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"1 box", "unit"=>"containers"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"0.42 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear_feet"}]}
- repository
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{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division</span>"}
- langmaterial
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{"value"=>"English"}
- origination
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{"value"=>"Clark, Conrad", "type"=>"persname"}
- bioghist
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{"value"=>"<p>Born in Santurce, Puerto Rico in 1909, and raised and educated in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, Conrad Clark matriculated at Howard and Columbia Universities from 1937-1939 and 1953-1954 respectively. He began his journalistic career in 1935, when he worked as a newspaper correspondent in Cuba. From 1936 to 1945, he was employed by the U.S. Government in the Department of the Interior, the U.S. Tariff Commission, and the War Department. In 1942, he enlisted in the Army. After his discharge, Clark went to work for the Afro-American Newspaper Co. in Washington D.C. (1946) and in 1948, he returned to work for the government in the Department of the Army. One year later, he was hired by the <span class=\"title\">Philadelphia Tribune</span> as a journalist. In 1954, Clark was employed by the Associate Negro Press and wrote for the <span class=\"title\">Amsterdam News</span>. He also reenlisted in 1954, and was stationed at various army bases in the U.S. and Europe. In the early 1960s, Clark was employed by the U.S. Information Agency as an Information Specialist and assigned to Korea. On his return to the United States, he was stationed at Fort Monmouth, N.J. in 1962, where he wrote for the <span class=\"title\">Monmouth Message</span>. He worked for other newspapers during the 1960s, including the <span class=\"title\">Amsterdam News</span>, the <span class=\"title\">Philadelphia Tribune</span>, and the <span class=\"title\">Afro American</span>. Clark also was affiliated with religious, fraternal, and professional organizations, such as the Elks and the Washington Press Club.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}
- scopecontent
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{"value"=>"<p>The Conrad Clark papers consist of personal and professional correspondence and printed matter; the materials are related to Clark's employment by the United States Information Agency as an information specialist, and his employment as a journalist with the <span class=\"title\">Amsterdam News</span> and the <span class=\"title\">Philadelphia Tribune</span>. Clark's correspondents include Langston Hughes and Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}
{"value"=>"<p class='list-head'>The Conrad Clark papers are arranged in two series:</p>\n<ul class='arrangement series-descriptions'>\n<li><div class='series-title'><a href='/scm/20559#c1649444'>Personal</a></div>\n<div class='series-date'>1953-1964</div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/scm/20559#c1649450'>Professional</a></div>\n<div class='series-date'>1950-1964</div>\n</li></ul>\n", "type"=>"arrangement"}
- arrangement
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{"value"=>"<p>Arranged into two series: I. Personal and II. Professional.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}
- acqinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>Gift of Austin Hansen, January 1986.</p>"}
- separatedmaterial
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{"value"=>"<p> Transferred to the Art and Artifacts Division: postcards.</p> <p>Transferred to the Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division: pamphlets and periodicals.</p> <p>Transferred to the Photographs and Prints Division: photographs.</p>"}
- processinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>Accessioned by Susan Borenstein, July 1986.</p>"}
- revisiondesc
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{"value"=>"Finding aid updated by Lauren Stark.", "date"=>"2021 July 20"}
- date_start
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1950
- keydate
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1950
- date_end
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1964
- date_inclusive_start
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1950
- date_inclusive_end
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1964
- prefercite
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{"value"=>"[Item], Conrad Clark papers, Sc MG 223, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library"}
- abstract
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{"value"=>"Born in Santurce, Puerto Rico in 1909, and raised and educated in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, Conrad Clark matriculated at Howard and Columbia Universities from 1937-1939 and 1953-1954 respectively. He began his journalistic career in 1935, when he worked as a newspaper correspondent in Cuba. From 1936 to 1945, he was employed by the U.S. Government in the Department of the Interior, the U.S. Tariff Commission, and the War Department. In 1942, he enlisted in the Army. After his discharge, Clark went to work for the Afro-American Newspaper Co. in Washington D.C. (1946) and in 1948, he returned to work for the government in the Department of the Army. One year later, he was hired by the <span class=\"title\">Philadelphia Tribune</span> as a journalist. In 1954, Clark was employed by the Associate Negro Press and wrote for the <span class=\"title\">Amsterdam News</span>. He also reenlisted in 1954, and was stationed at various army bases in the U.S. and Europe. In the early 1960s, Clark was employed by the U.S. Information Agency as an Information Specialist and assigned to Korea. On his return to the United States, he was stationed at Fort Monmouth, N.J. in 1962, where he wrote for the <span class=\"title\">Monmouth Message</span>. He worked for other newspapers during the 1960s, including the <span class=\"title\">Amsterdam News</span>, the <span class=\"title\">Philadelphia Tribune</span>, and the <span class=\"title\">Afro American</span>. Clark also was affiliated with religious, fraternal, and professional organizations, such as the Elks and the Washington Press Club. The Conrad Clark papers consist of personal and professional correspondence and printed matter; the materials are related to Clark's employment by the United States Information Agency as an information specialist, and his employment as a journalist with the <span class=\"title\">Amsterdam News</span> and the <span class=\"title\">Philadelphia Tribune</span>. Clark's correspondents include Langston Hughes and Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.", "generated"=>true}