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[Identification of item], Collection of Research Materials about William R. Clark (WLU Coll. 0432), Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Va.
This collection consists of a donor letter and accompanying materials about William R. Clark, specifically a photograph of Clark with Michael Dukakis and a copy of his Curriculum Vitae. The letter includes memories of interactions with Clark. There is also a photograph of male members of the Randolph Street Methodist Church, Lexington, Virginia (circa 1955).
Donated by Alexander Wood
Dr. William R. Clark was born on January 21, 1923 in Lexington, Va. He attended Lexington High School and graduated in 1942 from St. Emma Military Academy. In 1949, he graduated from Cedarville College. He earned a master's degree in education in 1954 and a doctorate in 1967 from the University of Colorado at Greeley. Clark served in the Army during World War II and the Korean War. He was a lifelong educator and was appointed as a trustee of North Adams State College in 1985 by Gov. Michael Dukakis. He died in Massachusetts on November 21, 1990.