Finding aid for the Harold T. Clark Papers, Series II

Biography of Harold T. Clark

Harold Terry Clark (1882-1965) was a prominent attorney and philanthropist in Cleveland, Ohio, through the first half of the twentieth century. After graduating from Yale and Harvard universities, he was a partner in the law firm of Squire, Sanders, and Dempsey from 1913-1938. At the end of World War I, he was attached to the American Committee to Negotiate Peace at Paris. In 1938, he opened his own law office. Throughout much of his career, he was active in civic and cultural affairs in Cleveland, including committee work in the educational system, the park system, the Educational Museum of the Cleveland Schools, the Natural History Museum, and the Cleveland Museum of Art. He received many honorary degrees and civic awards from various institutions, including the Migel Medal from the American Foundation for the Blind for work on the William Terry Touch Alphabet. He married Mary Ermina Sanders in 1911, and had six children: David Sanders, Mary Ermina, John Terry, William Sanders, Annie Otis, and Margaret Sanders. In 1940, he married Marie Odenkirk. He died in 1965.

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Scope and Content

The Harold T. Clark Papers, Series II 1912-1971, consist of newspaper clippings, correspondence, legal documents, and programs.

This collection pertains to Clark's philanthropic interest in tennis and in the sport of tennis in Cleveland, Ohio. In particular, the tennis material relates to the East End Tennis Company, the Davis Cup, and Robert Malaga, a leading Cleveland promoter and enthusiast of tennis with whom Clark was friends.

Statement of Arrangement

Restrictions on Access

None.

The researcher should also consult MS 4443 Harold T. Clark Papers.

All photographs have been removed to the photograph and print collection

Indexing Terms

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Preferred Citation

[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 4485 Harold T. Clark Papers, Series II, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio

Acquisition Information

David Sanders Clark, 1973.

Processing Information

Processed by Kathleen M. Duda in 1990

Detailed Description of The Collection