Joseph Sill Clark Papers
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Collection 1958 Joseph Sill Clark Papers 1947-1968 319 boxes, 224 lin. feet Contact: The Historical Society of Pennsylvania 1300 Locust Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107 Phone: (215) 732-6200 FAX: (215) 732-2680 http://www.hsp.org Inventoried by: Katerina Chruma Completed: December 2007 Restrictions: None © 2007 The Historical Society of Pennsylvania. All rights reserved Joseph Sill Clark Papers Collection 1958 Joseph Sill Clark Papers, 1947-1968 Collection 1958 319 boxes, 224 linear feet Creator: Clark, Joseph Sill, 1901-1990 Abstract Joseph Sill Clark was a Democratic reform politician from Philadelphia. Early in his career he served as campaign manager for Richardson Dilworth's mayoral campaign, 1947, and as Philadelphia city controller, 1950-1951. He served as mayor of Philadelphia, 1951-1956, and from 1957 to 1968 he was a United States senator from Pennsylvania. This collection is a partial record of Clark career. It consists primarily of material gathered by staff, reports, memoranda, clippings, news releases, articles, with some correspondence, all on issues and events with which Clark was involved. A small portion of the papers are concerned with Clark's early activities as campaign manager for Richardson Dilworth's mayoral campaign, 1947, and as Philadelphia city controller, 1950-1951, for which there are campaign and office files. Clark's records as mayor of Philadelphia, 1951-1956, include campaign papers, some general office files, and transcripts of speeches. The bulk of material covers Clark's years as United States senator from Pennsylvania, 1957-1968. There are papers for his three senatorial campaigns, 1956, 1962, and especially 1968. His Washington office general file reflects his interest in disarmament, the United Nations, Vietnam, and other matters before and after his appointment to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in 1965. Although correspondence is scattered throughout the papers, there is a correspondence series, 1966-1968, and form letters used to answer constituents. Additional congressional files include press releases, speeches, newspaper clippings; bills sponsored and co-sponsored by Clark; Clark's voting record; television scripts and tapes, 1959-1967, principally of a program done with Pennsylvania Senator Hugh Scott; clippings from the Congressional Record referring to Clark. Extra-senatorial activities for which there is material are the 1964 primary campaign of Genevieve Blatt (D.) for Senate, whom Clark supported, and the Pennsylvania State Planning Board, 1967-1968, of which Clark was a member. The collection includes 18 linear feet of audio-visual material and 36 linear feet of printed materials, including Congressional Record clippings, Roll Call votes, television transcripts, newsletters, Congressional Quarterly reports, and Congressional Quarterly Almanac. 1 The Historical Society of Pennsylvania Joseph Sill Clark Papers Collection 1958 Restrictions The collection is open for research. Acquisition information Gift of Joseph S. Clark, 1968. Preferred citation Cite as: [Indicate cited item or series here], Joseph Sill Clark Papers (Collection 1958), The Historical Society of Pennsylvania. 2 The Historical Society of Pennsylvania Joseph Sill Clark Papers Collection 1958 Box listing Box Description number 1 1966 press releases 2 1957 & 1966 press releases 3 1957 press releases, 1959 letter to Carl Hayden, 1958 flood control appropriations, 1956 Rule 22 press release 4 1957 press releases, March-September 1959 Clark-Scott TV transcripts 5 1968 press releases, section of JSC biography 6-8 1968 press releases 9 1964 JSC speeches, releases, draft memos, Blatt speeches 10 1964 JSC speeches, releases, T.V. transcripts 11 1964 JSC speeches, releases, correspondence 12-15 Legislative – Apportionment/Reapportionment 16-19 Clark co-sponsored and sponsored bills – 87 th Congress 20 Clark co-sponsored and sponsored bills – 88 th Congress, 89 th Congress – Bill S. 1599 21-22 Clark co-sponsored and sponsored bills – 88 th Congress 23 Clark co-sponsored and sponsored bills – 88 th Congress, press release: Manpower & Employment 24 News clippings – 1957-1959: Absenteeism-District of Columbia; Index of news clippings; Index of 1959 press releases & publications 25 News clippings – 1957-1959: Economy to Miscellaneous 26 News clippings – 1957-1959: Municipal Finances to Space 27 News clippings – 1957-1959: Speaking Engagements to Voting Record 28-31 1962 campaign files: correspondence, clippings, debates, releases, memos 32 1966 correspondence file: A-C 33 1966 correspondence file: D-L 34 1966 correspondence file: M-Z 35 1967 correspondence file: A-C 36 1967 correspondence file: D-K 37 1967 correspondence file: L-P 38 1967 correspondence file: P-S 39 1967 correspondence file: S-Z 40-43 1968 correspondence files 44-45 Politics – city and state – 1954-55 46 Politics – city, state & national – 1952-55 47 Politics – city, state & national – 1953-55, includes accomplishments/objectives/summaries of Mayoral Administration 48-52 Mayoralty Campaign – 1951 3 The Historical Society of Pennsylvania Joseph Sill Clark Papers Collection 1958 53-54 1959-65 research for speeches, press releases, clippings, memos, publications, correspondence 55 1965-67 material on Medicare, “School to School” Program, JFK Center for the Performing Arts: Board of Trustees Reports 56 1961 – letters to newspapers and other correspondence, research on speeches, Committee on Education, 1960 – TV/Radio transcripts and related correspondence, 1963 Senate Rules, 1956 – city political issues 57 Bound book of 1959-60 speeches, statements, bills, publications; 1961 Senate Rules changes battle; 1960 - PA Committee on Education; 1960 releases, statements, letters to newspapers, general Senate; 1960-61 JFK inauguration correspondence; JSC itineraries for 12/29/60, 1/18/61, 1/29/61 and 1/30/61 58 1960 speeches; 1962 press releases, newsletters 59 1962 press releases, newsletters 60 political – city, state, national – including 1947-58 JSC speeches, statements, releases 61 political – city, state, national –1950-55 62 political – city, state, national –1952-53 63 political – city, state, national –1952-53: Includes outlines of speeches, reports, administrative accomplishments 64 Senate – economic/fiscal; policy and planning – National/International 65 Senate – 1964 Unemployment Compensation Program, 1964 Senate Restaurant, Federal Budget, Taxes, Business, National Economy, Employment, 1963/64 Joint Economic Report 66 1964-65 Senate issues including: Government Patent Policy, 1965 Copyright Revision Bill, 1965 Truth in Packaging Bill, National Assessment of Educational Progress, Defrauding the Elderly, Railroad Safety Debate, Sabbatical Leave Bill, etc. 67 Senate – 1963-64 education, 1963-66 Committee Appropriations, 1963 Senate Restaurants, 1964 Telephone Regulations – Senate Expenses, 1963 Minority Staffing, Miscellaneous 68 Senate – 1964 Food Marketing, 1964 Truth in Lending, 1964 Medicare, 1963 Senate Restaurant, 1947-48 National and City Government 69 1950 – Municipal Campaign, Philadelphia City Government, time reports/logs; 1950-51 drafts – City Charter, 1951 Controller’s Report 70 1949 Municipal Campaign, 1948-50 Receiver of Taxes Reports- City of Philadelphia 71 1949 Municipal Campaign – Research Committee – statistics/maps, etc.; summary of Grand Jury presentation; minutes of ward meetings; press releases; election results; 1948 Dilworth for Mayor Committee 72 1947-48 Dilworth for Mayor/JSC for Treasurer correspondence; 1948-49 Registration Campaign Committee – JSC Treasurer: correspondence, expenses, schedule 73 1947-49 Municipal Campaign, Democratic Party printed material, reports on 4 The Historical Society of Pennsylvania Joseph Sill Clark Papers Collection 1958 recommended political action, 1948 Truman-Barkley Citizens’ Committee 74 1956 campaign files – correspondence, expenditure reports/receipts, statements filed for committees 75 1956 campaign files – clippings, itineraries/calendars, authorization/organization, Democratic National Committee fact sheets/ literature 76-77 1956 campaign files 78 1956-59 speeches, releases, clippings, miscellaneous reference material, State Planning Board, Congressional reports, correspondence, notes for book, letters to newspapers, “World Peace through World Law” 79 1956-59 speeches, releases, clippings, voting record, Senate Rule 22, sponsorships, JSC newsletters 80 1956-59 speeches, releases, clippings, JSC newsletters, letters to/from newspapers, 1951 time logs/records 81 1955-56 county files used in campaign: Adams to Jefferson & Miscellaneous., 1954 Wood-Lender “4-H” correspondence 82 1955-56 county files used in campaign: Indiana to Northampton 83 1955-56 county files used in campaign: Northumberland to Tioga 84 1955-56 county files used in campaign: Union toYork; 1956 – Philadelphia Conversationists speech, debate with Rep. S.K. McConnell Jr., National Citizens Planning Conference speech 85 1968 campaign file – memos, 1966-67 trips to PA, miscellaneous/personal, 1963 Tate’s re-election campaign, Bulletin-Boyle correspondence, bicentennial planning, 1962 Radio/T.V. transcripts – 5 min., 1967 JSC interview radio/T.V. transcripts 86 1967 – Michael Musmanno, 1963-64 Molly Yard correspondence, 1963-64 PA primary, 1967-68 PA county votes, Otis Morse, 1964 PA campaign – memos and finance, pre 1967 speeches/statements 87 1964 Blatt campaign, 1966 Musmanno campaign, 1964 PA campaign, 1964 Radio/TV, 1968 campaign 88 1963 PA county files 89-92 1964 Blatt campaign 93-94 1967-68 State Planning Board 95