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http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8pg1ts5 No online items Inventory of the Henry B. Clark Collection David Stiver Graduate Theological Union Archives Graduate Theological Union 2400 Ridge Road Berkeley, California, 94709 Phone: (510) 649-2523/2501 Email: [email protected] URL: http://gtu.edu/library/information/special-collections © 2014 Graduate Theological Union. All rights reserved. Inventory of the Henry B. Clark GTU 2009-6-01 1 Collection Inventory of the Henry B. Clark Collection Collection number: GTU 2009-6-01 Graduate Theological Union Archives Graduate Theological Union Berkeley, California Processed by: David Stiver Date Completed: February 10, 2011 Encoded by: David Stiver © 2014 Graduate Theological Union. All rights reserved. Descriptive Summary Title: Henry B. Clark collection Dates: 1955-2009 Collection number: GTU 2009-6-01 Collection Size: 6.5 record boxes (7 linear feet) Repository: The Graduate Theological Union. Library. Berkeley, CA 94709 Abstract: The collection documents the thought and career of Henry B. Clark (1930-2009), a professor of religion and ethics. Topics include the church and desegregation, the life of Albert Schweitzer, the church under Margaret Thatcher, Reinhold Niebuhr, social ethics, Council of Churches and California politics, and the World Trade Organization. He taught at Howard University, Union Seminary, Duke University and the University of Southern California. Physical location: 7/E/top Languages: Languages represented in the collection: English Access Collection is open for research. Publication Rights Copyright has not been assigned to The Graduate Theological Union. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Archivist. Permission for publication is given on behalf of The Graduate Theological Union as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader. Preferred Citation Henry B. Clark collection, GTU 2009-6-01. Graduate Theological Union Archives, Berkeley, CA. Acquisition Information Donated by Gregor Clark on August 24, 2009. Biography / Administrative History Henry B. Clark (1930-2009) was a professor of religion and a social ethicist. His books include The Essential Mysticism of Albert Schweitzer; The Church Under Thatcher; Serenity, Courage, and Wisdom: The Abiding Legacy of Reinhold Niebuhr; and a semi-autobiographical novel Trophy Boy. A native of Reidsville, North Carolina, he received a BA from Duke University; BD from Union Theological Seminary, and MA and PhD from Yale Divinity School. His dissertation was on "The Church and Residential Desegregation". He taught at Howard University, Union, Duke and the University of Southern California. He received numerous awards including the 1972 Christopher Award for his study of the industrial mission movement (Ministries of Dialogue) and the 1979 California Distinguished Humanist Award. After his retirement in 1994, he moved to Berkeley and then to Sacramento. He was involved in the Pacific Coast Theological Society and various political and social activist organizations, including Alliance for Democracy and the Inventory of the Henry B. Clark GTU 2009-6-01 2 Collection California Council of Churches. He died of a heart attack on the ferry between Nova Scotia and Main on July 23, 2009. Scope and Content of Collection The collection contains Henry B. Clarks writings and papers, some biographical information and his areas of interest and activities. Recent materials after his retirement document actions by church organizations to promote justice and health in California and in responding to the World Trade Organization meeting in Seattle in 1999. Arrangement The collection is arranged as follows: Series 1, Biographical; Series 2, Correspondence; Series 3, Writings, Talks and Papers; and Series 4, Subjects/Organizations. Indexing Terms The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog. Subjects Schweitzer, Albert, 1875-1965. Schweitzer, Albert, 1875-1965--Ethics. Niebuhr, Reinhold, 1892-1971. Theologians--United States--Biography. World Trade Organization. Ethics. Philosophy and civilization. Civilization. Theology--History--20th century. African Americans--Housing. Discrimination in housing--United States. Race relations--Religious aspects--Christianity--United States. International economic relations--Moral and ethical aspects. Justice. California--Politics and government--Bibliography. Related Material Similar theological discussions in the rare book collection of papers from the Pacific Coast Theological Society meetings. Separated Material Books were separated from the original donation for evaluation by the library. Series 1 Biographical 1957-2007 Physical Description: 26 folders Scope and Content Note The Series contains biographical information. Box 1:1 Europe Trip 1957-1958 Box 1:2 Assignment to Ready Reserve with US Navy Reserve 1959 August 25 Box 1:3 Commencement, PhD, Yale 1963 June 10 Box 1:4 Duke University Teaching Position 1965 Box 1:5 Report on Interdisciplinary Course 105 1968 Box 1:6 Charlie Brown Opens 1971 Fall Box 1:7 Report Calls for Ethics Program Undated Box 1:8 Interfaith Weekend '67, An Encounter in Understanding 1967 March 10-12 Box 1:9 Curriculum Vitae 1970-2006 Box 1:10 University of Southern California-Annual Activities Report 1978-1984 Box 1:11 Photographs and sketches 1971-1981 Box 1:12 Albert Schweitzer Symposium, UNC-Wilmington 1975 Box 1:13 Lecture Series on Contemporary Economic Issues, USC 1977 Fall Box 1:14 Distinguished California Humanist 1979 Inventory of the Henry B. Clark GTU 2009-6-01 3 Collection Series 1Biographical 1957-2007 Box 1:15 Socially Speaking, Humanities Dinner 1980 January 7 Box 1:16 Economic Crisis Seen Bolstering Humanities 1980 January 9 Box 1:17 Just Say Yes 1987 October 8 Box 1:18 Frank Clark's Funeral Meditation Undated Box 1:19 Evaluation of talk in business ethics 1988 January 5 Box 1:20 Autobiographical Essay, Teachers and the Alliance 1996 Box 1:21 Thoughts on Africa 1999 Box 1:22 Letters, drafts, thoughts 2006 Box 1:23 Hometown Author Releases New Book (Trophy Boy) 2007 March 25 Box 1:24 Meet Interesting Henry Clark 2007 December Box 1:25 Assorted photos, articles and notes of family and friends undated Box 1:26 Notes undated Series 2 Correspondence 1965-2007 Physical Description: 13 folders Scope and Content Note The Series contains work and family correspondence. Box 1:27 Chris Beales 1994 August 23 Box 1:28 John C. Bennett 1965 March 25 Box 1:29 John C. Bennett-discussing Niebuhr 1988 Box 1:30 John C. Bennett 1995 January 25 Box 1:31 Gutek-essays for a book 1989 march 7 Box 1:32 Playboy re article 1968 July 25 Box 1:33 Various 1970 June 24 Box 1:34 Aunt Byrd 1970 February 9 Box 1:35 Ethics of Experience and Behavior Control 1982 January 5 Box 1:36 Peace and Conflict Studies 1988 April 25 Box 1:37 Richard Roberts 1991 October 30 Box 1:38 Robert Ellwood, Why are mythologists political reactionaries? 1994 November 14 Box 1:39 Dennis P. McCann 1996 February 16 Box 1:40 Christmas Letters 1994, 1999, 2002-3, 2006-2007 Box 1:41 Edited Stories for Justice Rising 2006-2007 Series 3 Writings, Talks and Papers 1957-2009 Physical Description: 195 folders Scope and Content Note The Series contains articles, papers, talks and sermons. Box 1:42 Poetry and Papers 1950s Box 1:43 And Hath Not Love…An Analysis of the Communist View on Man, Christian Categories from Christian Perspectives 1957 May 25 Box 1:44 Articles in Focus 1957-1958 Box 1:45 Report on Prague 1958? Box 1:46 A Kairos Contronts Us, Signs and Times 1960 November 28 Box :47 Challenge to Southern Churchmen 1962? Box 1:48 Property Rights and the Common Good, Perspectives 1962 January-February Box 1:49 Albert Schweitzer's Understanding of Jesus as the Christ, The Christian Scholar 1962 Fall Box 1:50 Reviews of Ethical Mysticism of Albert Schweitzer 1962-1963 Box 1:51 New Configurations on Minority Group Social Action (paper) 1963 January 25 Box 1:52 Chapel Meditations-Race Relations Day 1963 February 10 Box 1:53 Churchmen and Residential Desegregation 1963 Spring Box 1:54 Congress, the Church and the Kairos 1963 September 4 Box 1:55 In the Steps of the Prophets and Reformers (sermon) 1963 October 27 Box 1:56 Communicating the Gospel through Christian Social Action, Journal of Religious Thought 1963-1964 Box 1:57 Reflections on the Negro Revolt, Union Seminary Quarterly Review 1964 January Box 1:58 Open Housing Covenant Campaigns, Christianity and Crisis 1964 Feb 17 Inventory of the Henry B. Clark GTU 2009-6-01 4 Collection Series 3Writings, Talks and Papers 1957-2009 Box 1:59 Piety and Politics (review), Union Seminary Quarterly Review 1964 March Box 1:60 Thinking About the Unthinkable in Race Relations, Social Action 1964 May Box 1:61 The Religious Press in America (review), Union Seminary Quarterly Review 1964 May Box 1:62 UTS Faculty Social 1964 October 13 Box 1:63 Report on Saturday Seminar (seminars in subject) 1964-1965 Box 1:64 The Moral Dimensions of the War on Poverty (talk) 1965 January 15 Box 1:65 Confessions of a Political Realist, christianity and Revolution 1965 February Box 1:66 Justice for the Poor, Christianity and Crisis 1965 May 17 Box 1:67 Oppressed Farm Labor 1965 June 28 Box 1:68 Legal Aid and the Poor 1965 August 9 Box 1:69 Defusing the Population Bomb 1966 Jan 24 Box 1:70 Friends of the Mammon of Unrighteousness (sermon) 1966 Mar 13 Box 1:71 Reflections