2017-09-05 Preliminary Inventory of the Photocopies and Microfilm Reproductions of 1860-1949 Papers Documenting Clarke Family Missionary Work, circa 1983 SPEC.HRL.CLARKE Finding aid prepared by Zoe MacLeod; Courtney Bishop Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections
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2017 July; 2020 September This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2023-08-24T13:55-0400 English Describing Archives: A Content Standard Photocopies and Microfilm Reproductions of 1860-1949 Papers Documenting Clarke Family Missionary Work SPEC.HRL.CLARKE Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections 6.986 Cubic feet circa 1983 The Photocopies and Microfilm Reproductions of 1860-1949 Papers Documenting Clarke Family Missionary Work contains reprographic copies of correspondence, publications, and missionary documents. Also included are reproductions of family photographs in an album and microfilm copies of manuscripts, diaries, and notebooks. The majority of the papers relate to James Franklin Clarke and his son, William P. Clarke. The Clarkes were an American family who did missionary work in Turkey and Bulgaria. Materials are dated circa 1983. (8) microfilm reel boxes; (5) cartons; (1) 5" legal document box; (1) card box English, Bulgarian Clarke, James Franklin, 1832-1916 Clarke, William P. Arrangement of Materials

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 Acquisitions Information

Esther Clarke, 1983 November

 Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Contains microfilm.

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[identification of item], Photocopies and Microfilm Reproductions of 1860-1949 Papers Documenting Clarke Family Missionary Work, SPEC.HRL.CLARKE, Hilandar Research Library, Ohio State University

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 Biographical Note

The Clarkes were an American family who did missionary work in Turkey and Bulgaria. James and Isabella Clarke moved to European Turkey in the mid-nineteenth century to represent the American Missionary Board. Their primary purpose was to convert the local population to their faith. The Clarkes also established education programs in Turkey. They had three children, William, James, and Elizabeth. William, born in Bulgaria, was a member of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions and part of the Samokov European Turkey Mission. During their missionary work, James F. Clarke started a school for boys in 1860 and a school for girls in 1863 in Philippopolis. In 1871, the schools moved to Samokov. In 1926, it was decided to turn the schools over to a new organization, Sofia American Schools, Inc., rather than close them. The two schools merged and a new campus was built and became the American College of Sophia.

 Scope and Contents

The Photocopies and Microfilm Reproductions of 1860-1949 Papers Documenting Clarke Family Missionary Work contain reprographic copies of correspondence, publications, and missionary documents. The majority of the papers related to James Franklin Clarke and his son, William P. Clarke. Also included are reproductions of family photographs in an album and microfilm copies of manuscripts, diaries, and notebooks. The copies were produced circa 1983, but the originals were created between 1860-1949. Materials are mostly in English with some correspondence and articles in Bulgarian.

 Related Archival Materials

Other material about James Franklin Clarke and his family can be found at Duquesne University.

 Clarke (Family) Clarke, James Franklin, 1832-1916 Clarke, William P. Black-and-white photographs Facsimiles (reproductions) Manuscripts (documents) Microfilms Missionaries--Bulgaria--History--19th century Missionaries--Bulgaria--History--20th century Missionaries--Turkey--History--19th century Missionaries--Turkey--History--20th century Publications (documents) Cyrillic publication with woman - calendar 1 1 circa 1983 Correspondence, Mr. Clarke (JF), Sonoka 1877 1 2 circa 1983 Cyrillic publication: List of Families in Sofia Church, advertisement 1 3 circa 1983 Publication, JFC on Bulgaria 1 4 circa 1983 Publications, American College in Somua 1 5 circa 1983 Schools, the region 1 6 circa 1983 Rustchuk sub-committee, accounting, missionary news from Bulgaria 1 7 circa 1983 Report of work of J.F. Clarke, Sodhir (handwritten) 1 8 circa 1983 English/Cyrillic correspondence 1 9 circa 1983 Publication about temperance 1 10 circa 1983 Austro/Hungarian passport, other travel documents, W.P. Clarke 1 11 circa 1983 Accounting for Constantinople relief 1 12 circa 1983 Handwritten correspondence 1 13-14 circa 1983 State martill ceamas 1 15 circa 1983 Program of 73rd annual meeting, Portland, Maine 1 16 circa 1983 Correspondence 1887-1914 1 17 circa 1983 State Department papers 1 18 circa 1983 Publications: Articles on Bulgarian schools 1 19 circa 1983 Papers from the Mission 1867 1 20 circa 1983 Correspondence 1867-1868 1 21 circa 1983 Constantinople relief committee 1861 1 22 circa 1983 Handwritten manuscripts 1 23 circa 1983 Publications: Thessalonika agriculture and American influence in Bulgaria 1 24 circa 1983 Correspondence 1882-1883 1 25 circa 1983 Publications, Macedonia, American College in Sofia 1 26 circa 1983 Missionary documents 1876-1903 1 27 circa 1983 Correspondence 1876-1877 1 28 circa 1983 Missionary documents 1 29 circa 1983 Correspondence 1 30 circa 1983 Missionary documents 1 31 circa 1983 Publications, The American Schools in Samokov 1924 1 32 circa 1983 Missionary documents 1 33 circa 1983 Publications, The People of Bulgaria 1 34 circa 1983 Missionary documents 1 35 circa 1983 Correspondence 1878 1 36 circa 1983 Missionary documents 1 37 circa 1983 Correspondence 1916 1 38 circa 1983 Obituary and manuscript 1 39 circa 1983 Correspondence 1 40-42 2 1 circa 1983 The American Tracts Society, administrative 2 2 circa 1983 Publications, On the Bulgarian Mission 2 3 circa 1983 Publications, Boston Latin School 2 4 circa 1983 Publications, Photographs 2 5 circa 1983 Publications, The Boston Public Latin School 2 6 circa 1983 Correspondence 2 7 circa 1983 Missionary documents 2 8 circa 1983 Correspondence 2 9 circa 1983 Publications, Amherst College 2 10 circa 1983 Correspondence and missionary documents 2 11 circa 1983 Correspondence 2 12 circa 1983 Publications, Reports on Near Eastern Mission 2 13 circa 1983 Travel documents 2 14 circa 1983 Correspondence 2 15 circa 1983 Publications, Cyrillic News 2 16 circa 1983 Correspondence 2 17-18 circa 1983 Publications, Missions in Bulgaria 2 19 circa 1983 Annual Reports on Philippopolis Station 1860-1882 2 20-21 circa 1983 Correspondence 1868-1890 2 22 circa 1983 Annual Reports on Missionary Stations 1870-1897 2 23 circa 1983 Constantinople Station reports and correspondence 2 24 circa 1983 Annual Reports and Correspondence on Missionary Stations 1870-1890 2 25 circa 1983 Reports and Correspondence on Samokov Schools 1870-1893 2 26 circa 1983 Data/Correspondence on The April Uprising 1876 2 27 circa 1983 Cyrillic Financial Documents 2 28 circa 1983 Cyrillic List of Names for Distribution 2 29 circa 1983 Publications on Missionary Efforts in Turkey 2 30 circa 1983 Correspondence 1913-1916 2 31 circa 1983 Cyrillic List of Names 2 32 circa 1983 Publications and Correspondence on the Miss Stone Affair 2 33 circa 1983 Cyrillic Correspondence 2 34 circa 1983 Publications, Missions to Bulgaria 2 35 circa 1983 Handwritten correspondence, Cyrillic 2 36 circa 1983 Publication, The American College of Sofia 2 37 circa 1983 Handwritten record keeping and correspondence 2 38 circa 1983 Publication, Centennial of Constantinople Station 2 39 circa 1983 Handwritten correspondence 2 40 circa 1983 Correspondence between Martha and William 2 41 circa 1983 Handwritten record keeping 2 42 circa 1983 Handwritten correspondence 2 43 circa 1983 Directory of names 2 44 circa 1983 Handwritten report 2 45 circa 1983 Telegrams 2 46 circa 1983 Correspondence 2 47 circa 1983 J.F. Clarke's will 2 48 circa 1983 Handwritten notes 2 49 circa 1983 Record keeping and accounting 2 50 circa 1983 European Turkey Mission, Constantinople Station annual reports 1886-1892 2 51 circa 1983 Record keeping 3 1 circa 1983 Correspondence 3 2 circa 1983 Mission documents 3 3 circa 1983 Mission documents 3 4 circa 1983 Correspondence - American Girls School 1895 3 5 circa 1983 List of Openings for Service Overseas 3 6 circa 1983 Correspondence, Albania Supplementary Reports 1914 3 7 circa 1983 Publications about Religious Schools in Greece, Reports on Salonila Station 1912-1914 3 8 circa 1983 Publications about Religious Schools in Greece, Report of Women's Work 1912-1926 3 9 circa 1983 The Boston Latin School, Pagent of Boston 1935 3 10 circa 1983 Photograph collages 3 11 circa 1983 Song Cyrillic/Sheet Music, Catalogue of the Teachers 3 12 circa 1983 Maps of Middle East and Eastern Europe 3 13 circa 1983 Reports on Bulgarian Relief 3 14 circa 1983 Distress in Bulgaria 3 15 circa 1983 Publications "Star in the East," Christianity/Reform in Turkey 3 16 circa 1983 Rev. Elias Riggs D.D.L.L.D. 3 17 circa 1983 Manuscripts and bookkeeping 3 18 circa 1983 State Department Legations, Bucharest Rumner, Passports into Bulgaria 3 19 circa 1983 Manuscripts 3 20-21 circa 1983 Cyrillic Publications 3 22 circa 1983 Publications about Christianity in Bulgaria 3 23 circa 1983 Bookkeeping, J.F. Clarke, Bulgaria/Macedonia, Personnel Info 3 24 circa 1983 News Articles about Dr. Haskell, New York, J.F. Clarke Articles about Bandits and Missionaries 3 25 circa 1983 News Articles, Miss Stone Held Ransom 3 26 circa 1983 News Articles about Kidnapping/Ransom 3 27 circa 1983 News Articles, Reports on Miss Stone Affair 1901 3 28 circa 1983 Manuscript of "Journal among Bulgarians" 3 29 circa 1983 News Articles about the Mission about the Region 3 30 circa 1983 Publications "Star in the East" Publications on Islam, Turkey 3 31 circa 1983 "Map of Moslems" in Balkan States 3 32 circa 1983 Bookkeeping, Centennial of Constantinople 3 33 circa 1983 Report on Theological Seminary Samikov 3 34 circa 1983 Manuscript: Report of Samokov Station, Many Annual Reports 1860 3 35 circa 1983 Manuscripts: Report of Samokov Station, Report on Philippoplis 1864-1865 3 36 circa 1983 Manuscript: Report of Samokov Station, Reports about Philippopolis circa 1880s 3 37 circa 1983 Report of Monastir Girls School 1885-1886, 1890-1891 3 38 circa 1983 Correspondence J.F. Bell 1877, 1903 3 39 circa 1983 Correspondence between Clarke 3 40 circa 1983 Correspondence, Clarke, Letters in Cyrillic 1899 3 41 circa 1983 Correspondence, Envelopes, Telegrams 1899 3 42 circa 1983 Reports, bookkeeping circa 1860s-1870s 3 43 circa 1983 Reports, salaries 1866 3 44 circa 1983 Publications, Cyrillic 1888 3 45 circa 1983 Publications, Sofia News, Sofia American Schools 1926 3 46 circa 1983 Publications, Samokov News, Samokov Schools 1923-1925 3 47 circa 1983 Compilation of Letters, minutes, typhus 3 48-49 4 1-2 circa 1983 American Board on Arrested Protestors 1949 4 3 circa 1983 Manuscripts "Origin of the Bulgarians" 1877 4 4 circa 1983 Manuscripts, "Geographical Sketch" 1877 4 5 circa 1983 Report of Neunaett Girls School 4 6 circa 1983 Manuscripts, Reports 4 7 circa 1983 Publications about the Mission 4 8 circa 1983 News Clipping about the Clarkes (WP/Martha) 4 9 circa 1983 Ursula Clarke Marsh Publications 1934 4 10 circa 1983 Handwritten Reports, Thessaloniki School 4 11 circa 1983 Cyrillic News, "Honda" Advertisement & Articles 4 12 circa 1983 Handwritten Reports, Report of Saloniaa Station, Letters to Mission 4 13-14 circa 1983 Handwritten Reports, Spring News Paper 4 15 circa 1983 Handwritten Reports, in Memorium - Mrs. JF Clarke 4 16-17 circa 1983 Handwritten Report, Harvard College, Class of 1984 4 18 circa 1983 Handwritten Report of Relief Work for Bulgarian Refugees from Macedonia 4 19 circa 1983 Handwritten Reports, Manuscripts, Correspondence 4 20 circa 1983 Publications, News about the Mission 1888-1937 4 21-22 circa 1983 State Department Documents, Descriptions of W.P Clarice/Martha Clarke (Husband and Wife) 4 23-24 circa 1983 State Department Documents, Reports, Records, Bookkeeping 4 25 circa 1983 Manuscripts, Handwritten 4 26-27 5 1 circa 1983 Correspondence, from or to J.F. Clarke 1871-1912 5 2 circa 1983 Publications on or by the Mission 5 3-4 circa 1983 Reports, Records, Bookkeeping, J.F. Clarke's Misson 5 5-7 circa 1983 Publications, Descriptions of Bulgarian land, Culture, and History 5 8-9 1888-1937 Publications, Descriptions of Basil and Higher Education in Bulgaria 1888-1937 5 10-11 circa 1983 Letters, Reunion 5 12 circa 1983 James F. Clarke Correspondence 5 13 circa 1983 Cyrillic Newspapers 5 14 circa 1983 News Articles 5 15 circa 1983 "Sketch of the European Turkey Mission of the American Board" J.F. Clarke 5 16 circa 1983 13th Annual Meeting at City Hall, Portland, Maine 1882 5 17 circa 1983 The American Kindergarten in Sofia, Bulgaria, J.F. Clarke 1906 February 24 5 18 circa 1983 Letters and Reports about the Mission 5 19 circa 1983 Inventories of the Missions 5 20 circa 1983 Letters, W.P. Clarke, E.F. Bell 1907, 1909 5 21 circa 1983 The Experiences of a Priest 1889 5 22 circa 1983 Service in Honor - Elias Riggs 1899 5 23 circa 1983 Our Work in the Near East 5 24 circa 1983 Christian Herald, J.F. Clarke 5 25 circa 1983 The Bulgarians 1889 5 26 circa 1983 Salary Reports, Disease Descriptions 5 27 circa 1983 "The Harvester" Worcester Mass 1889 April 1 5 28 circa 1983 Cyrillic Publications 5 29 circa 1983 Correspondence and Publications 6 1-4 5 30-31 undated Bookkeeping 6 5 circa 1983 Letters - Lady Strangford 6 6 circa 1983 Bookkeeping, French 6 7 circa 1983 List of Names 6 8 circa 1983 News Article about Turkey (J.F. Clarke) 6 9 circa 1983 Letters 6 10 circa 1983 Envelopes to WP or Mrs. WP Clarke 6 11 circa 1983 Photograph album reprints and negatives circa 1860s-1880s 7 circa 1983 Manuscripts, diaries, notebooks CL.A.1 CL.A.2 CL.A.3 CL.A.4 CL.A.5 CL.A.6 CL.A.7 CL.A.9 circa 1983 Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements Black and white