James M. Clarke papers
name: label: Creator
content: Clarke, James Mitchell
label: Names
content: United States. Works Progress Administration
topic: label: Occupation
content: Educators -- California -- San Diego
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The collection was loaned in 1964 for microfilming and returned to James M. Clarke after filming.
creator: label: Creator
content: Clarke, James Mitchell
setName: label: See more items in
content: James M. Clarke papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of educator James M. Clarke date from 1936 to 1943. Found are sixteen educational booklets and lessons on various subjects for school children. Many of the books were prepared by Clarke and illustrated by artists working under the Works Progress Administration, San Diego City Schools Curriculum Project. Also found are partial copies of hardcover books and reports.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: James Mitchell Clarke was an educator in San Diego, California. He was involved in the San Diego City Schools Curriculum Project of the Works Progress Administration. The aim of the Project was to develop a broader range of teaching materials of appropriately varied content to accompany teaching in various departments of the city schools curriculum.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 2 Microfilm reels
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1936-1948
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.clarjame
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Microfilm reels
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Due to the pre-existing microfilm arrangement, the collection is arranged as one series.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was microfilmed on Reels LA02 and LA03 and was returned to James M. CLarke after filming. The microfilm was described in a finding aid by Jayna Josefson in 2024 and the microfilm was digitized in 2024 with funding provided by Smithsonian Collections Information System (CIS) IRM Pool Fund.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: The collection has been microfilmed on reels LA02 and LA03. The microfilm has been digitized and is available on the Archives of American Art website
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Originals were returned to the lender, James M. Clarke, after microfilming.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of educator James M. Clarke date from 1936 to 1943. Found are sixteen educational booklets and lessons on various subjects for school children. Many of the books were prepared by Clarke and illustrated by artists working under the Works Progress Administration, San Diego City Schools Curriculum Project. Also found are partial copies of hardcover books and reports.