Hansen, Clark
Biography
Clark Stephen Hansen was born in Wisconsin in 1947, and grew up in Rantoul, Illinois. He attended college in New York, then joined the Peace Corps. He returned to Illinois and worked as a newspaper editor. In the 1970s, he moved to Portland, Oregon. He worked as a forest ranger with the U. S. Forest Service in Oregon for eight years. He subsequently became an oral historian and recorded hundreds of oral history interviews for the Oregon Historical Society and the United States District Court of Oregon Historical Society. In 2006, he became a Buddhist Monk and took the name Jampal Gyatso. After being diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in 2019, he traveled to the Tiger’s Nest hermitage in Bhutan. He died in 2021.
Sources: Vital records on Ancestry.com; information provided by Hansen in his interview; Hansen’s obituary in the Oregonian, April 29, 2022; “Petals of a Lotus: A Collective Tribute Celebrating The Deep Life of Lama Thubten Jampal Gyatso,” by Lama Jacqueline Mandell, Northwest Dharma Association website, accessed May 29, 2024, https://northwestdharma.org/petals-of-a-lotusa-collective-tribute-celebrating-a-life/.
Found in 32 Collections and/or Records:
Oral history interview with Victor Atiyeh
Oral history interview with Victor Atiyeh conducted by Clark Hansen from November 24, 1992, to September 10, 1993, and on June 11, 1998, as part of the Oregon Legislature Oral History Series. Atiyeh was an Oregon state representative from 1959 to 1964, an Oregon state senator from 1965 to 1979, and Oregon governor from 1979 to 1987.
Oral history interview with Harry D. Boivin
Oral history interview with Harry D. Boivin conducted by Clark Hansen from July 25, 1991, to June 6, 1992, as part of the Oregon Legislature Oral History Series. Boivin served as an Oregon state representative and an Oregon state senator.
Oral history interview with Wallace P. Carson, Jr.
Oral history interview with Wallace P. Carson, Jr. conducted by Clark Hansen from June 12 to October 24, 1996, as part of the United States District Court Oral History Project. Carson served on the Oregon Supreme Court from 1982 to 2006 and was chief justice for 14 years.
Oral history interview with Frank C. Cook
Oral history interview with Frank C. Cook conducted by Clark Hansen from November 29-30, 1989, as part of the Senator Mark O. Hatfield Oral History Project. Cook was an aide to Hatfield from 1969 to 1973.
Oral history interview with Vern Cook
Oral history interview with Robert Vernon "Vern" Cook conducted by Clark Hansen from December 15, 1994- October 15, 1995, as part of the Oregon Legislature Oral History Series. Cook was an Oregon state representative and senator.
Oral history interview with Alfred H. Corbett
Oral history interview with Alfred H. Corbett conducted by Clark Hansen from November 29, 1991, to April 24, 1992, as part of the Oregon Legislature Oral History Series. Corbett was an Oregon state representative and an Oregon state senator.
Oral history interview with John R. Dellenback
Oral history interview with John R. Dellenback conducted by Clark Hansen from June 24 to October 3, 1992, as part of the Oregon Legislature Oral History Series. Dellenback was an Oregon representative, a congressman, and director of the Peace Corps.
Oral history interview with Dick Eymann
Oral history interview with Dick Eymann conducted by Clark Hansen from December 2, 1993, to September 8, 1994, as part of the Oregon Legislature Oral History Series. Eymann was an Oregon state representative from 1957 to 1974.
Oral history interview with Marty B. Gold
Oral history interview with Marty B. Gold conducted by Clark Hansen from June 13-16, 1988, as part of the Senator Mark O. Hatfield Oral History Project. Gold was a legal assistant to Hatfield.
Oral history interview with Ted Hallock
Oral history interview with Ted Hallock conducted by Clark Hansen from March 15-November 2, 1993, as part of the Oregon Legislature Oral History Series. Hallock was a radio broadcaster, journalist, and Oregon state senator.