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 61 Collections and/or Records:
Oral history interview with Denny Jones
Oral history with Denny Jones conducted by Clark Hansen from July 27-30, 1992, as part of the Oregon Legislature Oral History Series. Jones was an Oregon state representative from 1973 to 1994.
Oral history interview with Robert E. Jones
Oral history interview with Robert E. Jones conducted by Clark Hansen from September 12 to October 14, 2005, as part of the United States District Court Oral History Project. Jones served as a judge on the Multnomah County Circuit Court, a justice on the Oregon Supreme Court, and a judge on the U.S. District Court of Oregon. He also represented Washington County in the Oregon House during the 1963 legislative session.
Oral history interview with Edward Leavy
Oral history interview with Edward Leavy conducted by Clark Hansen from March 2 to April 13, 2004, as part of the United States District Court Oral History Project. Leavy was a judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Oral history interview with Sidney Leiken
Oral history interview with Sidney Leiken conducted by Clark Hansen on June 8, 1992, as part of the Oregon Legislature Oral History Series. Leiken was an Oregon state representative from 1961 to 1967.
Oral history interview with Hector Macpherson, Jr.
Oral history interview with Hector Macpherson, Jr. conducted by Clark Hansen from February 14 to 25, 1992, as part of the Oregon Legislature Oral History Series. Macpherson was an Oregon state senator from 1971 to 1974.
Oral history interview with Sam H. Mallicoat
Oral history interview with Sam H. Mallicoat conducted by Clark Hansen from May 23-27, 1988, as part of the Senator Mark O. Hatfield Oral History Project. Mallicoat was Hatfield's chief of staff from 1967 to 1973.
Oral history interview with Malcolm Marsh
Oral history interview with Malcolm Marsh conducted by Clark Hansen from January 27 to May 10, 2005, as part of the United States District Court Oral History Project. Marsh discusses his career as a lawyer in Salem, Oregon, and as a judge on the U.S. District Court of Oregon.
Oral history interview with Roger E. Martin
Oral history interview with Roger E. Martin conducted by Clark Hansen from October 28, 1994, to November 10, 1995, as part of the Oregon Legislature Oral History Series. Martin was an Oregon state representative from 1967 to 1978.
Oral history interview with Connie McCready
Oral history interview with Connie McCready conducted by Clark Hansen from March 21-July 5, 1994, as part of the Oregon Legislature Oral History Series. McCready served as an Oregon state representative and as mayor of Portland.
Oral history interview with Monte Montgomery
Oral history interview with Monte Montgomery conducted by Clark Hansen from January 18 to June 16, 1994, as part of the Oregon Legislature Oral History Series. Montgomery was an Oregon state representative from 1959 to 1968.
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