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 Roosevelt Robinson
Oral history interview with Roosevelt Robinson conducted by Clark Hansen from February 12 to March 10, 2002, as part of the United States District Court Oral History Project. Robinson was a judge on the Multnomah County Circuit Court.
Oral history interview with Lois D. Siegmund
Oral history interview with Lois D. Siegmund conducted by Clark Hansen on June 23, 1988, as part of the Senator Mark O. Hatfield Oral History Project. Siegmund served on Hatfield's staff during his time as an Oregon state legislator, Oregon secretary of state, and Oregon governor.
Oral history interview with Keith D. Skelton
Oral history interview with Keith D. Skelton conducted by Clark Hansen from November 9, 1994, to May 12, 1995, as part of the Oregon Legislature Oral History Series. Skelton was an Oregon state representative for Lane County from 1957 to 1960, and for Multnomah County from 1965 to 1974.
Oral history interview with Otto Skopil
Oral history interview with Otto Skopil conducted by Clark Hansen on June 21, 2006, as part of the U.S. District Court Oral History Project. Skopil discusses his career as a lawyer and as a judge on the U.S. District Court of Oregon.
Oral history interview with F. Leo Smith
Oral history interview with F. Leo Smith conducted by Clark Hansen from September 23 to October 28, 1993, as part of the Oregon Legislature Oral History Series. Smith was an Oregon state representative and Multnomah County district attorney.
Oral history interview with Robert F. Smith
Oral history interview with Robert F. Smith conducted by Clark Hansen from August 30 to September 1, 1995, as part of the Oregon Legislature Oral History Series. Smith was an Oregon state representative, Oregon state senator, and congressman.
Oral history interview with Richard Sommer
Oral history interview with Richard Sommer conducted by Clark Hansen on June 18, 2002, as part of the Oregon Wine Archives Oral History Project. Sommer was the founder and owner of Hillcrest Vineyard near Roseburg, Oregon.
Oral history interview with Loran L. Stewart
Oral history interview with Loran L. Stewart conducted by Clark Hansen from October 29, 1992, to June 22, 1993, as part of the Oregon Legislature Oral History Series. Stewart was an Oregon state representative from 1951 to 1955.
Oral history interview with Bob Straub
Oral history interview with Bob Straub conducted by Clark Hansen from May 14 to June 17, 1991, as a part of the Oregon Legislature Oral History Series. Straub was an Oregon state senator and governor.
Oral history interview with George F. Wingard
Oral history interview with George F. Wingard conducted by Clark Hansen from November 16 to December 9, 1993, as part of the Oregon Legislature Oral History Series. Wingard was an Oregon state representative and senator.
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