Marcella Clark statement to the president of the United States
Scope and Contents
Typescript carbon copy statement, 5 pages, circa 1916-1920, by Marcella Clark to the president of the United States describing abuses of justice she suffered at the hands of her estranged husband, A. E. Clark, the police department of Portland, Oregon, and the courts of Oregon, particularly Judge Henry E. McGinn, including illegal divorce and imprisonment.
Dates
- circa 1916-1920
Creator
- Clark, Marcella (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
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Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder in shared box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Typescript carbon copy statement, circa 1916-1920, by Marcella Clark to the president of the United States describing abuses of justice she suffered at the hands of her estranged husband, A. E. Clark, the police department of Portland, Oregon, and the courts of Oregon, including illegal divorce and imprisonment.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Jack Meier, February 1977 (Lib. Acc. 14048).
- Civil Procedure and Courts
- Clark, Alfred Edward, 1873-1951
- Clark, Marcella
- Courts -- Oregon -- Corrupt practices
- Divorce -- Oregon -- Multnomah County
- Justice, Administration of -- Oregon -- Multnomah County
- McGinn, Henry E., 1859-1923
- Oregon
- Police corruption -- Oregon -- Portland
- Women
- Women -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Oregon -- Multnomah County
- affidavits
Creator
- Clark, Marcella (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Marcella Clark statement to the president of the United States
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- 2012
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English.
Repository Details
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