A. B. Clark Papers
Collection
Identifier: CCCLD-033
The A. B. Clark Papers are made up of financial documents and a few pieces of correspondence (financial related). All the documents fall into Series 1, a ledger book and loose papers detailing Clark's finances, mostly the economic aspects of editing and publishing The Silver Standard newspaper.
Dates
- 1891 - 1909
Conditions Governing Use
This collection is open to public research (no restrictions)
Extent
1 Linear Feet (1 box)
Overview
This collection includes the financial accounts of A. B. Clark, editor and publisher of Silver Plume's newspaper The Silver Standard from 1891 to 1907. Most of the accounts highlight the payments made to advertise or publish in the paper.
Biographical / Historical
A. B. Clark was born around 1854 in Illinois. He came to Silver Plume in the 1880s, originally to get into mining. However, in Janurary, 1891, he became the editor and publisher of the Silver Standard, a newspaper in Silver Plume. He continued in this role until December, 1907, when the last issue was produced. That month, Clark had been bedridden with a serious illness, canceling the paper due to his health. Recovering, he eventually relocated to Georgetown, serving as the clerk to the district court. He died in Denver in 1918.
Arrangement
Loose papers were kept in their original locations in the record book, as they were filed alphabetically and with similar material in the book.
Custodial History
Transfer from Clear Creek County Archives and Records Department, via Christine Bradley; March 2018
Repository Details
Part of the Clear Creek County Library District Archives Repository