Washington College Presidents' papers, Garry E. Clarke papers
Scope and Contents Note
This collection contains the papers of Washington College Acting President Garry E. Clarke, who served from 1981-1982. Papers include administrative and faculty records, college Bicentennial materials, and search committee notes.
Dates
- Creation: 1981-1982
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Copyright has been assigned to Washington College. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Archives and Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Washington College as the owner of the physical items and as the owner of copyright in items created by the donor. Although copyright was transferred by the donor, copyright in some items in the collection may still be held by their respective creator(s). For further information contact the Archives and Special Collections.
Biographical Information
Garry Evans Clarke (1943-2016) was born on March 19th in Moline, Illinois, to Charles H. Clarke ( -1970) and Gladys A. Hokinson Clarke (1918-2003). He received his bachelor’s in music from Cornell College in 1965. He went on to receive a master’s from Yale three years later. He began his teaching career at Washington College in the Fall of 1968. Clarke spent his whole career at Washington College, teaching music, chairing the department, serving as Dean from 1977-1983, and as Acting President from 1981 to 1982. He received an honorary Doctor of Letters in 1988, the only time a faculty member has been honored. Clarke retired in 2012. Clarke, a talented pianist, left another legacy at the college: the donation of his music library to the Gibson Center of the Arts in 2009. Garry married Melissa Naul on May 24, 1975; together they had two daughters. Clarke passed away on July 3, 2016.
Full Extent
1.25 Cubic Feet (3 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Physical and Technical Access Restrictions
None.
- Title
- Finding Aid to the Washington College Presidents' Papers, Garry E. Clarke Papers
- Author
- L. Sheldon
- Date
- 2026
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Description is in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Washington College Archives & Special Collections Repository
300 Washington Avenue
Chestertown MD 21620