Francis B. Clark collectionMS.0270Virginia Military Institute Archives

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-04-09 17:48:03 -0400.Description is written in: Undetermined, Code for undetermined script script. Virginia Military Institute Archives Francis B. Clark collection Clark, Francis B. (Francis Barnard), 1850-1896 MS.0270 /repositories/3/resources/352 2 items 1866-1876 Manuscripts stacks English . Scope and Contents

This collection (two items) consists of a notebook containing original poetry by Francis B. Clark, including "Natural Bridge," "To the Lee Family," and "Washington and Lee." The collection also contains one privately printed poem "The Irish Emigrant."

Biographical / Historical

Francis Barnard Clark was born in 1850 in Augusta Georgia. He graduated from VMI in 1870 and went on to become a lawyer and author. Clark died in 1896 in Mobile, Alabama.

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Preferred Citation

Manuscript # 0270, Francis B. Clark collection. Virginia Military Institute Archives

Virginia Military Institute—Class of 1870 Virginia Military Institute—Cadet life—1860-1869 Virginia Military Institute—Cadet compositions—Poetry Virginia Military Institute—Cadet life—1870-1879 Poetry Notebooks