Box 1

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Sermons for the Fifth Sunday after Epiphany; Passion Sunday; for the Second Sunday after Easter; and Pentecost (1841). Also includes a sermon for the Second Sunday after Ephiphany (1842). Written while a seminarian at Mount St. Mary’s College.

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Sermons for the Fourth Sunday of Advent and Easter as well as on the Holy Trinity. These materials are undated but would have been written at some point after his conversion to Catholicism and entry into Mount St. Mary's as a seminarian.

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Sermons on Ecclesiasticus 12:3-4, 1 Corinthians 10:12, Psalms 40:1, and Matthew 19:16-22. These materials are undated but would have been written at some point after his conversion to Catholicism and entry into Mount St. Mary's as a seminarian.

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Essay on how Christian ministrations "help the helpless" with some discussion of the misled enthusiasm towards paganism. Also essays on how "whatever is new in religion is false" and sin. The manuscripts are undated but would have been written at some point after his conversion to Catholicism and entry into Mount St. Mary's as a seminarian.

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Speech to the Mountain Rifle Corps given 22 February 1844 at Mount St. Mary's College and a discourse delivered at Georgetown Visitation Convent 2 October 1858.

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Meditations on "Jesus in his visits to the sick and dying"; "the ultimate end of man"; and "the honor of being permitted to join in the procession with the Blessed Sacrament as on Corpus Christi day or when carried to the sick." These materials are undated but would have been written at some point after his conversion to Catholicism and entry into Mount St. Mary's as a seminarian.

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Instructions for the Feast of All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day. These materials are undated but would have been written at some point after his conversion to Catholicism and entry into Mount St. Mary's as a seminarian.

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Sermons on Genesis 3:15, Deuteronomy 26:17-18, Luke 12:8, and Exodus 25:40. These materials are undated but would have been written at some point after his conversion to Catholicism and entry into Mount St. Mary's as a seminarian.

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Essays on predestination, the use of time, "a short way to end disputes about religion"; holy Communion; "the dignity of the ecclesiastical state"; and "the marks of the true church." Also includes three essays on vows. The manuscripts are undated but would have been written at some point after his conversion to Catholicism and entry into Mount St. Mary's as a seminarian.

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Notes for Epiphany.

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Sermons on John 14:26 and on prayer. These materials are undated but would have been written at some point after his conversion to Catholicism and entry into Mount St. Mary's as a seminarian.

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Essays on envy; devotion to the Blessed Virgin; and "the wages of sin is death." Also includes two essays on suffering. These materials are undated but would have been written at some point after his conversion to Catholicism and entry into Mount St. Mary's as a seminarian.

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Correspondence from Fr. James Clark's father William as well as siblings John (1807-1897), William (1805-1870), Ellen (1823-1904), and Elizabeth (1817-1892). Also includes letters from nephew Edwin (1850-1928) Robinson, sons of James Clark's sister Margaret (1814-1873). Sent predominantly from Dauphin and Meadville, Pennsylvania. Includes discussion of his entering the Society of Jesus, the death of his father, and the death of his nephew James (1841-1844).

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Includes correspondence related to Clark's appointment to West Point as well as various forms and orders pertaining to student life and furlough. After graduating in 1829, his association with the school continued through involvement in the board of visitors and alumni association.

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Contains correspondence pertaining to Clark's appointment as a brevet second lieutenant; his assignment to the 4th Infantry Regiment at Fort St. Philip, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana; his service as Acting Assistant Commisary of Subsistence there; and his resignation from the Army. Of note is a reimbursement form for a Black "private servant" named Maria in the fall of 1830.

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Correspondence from Francis P. McFarland (1819-1874), a former classmate of Fr. Clark's at Mount St. Mary's Seminary, who later became Bishop of Hartford.

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Correspondence regarding Fr. Clark's selection as chaplain for Camp Floyd, Utah Territory, which he declines.

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Correspondence regarding Fr. Clark's period at Mt. St. Mary's College, including his membership in the Philomathean Society and his speech to the Mountain Rifle Corps given 22 February 1844 (see also folder 21).

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Includes correspondence surrounding Fr. Clark's appointment as rector of Gonzaga College in 1869 and his removal from the position in 1875. Further contains two letters from Jesuit Superior General Peter Beckx remarking on Fr. Clark's struggles with enrollment after the school moved to Swampoodle in 1871.

Scope and Contents Includes correspondence surrounding Fr. Clark's appointment as rector of the College of the Holy Cross (1861) as well as four letters from Jesuit Superior General Peter Beckx remarking on the rector's success in improving the governance of the school (1861-1865). Also contains one later piece that questions whether it would be advisable for Fr. Clark to continue in the role or relinquish it (1866) and a letter regarding his removal from the position and the appointment of Fr. Robert W. Brady...