5b. Special collections: Scrapbooks, news clippings, and printed materials, Tom C. Clark Papers, Tarlton Law Library

Historical Background

Tom C. Clark served as Associate Justice on the U.S. Supreme Court from 1949 to 1967, and was the first Texan to serve on the Court. Born in Dallas, Texas, September 23, 1899, Clark received his law degree from the University of Texas in 1922. He joined the Justice Department in 1937 and rose through the ranks. President Truman appointed him U.S. Attorney General in 1945 and to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1949. Clark resigned from the Court in 1967 when his son Ramsey Clark was appointed Attorney General, and afterwards sat on the Courts of Appeal in all eleven U.S. Circuits and in federal district court. An advocate of improved judicial administration, Clark chaired several American Bar Association committees on judicial administration and was the first director of the Federal Judicial Center.

Series Description

Published articles on Clark spanning his career. The 20 scrapbooks were created by his secretary. The remainder were collected loose or later removed from textual records, and are now filed by year in boxes.

Administrative Information

Cite As

Tom C. Clark Papers, Tarlton Law Library, University of Texas at Austin.

Acquisition Information

Gift of Mrs. Tom C. Clark, 1977.

Detailed Description of the Collection