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Clark, Sylvia, 1871-1978

 

Dates

  • Existence: 1871 - 1978

Sylvia Clark was born in Derry, New Hampshire, in 1871. She met the poet Robert Frost early in life; her father, Dr. David S. Clark, was the physician to Frost's family while Frost was living in Derry. Sylvia Clark attended Pinkerton Academy and Wellesley College. She returned to New Hampshire to teach at Pinkerton Academy from 1905 to 1932. Robert Frost, also a teacher at Pinkerton from 1906-1911, wrote a humorous poem for Clark titled "An A No. 1 Sundown." Sylvia Clark died in 1978.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Sylvia Clark papers

MS-1216
 Collection
Identifier: MS-1216
Overview Sylvia Clark, neighbor and colleague of poet Robert Frost. Contains many letters to her nephew Herbert Faulkner West, some concerning Frost, as well as other correspondence about Frost, photographs, poetry manuscripts, and clippings. Also included are a few items of correspondence, drawings, and writings, of Clark's family.