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Clark, Herald R. (Herald Ray), 1890-1966

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1890 - 1966

Biographical History

Herald R. Clark (1890-1966) was a business professor and college administrator in Utah.

Herald Ray Clark was born on October 18, 1890 in Farmington, Utah to Amasa Lyman Clark and Alice Charlotte Steed. A member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, he served as a missionary in the Northern States Mission from 1910 to 1913. He later married Mabel Hone in 1915 in the Salt Lake Temple.

Clark joined the commerce faculty of Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah in 1913. He later served as dean of the College of Commerce (later College of Business) from 1934 to 1951. During this time he was also involved in the university's Lyceum program, assisted in art acquisitions, as well as acting as bookstore manager from 1915 to 1952. He also remained active in the Church, serving as bishop in the Sixth Ward and as a member of the Utah Stake presidency.

Clark died in Provo, Utah on May 24, 1966.

Citation:
Escape to reality, 2000: page 21 (Herald R. Clark (1890-1966); dean of the College of Commerce (later the College of Business) at Brigham Young University from 1934-1951)

FamilySearch, via WWW, January 18, 2011: (Herald Ray Clark; born October 18, 1890 in Farmington, Utah to Amasa Lyman Clark and Alice Charlotte Steed; died May 24, 1966 in Provo, Utah)

Funeral services for Herald R. Clark, 1966: p. 3 (joined faculty at Brigham Young University, 1913; manager of university bookstore, 1915-1952; served in Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: bishop in Sixth Ward, member of Utah Stake presidency) p. 9 (led the Lyceum program; involved in art acquisition for university)

Early missionaries of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, via WWW, Aug. 19, 2016 (Herald Ray Clark; served as missionary to Northern States, 1910-1913)

Familysearch, via WWW, Aug. 19, 2016 (m. June 9, 1915 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Mabel Hone)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Herald R. Clark collection of bank records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 253
Scope and Contents

Contains minute books, ledgers, balance books, cash books, blotter books, stock certificate books, and letter press books. The materials document operations of the First National Bank of Provo, the Provo Commercial and Savings Bank, and the Ogden State Bank. Collection includes stock certificates for John Taylor, Reed Smoot, Erastus Snow, George Q. Cannon, A. O. Smoot, and others. Also includes notes and letters of Reed Smoot, Warren Dusenberry, and others. 131 v.

Dates: 1882-1935