The Papers of Clark Mallam, 1960-1993 | Luther College Archives

Collection Overview

Title: The Papers of Clark Mallam, 1960-1993Add to your cart.View associated digital content.

ID: LCA/RG15/Mallam, C

Primary Creator: Mallam, R. Clark (1940-1986)

Extent: 10.3 Linear Feet. More info below.

Arrangement:

The material is arranged into ten series:

1) Biographical files (1963-1985)

2) Correspondence Files (1968-1986)

3) Effigy Mounds Research Files (1960-1974)

4) Professional Development Files (1969-1985)

5) Professional Service Files (1969-1985)

6) Research Files and Field Notes (1970-1977)

7) Teaching Files (1970-1984)

8) Writings by (1968-1984)

9) Non-textual Materials (1973-1985)

10) Writings about (1980-1993)

Languages: English

Abstract

This collection consists of professional and personal files (1960-1993) from the office of Dr. R. Clark Mallam, professor of anthropology at Luther College.

Scope and Contents of the Materials

This collection consists of biographical files, such as news clippings and awards; correspondence; Effigy Mounds research files documenting field work, scholarship, and lobbying; professional development files, such as conference and seminar notes; professional service notes regarding various boards and professional organizations and committees; other research files not regarding Effigy Mounds; teaching files, including class lectures, examinations, and schedules; compositions by Dr. Mallam; various non-textual materials, such as photographic negatives, slides, and maps; and writings about Dr. Mallam.  These materials range from 1960-1993.

Biographical Note

Received his PhD from the University of Kansas; taught at Luther College, 1969-1986; founder of the anthropology department at Luther; directed the archeological research center at Luther College; studied Native American mounds and culture in the Effigy Mounds area.

BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY

1940    Born, January 7 in Beatrice, Nebraska to Harold Mallam and Ruth Chapman Mallam.

1957    Received diploma from Wymore High School, Nebraska.

1959    Received Associate of Arts degree from Fairbury Junior College (Fairbury, Nebraska).

1959-1961    Served as a Field Infantry Medic for the U. S. Army, Alaskan Command.

1961    Married Judith Shore

1963    Received Bachelor of Science degree in History from University of Nebraska.

1963-1965    Taught history at Grand Island High School, Nebraska.

1964    Awarded the William Robertson Coe Fellowship in American Studies at University of Wyoming.

1966    Received Master of Arts degree in Anthropology from Adams State College, Colorado

1966    Taught history and chaired department at Pershing College in Beatrice, Nebraska.

1967    Taught Social Studies at University of Nebraska.

1969    Joined Faculty of Luther College, Decorah, Iowa as Director of Archeological Research Center and Assistant Professor.

1972    Awarded Fellowship from University of Kansas Institute in Humanistic Computation.

1972    Earned Faculty Growth Award fro the American Lutheran Church (and again in 1982).

1973    Received Master of Philosophy from University of Kansas

1973    Named Director of Effigy Mounds Survey, Allamakee County, Iowa.

1975    Received Doctor of Philosophy from University of Kansas

1978    Awarded University House Fellowship from University of Iowa.

1979-1983    Named Danforth Associate by the Danforth Foundation.

1982    Awarded Scholar in Residence by Kansas Committee for the Humanities.

1986    Died, June 2, at home of a brain tumor.

Administrative Information

Repository: Luther College Archives

Alternate Extent Statement: 10 boxes

Use Restrictions: Though we may hold the property rights, Luther College Archives does not hold the copyrights for all materials. Individuals may use materials for non-commercial, private use, but commercial users must secure permissions from the copyright holders and/or Luther College Archives to reproduce, publish, or quote protected materials and photographs. For more information about the Luther College copyright and fair use policy, please visit https://www.luther.edu/copyright/

Preferred Citation: Cite unpublished materials: Clark Mallam Papers, RG15 Manuscripts, Luther College Archives, Decorah, Iowa

Finding Aid Revision History:

Original finding aid written by Sarah Romine and Shan Thomas, 1995-1996. Formatted for Archon July 2012.

11/22/19: EC updated the preferred citation.


Box and Folder Listing


Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Biographical files, 1963-1985],
[Series 2: Correspondence Files, 1968-1986],
[Series 3: Effigy Mounds Research Files, 1960-1974],
[Series 4: Professional Development Files, 1969-1985],
[Series 5: Professional Service Files, 1969-1985],
[Series 6: Research Files and Field Notes, 1970-1977],
[Series 7: Teaching Files, 1970-1984],
[Series 8: Writings by, 1968-1984],
[Series 9: Non-textual Materials, 1973-1985],
[Series 10: Writings about, 1980-1993],
[All]

Series 6: Research Files and Field Notes, 1970-1977Add to your cart.
Series VI contains research files for projects other than the Effigy Mounds National Monument.  There are three types of files in this series: field notes (6 folders); background reading in alphabetical order; and reports issued as a result of these investigations.  The reports represent an extensive body of professional work.  An inventory of the reports is in the first file folder.
Box 8: Field Notes, 1970-1977Add to your cart.
Folder 1: Field Notes, 1970Add to your cart.
Folder 2: Field Notes, 1971Add to your cart.
Folder 3: Field Notes, 1975-1976Add to your cart.
Folder 4: Field Notes, 1976Add to your cart.
Folder 5: Field Notes, 1977Add to your cart.
Folder 6: Miscellaneous Notes, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 7: Quandahl Rock Shelter Notes, 1960, 1970Add to your cart.
Box 9: Background Readings, 1972-1985Add to your cart.
Arrangement: alphabetical
Folder 1: A-CAdd to your cart.
Folder 2: D-GAdd to your cart.
Folder 3: H-JAdd to your cart.
Folder 4: L-OAdd to your cart.
Folder 5: P-ZAdd to your cart.
Folder 6: Ethnic Awareness Among Norwegian Luthern Pastors and Parishioners in North Dakota: Lindberg, Duane, 1977Add to your cart.
Box 10: Research Sites, Proposals and Reports, 1972-1982Add to your cart.
Folder 1: Index to Site Numbers, 1974Add to your cart.
Folder 2: Aulwes Site, 1982Add to your cart.
Folder 3: Dry Run Flood Control, 1975Add to your cart.
Folder 4: Elwick Mounds, 1976-1977Add to your cart.
Folder 5: Frog Hollow Sites, 1976Add to your cart.
Folder 6: Garnavillo Mounds, 1976Add to your cart.
Folder 7: Garnavillo Township - Walter Mounds, 1978Add to your cart.
Folder 8: Proposal - Graduate Study Grant, 1982Add to your cart.
Folder 9: John Henry Mounds, 1977Add to your cart.
Folder 10: Humanistic Computation - University of Kansas Summer Course, 1972Add to your cart.
Folder 11: INTAP -Project I, 1979Add to your cart.
Folder 12: INTAP - Prairie Potholes, 1980Add to your cart.
Folder 13: INTAP I & II - Field Notes, 1979-1980Add to your cart.
Folder 14: INTAP Grant, 1979, 1981Add to your cart.
Folder 15: INTAP - Historical Society Responses, 1979Add to your cart.
Folder 16: INTAP - Letters from Steve Lensink, 1978-1979Add to your cart.
Folder 17: INTAP - E.B. Stillman Site, 1980Add to your cart.
Folder 18: INTAP - Stillman Site Report, 1981Add to your cart.
Folder 19: INTAP Site Plans, 1980Add to your cart.
Folder 20: INTAP Site List, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 21: Aerial Photos of Effigy Park, UndatedAdd to your cart.
Box 11: Research Sites, Proposals and Reports, 1961-1985Add to your cart.
Folder 1: Keller and Bluff Top Mounds, 1977Add to your cart.
Folder 2: Malanaphy Bridge Project, 1983-1985Add to your cart.
Folder 3: Manning Projectile Point, 1978Add to your cart.
Folder 4: McKinney Site, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 5: Middle MIssouri Prairie Peninsula, 1970Add to your cart.
Folder 6: Mid-Eastern Poject, 1970Add to your cart.
Folder 7: News Clippings, 1941-1985Add to your cart.
Folder 8: Mission Creek Effigy Pendant, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 9: Mitchell County Iowa - Resource Management, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 10: National Endowment for Humanities Grant Proposal, 1975Add to your cart.
Folder 11: National Geographic Proposal, 1985Add to your cart.
Folder 12: Nebraska Culture, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 13: Nine Foot Navigational Channel in the Mississippi, 1974-1975Add to your cart.
Folder 14: North American Indians at Schwegler Elementary School, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 15: Niehaus Mound Group, 1968-1969Add to your cart.
Folder 16: Oklahoma Archaeology, 1961, 1969Add to your cart.
Folder 17: The Orr Volumes - Historic Preservation Funds, 1981Add to your cart.
Folder 18: Pools 9 and 10 - Army Corps of Engineers, 1975Add to your cart.
Folder 19: Site of the Serpent, 1982Add to your cart.
Folder 20: Turkey River Mounds, 1984Add to your cart.
Box 12: Reasearch Sites, Proposals and Reports, 1975-1981Add to your cart.
Folder 1: Volga River Report, 1977Add to your cart.
Folder 2: Volga River, 1977Add to your cart.
Folder 3: Walter Mound Group - Garnaville Township, 1978Add to your cart.
Folder 4: Wisconsin Mounds, 1977-1981Add to your cart.
Folder 5: Faculty Research Funds Proposal, 1975Add to your cart.

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Biographical files, 1963-1985],
[Series 2: Correspondence Files, 1968-1986],
[Series 3: Effigy Mounds Research Files, 1960-1974],
[Series 4: Professional Development Files, 1969-1985],
[Series 5: Professional Service Files, 1969-1985],
[Series 6: Research Files and Field Notes, 1970-1977],
[Series 7: Teaching Files, 1970-1984],
[Series 8: Writings by, 1968-1984],
[Series 9: Non-textual Materials, 1973-1985],
[Series 10: Writings about, 1980-1993],
[All]