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CLARK, Alma (b. 1928)

Oral Histories

OH 1636

For the Quakertown Oral History Project. First-generation descendant through marriage of Quakertown residents. Childhood and early education in Lampasas and Austin, Texas; 1958 marriage to Rev. “Willie” Clark, who had grown up in Quakertown; move to Denton; family’s experience in Denton; participation in Denton Christian Women’s Fellowship; husband’s feelings regarding Denton’s Civic Center Park, on the site of Quakertown.

OH 1900

For the Denton Women’s Interracial Fellowship Oral History Project. Childhood in a mixed neighborhood in Lampasas, Texas; good race relations in Lampasas; living in a segregated neighborhood in Austin; move to Denton; Quakertown history; Denton Women’s Interracial Fellowship; efforts to pave streets; lasting friendships among Fellowship members; continued community involvement; mostly positive race relations experienced by family.