Miscellaneous Records Concerning The Clark Family Of Virginia PDF Download

The Clark, Skurcenski, and Vital family papers and photographs primarily consist of genealogical information concerning the Clark, Skurcenski, and Vital families. Family trees, family histories, correspondence, and photographs chronicle the history of these families in America beginning in the mid-1800s. Last will and testaments, family photographs, and official correspondence record the history of the Clark property in Bedford and Schellsburg, Pa. Although a number of these papers pertain to the history of these four families, a majority of the records in this collection regard the following individuals: Andras Andrew Gyuris Vital, Dorothy Clark Vital, Joseph Vital (brother of Andrew Vital), Jessie Virginia Clark Skurcenski, and Anton Skurcnski. While assorted diplomas and certificates record their formal activities and actions, VHS tapes, a diary (1941-1942), and correspondence document the social interactions and experiences of these family members. Official publications and correspondence from the Fine Arts Sterling Company and the H. I. Thompson Fiber Glass Company record the work of Dorothy Vital and Anton Skurcenski, respectively. Postcards in this collection contain correspondence between members of the Clark family in addition to recording the by-mail checker games played by Anton Skurcenski. Also included in this collection is a comic stamp collection dating from the 1930s that belonged to Anton Skurcenski. In addition, local newspaper clippings in this collection record the particulars of the 1961 plane crash that took the lives of Anton and Jessie Skurcenski. Oversized materials in this collection include two late 1800s portraits of Clark family members and the Andrew Vital baptismal certificate.