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Title	James Starr Clark
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Date.Original	unknown
Description	Pictured here as a young man, James Starr Clark came to Annandale in the 1850's as a tutor to the Bard children. He lived with the family for two years, during which time he developed a close, trusting relationship with the family. Hard working himself, and on good terms with working people, Clark was the ideal man to implement many of the Bards' philanthropic causes in the immediate and surrounding areas. Appointed 'Missionary of Annandale' in 1854, Clark was instrumental in starting the first parish school at Annandale. Margaret Bard reportedly promised funds and asked him to use his talents to start a school in nearby Tivoli (then Madalin, also called Myersville), and he agreed. Chief among his many contributions to the village of Tivoli were the construction of Trinity Church and School, and Trinity School, a boarding school for young boys which operated under his direction for 26 years. Clark was a major force behind the incorporation and merger of Tivoli and Madalin in 1872 and he served as the first President of the Village of Tivoli. A year later he was re-elected to this office, where he oversaw many improvements to the village's infrastructure, and provided a needed social stability as the village grew and changed. Financial difficulties forced him to sell Trinity Church and School, along with Trinity Academy in 1893, and he accepted another position to head Mt. Mintern, a home and school for neglected children near Elmsford, NY. He died in 1914 at the age of 92.
Subject.LCSH	Portrait photography--United States
Subject.TGM	Clergy Portrait photographs
Personal Name	Clark, James Starr, 1822-1914
Location	Tivoli (Village) - Dutchess County - New York
HRVH Topic	People Religion
Coverage	19th century
Format.Original	photograph; 2.5 x 3.5 in. (6.5 x 9.5 cm)
Type	Still image
Source	Subject files. Clark, James Starr
Resource Identifier	bc_btiv.005.a
Publisher.Digital	Bard College Archives
Date.Digital	2006-04-13
Format.Digital	image/jpeg
Digital.Collection	Bard - Tivoli History Collection
Holding Institution	Bard College Archives, Stevenson Library, Bard College
Contact Information	1 Library Road, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY 12504 (845) 758-7396 http://www.bard.edu/archives/digitalcoll.htm
Rights	Prior written permission required to use any photograph from the Bard College Libraries.
Technical Data	Archival TIFF - MicroTek ScanMaker 6800; Adobe Photshop Elements 2.0; dpi; 24 bit color; RGB; bytes ; pixels; no compression

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