Springfield Museums, Blake House, Springfield, Massachusetts

The Papers of Roger S. Clarke consist of drawings, correspondence, reports, newspaper clippings, photographs, and digital files from the work of Connecticut architect Roger S. Clarke (1936-2011). Clarke, who was born in England and lived in Connecticut was a member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB). The collection covers a broad range of museums, churches and other significant Connecticut buildings for which Clarke was hired to develop historic preservation and restoration plans, survey historic sites and house museums, and design architectural renovations for both old and modern buildings. Historic preservation and restoration projects include the Harkness Mansion, Gilette Castle and the Old State House. Surveys and Historic Conservation Reports include The Old Lighthouse Museum in Stonington, St Joseph University Art Gallery in West Hartford and the Hurlbut-Dunham House Museum in Wethersfield. The Charter Oak Cultural Center, Butler McCook House in Hartford and the Squash Court and Dance Studio at Taft School were among Clarke's renovation and reuse projects. Also represented in the Roger S. Clarke papers are architectural drawings or plans for several modern houses and some early work completed while Clarke was in England.