David Clark

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Reference number	TCVOICES/34
Level of description	File
Date(s)	Creation: 1991
Extent and medium	3 digital audio recording; 1 digital document; 2 audio cassette tapes
Scope and content	┆Oral history interview with Dr David H. Clark Name: David Clark Dates: 1920-2010 Biographical summary: David Clark qualified as a Doctor in 1943 and immediately signed up to serve as a Medical Officer in the 6th Airborne Division. During the war he had developed an interest in psychiatry and returned to train at the Royal Edinburgh and Maudsley Hospitals. In 1953 he was appointed Medical Superintendent of Fulbourn Hospital Cambridge. He initiated a radical programme of change at the hospital, opening locked wards and establishing a therapeutic community. He remained at the Fulbourn until his retirement in 1983. Interviewer: Craig Fees Brief summary of interview: David Clark discusses the career of Maxwell Jones. Clark talks about Jones's personality, early career, his time at Henderson Hospital, Belmont Hospital, Stanford University, Dingleton Hospital and his later life. He also talks about his life including his family background, upbringing and time in military. Date of recording: 16th April 1991 Recording length: 00:42:10 and 00:46:00 and 00:11:33 Transcript: Yes
History	Interview recorded by Craig Fees (Archivist) on behalf of the Planned Environment Therapy Trust.
Access status	OPEN
Conditions governing access	Access only permitted to redacted audio and transcript.
Conditions governing reproduction	Copyright of the Planned Environment Therapy Archives.
Language	ENG