Background
Clarkson, Elisabeth Ann Hudnut was born on April 20, 1925 in Youngstown, Ohio, United States. Daughter of Herbert Beecher and Edith (Schaaf) Hudnut.
(A narrative of one family s pilgrimage over many generati...)
A narrative of one family s pilgrimage over many generations. The trail took the family northward to Speculator, then Perkins Clearing, and finally to Foxlair and Windover, near the southern flanks of Gore Mountain out of North Creek. Warder Cadbury, noted Adirondack Historian and Author
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Clarkson, Elisabeth Ann Hudnut was born on April 20, 1925 in Youngstown, Ohio, United States. Daughter of Herbert Beecher and Edith (Schaaf) Hudnut.
AB, Wilson College, 1947. Doctor of Humane Letters, Wilson College, 1985. Master of Arts, State University of New York, 1973.
Postgraduate, State University of New York.
Writer The Minute Parade, daily Station WGR, Detroit, 1948-1950. Trustee Wilson College, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, 1970-1983, chairman of the board of trustees, 1979-1982. Board directors Buffalo Museum Science,1972-1987, 90-96.
Member Trinity Episcopal Church, 1950, Trinity Vestry, 1996, Racism Commission Episcopal Diocese of West. New York, 1989-1992, Cultural Leadership Group, 1994-1996.
Board directors, companion-in-charge Society Companion of the Holy Cross, 1986-1990, New York State Museum, 1985-1990. Past chairman junior group Alright Knox Art Gallery.
Collector, curator Graphic Controls Corporation collection art, 1976-1983. Board directors Bischoff Clarkson Hudnut Corporation, North Creek, New York, 1973-1983, Windover Corporation, 1997, president, 1998.
Board of trustees Clarkson Center for Human Superior vena cava syndrome, 1995, Irish Classical Theatre, 1998.
Author: You Can Always Tell a Freshman, 1949, An Adirondack Archive: The Trail to Windover, 1993, Brotherhood/Sisterhood award in arts National Conference Christians and Jews, 1998. Also articles, dramatic presentations, archival materials Adirondack Museum, 1950-1977.
(A narrative of one family s pilgrimage over many generati...)
Trustee Wilson College, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, 1970—1983, chairman board trustees, 1979—1982. Collector, curator Graphic Controls Corporation art collection, 1976—1983. Active New York State Museum, 1985—1990.
Past chairman junior group Albright Knox Art Gallery. Member Buffalo Art Commission, since 1983, chairman, 1990—1996. Sustainer Junior League, since 1983.
Member executive board arts advisory council State University of New York, Buffalo, 1985—1995. Member community advisory panel Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority, 1991—1994. Trustee Clarkson Center Human Services, 1995—2000, Irish Classical Theatre Company, 1998—2004.
Member advisory board Tannery Pond Community Center, North Creek, New York, since 2002. Member Trinity Episcopal Church, since 1950, Trinity Vestry, 1996—1999, since 2008, member cultural leadership group, 1994—1996, since 2008. Member racism commission Episcopal Diocese of Western New York, 1989—1992.
Member Companion of the Holy Cross, since 1971, companion-in-charge society, 1985—1990. Member, board directors Canopy Neighbors Aging Place, since 2010. Board directors Buffalo Museum of Science, 1972—1987, 1990—1996, Bischoff Clarkson Hudnut Corporation, North Creek, 1973—1983, Windover Corporation, 1997—2003, president, 1998—2001.
Board directors New York State Museum Association, Albany, 1985—1990. Advisory board directors North Creek R.R. Museum, since 2003. Member advisory board Adirondack Community Trust Gore Mountain Region, 2005—2009.
Member of Buffalo Club (art and archives committee 2004-2009, since 2010), Sloane Club (London), Garret Club (board directors 2000-2003, president 2001-2002).
Married William Mechanical Engineering Clarkson, September 23, 1950. Children: Alison H., David B., Andrew East. With J.L. Hudson Company.