George Rice Carpenter letters, 1886-1908, bulk 1893-1908

Summary Information

At a Glance

Call No.:
MS#0196
Bib ID:
4078586 View CLIO record
Creator(s):
Carpenter, George R. (George Rice), 1863-1909
Repository:
Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Physical Description:
0.5 linear feet (1 box)
Language(s):
English .
Access:
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Description

Summary

The main body of this collection contains letters from Carpenter to Robert W. Herrick (1868-1938), a student of his at Harvard from 1888 to 1890, and later a colleague on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology faculty, 1890-1893. At this time Herrick went to teach at the University of Chicago and Carpenter came to Columbia. Much of this correspondence is concerned with helping his friend Herrick break into the professional writers' world. Items of personal interest are also discussed in these letters to a long-time friend. Three early letters, 1886-1888, are written to his mother from Paris and Berlin where he spent the two years of the Rogers Fellowship upon his graduation from Harvard in 1886. More descriptive than personal, they tell his impressions of these countries and news items of the day. In addition there is an 11-page manuscript by Carpenter entitled "My Impressions of France" written ca. 1888. There is also a scrapbook of clippings from newspapers and magazines of writings by Carpenter from 1892 to 1905. Included are book reviews, literary writings and some items relating to Columbia University.

Arrangement

Selected materials cataloged; remainder arranged.

Using the Collection

Restrictions on Access

You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.

This collection is located on-site.

This collection has no restrictions.

Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

Reproductions may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.

Preferred Citation

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); George Rice Carpenter letters; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

Accruals

Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.

Ownership and Custodial History

Gift of Margaret Richardson, 1979.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Source of acquisition--Richardson, Margaret. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1979. Accession number--M-79.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Processing Information

Cataloged Christina Hilton Fenn 04/17/89.

Biographical / Historical

Professor of English and Rhetoric, Columbia University, 1893-1909.

Subject Headings

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Genre/Form
Reviews (documents) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Name
Columbia University -- : Faculty CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Harvard University -- : Faculty CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Harvard University -- : Students CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Herrick, Robert, 1868-1938 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Massachusetts Institute of Technology -- : Faculty CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
University of Chicago -- : Faculty CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Place
Berlin (Germany) -- Description and travel CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Paris (France) -- Description and travel CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Subject
Authors, American CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
College teachers CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
English language -- Study and teaching CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Literature -- Study and teaching CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Scrapbooks CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID