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Correspondence

National Museum of Natural History

Object Details

sova.naa.2017-27_ref4
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw36f4b9f59-b710-4c8c-ae3c-6ebe52dc940b
Collection Creator
Carpenter, Edmund, 1922-2011
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Edmund Snow Carpenter papers
Sponsor
Funding for the processing and digitization of this collection was provided by the Rock Foundation.
Extent
2.08 Linear feet
Date
circa 1938-2011
Archival Repository
National Anthropological Archives
Identifier
NAA.2017-27, Series 3
Type
Archival materials
Collection Citation
Edmund Snow Carpenter papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Arrangement
Series 3 is divided into the following 2 sub-series: (3.1) Correspondence by date, 1952-2010; (3.2) Correspondence by name, circa 1938-2011.
Collection Rights
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Scope and Contents
Series 3 consists of letters, cards, faxes, and printed emails to and from Edmund Carpenter. The bulk of the material is professional in nature and documents Carpenter's relationships with fellow anthropologists as well as the organization and reception of his various interdisciplinary projects. The earliest correspondence in this series consists of letters written to Carpenter's colleague and friend Stephen "Skip" Gilman referencing their early archaeological digs in Michigan (1938) and exchanging personal news and banter. The series also includes substantial material documenting Carpenter's correspondence with his frequent collaborator, media scholar Marshall McLuhan. Of note in this series is a 1957 letter from e. e. cummings to Carpenter, written in verse, and an undated thank-you note addressed to "Sadie" from Helen Keller.
Collection Restrictions
The Edmund Snow Carpenter papers are open for research. Use of archival audiovisual recordings with no duplicate access copy requires advance notice. Please contact the archives for information on availability of access copies of audiovisual recordings. Original audiovisual material in the Human Studies Film Archives may not be played. Digital media in the collection is restricted for preservation reasons. Access to the Edmund Snow Carpenter papers requires an appointment.
NAA.2017-27_ref4
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw36f4b9f59-b710-4c8c-ae3c-6ebe52dc940b
NAA.2017-27
NAA
Record ID
ebl-1564583426473-1564583426556-1

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