mnsss224 Frank G. Carpenter Papers, 1890-1917 Finding Aid Finding aid prepared by Rachel Denham Sophia Smith Collection
Smith College Northampton, MA
2009 Finding aid encoded in NoteTab Pro. Encoded by Annie-Sage Whitehurst. 2009-06-02 Finding aid written in English Collection Overview Carpenter, Frank G. (Frank George), 1855-1924 Frank G. Carpenter Papers 1890-1917 MS 29 1 box (.25 linear ft.) English Sophia Smith Collection
Smith College Northampton, MA
Journalist, author, travel writer. The collection includes biographical material and letters from 13 women in response to a survey conducted by Frank Carpenter. Topics include women in Congress, women in the military, women and work, marriage, and suffrage. Includes some interesting original correspondence from well-known women's rights leaders. Biographical Note

Poster about Susan B. Anthony, with photo and page of writing, undated

Frank G. Carpenter, journalist, author, photographer, and world traveler, was born in Mansfield, Ohio in 1855. Following his graduation from the University of Wooster in Ohio in 1877, Carpenter began working for the Cleveland Leader and in 1882 he became the Washington, D.C. correspondent for that newspaper and had a regular column entitled "Carp's Washington." He also wrote for the American Press Association and the New York World. In 1888 and 1889 he financed a trip around the world with his "travel letters" submitted to Cosmopolitan Magazine and twelve syndicated publications.

In 1883 Carpenter married Joanna Condict and they had two children. The family resided in the Washington, D.C. area. After her graduation from Smith College, their daughter Frances Carpenter accompanied her father, as his secretary and photographer, in his travels which continued throughout his career.

Frank Carpenter was a fellow of the National Geographic Society and published many articles and books on geography, some co-authored with Frances Carpenter. Together they also compiled an impressive collection of over 15,000 images (later donated by France Carpenter to the Library of Congress). Frank Carpenter died in 1924 in Nanking, China, during his third trip around the world.

 Scope and Contents of the Collection

The Frank Carpenter Papers consist of biographical material and letters from thirteen women in response to a survey conducted by Carpenter. Topics include women in Congress, women in the military, women and work, marriage, and suffrage. The collection also includes some interesting original correspondence from well-known women's rights leaders.

The papers are open to research according to the regulations of the Sophia Smith Collection without any additional restrictions

Copyright to unpublished materials in this collection may be owned by the creators or their heirs or assigns. It is the responsibility of the researcher to identify and satisfy the holders of all copyrights. Permission to publish reproductions or quotations beyond "fair use" must also be obtained from the Sophia Smith Collection as owners of the physical property.

Please use the following format when citing materials from this collection:

"Frank Carpenter Papers, Sophia Smith Collection, Smith College, Northampton, Mass."

Frances Carpenter Huntington donated her father's papers along with her own papers to the Sophia Smith Collection from in 1965 and 1969.

Processed by Rachel Denham, 2009

 Carpenter, Frank G. (Frank George), 1855-1924 Women's rights--United States--History--Sources Women--Suffrage--United States-History--Sources

Frances Carpenter (daughter) Papers, Sophia Smith Collection

Books on famous women donated by Frances Carpenter Huntington to the SSC (some have been transferred to Neilson Library)

The Frank and Frances Carpenter photograph collection, Library of Congress: http://lcweb2.loc.gov/pp/ffcarphtml/ffcarpabt.html

The Frances Carpenter Collection of scrapbooks, Library of Congress

SERIES I Survey responses 1 1 Susan B. Anthony (on women in Congress) 1894-95, n.d. 1 2 Clara Barton n.d. 1 3 Mabel G. Bell 1917, n.d. 1 4 Nellie Bly 1890 n.d. 1 5 Maud B. Booth 1895 n.d. 1 6 Frances Hodgson Burnettn.d. 1 7 Jane C. Croly 1887-93 n.d. 1 8 Louisa Drew 1894 n.d. 1 9 Hetty Sylvia Green 1897-1904 n.d. 1 10 Isabella (Beecher) Hooker 1895 1 11 Miriam Florence Leslie 1893, n.d. 1 12 Elizabeth Cady Stanton 1893-95 1 13 Ella Wheeler Wilcox 1894, n.d.