Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Ken Carpenter Collection
- Dates:
- 1934-1937; 1946; undated
- Creators:
- Carpenter, William Kenneth, 1913-1984
- Abstract:
- This collection contains athletic event programs, correspondence, magazines, photographs, certificates, postcards, and other material mostly related to Ken Carpenter's college athletic career in discus including his time on the United States track-and-field team during the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, Germany where he won a gold medal.
- Extent:
- 5 boxes (one document box; one photograph box; three oversized boxes) and 6 Linear Feet
- Language:
- Collection material is in English.
- Preferred citation:
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For information about citing archival material, see the Citations for Archival Material guide, or consult the appropriate style manual.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The Ken Carpenter Collection (1934-1937; 1946; undated) contains 6 linear feet of material that includes athletic event programs related mostly to track-and-field and football; correspondence; magazines; photographs; negatives; certificates; postcards; newspaper articles and clippings; ephemera; and other material mostly related to Ken Carpenter's college athletic career in discus. A majority of the materials in this collection relate to Carpenter's time on the United States track-and-field team prior to and during the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, Germany where he won a gold medal.
- Biographical / historical:
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William Kenneth "Ken" Carpenter (April 19, 1913 – March 15, 1984)
"Ken Carpenter was USC's first 2-time NCAA champion in a weight event. He won the NCAA discus throw title in 1935 and 1936 (he was the runner-up in 1934), helping lead the Trojans to the NCAA team championship both years. A 2-year letterman (1935-36), he also won a pair of AAU crowns in the event in those years. He then captured the gold medal in the discus at the 1936 Berlin Olympics with an Olympic record heave of 165-7. He held the American record in the discus from 1936 to 1940. He came to USC from Compton (Calif.) High, where he starred in football and track. After a neck injury ended his football career in his freshman year at USC, he concentrated on the discus. After USC, he served in the Navy, then began a 33-year career as a junior college coach and teacher at College of the Sequoias and Compton College. He died in 1984 at age 70."
USC Athletics. "2003 Inductees For USC Athletic Hall Of Fame Announced." USC Athletics, USC Athletics, 1 May 2017, https://usctrojans.com/news/2002/10/19/2003_Inductees_For_USC_Athletic_Hall_Of_Fame_Announced.aspx?path=general.
- Acquisition information:
- Collection was donated with the cooperation of the Compton 125 Historical Society, 2018; 2022.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2022-07-15 19:29:03 +0000 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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There are no access restrictions on this collection.
- Terms of access:
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All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Director of Archives and Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical materials and not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
- Preferred citation:
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For information about citing archival material, see the Citations for Archival Material guide, or consult the appropriate style manual.
- Location of this collection:
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University Library, 5th Flr (5039)1000 E. Victoria StreetCarson, CA 90747, US
- Contact:
- (310) 243-3895