Bentley, Wilder Mayo and Edwin H. Carpenter Collection, 1934-1973, bulk 1963-1973

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Summary

Title:
Wilder Mayo Bentley and Edwin H. Carpenter collection
Dates:
1934-1973, bulk 1963-1973
Abstract:
This collection contains material from printmaker and author Wilder Mayo Bentley and Huntington Library employee Edwin H. Carpenter. It includes correspondence, original poetry from Bentley, prints, sketches, and a photograph of Bentley's father Harvey Wilder Bentley.
Extent:
0.42 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language:
Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. Wilder Mayo Bentley and Edwin H. Carpenter collection, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains correspondence between Wilder Mayo Bentley and Edwin H. Carpenter discussing their work, the arts, politics, and personal travels. It also includes originals and copies of Bentley's poetry and printing as well as a photograph of Bentley's father Harvey Wilder Bentley.

Biographical / historical:

Wilder Mayo Bentley, commonly known as Wilder Bentley the Younger or Wilder Bentley Jr., was born in 1928 in Oklahoma City and was the son of Harvey Wilder Bentley, the founder of Archetype Press.

He graduated from the University of California, Berkeley in 1951 and, in 1959, created the Bread & Wine Press in San Francisco. During his career he was a printmaker, painter, craftsman, and author. His works include wood and copper engravings, watercolors, and other graphic formats.

Bentley Jr. died in 2018 in Sebastopol, California.

Edwin H. Carpenter was born on August 21, 1915, in Burlington, Iowa to Edwin H. and Cora (Francis) Carpenter. He graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles with a bachelor's degree in 1937, a master's degree in 1939, and a doctorate in 1949 and earned a library science degree from the University of Southern California in 1950. During World War II, he served in the United States Army in North Africa, the Mediterranean, and across Europe.

He worked at the Huntington Library as a rare book reading room attendant (1946), publications secretary (1950-1953), bibliographer (1960-1973), and lecturer. He died in 1995 in Los Angeles.

Acquisition information:
Purchased from Stellar Books Ephemera, June 2024.
Processing information:

Processed at time of accessioning by Kahlee Leingang in August 2024.

Arrangement:

Arranged chronologically.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Kahlee Leingang
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2024-10-02 13:09:54 -0700 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

Terms of access:

The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. Wilder Mayo Bentley and Edwin H. Carpenter collection, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Location of this collection:
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108, US
Contact:
(626) 405-2191
reference@huntington.org
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