Guide to Ford Ashman Carpenter Collection
Finding aid created by Russell Michalak
Special Collections, Honnold/Mudd Library, Claremont University Consortium
2008
Libraries of The Claremont Colleges
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Claremont, CA 91711
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Descriptive Summary
Title: Ford Ashman Carpenter Collection
creator:
Carpenter, Ford Ashman
Dates: 1920s
Abstract: The collection includes Carpenter’s publications on weather and air travel, with emphasis on the climate in California.
Extent: .5 foot (.5 boxes)
Repository:
Claremont Colleges. Honnold/Mudd Library.
800 N. Dartmouth Avenue
Special Collections, Honnold/Mudd Library
Claremont University Consortium
Claremont, California 91711
Collection Number: H19xx.17
Languages: Languages represented in the collection: English
Physical Location: Special Collections, Honnold/Mudd Library. Claremont University Consortium.
Information for Researchers
Restrictions on Access
This collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
For permissions to reproduce or to publish, please contact Special Collections Library staff.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Ford Ashman Carpenter Collection. Special Collections, Honnold Mudd Library, Claremont University
Consortium.
Acquisition Information
Unknown.
Processing Information
Arranged and Processed by Special Collections Staff
Accruals
No additions to the collection is anticipated.
Biographical Note
Carpenter was employed by the Department of Meteorology and Aeronautics, Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce.
Scope and Contents of the Collection
The collection includes Carpenter’s publications on weather and air travel, with emphasis on the climate in California.
Series Arrangement
Series 1 Printed Materials
Subject Headings
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection
Carpenter, Ford A. (Ford Ashman), b. 1868
Climatology
Southern California
Western Americana -- 1900 - 1950
Detailed Description of the Collection
Series 1
Printed materials,
1920s
box 1, folder 1
Practical Applications of Weather Science,
1920s
box 1, folder 2
"Land of Beckoning",
1920s
box 1, folder 3
Publications on Aeronautics,
1920s
box 1, folder 4
Publications on Climatology,
1920s
box 1, folder 5
Publications on Eartquakes,
1920s