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

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