MS 332
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Collection Summary | |
| Creator: | Carpenter, Edwin Francis, 1898-1963 |
| Collection Name: | Edwin Francis Carpenter papers, |
| Inclusive Dates: | 1917-1963 |
| Physical Description: | 2.5 linear feet |
| Abstract: | Papers, 1917-1963 (bulk 1930-1960), of astronomer Edwin F. Carpenter, 1898-1963. Includes biographical materials, correspondence, publications and appearances, printed materials, photographs, and glass slides. The bulk of the collection consists of correspondence documenting his professional activities, and photographs documenting the building and instrumentation of Steward Observatory at the University of Arizona, and Kitt Peak National Observatory in the Quinan Mountains, west of Tucson, Arizona. Selected correspondents include Bart Bok, Raymund Dugan, Stuve Holm, Knut Lundmark, Otto Struve, Harlow Shapley, and Edwin Hubble. |
| Collection Number: | MS 332 |
| Repository: |
University of Arizona Libraries, Special
Collections University of Arizona PO Box 210055 Tucson, AZ 85721-0055 Phone: 520-621-6423 Fax: 520-621-9733 URL: http://speccoll.library.arizona.edu/ |
Born on 1 November 1898 in Boston, Massachusetts, Edwin Carpenter received the A.B. and A.M. degrees from Harvard and the Ph. D. from the University of California at Berkeley (1925). He began his teaching duties at the University of Arizona that year, and became head of the Astronomy Department (1936), director of Steward Observatory (1938), a member at large of the board of directors of the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc. (AURA).
His career brought considerable attention to The University of Arizona, and raised the research and instructional levels of its astronomy and observation programs. Mr. Carpenter’s research included investigations of characteristics of galaxies, the death of stars through supernovae, and white dwarf stars. He was active in campus affairs, and served as local president for several organizations, including the American Association of University Professors and Society of Sigma Xi. Nationally, he was vice-president and chairman of the Astronomical Divisions of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and council member of the American Astronomical Society. He published widely, and received support for his work from the National Science Foundation, National Academy of Sciences, and the American Philosophical Society of Philadelphia. He died on 11 February 1963 at Tucson. He had nearly completed the two-year undertaking of relocating Steward Observatory’s 36 inch reflector to the new site at Kitt Peak National Observatory. He was survived by his wife, Ethel, and children Roger and Emily.
Papers, 1917-1963 (bulk 1930-1960), of astronomer Edwin F. Carpenter, 1898-1963. Includes biographical materials, correspondence, publications and appearances, printed materials, and photographs. The bulk of the collection consists of correspondence documenting his professional activities, and photographs documenting the building and instrumentation of Steward Observatory at the University of Arizona, and Kitt Peak National Observatory in the Quinan Mountains, west of Tucson, Arizona. Selected correspondents include Bart Bok, Raymund Dugan, Stuve Holm, Knut Lundmark, Otto Struve, Harlow Shapley, and Edwin Hubble.
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Materials in collection number AZ 330 relate to the Conference on the Use of Solar Energy, Tucson, 1955.
Edwin Francis Carpenter papers (MS 332). Special Collections, University of Arizona Libraries.
| Series I: Biographical Materials, 1920-1929 | |||||||||||
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| 1 | 1 | Biographical materials. , 1920-1963 | |||||||||
| 1 | 2-3 | Biographical materials: notes compiled by Ethel Carpenter. , 1950s-1980s | |||||||||
| 1 | 4 | Biographical materials: student coursework given and taken by EFC. , No Date | |||||||||
| Series II: Correspondence, 1917-1963 | |||||||||||
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| 1 | 5-9 | Correspondence, general (mostly incoming, some outgoing replies). , 1917-1938 | |||||||||
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| 2 | 1-6 | Correspondence, general, 1939-1963 | |||||||||
| 2 | 7 | American Association for the Advancement of Science, Southwestern Division, 1936-39 about 19th meeting in Alpine Texas, and dedication of the McDonald Observatory. , 1936-1939 | |||||||||
| 2 | 8 | American Astronomical Society, 1936-1949. Chiefly concerning the planning for the 82nd meeting held in Tucson Dec. 28-31, 1949. , 1936-1949 | |||||||||
| 2 | 9 | Edwin Hubble. , 1929-1939 | |||||||||
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| 3 | 1 | American Philosophical Society, 1937-1938, about funds for purchase of a recording microdensitometer, type B, from P.J. Kipp & Zonen, Delft, Holland. , 1937-1938 | |||||||||
| 3 | 2 | Bailey Telescope. , 1946-1950 | |||||||||
| 3 | 3 | Colorimeter. , 1950-1959 | |||||||||
| 3 | 4 | Conference: on Applied Solar Energy, Tucson and Phoenix 1955.(EFC edited the proceedings, access number TJ810/A82). , 1955 | |||||||||
| 3 | 5 | Conference: On Astronomical Research in Small Academic Departments, 1954- 1958. Held at Swarthmore College, with follow up conference 1957. , 1954-1958 | |||||||||
| 3 | 6 | Shapley, Harlow. , 1923-1942 | |||||||||
| 3 | 7 | University of Arizona, 1938-1946. Chiefly with the Dean, College of Liberal Arts. , 1938-1946 | |||||||||
| Series III: Addresses, 1925-1959 | |||||||||||
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| 3 | 8 | Publications by EFC. , 1925-1959 | |||||||||
| 3 | 9 | Popular lectures, presentations, addresses, seminars. , 1938-1941 | |||||||||
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| 4 | 1 | Speeches. , 1939, 1947 | |||||||||
| Series IV: Printed Materials, 1932-1963 | |||||||||||
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| 4 | 2 | Printed materials: programs and listing from International Astronomical Union, 1932-58. Includes materials from 10th meeting, Moscow, 1958. , 1932-1958 | |||||||||
| 4 | 3 | Printed materials: general astronomical meeting programs. , 1929-1963 | |||||||||
| 4 | 4 | Printed materials: poems and humorous materials regarding astronomy; also includes "Monthly Astronomical News Letter," issued by B. Bok, 1942?-1944? numbers 4, 6, 7, 17, 18, 19. , 1942?-1944? | |||||||||
| 4 | 5-7 | Printed materials: clippings on Steward Observatory and Kitt Peak National Observatory. , 1955-1965 | |||||||||
| Series V: Photographs, 1932-1963 | |||||||||||
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| 5 | 1 | "Calver" telescope, 12 inch, brought to Tucson from Cameron, Ariz.. , 1948 | |||||||||
| 5 | 2 | "Bailey" telescope, designed by EFC, lens procured by Dana F. Bailey. , 1952 | |||||||||
| 5 | 3 | Kitt Peak National Observatory, 1957-62. Includes site views, construction, buildings, instruments. , 1957-1962 | |||||||||
| 5 | 4 | Kitt Peak National Observatory, building at 950 N. Cherry, Tucson. , 1959-1961 | |||||||||
| 5 | 5-6 | Steward Observatory reflector, and its move to Kitt Peak. , 1959-1963 | |||||||||
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| 6 | 1 | Kitt Peak: Dedication of Robert R. McNath Solar Telescope. , 1962 | |||||||||
| 6 | 2 | Steward Observatory, site searches. , 1930s-1959 | |||||||||
| 6 | 3-4 | Steward Observatory, addition to campus building. , 1960-1964 | |||||||||
| 6 | 5 | Tucson Amateur Astronomers, and their "Moon watch" event. , 1957 | |||||||||
| 6 | 6 | Conferences, 1949-1955. Chiefly of A.A.A.S. Tucson, 1949; and Solar Energy Conferences in Tucson and Phoenix. , 1955 | |||||||||
| 6 | 7 | Miscellaneous, 1932-1948. Includes unidentified astronomical formations; "Eclipse Camp," in Maine, 1932; Mount Palomar dedication. , 1948 | |||||||||
| 6 | 8 | Observatories and equipment: includes postcards of observatories from a 1932 trip to Europe, and various sites in the United States, including Perkins (Delaware, Ohio) and Griffith (Los Angeles, Calif.). , 1932 | |||||||||
| Series VI: Glass Slides, 1938-1957 | |||||||||||
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| 7 | 1 | ArizonaMovie Set, 1939; Gila River, 1941; Salt River Canyon, 1941 | |||||||||
| 7 | 2 | University of Arizona vs. New Mexico Military Institute Polo Game, 1940 February 10; University of Arizona Inauguration Day 1938, April 12; University of Arizona Campus Scenes; 1958 | |||||||||