Paul Simon Carpenter Collection

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: WHC-M-85

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

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Music professor. Correspondence (1910-1956) to and from Carpenter regarding his studies at the Conservatoire Nationale in Paris, his appointment to the faculty of the University of Oklahoma in 1914, his 1946 appointment as Dean of Fine Arts at the University, and his book "Music, An Art and a Business" which was unfinished at the time of his death; financial records (1940-1949); note cards (n.d.) with a bibliography of music books; scrapbooks (n.d.) of musical scores with accompanying notes; and publications (1870-1954) including musical scores, programs, and journals. Also included is a two-page genealogical listing tracing the Carpenter family history from 1675 to 1949.

Dates

1870-1956

Restrictions on Access

Open for public research.

Extent

2.66 ft. (2.66 ft.)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Ownership and Custodial History

Gift of Helene Carpenter.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Papers: Source of acquisition--Carpenter, Helene. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1956.

Subjects

Bibliographies Subject Source: Ftamc
Carpenter family
Carpenter, Paul S., 1895-1949
College teachers as artists Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Correspondence Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Genealogies Subject Source: Ftamc
Music -- Oklahoma -- Instruction and study Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Music in education Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Musicians -- Oklahoma Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scores Subject Source: Ftamc
Scrapbooks Subject Source: Ftamc
University of Oklahoma -- : Buildings.