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Ford Ashman Carpenter Collection

 Collection
Identifier: H-Mss-0605

  • Staff Only

Scope and Contents of the Collection

The collection includes Carpenter’s publications on weather and air travel, with emphasis on the climate in California. Includes pamphlets, reprints, clippings and mimeographed copies of articles from various publications. Practical Applications of Weather Science includes materials collected, bound, and titled by Carpenter.

Dates

  • Creation: 1888-1944

Creator

Language of Material

Languages represented in the collection: English.

Access

Collection open for research.

Publication Rights

All requests for permission to reproduce or to publish must be submitted in writing to Special Collections.

Biography / Administrative History

Dr. Ford Ashman Carpenter was manager of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce Department of Meteorology and Aeronautics for 22 years. A scientist and aviation pioneer, for many years Dr. Carpenter was in charge of the U.S. Weather Bureau in Los Angeles and served as meteorological adviser to several large airlines and steamship companies, realty developments, and the Hollywood Bowl. He advised the Congressional Naval Affairs Committee in 1930; was a fellow of the American Meteorological Society, the Royal Meteorological Society of London, the Royal Geographical Society, and the American Seismological Society; served as president of the Southern California Academy of Sciences from 1929 to 1931; held membership in the Federation of Aeronautic International, the Eighth International Geographic Congress at Washington, D.C. in 1904, the Royal Geographic Society of London, and of the San Diego Society of Natural History; and lectured at many colleges during career. Dr. Carpenter died on November 10, 1947 at the age of 79.

Source: https://tessa2.lapl.org/digital/collection/photos/id/33559

Extent

0.2 Linear Feet (1 half-size document box)

Abstract

The collection includes Carpenter’s publications on weather and air travel, with emphasis on the climate in California.

Physical Location

Please consult repository.

Accruals

No additions to the collection are anticipated.

Related Materials

Other materials by Ford A. Carpenter can be found in the online catalog of The Claremont Colleges Library (https://library.claremont.edu/), by searching for "Carpenter, Ford A." in the author field.

Processing Information

Arranged and processed by Special Collections staff.

Title
Ford Ashman Carpenter Collection
Status
Completed
Author
Russell Michalak
Date
2008
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the 01 - Special Collections & Archives, The Claremont Colleges Library Repository

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Claremont CA 91711 United States