Biography of frances carpenter

  • Frances Aretta Carpenter (April 30, – November 2, ) was an.
  • Frances Aretta Carpenter was an American folklorist, author, and photographer.
  • Francis Bicknell Carpenter (August 6, – May 23, ) was an American painter born in Homer, New York.

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    Frances Carpenter

    American folklorist, author, and photographer

    For the Irish countess, see Frances Carpenter, Countess of Tyrconnel. For those of a similar name, see Francis Carpenter (disambiguation).

    Frances Carpenter

    frontispiece, Tales of a Russian Grandmother.

    Born

    Frances Aretta Carpenter


    ()April 30,

    Washington, D.C., U.S.

    DiedNovember 2, () (aged&#;82)
    Resting placeOak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C., U.S.
    NationalityAmerican
    Other&#;namesFrances Carpenter Huntington
    Occupation(s)Folklorist, Author, Photographer
    Known&#;forExtensive collection of folklore material; Ethnographic Photography; Children's books; illustrating her father's works on travel and world geography
    Board member&#;ofBoard of Trustees, Smith College; Vice President, International Society of Woman Geographers; member of the Sulgrave Club, the Cosmos Club, the Chevy Chase Club and the Cosmopolitan Club
    SpouseWilliam Chapin Huntington
    Childr
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    Huntington, Frances Carpenter

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    Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

    Frances Carpenter papers

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    Identifier:&#;SSC-MS

    Abstract

    Children's author, Geographer, Author. The Carpenter Papers include correspondence; writings; original manuscripts of The Story of East Africa and South American Wonder Tales; radio talk transcripts on topics such as children's books and "women of the arts"; and five scrapbooks consisting of photographs, clippings, illustrations, bibliographies, reviews, and book jackets.

    Dates of Materials:

    Found in: Sophia Smith Collection of Women's History

    Frank G. Carpenter papers

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    Identifier:&#;SSC-MS

    Abstract

    Frank G. Carpenter was a journalist, author, and travel writer. The collection includes biographical material and letters from 13 women in response to a survey conducted by Frank Carpenter. Topics include women in Congress, women in the military, women

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    Francis Bicknell Carpenter

    American painter (–)

    For other people named Francis Carpenter, see Francis Carpenter (disambiguation).

    Francis Bicknell Carpenter

    Francis Bicknell Carpenter Daguerreotype

    Born()August 6,

    Homer, Cortland County, New York

    DiedMay 23, () (aged&#;69)
    NationalityAmerican
    EducationSanford Thayer
    Known&#;forPainting
    Notable work to Presidential portraits & other notables

    Francis Bicknell Carpenter (August 6, – May 23, ) was an American painter born in Homer, New York. Carpenter is best known for his painting First Reading of the Emancipation Proclamation of President Lincoln, which is hanging in the United States Capitol. Carpenter resided with President Lincoln at the White House and in published his one-volume memoir Six Months at the White House with Abraham Lincoln.[1] Carpenter was a descendant of the New England Rehoboth Carpenter family.[2]

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