Paul A. Carpenter Letters
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Content Description
The Paul A. Carpenter Letters consists of incoming correspondence and Vmail from family and friends. The letters date from 1942-1945, with the bulk written in 1945. Much of the content discusses the home front: the change of seasons, canning berries and peas, poetry, movies, and new novels such as “Forever Amber”. Paul Carpenter’s parents, J.E. and Albina Carpenter, sent local newspaper clippings with their letters, sharing news of other Kenton, Ohio soldiers and sailors and announcements of marriages, births, and deaths. Paul received letters from several fellow servicemen who describe their experiences (Royal Fosdick, Leonard Cabana, Hubert Russell, Frank Arnett, and Paul's brother James Saylor Carpenter.) Various writers comment on V-E Day and express hopes for the capitulation of Japan.
Dates
- Creation: 1942-1945
Creator
- Carpenter, Paul A. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
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Conditions Governing Use
Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.
Biographical / Historical
Paul A. Carpenter was a sailor in the U.S. Navy during WWII with the rank of Yeoman 3rd Class (Y3c). He was stationed in Great Lakes, Illinois, Norfolk, Virginia, Plymouth, England, and later Arlington, Virginia. His home residence was Kenton, Ohio.
Extent
1.25 Linear Feet
Language
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Gary Barranger, class of ’73 Law ’76.
Source
- Gary Alonzo Barranger (Person)
Subject
- Carpenter, James Saylor (Person)
- Aeschleman, Leonard R. (Person)
- Armstrong, Norm A. (Person)
- Arnett, Frank P. (Person)
- Beck, Frederick D. (Person)
- Cabana, Leonard R. (Person)
- Carpenter, Betty (Person)
- Carpenter, Charlotte (Person)
- Carpenter, James E. (Person)
- Carpenter, Albina (Person)
- Carpenter, Velma (Person)
- Carpenter, Avery (Person)
- Causler, Estelle (Person)
- Creager, Arrah (Person)
- Title
- Guide to Paul A. Carpenter Letters
- Author
- Karen King, SCRC Staff
- Date
- June 2018
- 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 Special Collections Research Center Repository