Dan Carpenter papers, 1880-1993

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Series I: Alphabetical File

Includes correspondence and memos, community organization files, diplomas, news clippings, papers and speeches. Folders arranged alphabetically. Documents arranged chronologically. Folder 24 contains confidential group work case notes and is closed until 2030.



Box 8 Folder 1 Saul Alinsky -Reference Material, 1944-1964


Box 8 Folder 2 Saul Alinsky -Reference Material, 1965-1972, 1993, 1965-1972, 1993



Box 1 Folder 3 Awards, 1952-1974



Box 8 Folder 4 Biographical Information, 1960-1973



Box 1 Folder 5 Chelsea Association for Planning and Action, 1939-1942



Box 8 Folder 6 Chelsea Community Council, 1955-1959



Box 1 Folder 7 Chelsea Community Council, 1960-1963


Box 1 Folder F 8 Chelsea Community Council, 1964-1965


Box 1 Folder 9 Chelsea Park Opening, 1940


Box 1 Folder 10 Chelsea Recreation Committee, 1934-1935


Box 1 Folder 11 Chelsea Recreation Committee, 1936-1937


Box 1 Folder 12 Chelsea Recreation Committee, 1938-1939


Box 1 Folder 13 Church Information, 1965-1966


Box 1 Folder 14 Citizens' Union, 1962



Box 8 Folder 15 Community Control, 1968-1973



Box 1 Folder 16 Community Council of Greater New York, 1966



Box 8 Folder 17 Denison University, 1931-1936



Box 1 Folder 18 Denison University, 1956-1973


Box 1 Folder 19 Education and Services for Children, 1962-1967



Box 2 Folder 20 Encampment for Citizenship, 1963



Box 8 Folder 21 Fulton Street Property, 1962-1970



Box 2 Folder 22 Group Enrollment, 1946-1947



Box 8 Folder 23 Group Work Education, 1946-1949



Box 16 Folder 24 Group Work Reports, 1946-1947

[restricted until 2030]



Box 8 Folder 25 Housing and Urban Renewal, 1944-1958



Box 9 Folder 26 Housing and Urban Renewal, 1959


Box 9 Folder 27 Housing and Urban Renewal, nd


Box 9 Folder 28 Housing and Urban Renewal -Census Data, 1930s-1950s


Box 9 Folder 29 Housing and Urban Renewal -Maps and Plans, 1930s-1950s ., 1930s-1950s



Box 2 Folder 30 Housing and Urban Renewal -Reference Material, 1944-1959


Box 2 Folder 31 Housing and Urban Renewal -Reference Material, 1962-1969


Box 2 Folder 32 Intergroup Relations, 1951-1958


Box 2 Folder 33 Juvenile Delinquency, 1954-1955


Box 2 Folder 34 Mobilization for Youth, 1964


Box 2 Folder 35 National Association of Social Workers, 1958-1965


Box 2 Folder 36 National Federation of Settlements, 1932-1968



Box 3 Folder 37 National Recreation School, 1931-1932, 1973, 1931-1932, 1973



Box 15 Folder 38 National Recreation School- Diploma, 1932



Box 3 Folder 39 New York City Planning Commission -Community Planning Handbook, 1973


Box 3 Folder 40 New York School of Printing, 1952


Box 3 Folder 41 New York University -Center for Human Relations and Community Studies,, 1959-1960



Box 15 Folder 42 New York University -School of Education Diploma, 1933


News Clippings (Photocopies):



Box 3 Folder 43 Child Day Care, 1937-1967 nd, 1937-1967


Box 3 Folder 44 Miscellaneous, 1932-1974


Box 3 Folder 45 Puerto Rican Immigration, 1951-1959



Box 15 Folder 46 News Clippings (Originals of photocopies in Folders 43-45) .



Box 3 Folder 47 Printers' League of New York, 1946-1956



Box 9 Folder 48 Puerto Rican Immigration, 1951-1958 ., 1951-1958



Box 3 Folder 49 Rotary Club, 1974



Box 9 Folder 50 Seneca Centaur Club, 1946



Box 3 Folder 51 Seneca County Public Schools, 1914-1918


Box 3 Folder 52 State of Ohio Teaching Certificate, 1931


Box 3 Folder 53 Testimonial Dinner, 1960


Box 3 Folder 54 United Housing Foundation, 1957-1971



Box 4 Folder 55 United Neighborhood Houses, 1968-1974



Box 9 Folder 56 Welfare Issues, 1970-1971



Box 4 Folder 57 West Side Association of Cornmerce, 1958-1962


Box 4 Folder 58 West Side Award, 1956-1958



Box 9 Folder 59 Willard High School, 1924-1926

Series II: Correspondence

Incoming and outgoing letters, memos and attachments. Arranged chronologically. Folders 1 and 2 contain confidential information and are closed until 2015.



Box 16 Folder 1 Michael Clancy, 1933-1948


Box 16 Folder 2 Michael Clancy, 1933-1948



Box 10 Folder 3 General, 1933-1948


Box 10 Folder 4 General, 1951-1955


Box 10 Folder 5 General, 1956


Box 10 Folder 6 General, 1957-1958


Box 10 Folder 7 General, 1959-1960


Box 10 Folder 8 General, 1961


Box 10 Folder 9 General, 1962-1964


Box 10 Folder 10 General, 1965


Box 10 Folder 11 General, 1966-1974 nd, 1966-1974

Series III: Papers and Speeches

Includes drafts and final copies of articles written by Dan carpenter and published by such organizations as the Ethical Culture Society and National Federation of Settlements; also notes, drafts and texts of speeches delivered before Hudson Guild staff meetings, Chelsea community organizations, and professional gatherings. Folders and documents arranged chronologically.



Box 11 Folder 1 Papers and Speeches, 1934-1952


Box 11 Folder 2 Papers and Speeches, 1953


Box 11 Folder 3 Papers and Speeches, 1954


Box 11 Folder 4 Papers and Speeches, 1955


Box 11 Folder 5 Papers and Speeches, 1956


Box 11 Folder 6 Papers and Speeches, 1957



Box 12 Folder 7 Papers and Speeches, 1958


Box 12 Folder 8 Papers and Speeches, 1959


Box 12 Folder 9 Papers and Speeches, 1960-1961


Box 12 Folder 10 Papers and Speeches, 1962


Box 12 Folder 11 Papers and Speeches, 1963-1964


Box 12 Folder 12 Papers and Speeches, 1965-1972


Box 12 Folder 13 Papers and Speeches, nd

Series IV: Photographs



Mapcase Flat Folder 27282-27300 Dan Carpenter -Portraits, ca., 1940-1973

Black and white photoprints of Dan Carpenter, his family and associates.


Mapcase Flat Folder 27301-27333 Dan Carpenter -Special Events, ca., 1935-1973


Mapcase Flat Folder 27334 Meyers Family, ca., 1900


Mapcase Flat Folder 27335-27351 Unidentified Children, ca., 1910s


Mapcase Flat Folder 27352-27362 Unidentified House, ca., 1910s


Mapcase Flat Folder 27363-27369 Unidentified Women, ca., 1910s-1970s


Mapcase Flat Folder 27370 Fraternity Portrait, ca., 1931


Mapcase Flat Folder 27371 Group Portrait Including Dan Carpenter, ca., 1930


Mapcase Flat Folder 27372 Willard High School Basketball Team, 1924-1925


Mapcase Flat Folder 27373 Willard High School Football Team, ca., 1925

Series V: Scrapbooks and Calendars

Scrapbooks contain birthday cards, black and white photoprints, award information, and "This Is Your Life" timeline. Desk and pocket calendars note meetings and appointments. Arranged chronologically.



Box 5 Folder 1 Postcard Scrapbook, 1909-1912


Box 5 Folder 2 Postcard Scrapbook, 1909-1918


Box 5 Folder 3 "This Is Your Life,", 1956


Box 5 Folder 4 Testimonial Dinner, 1960



Box 15 Folder 5 Desk Calendars, 1968-1972



Box 14 Pocket Calendars, 1939-1972

Series VI: Elliott Family Papers

Addresses and writings, correspondence, genealogical information, legal documents, news clippings, publications, and obituaries of Dr. John Lovejoy Elliott and other members of the Elliott family. Folders arranged alphabetically. Documents arranged chronologically.



Box 6 Folder 1 Isaac H. Elliott, 1901-1923


John Lovejoy Elliott -


Box 6 Folder 2 Addresses and Writings, ca., 1880


Box 6 Folder 3 Addresses and Writings, ca., 1886


Box 6 Folder 4 Addresses and Writings, ca., 1908


Box 6 Folder 5 Addresses and Writings, The Century, 1924-1925


Box 6 Folder 6 Addresses and Writings, The Standard, 1920s-1930s


Box 6 Folder 7 Addresses and Writings, "The Settlements of New York and Mr. Reynolds,", 1927


Box 6 Folder 8 Addresses and Writings, 1948


Box 6 Folder 9 Birthday, 1938


Box 6 Folder 10 Birthday Dinner-Dance, 1941


Box 6 Folder 11 Correspondence, 1888-1899


Box 6 Folder 12 Correspondence, 1900


Box 6 Folder 13 Correspondence, 1911-1912


Box 6 Folder 14 Correspondence, 1916-1940 nd, 1916-1940


Box 6 Folder 15 Henry Dreyfuss Booklet, 1922



Box 13 Folder 16 Obituary and Memorials, 1942-1972


Box 13 Folder 17 Richard S. Elliott Estate, 1941-1949


Box 13 Folder 18 Richard S. Elliott Estate, 1953-1962


Box 13 Folder 19 Walter W. Elliott, 1948-1950


Box 13 Folder 20 Walter W. Elliott Memorial Committee, 1949-1956



Box 7 Folder 21 Ethical Culture Society -The Standard, 1920s-1940s ., 1920s-1940s


Box 7 Folder 22 Charles P. Lovejoy, 1914


Box 7 Folder 23 Elijah P. Lovejoy, 1897


Box 7 Folder 24 Owen Lovejoy, nd

Name and Subject Index


Box 7 Adler, Felix: Series 6, Folders 11-14, 21


Box 7 Alinsky, Saul: Series 1, Folders 1-2,7-8


Box 7 Black, Algernon: Series 6, Folder 20


Box 7 Cohen, Julius Henry: Series 6 14


Box 7 Coit, Stanton: Series 6, Folder 12


Box 7 Dewey, John: Series 6, Folder 14


Box 7 Lehman, Herbert H. : Series 2, Folder 3


Box 7 Moses, Robert: Series 2, Folder 3


Box 7 Roosevelt, Eleanor: Series 2, Folder 3


Box 7 Wagner, Robert : Series 2, Folder 8