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Summary
Hallet Manning Carpenter (1872–1931) was a summer resident of ‘Sconset and lived in the Castle Bandbox (located on Shell Street) during the 1920s. He traveled extensively and wrote about his journeys for various newspapers. Collection includes clippings from Nantucket newspapers written by Hallet Manning Carpenter concerning trip to Europe and observations of Nantucket, Mass. (specifically ‘Sconset).
Collection Details
- Collection Number:
- MS56
- Title:
- H. Manning Carpenter Clippings
- Date(s):
- 1923–1928
- Creator:
- Carpenter, H. Manning.
- Repository:
- Nantucket Historical Association
- Language:
- Material is in English.
Information for Users
Restrictions to Access: No restrictions. Open for research.
Restrictions to Use: No usage restrictions.
Copyright Notice: Copyright is retained by the authors of items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Preferred Citation: [identification of item], in the H. Manning Carpenter Clippings collection, Nantucket Historical Association.
Acquisitions Information:
Gift of Liscum Diven.
Sensitive Materials Statement:Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations. Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual’s private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which the Nantucket Historical Association assumes no responsibility.
Subject Headings
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Geographic Name
- Nantucket Island (Mass.).
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Topical Term
- Travel.
- Travel writing.
Biographical Information
Hallet Manning Carpenter (1872–1931) was born in New York to Elisha and Helen Carpenter. He married Gertrude Harris Carpenter, with whom he had one daughter. Hallet Manning Carpenter was a summer resident of ‘Sconset and lived in the Castle Bandbox (located on Shell Street) during the 1920s. He traveled extensively and wrote about his journeys for various newspapers. He died in Manhattan, N.Y.
Scope and Content
Collection includes clippings from Nantucket newspapers written by Hallet Manning Carpenter concerning trip to Europe and observations of Nantucket, Mass. (specifically ‘Sconset).
Contents
Folder 1: H. Manning Carpenter clippings, 1923-1928
Processing Information
Processed by NHA staff.
Finding aid by Abbie Minard and Amelia Holmes, July 2018, with additional description by Sarah Lerner in September 2018.