Carpenter-Richardson Family Papers,

Carpenter-Richardson Family Papers, 1880-1972 Overview of the Collection Creator Carpenter-Richardson Family Title Carpenter-Richardson Family Papers Dates 1880-1972 (inclusive) 1880 1972 Quantity 4000 items. 8 linear feet of shelf space. Collection Number Cage 171 Summary Correspondence and other papers of Cle Elum banker Frank Carpenter, his wife Norah Carr Carpenter, their daughter Margaret and her husband Dr. John P. Richardson regarding the movement of the family from Illinois to Washington State, the operation of the Cle Elum State Bank, the education of Margaret Carpenter at Annie Wright Seminary and Sarah Lawrence College, the medical practice of Dr. Richardson, and personal relations of members of the family, among themselves and with aquaintances throughout the United States as well as members of the Carr family at Girard, Illinois. Repository Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections. Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections Terrell Library Suite 12 Pullman WA 99164-5610 Telephone: 509-335-6691 mascref@wsu.edu Access Restrictions This collection is open for research use. Languages Sponsor English Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Historical Note The Carpenter-Richardson family established itself in Cle Elum, Washington in 1906 when Frank Carpenter, a native of Girard, Illinois, arrived and organized the Cle Elum State Bank. Norah Carr, also of Girard, joined him at Cle Elum in 1908 and they married soon after. Their daughter, Margaret, was born at Cle Elum about two years after her parents' marriage. In 1943, she married Dr. John Purver Richardson, a physician from Ellensburg.Dr. Richardson died in 1953, Mr. Carpenter in 1959, Mrs. Carpenter in 1962, and Margaret Carpenter Richardson in 1973. During its sixty-seven years in Cle Elum, the family's place was among the community's relatively well-to-do elite. It was supported by Frank Carpenter's income from the Cle Elum State Bank, a small state bank with branches at Cle Elum and Roslyn, and from his various investments in local real estate. This income enabled his family http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv71479 1

to conduct a style of life which included an expensive house, travel around the United States, and boarding schools for daughter Margaret. Margaret Carpenter, the principal figure in the Carpenter-Richardson papers, first attended Annie Wright Seminary in Tacoma and then Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, New York. Ill at ease in school, despite excellent academic performance, Margaret left Sarah Lawrence in her sophomore year and attempted to find a career in, successively New York, Washington D. C., and San Francisco. Meeting with little success, she returned to Cle Elum and a modest positon at the bank her father managed. She continued to travel, participate in amateur theatrical productions, and carry on correspondence with a cosmopolitan circle of acquaintances from her college days. In 1943, she quietly married Dr. Richardson, founder and partner in an Ellensburg clinic, and for several years continued her life much as before, adopting Dr. Richardson's name only in about 1948. After Dr. Richardson's death in 1953, Margaret returned to her association with her parents in Cle Elum. After their deaths, she adopted a daughter, Susi. She also became involved in various local volunteer activities, such as the Cle Elum Historical Society. She lost her sight in 1968, but remained active until her death in 1973. Content Description The Carpenter-Richardson papers consist of about 4,000 items, mostly letters received by the four members of the family, especially the two women. As each member of the family wrote to other members, the papers accordingly contain some letters written by the respective members and received by others. A larger portion of the papers, however, consists of letters written by persons outside the immediate family. Many from earlier dates are written by sisters and cousins of Norah Carr Carpenter. Those from a later time, addressed mainly to Margaret Carpenter, are also from cousins, aunts and so forth, but to a greater degree reflect a non-familial pattern. Many are from college friends or Central Washington figures of social circumstances similiar to those of the family. The papers also contain some materials relative to the education and occupations of the various family members. Use of the Collection Preferred Citation [Item Description]. Cage 171, Carpenter-Richardson Family Papers. Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA. Administrative Information Arrangement The papers are arranged into two series. The first series, correspondence, is divided into two subseries, one consisting of the letters written among the four members of the family, the other of letters received from persons outside the family. The second series consists of materials relative to the education, occupations, and interests of the four individual members of the family. Custodial History Prior to acquisition by the Washington State University Library, these papers were held at the University of Oregon Library, where provisional processing had been completed. http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv71479 2

Acquisition Information The Carpenter-Richardson Family Papers, consisting primarily of letters received by Frank Carpenter, Norah Carr Carpenter, Margaret Carpenter Richardson, and John Purver Richardson of Cle Elum and Ellensburg, Washington, were accessioned by the Washington State University Library in January, 1975. Related Materials Carpenter-Richardson Family Papers, circa 1875-1962 (unprocessed accession; MS.2017.13); United States two-and-one-half dollar coin, 1861 (Cage 5111). Detailed Description of the Collection Series 1: Correspondence Container(s) Description Dates Subseries 1.1: Carpenter-Richardson Correspondence 1 1 50 items. 1901-1907 1 2 50 items. 1908 1 3 50 items. 1909-1921 1 4 50 items. 1922-1925 1 5 50 items. 1926 2 6 50 items. 1927 2 7 50 items. 1928 2 8 50 items. 1929 2 9 50 items. 1930 2 10 50 items. 1931-1935 3 11 50 items. 1936-1942 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv71479 3

3 12 50 items. 1943-1947 3 13 50 items. 1948-1951 3 14 50 items. 1952-1972 3 15 30 items. undated Subseries 1.2: Letters received 3 16 A's 3 17 Allen, Bruce 3 18 Allen, Mrs. Frank DeWitt 100 items. 4 19 Allen, Frank Carr 30 items. 4 20 Allen, Frank DeWitt 9 items. 4 21 Allen, Vera Ann 1 4 22 B's 35 items. 4 23 Bartlett, Emaline 5 items. 4 24 Bergman, Erma 4 25 Bon, Frances 1943-1963 1908-1942 1896-1930 1943-1958 1896-1909 1954-1960 1897-1972 1922-1968 1948-1972 1947-1963 4 26 Bond, Edna 1956-1959 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv71479 4

4 27 Bowen, Ruth 13 items. 4 28 Bowersox Family 4 29 Bowles, Helen 5 items. 4 30 Burkhalter, Babs 4 31 C's 4 32 Campbell, Mary 14 items. 4 33 Carpenter, Charles 7 items. 4 34 Carpenter, Mayme 45 items. 4 35 Carr Family 4 36 Carr, Harmen 4 37 Chalkey, Dell 4 38 Cook, Anna 65 items. 5 39 D's 5 40 Davidson, Gertha 60 items. 1933-1965 1897-1911 1944-1956 1953-1958 1899-1966 1944-1956 1915-1926 1908-1967 1876-1912 1891-1899 1940-1971 1924-1963 1910-1966 1945-1966 5 41 Diller, Elizabeth 1911-1943 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv71479 5

5 42 Donaldson, Georgia 40 items. 5 43 Dunham, George 5 44 E's 5 45 F's 12 items. 5 46 Fisher, Ella 5 47 Frederick, Frank 200 items. 6 48 Frierson, Rowenna 6 49 G's 6 50 Gage, Kate 6 51 Garretson Family 6 52 Griggs Family 6 53 H's 6 54 Haak, Noralee 50 items. 6 55 Harlan, Elizabeth 12 items. 1923-1969 1941-1944 1952-1971 1908-1956 1924-1948 1929-1931 1930-1968 1897-1966 1940-1968 1931-1969 1942-1943 1897-1962 1936-1967 1906-1942 6 56 Hoover, W. D. 1947-1958 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv71479 6

6 57 Houser, Ruth 6 58 Houser, Clifford 1953-1966 1960-1969 6 59 Houser, Harold 1940-1960 6 60 Houser, Vera 50 items. 7 61-63 Houser, Vera 2 8 64-66 Houser, Vera 140 items. 8 67 J's 4 items. 8 68 Jaloneck, Edwin 8 69 Jamison, Neil 8 70 Johnson, Anna 6 items. 8 71 Johnsone, Charles 8 72 Jones, L. P. 12 items. 8 73 K's 12 items. 8 74 Kaden, Mary 1902-1927 1928-1957 1958-1971 1908-1943 1948-1960 1951-1952 1911-1913 1935-1959 1942-1956 1936-1962 1926-1965 8 75 Kay, Judith 1916-1930 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv71479 7

14 items. 9 76 Kearby, Alice 9 77 Kenworthy, June 9 78 Kine, Mary 9 79 L's 35 items. 9 80 LeMoyne, Clara 9 81 Liebes, Dorothy 9 82 Loveless, Minerva 9 83 Low, Roland & Mary 9 84 M's 50 items. 9 85 Melly, John 9 86 Menaglia, Catherine 35 items. 9 87 Mergentive, Marguerita 9 88 Mounts, Walter 10 89 N's 1911-1947 1928-1948 1908-1955 1915-1966 1933-1957 1940-1941 1935-1956 1948-1959 1895-1961 1935-1936 1930-1967 1936-1941 1887-1914 1895-1968 10 90 Newgord, Jules 1936-1946 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv71479 8

10 91 O's 10 92 Orr, Helen 30 items. 10 93 Ottiano, Bessie Richardson 10 94 P's and Q's 10 95 R's 10 96 Reed, Charles 10 97 Richardson, Margaret Sloan 3 items. 10 98 Russell, Katie 10 99 S's 65 items. 10 100 Simmons, Mary 10 101 Slasor, Roy 10 102 Sloan, W. & J. 1909-1952 1909-1971 1950-1955 1911-1962 1909-1969 1910-1944 1935-1950 1947-1967 1908-1966 1908-1949 1950-1953 1951-1952 10 103 T's 1911-1955 10 104 Tolan, Ella 1908-1933 11 105 Univeralist Church 1945-1958 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv71479 9

11 106 Vernaid, Mary 11 107 W's 55 items. 11 108 Walker, Turnley 11 109 Wallace, Gertrude 11 110 Walker, Maxine 11 111 Warren, Stryker 40 items. 11 112 Wesson, Miley 45 items. 12 113 Whitaker, Wendy and Skip 50 items. 12 114 Whiting, Bill 12 115 Woods, Kate 12 items. 12 116 X's, Y's and Z's 12 117 Unidentified 1897-1917 1908-1971 1952-1960 1930-1960 1897-1953 1942-1945 1957-1965 1931-1960 1952-1963 1940-1960 1930-1967 1898-1964 Series 2: Subject File Container(s) Description Dates Subseries 2.1: Frank Carpenter http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv71479 10

12 118-119 Cle Elum State Bank 1 12 120 House 12 121 Estate 30 items. 13 122 Material relative to death of father, Charles Carpenter 1910-1958 1910 1958-1962 1934-1935 Subseries 2.2: Norah Carr Carpenter 13 123-124 Early life and education 60 items. 13 125 Marriage 13 126 Material relative to death of father,harmen Carr 35 items. 1880-1900 1908 1897 Subseries 2.3: John Purver Richardson 13 127 Medical papers 13 128 Business papers 30 items. 1935-1950 1935-1950 Subseries 2.4: Margaret Carpenter Richardson 14 129 Advertising 1900-1920 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv71479 11

14 130 American Red Cross 12 items. 14 131 Biographies 4 items. 14 132 Cle Elum Historical Society 30 items. 14 133 Clippings 14 134 Displaced persons 50 items. 14 135 Dogs 5 items. 14 136 Doctors 14 137-141 Education 1 1918-1919 undated 1963-1968 1910-1945 1947-1955 1944-1952 1928-1964 1918-1935 15 142 Education 15 143 Genealogies 5 items. 15 144 Girard, Illinois 15 145 Golden Gate exposition 15 146 Marriage 15 147 Property 50 items. 15 148 Richardson, Susi, adoption 3 items. 1935 1910-1960 1939-1940 1943 1900-1970 1960 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv71479 12

15 149 Small Towns Institute 1968-1969 Subseries 2.5: Business Records 16 150-157 Account books and note books, most from Carr family business at Girard, Ill. 16 158 Accession folder, including preliminary inventory prepared at the Library of the University of Oregon. 5 items. 1880-1895 1974 Names and Subjects Personal Names : Carpenter, Frank, 1871-1959 Carpenter, Norah Carr, ca. 1875-1962 Richardson, John Purver, 1892-1953 Richardson, Margaret Carpenter, 1910-1973 Corporate Names : Annie Wright Seminary. Students--Correspondence Cle Elum State Bank (Wash.) Family Names : Carpenter family--archives Richardson family Geographical Names : Cle Elum (Wash.)--History Occupations : Bankers--Washington (State)--Cle Elum--Records and correspondence Physicians--Washington (State)--Records and correspondence Finding aid prepared by Lawrence Stark 1975 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Creative Commons Licenses in Archives West: http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/cc-attr.shtml http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv71479 13