Series 1
Correspondence
1900-1948
Physical Description:
1 carton, 18 folders
Scope and Contents
Consists of letters from Estelle's sister, Edith Capenter Shepard, as well as letters received from Estelle's brother-in-law
(and Edith's husband) Thomas Munroe Shepard. Additional correspondence relating to Estelle's position as a music educator,
including reports, letters of appreciation, and blank stationery from organizations and public events.
Arrangement
Series 1 is divided into two subseries: 1.1: Correspondence with Edith Carpenter Shepard, and 1.2: Professional and personal
correspondence.
Subseries 1.1
Correspondence with
Edith Carpenter Shepard
1913-1947
Physical Description:
10 folders
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Existence and Location of Originals
Includes photocopies of letters held at the Northampton Historical Society, from a collection of papers of
Edith Carpenter Shepherd, Estelle's sister.
Carton 1, Folder 9
Correspondence with
Thomas Munroe Shepard
1908-1917
Carton 1, Folder 10
Fragments and miscellaneous
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Subseries 1.2
Professional and Personal Correspondence
1900-1948
Physical Description:
8 folders
Arrangement
Arranged by type of material.
Carton 1, Folder 11
Reports to Superintendent of Schools and California Federation of Music Clubs
1916-1940,
1941-1943
Carton 1, Folder 12-14
Miscellaneous correspondence
1908-1945
Carton 1, Folder 15-16
Letters of appreciation
1900-1948
Carton 1, Folder 17
Letters and tributes commemorating career at retirement
1945-1946
Carton 1, Folder 18
Stationery from organizations and public events
1909-1935
Series 2
Articles and Publications
1897-1948
Physical Description:
1 carton, 17 folders
Scope and Contents
Consists of whole publications, fragments, and typescripts and manuscripts of articles written by and about Estelle Carpenter.
Included are miscellaneous biographical materials, consisting of encyclopedia entries, obituaries and other articles, and
genealogical materials relating to the Carpenter family. Publications include several different education and music society
bulletins, as well as newspaper clippings, a bound compendium of music-related articles, and the typescript and related materials
of a KNBC radio broadcast about Ms. Carpenter's life.
Arrangement
Series 2 has been divided into four subseries: 2.1: Biographical Materials; 2.2: Typescripts and Manuscripts; 2.3: Printed
Materials; 2.4: News Clippings.
Subseries 2.1
Biographical Materials
1932-1949
Physical Description:
2 folders
Arrangement
Arranged by type of material.
Carton 2, Folder 1
Miscellaneous biographical articles and obituaries
1932-1949
Carton 2, Folder 2
Carpenter genealogy
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Subseries 2.2
Typescripts and Manuscripts
undated
Physical Description:
4 folders
Arrangement
Arranged by type of material.
Carton 2, Folder 3-4
Articles and speeches by Estelle Carpenter
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Carton 2, Folder 5-6
Articles and radio broadcasts about Estelle Carpenter
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Subseries 2.3
Printed Materials
1906-1951
Physical Description:
8 folders, 1 volume
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by publication title.
Carton 2, Folder 7
California Federation of Music Clubs
1923-1927
Carton 2, Folder 8
California Parent-Teacher Bulletin
1929-1939
Carton 2, Folder 9
Journal of Education,
San Francisco Public Schools Bulletin
1907-1927,
1945-1949
Carton 2, Folder 10-12
Miscellaneous publications
1906-1948
Carton 2, Folder 13
KNBC Broadcast -
This is Your Home
1951
Carton 2, Volume 1
Music and Dance in California and the West
1948
Oversize Box 1, Folder 1
Music and the Allied Arts
1935-1936
Subseries 2.4
News Clippings
1897-1948
Physical Description:
4 folders
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Carton 2, Folder 16-17
Miscellaneous clippings
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Series 3
Notebooks, Scrapbooks, and Memorabilia
1891-1948
Physical Description:
1 carton, 16 folders
Scope and Contents
Consists of Estelle Carpenter's personal effects and memorabilia including programs, invitations, tickets, announcements,
and certificates, notebooks and workbooks containing writing and sewing and art exercises, and scrapbooks reflecting her interests
in poetry and culture.
Arrangement
Arranged into 2 subseries: 3.1 Programs and Memorabilia, and 3.2 Notebooks, Scrapbooks, and Workbooks.
Subseries 3.1
Programs and Memorabilia
1891-1948
Physical Description:
5 folders, 1 volume
Scope and Contents
Contains miscellaneous programs, annoucements, and invitations to various public events, as well as certificates of achievment
and membership to various clubs and organizations.
Arrangement
Arranged by type of material.
Carton 3, Folder 4
Announcements and certificates
1895-1948
Oversize Box 1, folder 4
Where Nature Leads Through Paths of Peace
1916
Dedication of Elizabeth Carpenter's (Estelle Carpenter's mother) internment at Cypress Lawn Cemetery.
Subseries 3.2
Notebooks, Scrapbooks, and Workbooks
1894-1924
Physical Description:
11 folders
Arrangement
Arranged by type of material.
Carton 3, Folder 6
Music notation workbooks
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Carton 3, Folder 7
Textbooks, publications and receipts
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Carton 3, Folder 8
Weaving and sewing workbooks
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Carton 3, Folder 9-10
Miscellaneous workbooks
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Carton 3, Folder 16
Rubber stamps [3 items]
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Series 4
Sheet Music
undated
Physical Description:
2 folders
Scope and Content
Consists of some whole and some fragmentary sheet music either used or composed or adapted by Estelle Carpenter.
Arrangement
Arranged in two folders.
Oversize Box 1, Folder 2-3
Series 5
Audio Recordings
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Physical Description:
8 phonograph records
Scope and Contents
Consists of eight 78 RPM phonograph records pertaining to Estelle Carpenter's life and career as a music educator. It includes
2 discs from the
Standard School Broadcast series, a
Standard Oil-produced music education program, on whose advisory board Ms. Carpenter participated. 4 discs comprise a 1951
KNBC broadcast of a show entitled
This is Your Home, a regular series of San Francisco reminisences written by
Samuel Dickson, in which the author recounts his experience as a student of Ms. Carpenter's. Also included is a recording of
California Lullaby, performed by
Rudy Seiger's Fairmont Hotel Orchestra. Ms. Carpenter led a performance of this song with a cadre of her students, accompanied by Mr. Seiger's orchestra, at the
Fairmont hotel.
Box 1, Disc 1-2
Standard School Broadcast
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Box 1, Disc 7
Freedom's Call, by Schreiber, Felix
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Box 1, Disc 8
California Lullaby/
My Dearest Prayer performed by
Rudy Seiger's Fairmont Hotel Orchestra.
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