Elbert L. Carpenter Collection 1903-1974.

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Elbert L. Carpenter Collection 1903-1974.

The collection includes historic documents from the Orchestra; books, pamphlets, clippings; photographs of conductors autographed to the Carpenters; letters and telegrams.

1 box (6 linear inches).

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SNAC Resource ID: 7855342

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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Carpenter, Elbert L.

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Elbert L. Carpenter was the President of the Minnesota Orchestral Association from 1905-1945 and along with first music director, Emil Oberhoffer, was responsible for the establishment and steady development of the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra.Carpenter spent his youth in Clinton, Iowa and early in his life developed a love of music. He became a successful lumberman in Minneapolis and it "was to him that everyone looked when stringent times in the world of work, trade and finance brought strin...

Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, 1945, 1950

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