Morris Karpen Family Collection
M2010.15
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- UNC Asheville Special Collections and University Archives
- Title
- Morris Karpen Family Collection
- ID
- M2010.15
- Date [bulk]
- Bulk, 1983-2001
- Date [inclusive]
- 1935-2001
- Extent
- 0.2 Linear feet ; 1 box
- Physical Description
- Contains correspondence, election materials, photograph, published materials, and other documents
- Location
- Located in Special Collections, row 4, section 3
- Language
- English
Preferred Citation
Morris Karpen Family Collection, D.H. Ramsey Library Special Collections, University of North Carolina Asheville 28804
Biographical Note
Morris Karpen (1916-2002) owned a custom-door manufacturer in Long Island, NY before he retired to North Carolina. In NC he formed Karpen Steel Products Co. and later Karpen Laser, Inc., in a plant just north of Weaverville. He and his wife Leah supported many philanthropic causes in Western North Carolina.
Scope and Contents
A small collection containing personal materials and items related to Morris Karpen's involvement with the International Service Corps, and the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. Also included are documents from Karpen's run for Buncombe County commissioner, and the donation of land for a soccer field in Weaverville. With the exception of the election materials, which have been split into correspondence and clippings, the arrangement reflects the original foldering. A number of photographs are included as digital only images.(ie. the actual photographs are not available.) No materials from Morris Karpen's business interests are included in this collection.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
UNC Asheville Special Collections and University Archives
Ramsey Library, CPO # 1500One University Heights
Asheville, North Carolina, 28804-8504
828.251.6645
speccoll@unca.edu
Rights
No restrictions. Any display, publication, or public use must credit the D.H. Ramsey Library, Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Asheville. Copyright retained by the creators of certain items in the collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Creator
Morris Karpen ; Leah Karpen
Processing Note
Originally processed as digital only collection by Heidi Penner (2010) and Jess Furst (2012). Reprocessed by Colin Reeve, September 2016
Collection Inventory
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Documents |
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Folder 1: Personal Documents, 1935-1998 |
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Commencement program, Abraham Lincoln High School, Brooklyn, 1935 |
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Morris Karpen's discharge papers from military service, 1945 [copy] |
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Op-ed by Samuel Robinson, 1969 [copy] |
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Profile of Morris Karpen, published in (North Carolina Insight), February 1988 |
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Letter from Biltmore Estate regarding return of a plaque, 1998 |
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Folder 2: International Executive Service Corps, correspondence and newsletters, 1983-1988 |
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Folder 3: Run for County Commissioner, 1988 - Correspondence |
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Folder 4: Run for County Commissioner, 1988 - Clippings |
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Folder 5: Karpen Soccer Fields - Correspondence, clippings, and photograph, 1994 |
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Folder 6: The Women's International League for Peace and Freedom - Newsletters, minutes, history, correspondence, and other documents, 1995-2001 |
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Photographs |
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Images are only available digitally |
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