Iris Carpenter Typescript
Scope and Content
The Iris Carpenter typescript contains the original typescript for her work "One Woman's War," published in 1946 as No Woman's World . The collection also contains two pictures of Iris Carpenter used in the book, the leather war correspondent name tag from her luggage, and a special map showing the first contact between American and Russian armies at Torgau, Germany on April 25, 1945.
Dates
- Creation: 1945
Language of Materials
The records are in English.
Biography of Iris Carpenter
Iris Carpenter, a British journalist, was one of only two women officially allowed to cover the front lines of World War II. After being denied permission by the British Army to follow the war into continental Europe, she joined the United States Army as a war correspondent for the London Daily Harold , the British Broadcasting Corporation, and the Boston Globe .
Extent
0.2 cubic feet
Abstract
The Iris Carpenter Typescript contains the original typescript for her work "One Woman's War," published in 1946 as No Woman's World .
Statement of Arrangement
This collection remains in its original arrangement.
Description Note
Original, legacy collection inventories may contain inaccuracies or be incomplete. Collection descriptions may change or be updated as they are verified. Please contact Mahn Center staff if you note any errors or discrepancies.
Subject
- Carpenter, Iris (Person)
- Title
- Finding aid for the Iris Carpenter Typescript
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Michael Parker in February 1991
- Date
- 2020
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English
- Sponsor
- The finding aid was converted into EAD with funding support from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission
Revision Statements
- 5 January 2024: Subjects and other notes added from ALICE MARC records and Mahn Center Microsoft Office finding aids by Ohio University Libraries Metadata Services Department Python scripts.
Repository Details
Part of the Mahn Center for Archives and Special Collections Repository
