Walter Samuel Carpenter Travel Diary

Walter Samuel Carpenter travel diary consists of one manuscript diary kept by Carpenter during an extended visit to Chile while in the employment of the DuPont Company, who were there seeking a source of nitrates to manufacture explosives. Dating between 1909 and 1910, the diary gives a clear sense of Carpenter's activities, including working in an office with eight brokers, meeting influential people, working on codes (likely for telegraphic communications), taking Spanish lessons, his recreation and taking photographs.