George H. and Lydia Goedecke Carter papers

1878-1975 [bulk 1926-1931]

George Henry Carter (1874-1948) served as U.S. Government Printer from 1921 to 1934. As head of the Government Printing Office (GPO) he was a crusader against waste and corruption. Before assuming that position he had been a journalist and newspaper editor and after leaving in 1934 he was a printing consultant. His second wife, Lydia Goedecke Carter (d. 1975), was a typographer and type designer. Collection consists of correspondence, speeches and articles, genealogical materials, photographs, memorabilia, and scrapbooks. Correspondence, 1878-1975, is of George H. and Lydia G. Carter and concerns family matters with a few official letters. Also included are typescripts and reprints of speeches and articles, 1916-1934, about the printing trade and the GPO; genealogical materials relating to Carter's Lanyon family antecedents; memorabilia; and photographs of Carter and Goedecke family members and others. Bulk of the papers consists of scrapbooks, 1926-1927 and 1929-1931, assembled by Carter documenting official trips to Europe as the U.S. Government Printer.