The Carpenter family owned large amounts of land in Portland, Oregon, and Clark County, Washington. Family members included Gwendoline Carpenter, Isabelle Carpenter and Royal E. Carpenter. Collection includes title abstract and warranty deeds, 1900-1956, for land in Portland and Clark County; account books, 1910-1943; plat maps of Carpenter's Addition in Marysville, Washington, undated; and miscellaneous documents, 1892-1956.

Small collection of black and white photographs of the homes and land of the Carpenter family in the Lents area of Portland, Oregon, including unnamed family members, the family car, and bridges over the Clackamas River. Also included are portraits of members of the Archibald family and friends.