Carpenter, Alberta S.
Alberta S. Carpenter worked as an Administrative Assistant at Dumbarton Oaks from 1940-1958 and then as an Administrator from 1958-1965. In 1941, John Thacher wrote to Beatrix Farrand referring to her as Dumbarton Oaks' "financial secretary". She retired on July 31, 1965 after 25 years of service.
References:
Dumbarton Oaks Garden Archives, D:JT 1941.06.19, Dumbarton Oaks Research Library, Rare Book Collection. Dumbarton Oaks, Trustees for Harvard University, Washington, D.C.
Dumbarton Oaks. Report for the academic year, 1957-1958, insert for the volume, [p. 4].
Dumbarton Oaks. Report for the academic year, 1965-1966, p. 14.