China / Ceylon Photograph Album

Processed by D. Tambo
Department of Special Collections
Davidson Library
University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA 93106
Phone: (805) 893-3062
Fax: (805) 893-5749
Email: special@library.ucsb.edu
URL: http://www.library.ucsb.edu/speccoll/speccoll.html
© 2003
Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.

China / Ceylon Photograph Album, ca. 1910s-1920s

Collection number: Bernath Mss 34

Department of Special Collections, Davidson Library, University of California, Santa Barbara

Contact Information:

  • Department of Special Collections
  • Davidson Library
  • University of California, Santa Barbara
  • Santa Barbara, CA 93106
  • Phone: (805) 893-3062
  • Fax: (805) 893-5749
  • Email: special@library.ucsb.edu
  • URL: http://www.library.ucsb.edu/speccoll/speccoll.html
    Processed by:
    D. Tambo
    Date Completed:
    12 June 2003
    Encoded by:
    David C. Gartrell
© 2003 Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.

Descriptive Summary

Title: China / Ceylon Photograph Album,
Date (inclusive): ca. 1910s-1920s
Collection Number: Bernath Mss 34
Extent: .3 linear feet (1 oversize box)
Repository: University of California, Santa Barbara. Library. Department of Special Collections
Santa Barbara, California 93106-9010
Physical Location: Del Sur Oversize
Language: English.

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

None.

Publication Rights

Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Department of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.

Preferred Citation

China / Ceylon Photograph Album. Bernath Mss 34. Department of Special Collections, Davidson Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Acquisition Information

Purchase, 2003.

Scope and Content of Collection

Photograph album, with black lacquered wooden covers, containing about 120 b/w photos, most with captions, of a young officer on the British river boat 'Robin', stationed in the Canoton/Samshui area in 1913. Includes photos of the 'Robin', river scenes, and views of Chinese people, buildings, and boats. Also, some photos of the photographer and friends, as well as later, ca. 1920s, photos of Ceylon (Sri Lanka), including Trincomalee and the Royal Naval Camp at Diyatalawa, and some views of Italy, the Baltic, and a damaged submarine.

Box

Photograph album, with black lacquered wooden covers, containing about 120 b/w photos, 1910s-1920s