Forrest D. Colburn Collection of Photographs of Mexico and Peru, 1870-2012, bulk 1870-1950

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Summary

Creators:
Colburn, Forrest D.
Extent:
21 Linear Feet 11 flats; 4 framed items
Language:
Spanish; Castilian , English .
Preferred citation:

Forrest D. Colburn collection of photographs of Mexico and Peru. MS 287. Special Collections and Archives, University Library, University of California, Santa Cruz.

Background

Scope and content:

Historical photographs of people, industry and environs in Mexico and Peru.

Biographical / historical:

Forrest D. Colburn is a professor at the City University of New York (CUNY), and an alumnus of University of California Santa Cruz. He has written numerous books and articles centering on governance, economics, and revolutionary change in the poorer countries of the world.

Acquisition information:
Donated by Forrest D. Colburn in multiple accruals in 2013-2025.
Processing information:

This finding aid was revised in the Reparative Archival Redescription Project in 2021-2022. Previous versions of this finding aid are available upon request.

Processed by Debra Roussopoulos in 2014. Subsequent processing by Kate Dundon in 2019-2023 and Zoe MacLeod in 2024-2025.

Arrangement:

Materials are arranged by size, and described in this collection guide by photographer in alphabetical order.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection open for research.

Terms of access:

Copyright for the items in this collection is owned by the creators and their heirs. Reproduction or distribution of any work protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the copyright owner. It is the responsibility of the user to determine whether a use is fair use, and to obtain any necessary permissions. For more information see UCSC Special Collections and Archives policy on Reproduction and Use.

Preferred citation:

Forrest D. Colburn collection of photographs of Mexico and Peru. MS 287. Special Collections and Archives, University Library, University of California, Santa Cruz.

Location of this collection:
Special Collections and Archives, University Library
1156 High Street
Santa Cruz, CA 95064, US
Contact:
(831) 459-2547
speccoll@library.ucsc.edu
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