Access
Publication Rights
Preferred Citation
Alternate form of material
Biographical Note
Scope and Content
Arrangement
Separated Materials
Processing Information
Additional Collection Guide
Contributing Institution:
University of California, Santa Cruz
Title: Harry Mayo Surfing Photography collection
Creator:
Mayo, Harry J., 1923-
Identifier/Call Number: MS.405
Physical Description:
11 Linear Feet
14 boxes, 1 oversize folder
Physical Description:
3.61 GB
97 digital files
Date (inclusive): 1929-2013
Language of Material:
English
Access
Collection is open for research. Audiovisual media is unavailable until reformatted.
Digital files are available in the UCSC Special Collections and Archives reading room.
Access to digital files on original carriers is prohibited; users must request to view
access copies. Contact Special Collections and Archives in advance to request access to
audiovisual media and digital files.
Publication Rights
Property rights reside with the University of California. Copyright has been assigned to
the Santa Cruz Surfing Club Preservation Society. Due to restrictions imposed by the
donation agreement, UCSC Special Collections is not able to provide reproductions of
photographs from this collection, nor is photography of this material allowed. To request a
reproduction, contact the Santa Cruz Surfing Club Preservation Society.
Preferred Citation
Harry Mayo Surfing Photography Collection. MS 405. Special Collections and Archives,
University Library, University of California, Santa Cruz.
Alternate form of material
Digitized photographs in boxes 1-5 are available online in the UCSC Library Digital
Collections.
Biographical Note
Harry Mayo was born in Pacific Grove, California in 1923 to William H. and Susie M. Mayo.
He attended Santa Cruz High School from 1938-1942, and served in the U.S. Coast Guard from
1942-1945, during which he was stationed at several points in California, including Santa
Cruz. Mayo worked as a firefighter in the Santa Cruz Fire Department from 1949 until 1979,
when he retired as a captain. He was a founding member of the Santa Cruz Surfing Club, a
member of the Santa Cruz Surfing Sculpture Committee, and volunteer at the Santa Cruz
Surfing Museum. He currently resides in Santa Cruz.
See
Surfing in Santa Cruz (Images of America Series, 2009) by Thomas
Hickenbottom for more information on the history of the Santa Cruz Surfing Club. See the
www.santacruzsurfingmuseum.org for information on the history of surfing in Santa Cruz.
Scope and Content
This collection includes photographs and films of Santa Cruz surfing during the mid-20th
century, primarily centered around activities of the Santa Cruz Surfing Club. Also included
are correspondence, organizational documentation and ephemera relating to the Santa Cruz
Surfing Club and the Santa Cruz Surfing Sculpture Committee.
Arrangement
This collection is organized into three series:
1. Photographs
2. Santa Cruz Surfing Club Records
3. Collected Surfing History Materials
Separated Materials
Several books, films, issues of national surfing magazines, local newspapers, and other
publications were separated from the collection, many of which are available via the Library
Catalog.
Processing Information
Photographs series was processed by Debra Roussopoulos in 2014. The reamining series were
processed by Kate Dundon in 2014.
Digital portion of the collection processed by Kate Dundon in 2021. Digital files were
received from Mayo on five DVDs. Files were copied off physical media in 2019. Duplicates
and other out of scope files were not retained. Files were not reformatted, and file names
are original to the creator. Original DVDs were retained and are included in the
collection.
Additional Collection Guide
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Surfing -- California -- Santa Cruz County
-- Photographs
Santa Cruz Surfing Club (Santa Cruz, Calif.)
Mayo, Harry J., 1923-