Personal Narrative by Dr. Leo Leonidas Stanley about the Los Angeles Steamship Company cruise to Central and South America, 1928 October 5 - 1928 December 9

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Summary

Creators:
Stanley, Leo L. (Leo Leonidas), b. 1886-
Abstract:
The Los Angeles Steamship Company (LASSCO) was a Los Angeles-based passenger and freight shipping company that operated a Central and South American cruise in 1928. This collection consists of 3 bound volumes of a typescript manuscript and black and white photographs assembled by the ship’s surgeon, Dr. Leo Leonidas Stanley, for his friend Joseph Mattingly, who was the ship’s official photographer. Dr. Stanley describes the cruise, the ship’s staff and the passengers, as well as the locations visited.
Extent:
1 box (.5 linear ft.)
Language:
Finding aid is written in English. and Materials are in English.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of 3 bound volumes of a typescript manuscript and black and white photographs created by the ship's surgeon, Dr. Leo Leonidas Stanley, for his friend Joseph Mattingly, who was the ship’s official photographer. Dr. Stanley describes the cruise, the ship’s staff and the passengers, as well as the locations visited, including: San Pedro; Callao and Lima, Peru; Valparaiso and Santiago, Chile; Buenos Aires, Argentina; Montevideo, Uruguay; Santos, Sao Paulo and Rio De Janeiro, Brazil; Port of Spain, Trinidad; La Guayra and Caracas, Venezuela; Panama Canal; Salvador; Guatemala; and Mazatlan, Mexico.

Biographical / historical:

The Los Angeles Steamship Company (LASSCO) was a Los Angeles-based passenger and freight shipping company formed in 1920 by a group of Los Angeles business men. Initially, LASSCO offered passenger service between Los Angeles and San Francisco, but expanded to include Hawaii by 1921. On October 5, 1928 one of their ships, the S.S. City of Los Angeles, departed San Pedro for a 17,000 mile, 64-day cruise of Central and South America. Carrying approximately 250 passengers, the steamship stopped at 20 ports in 11 countries. The passengers, consisting mostly of California business leaders and their families, constituted an unofficial group of trade ambassadors. The ship's surgeon was Dr. Leo Leonidas Stanley who was the head physician at San Quentin Prison from 1913-1951. The ship’s official photographer was Joseph Mattingly, an aviator, filmmaker and photographer who filmed Alaska during the early 1920s.

Acquisition information:
Purchase from Kenneth Karmiole, date unknown.
Physical location:
Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact UCLA Library Special Collections for paging information.
Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Photographs.

Access and use

Location of this collection:
A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
Contact:
(310) 825-4988
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