Inventory of Peter Young Matlock Lantern Slides of Latin America D-558

Patricia C. Inouye
University of California, Davis Library, Dept. of Special Collections
2013
1st Floor, Shields Library, University of California
100 North West Quad
Davis, CA 95616-5292
speccoll@ucdavis.edu
URL: https://www.library.ucdavis.edu/special-collections/


Language of Material: English
Contributing Institution: University of California, Davis Library, Dept. of Special Collections
Title: Peter Young Matlock Lantern Slides of Latin America
Creator: Matlock, Peter Y. (Peter Young)
Identifier/Call Number: D-558
Physical Description: 0.4 linear feet
Date (inclusive): circa 1920-1939
Abstract: Collection consists of 92 black and white lantern slides of the countries Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia, and Chile taken in the 1920s and 1930s by Peter Young Matlock. Peter Young Matlock owned a clothing store in Buffalo, New York until 1976.
Physical Location: Researchers should contact Special Collections to request collections, as many are stored offsite.

Biography

Peter Young Matlock was the owner of a men's clothing store in Buffalo, New York who traveled widely in Latin America.

Scope and Content

92 lantern slides show Latin American countires taken in the 1920s and 1930s. Particularly interesting are the slides of the Panama Canal.

Access

Collection is open for research.

Processing Information

Patricia C. Inouye processed this collection and created and encoded this finding aid.

Acquisition Information

Gift of Peter Y. Matlock, II, 2012.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Peter Young Matlock Lantern Slides of Latin America, D-558, Special Collections, UC Davis Library, University of California, Davis.

Publication Rights

All applicable copyrights for the collection are protected under chapter 17 of the U.S. Copyright Code. 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 Regents of the University of California as the owner of the physical items. It is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

South America -- Pictorial works
Central America -- Pictorial works
Panama Canal (Panama) -- Pictorial works
Panama Canal (Panama) -- History

 

Slides 1920-1939

Physical Description: 0.4 linear feet

Scope and Contents

Lacks slides 20, 21, and 48.
Box 1, Folder  1-19

Beginning of Trip to Latin America

Box 1, Folder  22-27, 30-35

Corinto Nicaragua

Box 1, Folder  28

American Consulate

Box 1, Folder  29

Loading Coffee Beans

Box 1, Folder  36-46

Panama Canal

Box 1, Folder  47, 49-59, Box 2, Folder  60-90

Cartagena

Box 2, Folder  91-95

Puerto Colombo