Guide to the Chuck and Esther Abbott slide collection
M. Carey
University of California, Santa Cruz
2009
1156 High Street
Santa Cruz 95064
speccoll@library.ucsc.edu
Contributing Institution:
University of California, Santa Cruz
Title: Chuck and Esther Abbott slide collection
Identifier/Call Number: MS.039
Physical Description:
35 Linear Feet
4700 slides
Date (inclusive): circa 1950-1976
Abstract: This collection contains scenic and
urban views throughout the United States and Canada with an emphasis on malls,
redevelopment, signage, urban blight and visual pollution. Also included are slides of
downtown Santa Cruz before and after the creation of the Pacific Garden mall.
Language of Material:
English
Collection is open for research.
Copyright for this collection resides with the Regents of the University of California. The
publication or use of any work protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use for
research or educational purposes requires written permission from the copyright owner. UCSC
Special Collections and Archives can grant permission to publish materials to which it holds
the copyright.
Chuck and Esther Abbott slide collection. MS39. Special Collections and Archives,
University Library, University of California, Santa Cruz
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Esther Abbott, 1976.
Existence and Location of Copies
Images from this collection are available through UCSC Library Digital Collections.
The Abbotts were both professional photographers who moved to Santa Cruz, California in
1962 and became active in the historic preservation of Santa Cruz buildings. Chuck Abbott
became known as the "Father of the Pacific Garden Mall."
This collection consists of slides taken by the Abbotts, who photographed U.S. shopping
malls and other sites depicting urban development in the 1950s and 1960s. Also includes
slides of the Pacific Garden Mall in Santa Cruz, California.