Theodore Walker A trip to the West Indies, 1908

Collection context

Summary

Creators:
Walker, Theodore
Abstract:
This bound manuscript consists of the typescript of a journal kept during a 1908 trip to the West Indies, along with sixty-nine photographs and clippings tipped in.
Extent:
91 leaves : paper, ill. ; 250 x 200 mm. bound to 257 x 207 mm.
Language:
Finding aid is written in English.

Background

Scope and content:

This bound manuscript includes the typescript of a journal kept during a 1908 trip to the West Indies, sixty-nine photographs (most of which were apparently taken by the author), an essay titled "A Trip to the West Indies", a letter signed by "T. Walker", and four newspaper articles attributed to Theodore Walker, three of which appear under the title "A Trip to the West Indies". Among other places, Walker visited Jamaica, Barbados, Trinidad, Grenada, and Panama. The manuscript focuses on important issues in the West Indies for Edwardian Britain: race, British colonialism, the United Fruit Company and American economic interests, the Panama Canal, education, and religion. Although Walker's name does not appear in the journal itself, it seems very likely that he was its author; the events mentioned and attitudes expressed in the journal closely match those in Walker's newspaper articles. The photographs show a variety of scenes with both British and West Indian individuals; many of the photographs are in poor condition.

Biographical / historical:

Little is known about Theodore Walker. According to the manuscript, he appears to have been from Essex, England, possibly from Feering or Leicester. A deeply patriotic Englishman, he was also interested in religion, education, and colonialism.

Acquisition information:
1998 purchase, William Reese Company.
Physical location:
Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Manuscripts.

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