Descriptive Summary
Administrative Information
Biography
Scope and Content
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: Thomas Kimmwood Peters Papers,
Date (inclusive): 1935-1964
Collection number: 1009
Creator:
Peters, Thomas Kimmwood, 1879-1973
Extent:
2 boxes (1.0 linear ft.)
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Abstract: Thomas Kimmwood Peters (1879-1973) was a pioneer newsreel cameraman who filmed the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire,
the construction of the Panama Canal, and other events. He was also a motion picture producer, cameraman, and inventor. The
collection consists of correspondence, brochures and miscellaneous materials relating to Peters' activities in building his
own and Oglethorpe University's historical photographic collections.
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department
of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Language:
English.
Administrative Information
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections. Literary rights, including
copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds
the copyright and pursue the
copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
Restrictions on Access
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.
Additional Physical Form Available
A copy of the original version of this online finding aid is available at the UCLA Department of Special Collections for in-house
consultation and may be obtained for a fee. Please contact:
- Public Services Division
- UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections
- Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library
- Box 951575
- Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
- Telephone: 310/825-4988 (10:00 a.m. - 4:45 p.m., Pacific
Time)
- Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of Albert Boni.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Thomas Kimmwood Peters Papers (Collection 1009). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young
Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
UCLA Catalog Record ID
Biography
Peters was born in 1884; he became a pioneer newsreel cameraman who filmed the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire, the
construction of the Panama Canal, and other events; was also a motion picture producer, cameraman, and inventor; he died on
December 1, 1973.
Scope and Content
Collection consists of correspondence, brochures and miscellaneous materials relating to Peters' activities in building his
own and Oglethorpe University's historical photographic collections.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Peters, Thomas Kimmwood, 1879-1973.
News photographers--United States--Archival resources.