Waddingham Slide Collection and Papers, 1950-1980

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Summary

Title:
Waddingham slide collection and papers
Dates:
1950-1980
Creators:
Waddingham, Francis
Abstract:
Slides, photographs, clippings, printed matter, and other documents on a variety of topics and locations, primarily California.
Extent:
6.25 linear feet
Language:
Languages represented in the collection: English
Preferred citation:

Waddingham Slide Collection & Papers, MSS 260, Holt-Atherton Special Collections & Archives, University of the Pacific Library & Learning Center.

Background

Scope and content:

Within Series 1, box 1 contains slides, picture postcards and scripts describing Gold Rush country in east central California. Boxes 2 and 3 contain slides, correspondence, clippings relating to California hotels and restaurants. Box 4 contains materials on western hotels outside California. Box 5 contains printed materials on California water issues. Box 6 contains photographs of California sierra and desert wilderness. Series 2 contains slides of historic homes, hotels, railroad cars, stage coaches, ships, harbors, mines and water projects, primarily arranged alphabetically by county.

Biographical / historical:

Francis Waddingham taught physics and photography at Westchester High School, Los Angeles, California (1950-1980). His wife, Gladys, taught foreign languages at Inglewood, California High School. Both were active in southern California and state historical societies. Francis Waddingham used his skills as a photographer to document their interest in California hotels, scenery and early buildings. Francis and Gladys Waddingham gave frequent slide lectures to local historical and service organizations.

Physical location:
For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.
Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

About this collection guide

Date Prepared:
© 2006
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid created by Shan Sutton. Date of source: October 2, 2006.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection open for research.

Terms of access:

Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.

Preferred citation:

Waddingham Slide Collection & Papers, MSS 260, Holt-Atherton Special Collections & Archives, University of the Pacific Library & Learning Center.

Location of this collection:
University of the Pacific, Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections, University Library
Stockton, CA 95211, US
Contact:
(209) 946-2404
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