Title:

Frank Waters Preston travel diary, January 21, 1905-February 22, 1905

Creator/Contributor:

Preston, Frank Waters, approximately 1880-1951, creator, creator.

Travel diary of Frank W. Preston entitled A Winter Cruise in the Tropics from Frisco to New York. The diary documents a trip Frank W. Preston took with his friend on board the City of Panama steamer (in steerage) from San Francisco to New York in early 1905. The diary consists of a typescript table of contents, an introduction, and 46 pages of body content. There are also two sheets of hand-drawn caricatures that are based on Jewish, Chinese, Italian, and Mexican racial and ethnic stereotypes. One of these sheets is at the front of the book and another is inserted between pages 15 and 16. On the inside front cover, Paterson has inscribed his name, his hometown (Paterson, New Jersey) and pasted a photograph (presumably of himself). The diary covers Preston's trip from his departure from San Francisco on January 21, 1905 to his arrival in New York on February 22, 1905. The table of contents for the diary provides a near daily itinerary. In the introduction to the diary, Preston provides some advice about essential items for travelers on such a journey. In the body of the diary, Preston discusses scenery, weather, his fellow travelers, his health and food. He makes derogatory comments about one Jewish passenger, in particular, who Preston returns to frequently and presents as a target of continual harassment and even violence during the voyage. He also details interactions with "natives" during stops at various ports in Central America and with one young Chinese passenger on board the ship. The most detailed description in the diary are reserved for his meals, which he mentions on almost every page.

Date:

1905 (issued)

Subject:

n-us-ca

Ocean travel -- Description and travel

Stereotypes (Social psychology)

Antisemitism

Stereotyping

Stéréotypes

Antisémitisme

antisemitism

Preston, Frank Waters -- approximately 1880-1951 -- Archives

Purchase from Buckingham Books; 2021.

Frank W. Preston was a lifelong bachelor who worked as a designer in the Paterson, New Jersey silk Industry. He was born in Paterson and lived there with his parents and (after his parents' deaths) his sisters until his death in 1951.

Frank Waters Preston travel diary, BANC MSS 2021/35, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.

In English.

Type:

Diary

Photograph

diaries.

photographs.

Ethnic stereotypes

Caricatures

Figure drawings

Diaries.

Photographs.

Journaux intimes.

Photographies.

print

1 volume

English

Origin:

California