Eric Matson's diary entries, 1921

Title: Eric Matson's diary entries, 1921
Description: This is a digital reproduction of an image held in the Library of Congress. These images depict Eric Matson’s diary entries from 1921. Eric Matson was one of the leading photographers of the American Colony in Jerusalem who moved to Colony as a young child with his family from Sweden. His diary entries from this year contain details of Matson’s photography work and the social life of the American Colony in Jerusalem. There are also comments on the rising tension in both Palestine (including the demonstrations and violence in Jaffa) and the wider region. He makes numerous references to Bethlehem and Beit Jala and his interactions with a “Mr Cattan of Bethlehem” (12 June).
Identifier: pb_lc_aco_7252034
Subject: Bethlehem; Palestine; Palestinian Diaspora; American Colony collection; American Colony in Jerusalem; British Mandate in Bethlehem
License: CC BY 4.0
Date: 1921
Type: Digital scan of handwritten documents
Source: Library of Congress, Washington DC, USA, Manuscript Division
Language: English
Spatial Coverage: 31.777689/ 35.235176
Rights Holder: Library of Congress. No known restrictions on publication.