Eric Matson's diary entries, 1922

Title: Eric Matson's diary entries, 1922
Description: This is a digital reproduction of an image held in the Library of Congress. These images depict Eric Matson’s diary entries from 1922, which is the most detailed year of his diaries. 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. The diary opens with lists of Palestine population figures from the 1920 census, as well as postal rates and measurements. From that point onwards he writes daily entries describing both his work and social life in Palestine. The diary contains a number of references to Bethlehem, including midnight mass held on 24 December.
Identifier: pb_lc_aco_7252037
Subject: Bethlehem; Palestine; Palestinian Diaspora; American Colony collection; American Colony in Jerusalem; British Mandate in Bethlehem
License: CC BY 4.0
Date: 1922
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.