Tracy Mathewson letters
Scope and Content
This collection contains eleven letters from Tracy Mathewson to Sam Saltzman regarding various photos taken by Mathewson and other photographers. Mathewson sent photographs to Saltzman and described them in these letters. Mentioned are photos of Ty Cobb, Bobby Jones, the first Officers' Training Camp at Fort McPherson, German prisoners at Fort McPherson, and the 1917 graduating class of Georgia Tech. Mathewson also worked with Tracy O'Neal, an Atlanta photographer.
Dates
- 1956-1957
Creator
- Mathewson, Tracy (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. All requests to publish, quote, or reproduce must be submitted through the Kenan Research Center.
Administrative/Biographical History
Tracy Burum Mathewson (1876-1957), a professional photographer and newsreel cameraman, was born in Augusta, Georgia. His parents were Joseph Oscar Mathewson (1836-1894), and his mother was Susannah Luther Mathewson (1840-1880). He worked for the Atlanta Georgian beginning in 1905, and was also a photographer for theAtlanta Constitution. In 1898 he married Clara Eugenia Rountree (1877-1957) and they had one child, Tracy Buram Mathewson Jr. (1898-1990). Known as the Dean of Southern press photographers, he covered many notable news events, including Mexicon General Francisco Villa's raid of New Mexico in 1916, as well as Georgia sporting events and sports personalities such as Ty Cobb. In 1955, he won the Burt Williams Award for news photography. Mathewson retired in 1954 and died in Jasper, Georgia.
Extent
1 folder(s)
Language
English
Source
- Saltzman, Sam (Person)
- O'Neal, Tracy (Person)
- Title
- Tracy Mathewson letters
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center Repository