Steiger family photograph collection
Abstract
This collection contains photographs of the Steiger family and their home, Brightwood, in Howard County, Maryland, near Laurel, Maryland. Also pictured is the family's winter home on the St. John River near Palatka, Florida, and a photo of St. Philips Church in Laurel, Maryland.
Dates
- 1868-1910
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research use.
Conditions Governing Use
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Biographical / Historical
The Steiger family lived near Laurel in Howard County, Maryland, where William Tell Steiger owned and operated Brightwood Farm. His wife, Hannah Van Patten Steiger, wrote newspaper articles for the American Farmer in the 1880s, as well as writing and editing The Quill during the same years.
One family member was George Nye Steiger, a graduate of Occidental College (Los Angeles, California) in 1906, and of Harvard University in 1914. In 1914, he married Susan LePage Cronmiller, a neighbor near his childhood home in Laurel. An expert on the Far East, Steiger taught at St. John's College in Shanghai, China, and was a correspondent for the Sunpapers on Chinese politics and society during the 1920s. He moved to teach at Harvard University in 1920, and later joined the faculty at Simmons College, staying until his retirement. He earned his Ph.D. from Harvard in 1923.
Extent
0.14 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
The photographs are arranged by general subject in the following series:
Steiger family photographs, 1868-1910.
Steiger and Van Patten Marshall families, undated.
"Brightwood," (near Laurel, Maryland) and Steiger family group portraits, circa 1890s.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Margaret Van Patten Marshall in 1980
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of 1 box with 3 folders consisting of 26 photographs made circa 1868-1910. Subjects include the Steiger family and their home, Brightwood, in Howard County, near Laurel, as well as their winter home on the St. John River near Palatka, Florida. Also included is a photo of St. Philips Church, Laurel, Maryland.
- Title
- Guide to the Steiger family photograph collection
- Status
- Under Revision
- Author
- Katherine Cowan
- Date
- 1999-07
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Revision Statements
- 2020-01-16: Manually entered into ArchivesSpace by Mallory Herberger.
Repository Details
Part of the H. Furlong Baldwin Library Repository
H. Furlong Baldwin Library
Maryland Center for History and Culture
610 Park Avenue
Baltimore MD 21201 United States
4106853750
specialcollections@mdhistory.org