J. Steuart photograph collection
Abstract
This collection includes photographs of the Steuart family homes in Baltimore and "Edilius," their summer home. Also included are images at Fort McHenry, Annapolis, and locations outside Maryland in New England and Harper's Ferry, among others. The dates of the collection span 1888-1903.
Dates
- 1889-1903
Creator
- Steuart, James Edmondson, 1872-1954 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research use.
Conditions Governing Use
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Biographical / Historical
James Edmondson Steuart (1872-1954) was a lawyer who lived at 1035 St. Paul St. and at a family estate, Mt. Steuart at South River (Edgewater), Anne Arundel Co. He was the son of Dr. James H. Steuart (1835-1892) and Ellen L. Duvall Steuart (d. ca. 1924), whose home was at 123 W. Lanvale St. in Baltimore, and the nephew of the famous General George H. Steuart (1828-1903) who served in the Confederate army. His grandfather was also a Generap George H. Steuart (1790-1867), who served in the United States Army and farmed in Anne Arundel County.
The Steuart family was descended from Scottish kings and connected by marriage with the Calvert family. There were many generations of medical doctors, military leaders, and a former mayor of Annapolis in the family, which was centered in Anne Arundel County. There was also Steuart family property in western Baltimore city, near the present intersection of Baltimore and Monroe streets, from which the neighborhood known as Steuart Hill took its name.
Extent
0.83 Linear Feet (2 full Hollinger boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
The photoprints are arranged according to PP catalog numbers. The glass negatives are arranged according to negative catalog numbers.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of the Estate of James E. Steuart, 1958.
Separated Materials
Folder 9 in Box 2 is missing.
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of 2 boxes containing 355 modern photoprints made in the 1980s at the Maryland Historical Society from glass negatives created circa 1889-1903. Maryland subjects include Steuart family homes on St. Paul and Lanvale Sts. in Baltimore, Fort McHenry, and scenes around Annapolis. There are many scenes at "Edilius", evidently a summer home which may be in Maryland.
Outside of Maryland, subjects include New England water scenes (especially at Narragansett, Rhode Island), Cape May, New Jersey, Berkley Springs and Harper's Ferry, West Virginia, and Winchester, Virginia. There is an image of the ship Mayflower, and of a diorama of the Monitor and Merrimac.
Creator
- Steuart, James Edmondson, 1872-1954 (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the J. Steuart photograph collection
- Status
- Under Revision
- Author
- Katherine Cowan
- Date
- 1999-09
- 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
- 2020-01-19: 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