Henry Keidel photograph collection
Abstract
This collection contains portraits of Henry Keidel as well as group photographs of his staff at Henry Keidel and Company.
Dates
- 1908-1942
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research use.
Conditions Governing Use
The reproduction of materials in this collection may be subject to copyright restrictions. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine and satisfy copyright clearances or other case restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in the collections. For more information visit the MCHC’s Rights and Permissions page.
Biographical / Historical
Henry Keidel (1840-1919) was born in Salzgitter, Hanover, Germany, the son of Dr. George Keidel (died 1875) , a government physician who was affiliated with the University of Goettingen. The family came to Baltimore in 1852. Henry Keidel attended private schools, and founded the Henry Keidel and Company firm in the 1860s, a hardware enterprise located at 407 West Redwood Street in Baltimore. A Catonsville resident, he was married to Adela Lawrence Keidel, and was survived at the time of his death by two sons and two daughters.
Howard A. Tschudy (died 1981) was employed at the Henry Keidel and Company firm starting in 1904, initially as a clerk. In 1965, he became the owner of the company. A Dickeyville resident, he lived at 2505 Pickwick Road. Howard Tschudy was a member of the Baltimore Hardware Club, and the American Hardware Manufacturers Association.
Extent
0.21 Linear Feet (1 half Hollinger box)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
The photographs are arranged according to PP catalog number. The item stored in "Medium Photograph" area is filed under the PP collection number (PP117).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Donald Tschudy, 1987.
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of one box with two folders containing eight photoprints made between 1908 and 1942. In addition to portraits of Henry Keidel and other individuals, including a group photograph of the staff of Henry Keidel and Company, there are scenes in Dickeyville and Hillsdale, and several unidentified buildings.
There is one folder with two pieces of printed ephemera.
- Title
- Guide to the Henry Keidel 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
- 2020-01-31: 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