Janus: David Stewart: Papers

Manuscripts contains:
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MS Add.5119	Transcript of Biographical and Historical Subjects
MS Add.5124	A Description of Scotland and other papers
MS Add.5125	Thomas Martin: Cambridgeshire church notes, collections, etc
MS Add.5126	Collation of Horae
MS Add.5127-5139, 5141-5144	Robert Willis: Papers
MS Add.5140, 5145-5146	David Stewart: Papers
MS Add.5147	Correspondence regarding John Donne's Seal
MS Add.5148-5152	Library Sales: Prices and Purchasers
MS Add.5153-5223	Civil List Accounts
MS Add.52	John Cox: Sermon on Psalm cxix. 71
MS Add.5282-5334	Royal Navy: Estimates
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David Stewart: Papers

Title	David Stewart: Papers
Reference	GBR/0012/MS Add.5140, 5145-5146
Creator	Stewart, David James, d. 1898
Covering Dates	1850–1889 (Circa)
Extent and Medium	3 volumes
Repository	Cambridge University Library, Department of Manuscripts and University Archives

Content and context

David James Stewart was born in London and educated privately. He was admitted a pensioner at Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1833, at the age of 19, and matriculated in 1834 (B.A., 1839; M.A., 1842). He was ordained deacon in 1839, and priest in 1840. Stewart was curate of Adderbury, Oxfordshire, 1843-1848, vicar of Hillmarton, Wiltshire, 1849-1850, and honorary canon of Ely, 1893-1898. He was H.M. Inspector of Schools, 1851-1891. He died on 18 March 1898.

Notes on architecture, woodwork and ironwork.

The notes were formerly the property of John Willis Clark. MSS.Add.5145 and 5146 were presented to Clark by Aubrey Stewart, son of David James Stewart, in 1905. Purchased by the Library in 1911.

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Please cite as Cambridge University Library, Department of Manuscripts and University Archives, David Stewart: Papers, MS Add.5140, 5145-5146

Index Terms

Architecture

Woodwork

Ironwork

Willis, Robert (1800-1875) engineer and architectural historian

Manuscripts/MS Add.5140, 5145-5146 contains:

MS Add.5140

Architectural notes. 291 folios, including: (fos 178-84) notes by Robert Willis on London buildings; (fo. 195) a letter from H.R. Nevill to Mrs Almira Heaviside, 1 May 1875; (fo. 225) an incomplete letter from an unidentified correspondent to Stewart, 5 May 1875.
Creator: Stewart, David James, d. 1898.
1 volume.

1875

MS Add.5145

Notes on woodwork. 261 folios. Several folios are in the hand of Robert Willis.
Creator: Stewart, David James, d. 1898.
1 volume.

1850

MS Add.5146

Notes for a proposed book on woodwork and ironwork. 79 folios.
Creator: Stewart, David James, d. 1898.
1 volume.

1882–1889