Stewart, Commander Archibald Thomas (1876-1968)

Identity Statement

Reference code(s)	: GB 0064 STT
Held at	: National Maritime Museum   Click here to find out how to view this collection at http://collections.rmg.co.uk/ ›
Full title	: Stewart, Commander Archibald Thomas (1876-1968)
Date(s)	: [1886-1896]
Level of description	: Collection
Extent	: 2 vols, 4 files
Name of creator(s)	: Stewart | Archibald Thomas | 1876-1968 | Commander

Context

Administrative/Biographical history:

Stewart entered the Navy in 1890 and joined the BOADICEA, flagship of the East Indies Station, in 1892. He transferred to the BONAVENTURE in 1894 and in the following year to the ACTIVE, training squadron. For the remainder of his career he served mainly in the Mediterranean, retiring with the rank of Commander in 1920.

Content

Scope and content/abstract:

Papers of Archibald Thomas Stewart. They consist of two logs, 1892 to 1896, as well as documents collected by Stewart. These include some letters received by Lord Charles Beresford, 1886 to 1889, and a small manuscript booklet entitled 'Reasons by the officers of the Brunswick for leaving the fleet, 1st June 1794'.

Access & Use

Language/scripts of material:
English

System of arrangement:

Conditions governing access:

Please contact the Archive for further information.

Conditions governing reproduction:

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Finding aids:

Detailed catalogue online at the: National Maritime Museum website .

Archival Information

Archival history:

Immediate source of acquisition:

The papers were presented in 1963 by Commander Stewart.

Allied Materials

Related material:

Publication note:

Description Notes

Archivist's note:
Edited by Sarah Drewery, Sep 2011.

Rules or conventions:
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

Date(s) of descriptions:
2010-08-26