Identity elements
Name and location of repository
Beschrijvingsniveau
Collectie
Titel
Alvan Stewart diary
Datum(s)
- 1831 (Vervaardig)
Omvang
1 Box
Naam van de archiefvormer
Biografie
Alvan Stewart was born in South Granville, New York, September 1, 1790. From the age of five he lived on a farm in Westford, Vermont, and attended district schools in the county. He entered the University of Vermont in 1809, leaving in 1812 to take a teaching position in Canada. He was arrested in Canada as a spy after the outbreak of war and was for a time held as a prisoner. Upon his release he returned to the States, continuing to teach and beginning the study of law in Cherry Valley, New York. After a few years in Kentucky, Stewart returned to Cherry Valley where he acquired the reputation as a brilliant lawyer. In 1832, after travels abroad which are detailed in these diary pages, Stewart moved with his family to Utica, where he continued to practice law, but devoted a great deal of time to temperance and anti-slavery causes. In 1835 he formed and became president of the New York Anti-Slavery Society where he raised money, organized meetings, and held public debates. Several times his planned affairs were broken up by angry mobs. Stewart argued that slavery was in violation with the Constitution and should be abolished. After a brief attempt at a political career, receiving only a few hundred votes for New York governor, Stewart retired to a more private life, though remaining a member of the New York Anti-Slavery Society. Stewart died in New York City, May 1, 1849.
Content and structure elements
Bereik en inhoud
The Alvan Stewart diary contains approximately 200 handwritten pages of a diary by New York lawyer and abolitionist Alvan Stewart (1790-1849). The diary chronicles Stewart's travels from May to September 1831, including a sea voyage from New York to Liverpool, his travels through England and France, and the return voyage.
Ordeningstelsel
Chronologically as follows:
May 16 - June 10, 1831
Across the Atlantic,
New York to Liverpool
June 11 - June 18, 1831
Landing in Liverpool;
Travel to London
June 19 - June 26, 1831
London
June 27 - June 30, 1831
From London to Paris
July 1 - July 8, 1831
Paris
July 9 - July 14, 1831
Paris
July 15 - July 21, 1831
From Paris to Havre
July 22 - September 1, 1831
Return across the Atlantic,
Havre to New York
Conditions of access and use elements
Voorwaarden voor raadpleging
This collection is open for research.
Physical access
Items from this collection are kept on-campus and may be requested from the first floor Kislak Center in the Otto G. Richter Library at University of Miami.
Technical access
Voorwaarden voor reproductie
Alvan Stewart Diary Finding Aid © 1998 University of Miami. Requests to reproduce or publish materials from this collection should be directed to asc.library@miami.edu.
Languages of the material
- Engels
Scripts of the material
Taal en schrift aantekeningen
Toegangen
Generated finding aid
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Geschiedenis beheer
Directe bron van verwerving
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Aanvullingen
Related materials elements
Bestaan en verblifplaats van originelen
Bestaan en verblijfplaats van kopieën
Related archival materials
Special Collections, Digital Resources and Online Exhibits: "The Alvan Stewart Papers".
Information about related materials is available at http://exhibits.library.miami.edu/stewart/index.html