| Papers and correspondence relating to F. Ronald Stemp (1904-c.1980) and Martha Currier Stemp (1914-1987). The Stemps, after living in New York, Bermuda and elsewhere, settled in Annapolis, Maryland during the 1970s.
Mr. Stemp, born and educated in England, served as the general manager of the Bermuda Railway (fl. 1931) and a project coordinator for several building projects in the Caribbean and elsewhere. Papers and photographs relating to the railway and a brief history are contained within the collection. Stemp was also an amateur inventor and copies of his patent applications, drawings, and correspondence with lawyers are included.
Martha Currier Stemp, related to the Thomas family of Ellicott City (Md.), was a New York City dance instructor (1940s) and later worked as a Maryland State employee. The collection features her scrapbook (1930s-1950s) containing telegrams, dance programs (Naval Academy; Georgetown University), greeting cards (valentines, birthday cards) and newspaper clippings.
Mrs. Stemp's father was Arthur Dean Currier (fl. 1880s-1930s), an Illinois journalist and lawyer who graduated from Northwestern University. A large album (c. 1885) holds the portraits of Northwest classmates, professors, and possibly family members. Some photographs are identified. In addition, the collection also features a scrapbook of clippings relating to Currier's legal career (c. 1905), as well as his admittance to the the Illinois Bar (1889) and his Sons of the American Revolution (1926) certificates.
Miscellaneous items include: various booklets; antiques and furniture inventories; furniture storage agreements; estate and appraisal paperwork, and a few graphics.
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