This collection contains personal papers of Don M. Stewart, documents on San Diego water development, and drafts of Stewart’s book “Frontier Port.”

Donald M. Stewart (1873-1969) was born in San Diego on August 3, 1873. His father, Daniel Stewart came to San Diego from England in 1868 and worked for the Panama Steamship Company. Donald was one of six children. He attended school in San Diego from 1882 to 1891. He then held jobs for the San Diego Sun, the Lion Clothing Company, and a building contractor in San Francisco. In 1899 he joined a goat hunting expedition to Guadalupe Island. That same year he was appointed as ensign in the Naval Military Service, which later became the National Naval Volunteers, and then the Naval Reserve. In 1900 he was employed by the Western Metal Supply Company. In 1903 he was elected to the City Council, choosing not to run for re-election in 1905. In 1902 he married Maude Wilson. They had three children: Donald M. b. 1904, Dorothy M. b. 1909, and Marjorie May Stewart Sanborn b. 1911.

1.0 Linear feet (2 boxes)

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