Stein, Jr. (Louis L.) photograph collection, 1880-1950

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Summary

Title:
Louis L. Stein, Jr. photograph collection
Dates:
1880-1950
Creators:
Stein, Louis L., Jr.
Abstract:
The Louis L. Stein, Jr. photograph collection, 1880-1950, (SAFR 24854, P77-068L) is comprised mainly of photographs of various steamships, some in the San Francisco Bay Area, California. The collection has been processed to the Item and is open for use.
Extent:
112 items
Language:
In English.
Preferred citation:

[Item description], [Location within collection organization identified by Collection Number/Series Number/File Unit Number/Item Number], P77-068L (SAFR 24854), Louis L. Stein, Jr. photograph collection, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park

Background

Scope and content:

The Louis L. Stein, Jr. photograph collection, 1880-1950, (SAFR 24854, P77-068L) is comprised mainly of photographs of various steamships, some in the San Francisco Bay Area, California. The collection has been processed to the Item and is open for use.

Contains photographs primarily of merchant steamships and United States Navy vessels in the San Francisco Bay Area, California, and other various locations, 1880-1950. There are 99 unique photographic images in 112 physical forms (5 nitrate negatives, 5 preservation contact interpositives, 5 preservation contact negatives, 43 safety negatives, 2 glass plate negatives, 50 black-and-white photographic prints, and 2 black-and-white photographic postcards). The collection holds photographs of both passenger and cargo steamships, including World War II era Liberty ships and Victory ships. There are also a small number of photographs of sailing vessels, including STAR OF ENGLAND, STAR OF FINLAND, STAR OF LAPLAND, AND STAR OF ALASKA of the Alaska Packers Association, the five-masted schooner ELINOR H, and others.

Biographical / historical:

Louis Lorenz Stein, Jr. was born on August 21, 1902, in Berkeley, California. He earned a degree from the University of California School of Pharmacy in 1924, and opened a pharmacy in Kensington, California, in 1928. His passion for history led to a lifetime of collecting material related to railroads and local history, including photographs, documents, artifacts, ephemera, and more.

His collection of pharmaceutical items served as the basis for the historic drugstore at Columbia State Historic Park, and, in 1953, he purchased the Martinez Adobe to save it from destruction. Parts of his collection can be found in various other Northern California museums and historical societies, including the California State Railroad Museum and the Contra Costa County Historical Society.

Louis Stein married Mildred Slater (1903-1989) in 1927. They had two children, Robert and Janet. Louis Stein died on November 11, 1996.

Sources: "Louis L. Stein, 1902-1996." Contra Costa County Historical Society. Accessed March 8, 2017. http://www.cocohistory.org/llstein.html "Louis L. Stein, Collector." Lafayette Historical Society News, vol. 34, no. 5, November 2007: 2-4.

Acquisition information:

SAFR-00001

GOGA-00789

The collection was donated to the San Francisco Maritime Museum library by Louis L. Stein, Jr., in 1977. The collection was accessioned as GOGA-00789 when it was transferred from the J. Porter Shaw Library to the Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA) in February 1985.

SAFR-00001 is a blanket accession that was transferred from the Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA) to the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park in September 1988. GGNRA had previously acquired the collection from the San Francisco Maritime Museum when it became a unit of the National Park Service in 1977.

Processing information:

The descriptions in this collection guide were compiled using the best available sources of information. Such sources include the creator's annotations or descriptions, collection accession files, primary and secondary source material and subject matter experts. While every effort was made to provide accurate information, in the event that you find any errors in this guide please contact the reference staff in order for us to evaulate and make corrections to this guide.

Please cite the title and collection number in any correspondence with our staff.

Arrangement:

Sometime after the collection was received in 1977, item numbers were assigned to each image without reference to any order. These numbers were maintained when fully processed in 2017.

Physical location:
San Francisco Maritime NHP, Historic Documents Department
Physical description:
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Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard .

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Processed by: L. Bianchi, 2017.
Date Prepared:
2017
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid derived from ICMS database and converted into xml from a template revised and updated by San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, Historic Documents Department. 6/30/2017 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is open for use unless otherwise noted.

Nitrate negatives are restricted from use. Use-copies can be provided. Glass plate negatives may require special handling by the reference staff.

Terms of access:

Some material may be copyrighted or restricted. It is the researcher's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright or other case restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in the collections.

Preferred citation:

[Item description], [Location within collection organization identified by Collection Number/Series Number/File Unit Number/Item Number], P77-068L (SAFR 24854), Louis L. Stein, Jr. photograph collection, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park

Location of this collection:
Building E, Fort Mason
San Francisco, CA 94123, US
Contact:
415-561-7030
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