George Emery Stewart, Jr. was born on November 11, 1906 in Vernal, Utah to George Emery and Nancy Elizabeth Birchell Stewart. He married Elva Gagon on August 10, 1929 in Rockville, Maryland. Together, the two had three daughters. Stewart attended schools in Myton, Westminster, the University of Utah, and graduated from the George Washington Law School. For several years, he served as the Duchesne County Attorney. Stewart was a served in the United States Army during World War II. He was a member of the Utah Historical Society and the Western States Historical Society. Stewart died on March 19, 1990. After his death, Stewart's family compiled his writings on Utah history into
The George E. Stewart digital photograph collection consists of 139 digital only items. The items are scans of two boxes of color and black-and-white photographs dating from the 1960s and 1970s taken by George E. Stewart and depicting landscapes, ranch building remains, cliff dwellings, and petroglyphs. The collection also contains scans of copy prints depicting Utah history collected by Stewart during the course of his historical research.
Arranged by subject
Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from the George E. Stewart digital photograph collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator.
Donated by Mary Ellen Stewart Gardner in 2009.
Processed by Special Collections staff.
See also the George E. Stewart article (ACCN 0528) in the Manuscripts Division of Special Collections.