Collection ID368 - Colwell family

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Colwell family

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  • Textual record

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CA MNBM ID368

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25 cm of textual records

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(Branch begins 1889)

Biographical history

Allison Montrose Colwell, fire department captain, insurance and real estate agent, was born in February 1889 at Grand Lake, New Brunswick. He was the son of Charles Melvin Colwell and Lounica Chanla Burns and had two brothers, Walter M. and J. Milton. Allison Colwell married (1) Eunice Mary Trecartin on 12 June 1912 and (2) Jessie ?. He had two children, Archibald K., and Mrs. C.P. Edgett. Archibald was married to Jean and moved to New York prior to 1963.

Allison Colwell joined the Saint John Fire Department in 1922 and was made a captain in 1928. He retired from the fire department in 1949 and then became an insurance and real estate agent for British General Insurance Company. Allison M. Colwell was a member of the Angler's Association, Fish and Game Protective Association, the Knights of Pythias, and the Masons. He died 21 May 1963.

Custodial history

Information about the custody of these records prior to acquisition is incomplete.

Scope and content

The collection consists of 3 record books, 8 scrapbooks and 2 boxes of material relating mainly to Saint John local history. There are 2 fire station record books recording fire alarms in Saint John, 1889-1900 and 1901-1907. The books provide dates, box numbers, building owners and locations, damages, causes and insurance coverage.

The 1889-1900 record book was kept by E.P. Leonard (1852-1907), an engineer at No. 4 Engine House. A third book contains photographs of drawings in the New Brunswick Museum collection and a photo of St. Philip's African Methodist Episcopal Church on Queen Street, Saint John. Some of the scrapbooks are indexed and contain pasted newsclippings. A large quantity of material relating to fires and firefighting is included. The boxes contain newspapers, sketches, various awards and certificates, written histories, and about 75 snapshots (mostly identified).

Physical condition

Some material is in fragile condition, particularly No. 2 Scrapbook which has a great number of loose pages.

Immediate source of acquisition

Received from Archibald Colwell of New York, 1963

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  • English

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