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Daniel Geary scrapbook on the history of the Mobile Volunteer Fire Companies

 Collection
Identifier: W-0024

Scope and Contents

This scrapbook includes newspaper clippings, illustrations of early fire engines, and handwritten notes related to the history of the volunteer firefighter companies in Mobile in the early part of the nineteenth century. Although many of the articles in the notebook are dated 1867, some articles from 1830 to 1924 are included. The scrapbook was compiled by Daniel Geary, an organizer of the Franklin No. 3 Fire Company. Particular items of interest include a copy of the Constitution and Bylaws and a membership card from the Creole Steam Fire Company, one of the city's first fire companies. Handwritten notes list the names of company leaders. Newspaper clippings include information on company meetings, anniversary celebrations, and fire engine purchases.

Dates

  • 1830-1924

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

None

Biographical / Historical

Daniel Geary was living in Mobile, Alabama, in the mid-nineteenth century and was a volunteer fire fighter, helping to organize the Franklin #3 company. He later became a member of the the Merchant #4 company.

Extent

0.1 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Overview

Scrapbook of newspaper clippings, illustrations, and handwritten notes related to the history of volunteer firefighter companies in Mobile, Alabama, compiled by Daniel Geary.

Physical Location

The A.S. Williams III Americana Collection, Amelia Gayle Gorgas Library, The University of Alabama.

Provenance

Gift of A.S. Williams III, 2010

Related Materials

Francois Diard poetry notebook and Mobile scrapbook, The A. S. Williams III Americana Collection, University Division of Special Collections, The University of Alabama.

Inside the front cover of Francois Diard's Mobile scrapbook is a handwritten receipt for three exemption waiver notes from Daniel Geary, dated 21 June 1881. In the 1880 United States Census in Mobile, Sarah L. Diard, her husband (Charles), and children, are listed as living "with her father" under Daniel Geary's entry.

General

Title on phase box spine: Daniel Geary's Manuscript History of the Mobile Volunteer Fire Companies - 1867

Processed by

Haley Aaron and Martha Bace, 2013

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Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to Daniel Geary scrapbook on the history of the Mobile Volunteer Fire Companies
Status
Completed
Date
October 2013
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections Repository

https://www.lib.ua.edu/libraries/hoole/
Contact:
Box 870266
Tuscaloosa AL 35487-0266
205.348.0513