Background
Brewster, James was born on July 22, 1886 in Groton, South Dakota, United States. Son of William Joseph (clergyman) and Emma (Colby) B.
Brewster, James was born on July 22, 1886 in Groton, South Dakota, United States. Son of William Joseph (clergyman) and Emma (Colby) B.
Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut, 1908. Bachelor of Library Science, Albany Library School, Albany, New York, 1926.
Cashier Travelers Insurance Company, 1908-1914. Auditor Canada Steamship Lincolnshire, 1914-1918 and 1919-1924. With Albany Library School, 1914-1926.
Head of order section New York State Library, 1926-1927.
Librarian Union College, Schenectady, New York, 1927-1935. Assistant state librarian Connecticut State Library, 1935-1936, state librarian since 1936.
Served in the United States Navy, 1918. Member American library association, Connecticut library association (president 1937-1938), Connecticut History Society, National’l Association of State Librarians Second vice president), Connecticut Society Colonial Wars (secretary), Antiquarian and Landmark Society, Society American Archivists, Society of Descendants of the Founders of Hartford, New London County Historical Society (honorary), Archives Committee of Franklin Doctorate. Roosevelt Library, Incorporated. Member Psi Upsilon.; Clubs: Grolier (New York) Acorn (Connecticut).
Married Jessie A. Mills, January 1, 1918. Children: Mary Bunce, Cynthia.