Black Diamond Press Records

Black Diamond Press Records, 1863-1976

Overview of the Collection

Title: Black Diamond Press Records
Dates: 1863-1976 (inclusive)
18631976
Quantity: 7.5 linear feet, (10 boxes)
Collection Number: MSS 067
Summary: The Black Diamond Press Records contain research, notes, and manuscripts relating to four books and one article published by Glenn Barrett: "Idaho Banking, 1863-1976," "Small Town Banking in the Good Ol' Days," "The First Bank of Troy," "Idaho Bank and Trust: A History," and "Banks, Bankers, and Bank Robbers." There is also additional research on banking and other topics compiled by Barrett including Idaho governors, J.R. Simplot, John M. Bernhisel, Lorenzo Snow, Weldon Brinton Heyburn, and Lem York.
Repository: Boise State University Library, Special Collections and Archives
Special Collections and Archives
1910 University Drive
Boise ID
83725
Telephone: 2084263990
archives@boisestate.edu
Access Restrictions: Collection is available for research.
Languages: English

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Black Diamond Press Records contain research, notes, and manuscripts relating to four books and one article published by Glenn Barrett: "Idaho Banking, 1863-1976," "Small Town Banking in the Good Ol' Days," "The First Bank of Troy," "Idaho Bank and Trust: A History," and "Banks, Bankers, and Bank Robbers." There is also additional research on banking and other topics compiled by Barrett including Idaho governors, J.R. Simplot, John M. Bernhisel, Lorenzo Snow, Weldon Brinton Heyburn, and Lem York.

Included in this collection are many newspapers and publications that Barrett acquired in his study. An example is 20 years of "Branch Clearings," the First Security staff publication, and many special edition newspapers.

Historical NoteReturn to Top

The Black Diamond History Records is a collection of research notes, manuscripts, and other documents concerned with the publishing efforts of Dr. Gwynn Barrett (writing under the name of Glenn Barrett). Under the Black Diamond Press name, Barrett published several works concerned with the coal industry, the bank industry, and spinoffs of these two areas. These include studies of the First Bank of Troy, an overview of Idaho banking, a social history of small town banking, coal miner H.F. Samuels, coal town Kemmerer, Wyoming, and printer Lem York. Also part of the Black Diamond Press was the editing of John C. Anderson's journal, an account of a man who made a trek to the Intermountain Region in the mid-19th century.

Originally, Barrett began involvement in these areas after working with Dr. Leonard Arrington while he was at Utah State University on a history of the First Security Corporation. The Black Diamond Press was not intended to be a major publishing endeavor but rather a scholar's attempt to publish his own work.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Preferred Citation

[item description], Black Diamond Press Records, Box [number] Folder [number], Boise State University Special Collections and Archives.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

The Black Diamond Press Records are arranged into six series, the first five are books/articles written by Glenn Barrett and the sixth is other research: Series 1, Idaho Banking; Series 2, Small Town Banking in the Good Ol' Days; Series 3, The First Bank of Troy; Series 4, Idaho Bank and Trust: A History; Series 5, Banks, bankers, and Bank Robbers; Series 6, Other Research and Writing.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Series 1: Idaho Banking, 1863-1976Return to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
1	1-2	Permission for Research	1975
1	3-10	Research and Background
1	11	American Bankers Association
1	12	Anti-Banking
1	13	Bank Charters
1	14	Blue Sky Law
1	15	Branch Banking
1	16	Building and Loan Associations
1	17	Clearing House Associations: 1907
1	18	Comptrollers of Currency
1	19	Depression: 1893
1	20	Depression: 1930s
1	21	Eastern Bankers
1	22	Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
1	23	Federal Reserve System
1	24	The First National Bank of Chicago - A History, 1863-1919
1	25	Gold Dust Bankers
1	26	Guarantee Movement
1	27	Idaho Bankers Association
1	28	Idaho Bank examiner
1	29	Idaho Bank Laws
1	30	Legal Tender
1	31	Merchant Bankers
1	32	National Bank Act
1	33	National Banks
1	34	Operating Banks and Statistics: Idaho, 1974
1	35	Panic
1	36	Postal Savings
1	37	Reconstruction Finance Corporation
1	38-136	Report of the Comptroller of Currency, Idaho Statistics	1873-1973
1	137	Women in Banking
1	138	Bank of Idaho
1	139	Boise City National Bank
1	140	Capitol State Bank
1	141	B.M. DuRell
1	142	First Security
1	143	Idaho First National Bank
1	144	A.D. Quantrell
1	145	The First National Bank of North Idaho
1	146	Aberdeen
1	147	Albion
1	2	American Falls
1	149	Arco
1	150	Ashton
1	151	Atlanta
2	1	Bancroft
2	2	Blackfoot
2	4	Bliss
2	5	Boise
2	6	Bonner's Ferry
2	7	Bovill
2	8	Bruneau
2	9	Buhl
2	10	Burley
2	11	Caldwell
2	12	Cambridge
2	13	Carey
2	14	Cascade
2	15	Castleford
2	16	Challis
2	17	Clarks Fork
2	18	Coeur d'Alene
2	19	Cottonwood
2	20	Council
2	21	Craigmont
2	22	Culdesac
2	23	Custer
2	24	Deary
2	25	Declo
2	26	Delta
2	27	Denver
2	28	Dietrich
2	29	Donnelly
2	30	Downey
2	31	Driggs
2	32	Drummond
2	33	Dubois
2	34	Eagle
2	35	Eagle City
2	36	Elk City
2	37	Elk River
2	38	Emmett
2	39	Fairfield
2	40	Ferrel
2	41	Ferdinand
2	42	Filer
2	43	Firth
2	44	Florence
2	45	Franklin
2	46	Fruitland
2	47	Garden City
2	48	Genesee
2	49	Glenns Ferry
2	50	Gooding
2	51	Grace
2	52	Grand View
2	53	Grangeville
2	54	Hagerman
2	55	Hailey
2	56	Harrison
2	57	Hayden Lake
2	58	Heyburn
2	59	Hollister
2	60	Homedale
2	61	Horseshoe Bend
2	62	Hunt
2	63	Idaho City
2	64	Idaho Falls
2	65	Ilo
2	66	Jerome
2	67	Kamiah
2	68	Kellogg
2	69	Kendrick
2	70	Ketchum
2	71	Kimberly
2	72	King Hill
2	73	Kooskia
2	74	Kuna
2	75	Lapwai
2	76	Lava Hot Springs
2	77	Leadore
2	78	Lewiston
2	79	Mackay
2	80	Malad
2	81	Marysville
2	82	Melba
2	83	Menan
2	84	Middleton
2	85	Meridian
2	86	Midvell
2	87	Milner
2	88	Minidoka
2	89	Montpelier
2	90	Moscow
2	91	Mountain Home
2	92	Mullan
2	93	Murphy
2	94	Murray
3	1	Nampa
3	2	Newdale
3	3	Meadows
3	4	Plymouth
3	5	Nez Perce
3	6	Notus
3	7	Oakley
3	8	Orofino
3	9	Oxford
3	10	Paris
3	11	Parma
3	12	Paul
3	13	Payette
3	14	Peck
3	15	Picabo
3	16	Pierce
3	17	Pinehurst
3	18	Plummer
3	19	Pocatello
3	20	Ponderay
3	21	Post Falls
3	22	Potlatch
3	23	Preston
3	24	Priest River
3	25	Rathdrum
3	26	Reubens
3	27	Rexburg
3	28	Richfield
3	29	Rigby
3	30	Ririe
3	31	Roberts
3	32	Rocky Bar
3	33	Rogerson
3	34	Roseberry
3	35	Rupert
3	36	St. Anthony
3	37	St. Joe
3	38	St. Marie's
3	39	Salmon
3	40	Salubria
3	41	Sandpoint
3	42	Shelley
3	43	Shoshone
3	44	Silver City
3	45	Soldier
3	46	Soda Springs
3	47	Spirit Lake
3	48	Star
3	49	Stites
3	50	Sugar City
3	51	Sunnyside
3	52	Sun Valley
3	53	Sweet
3	54	Terreton
3	55	Teton City
3	56	Tetoria
3	57	Troy
3	58	Twin Falls
3	59	Ustick
3	60	Victor
3	61	Vollmer
3	62	Wallace
3	63	Wardner
3	64	Weiser
3	65	Wendell
3	66	Whitebird
3	67	Wilder
3	68	Worley
3	69	Vale, Oregon
3	70-86	Manuscript, "Idaho Banking, 1863-1976"
4		Manuscript, Idaho Banking, 1863-1976"

Series 2: Small Town Banking in the Good Old DaysReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description
Box	Folder
5	1	Bibliography
5	2	Blanding, Utah
5	3	Boise Chamber of Commerce
5	4	Brigham City, Utah
5	5	Carbon, Wyoming
5	6	Cedar City, Utah
5	7	Cokesville, Wyoming
5	8	Colorado Banks (General)
5	9	Delta, Utah
5	10	Diamondville, Wyoming
5	11	Duchesne, Utah
5	12	Eureka, Utah
5	13	Fillmore, Utah
5	14	Heber City, Utah
5	15	Kemmerer, Wyoming (Savings Bank)
5	16	Kemmerer, Wyoming (First National)
5	17	August Kendall
5	18	Medicine Bow, Wyoming
5	19	Moab, Utah
5	20	Monticello, Utah
5	21	Monroe, Utah
5	22	Mount Pleasant, Utah
5	23	National Copper Bank
5	24	Nephi, Utah
5	25	Ogden, Utah
5	26	Orem, Utah
5	27	Park City, Utah
5	28	Provo, Utah
6	1	Patrick Quealy
6	2-3	Rock Springs, Wyoming
6	4	Roosevelt, Utah
6	5	Spanish Fork, Utah
6	6	Springville, Utah
6	7	Max Thomas Interview
6	8	Topaz, Utah
6	9	Tremonton, Utah
6	10	Utah Banks (General)
6	11	Vernal, Utah
6	12	Wyoming Banks (General)
6	13	Bankless Towns
6	14-30	Manuscript, "Small Town Banking in the Good Ol' Days"

Series 3: The First Bank of TroyReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
7	1-7	The Early Years, 1911-1971
7	8-11	Minutes	1914-1970
7	12	Interviews
7	13	Letters
7	14	Miscellaneous Research
7	15	Important Individuals
7	16	Photographs
7	17	Statements
7	18	Stock Certificates
7	19	Robberies
7	20-22	Manuscript, "The First Bank of Troy"

Series 4: Idaho Bank and Trust: A HistoryReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description
Box	Folder
8	1-12	Manuscript

Series 5: Banks, Bankers, and Bank RobbersReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description
Box	Folder
9	1	Miscellaneous Research
9	2	Idaho
9	3	Wyoming
9	4-6	Manuscript

Series 6: Other Research and WritingReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
10	1	Farmers, Bankers, and Politicians: The 1921 Agricultural Depression in Idaho
10	2	Idaho Coal: H.F. Samuels and the Teton Basin Mines
10	3	P.J. Quealy and Kemmerer, Wyoming
10	4-7	Lem York Biography
10	8	John. C. Anderson's Journal "Mackinaws Down the Missouri" transcript
10	9-13	Idaho Governors, 1904-1912
10	14	Idaho Governors, Frank R. Gooding
10	15	Idaho Governors, James H. Brady
10	16	Idaho Governors, James H. Hawley
10	17	J.L Driscoll
10	18	American Bankers' Association, 1907
10	19	J.R. Simplot
10	20	John M. Bernhisel, Mormon Elder in Congress
10	21	Index to Mormons and Mormonism, 1833-1873
10	22	Lorenzo Snow, Biographies
10	23	Weldon Brinton Heyburn, 1852-1909
10	24	American Indian Institute
10	25	Western Banker	1971
10	26	First Security Corporation, Annual Reports	1968, 1974
10	27-28	First Security Corporation, "Branch Clearings"	1950-1970
10		Microfilm, "Effects of Incorporated Coal Companies Upon the Anthrocite Coal Trade of Pennsylvania" by George Taylor
10		Microfilm, Information Concerning John M. Bernhisel (2 films)
10		Microfilm, "Geo. Bird Grinnell and the Development of American Conservation, 1870-1901" by John F. Reiger
10		Microfilm, "Owen Wisler and the American West: A Biographical Sketch" by Watkins

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Banks and banking
Coal
Governors

Corporate Names

Idaho First National Bank

Form or Genre Terms

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