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Security State Bank Records, 1895-1963

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Security State Bank
Title
Security State Bank Records
Dates
1895-1963 (inclusive)
Quantity
21 items.
4 linear feet of shelf space.
Collection Number
Cage 331
Summary
Accounts, contracts, minutes, and other records of the Security State Bank and its predecessors and successors, including First National Bank of Colton, Colton State Bank, Farmers and Traders Bank of Johnson, Johnson State Bank, Farmers State Bank of Johnson and the Colton Branch of Old National Bank of Spokane.
Repository
Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Terrell Library Suite 12
Pullman, WA
99164-5610
Telephone: 509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu
Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research use.

Languages
English
Sponsor
Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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Historical Note

A banking business has operated at Colton and Johnson, Washington since the 1890's under different names. All were related in ownership or management in some measure. These nine entities were:

The Colton State Bank and the Farmers State Bank of Johnson were consolidated to form the Security State Bank in 1925. Subsequently it became the Colton Branch of the Old National Bank.

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Content Description

The records consist of account books, minutes and organizational documents, along with occassional interleaved correspondence relative to the several successive banks.

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Use of the Collection

Preferred Citation

[Item Description]. Cage 331, Security State Bank Records. Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

The records are arranged according to corporate entity, although they have been divided into two series which segregate the once restricted materials from the unrestricted. Though the restrictions on this material expired January 1st, 1995, the material has not been since reorganized.

Acquisition Information

The records of the Security State Bank of Colton, Washington and its predecessors and successors at Colton and adjacent Johnson were received by the Washington State University Library in three installments. The first was deposited by W. O. Druffel of Colton in 1964; the second was deposited by Frank Johnson of Pullman in 1969; and the third was donated by U.S. Bank in 1992 (MS.1992.62).

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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Subject Terms

  • Banks and banking--Washington (State)--Colton
  • Banks and banking--Washington (State)--Johnson

Corporate Names

  • Colton State Bank
  • Farmers State Bank of Johnson
  • Farmers and Traders Bank of Johnson
  • First National Bank of Colton
  • Johnson State Bank
  • Old National Bank of Spokane. Colton Branch
  • Peoples Bank of Johnson
  • Security State Bank--Archives

Finding aid prepared by Lawrence Stark
2012

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