Talcott Miner Banks Letterpress Book

Talcott Miner Banks Letterpress Book, 1896-1905

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Banks, Talcott Miner.
Title: Talcott Miner Banks Letterpress Book
Dates: 1896-1905 (inclusive)
18961905
Quantity: 1 volume31 cm.
Collection Number: Cage 1977 (collection)
Summary: Copies of Banks' letters concerning primarily the Kappa Alpha Society.
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
Languages: English

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Copies of Banks' letters concerning primarily the Kappa Alpha Society; family affairs such as real estate and bonds; Henry W. Banks & Son, the coffee/tea importing business for which he worked; and the estate of his father, Henry W. Banks.

Historical NoteReturn to Top

Upon graduating from Williams College in 1890, Talcott Miner Banks (1868-1951) worked as a partner in Henry W. Banks & Sons, a New York coffee and tea importing firm where he remained from 1892 to 1905. In 1906, Banks moved to Williamstown, Mass. where he founded and served as editor of the Williams Alumni Review. Banks was also extremely active in such societies as the Kappa Alpha fraternity and Phi Beta Kappa.

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Acquisition Information

Purchase fromHammer Mountain Book Halls,1986.

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Personal Names

Banks, Henry W.
Banks, Talcott Miner -- Archives.

Corporate Names

Henry W. Banks & Son.
Kappa Alpha Society.

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