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Walla Walla Savings Bank (Walla Walla, Washington) Records, 1889-1897
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Walla Walla Savings Bank
- Title
- Walla Walla Savings Bank (Walla Walla, Washington) Records
- Dates
- 1889-1897 (inclusive)18891897
- Quantity
- 6 linear feet of shelf space.
- Collection Number
- Cage 17
- Summary
- Correspondence, documents, accounts and ledgers of a commercial bank, financing such activities as the foreign marketing of wheat, from its opening in 1889 to its suspension in 1893. Also correspondence and accounts of the receivers who saw to the liquidation of its affairs, 1893-1897.
- Repository
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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
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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.
Historical NoteReturn to Top
The Walla Walla Savings Bank was organized at Walla Walla, Washington, in 1889 under the authority of the territorial banking and corporate laws. The major organizer and President of the bank was James K. Edminston, previously a Seattle mortgage broker operating a branch office in Walla Walla. The bank began operations on September 2, 1889 and concentrated its efforts in commercial banking in the wheat trade. The major eastern correspondent was the Chase National Bank of New York City, and operations extended as far as St. Petersburg. Operations continued for slightly over four years with the bank suspending operations on December 9, 1893, its drafts having gone to protest in the general stringency of 1893. From December, 1893 to early 1897 the bank was in the hands of three successive receivers who saw to the liquidation of its affairs.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The collection is relatively intact, although there are a few open spots in the chronology of correspondence.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
[Item Description]. Cage 17, Guide to the Walla Walla Savings Bank Records . Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
The collection is arranged into three series; 1) Correspondence, original and letter books, for the years of active operations. 2) Accounts and correspondence of the receivers. 3) Ledger and account books. Arrangement is chronological, except that the large-size ledger books have been segregated into a separate series for convenience in storing and handling.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.
Series 1: Correspondence and LetterbooksReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1 | Letterbook |
September 2 1889-September 10 1890 |
| 1 | 2 | Letterbook |
August 31 1891-June 17 1892 |
| 2 | 3 | Letterbook |
June 18 1892-June 10 1893 |
| 2 | 4 | Letterbook |
October 28 1893-December 22 1893 |
| 2 | 5 | Letterbook, forms for
remittances, drafts |
April 11 1893-December 9 1893 |
| 3 | 6 | Correspondence |
March 28 1891-August 31 1893 |
| 3 | 7 | Correspondence |
September 1 1893-October 7 1893 |
| 3 | 8 | Correspondence,
(forms) |
October 7 1893-November 25 1893 |
| 4 | 9 | Correspondence |
November 4 1893-December 9 1893 |
| 4 | 10 | Forwarding draft stub
book |
September 2 1889-December 9 1893 |
| 4 | 11 | Foreign exchange transactions
stub book |
September 2 1889-December 9 1893 |
| 4 | 12 | Cashier's book (cash drawer
record) |
September 2 1889-December 9 1893 |
Series 2: Accounts and CorrespondenceReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 5 | 13 | Book of protests |
1894 |
| 5 | 14 | Letterbook, December |
1893-January, [1896] |
| 5 | 15 | Receiver's book, (funds and
accounts) |
1894-1897 |
| 5 | 16 | Receiver's book, (main ledger,
some news clippings) |
1894-1897 |
Series 3: Ledger and Account BooksReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Folder | ||
| 17 | Cash ledger |
September 2 1889-December 1 1891 |
| 18 | Cash ledger |
July 1 1892-October 31 1893 |
| 19 | Cash ledger |
November 1 1893-December 9 1893 |
| 20 | Daily balance ledger |
September 2 1889-December 9 1893 |
| 21 | Depositor's daily
balances |
September 2 1889-October 31 1891 |
| 22 | Depositor's daily
balances |
November 1 1891-April 27 1893 |
| 23 | Depositor's daily
balances |
April 27 1893-December 9 1893 |
| 24 | Collections |
September 2 1889-December 9 1893 |
| 25 | Accounts ledger |
September 1889-January 1892 |
| 26 | Accounts ledger |
January 1892-January 1893 |
| 27 | Accounts ledger |
January 1893-December 9 1893 |
| 28 | Draft Register |
October 26 1893 - December 9 1893 |
| 29 | Index of depositors. |
|
| 30 | Inventory of notes and assets
prepared by receiver |
undated |
| 31 | Index |
1892 |
| 32 | Index |
1894 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Banks and banking--Washington (State)--Walla Walla
- Wheat--Marketing
Personal Names
- Edminston, James K.
Corporate Names
- Walla Walla Savings Bank (Walla Walla, Wash.)--Archives (creator)
Finding aid prepared by MASC
staff
ca 1970
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