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Cage 17
Walla Walla Savings Bank, Walla Walla, Washington
Records, 1889-1897
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Cage 17
Walla Walla Savings Bank, Walla Walla, Washington
Records, 1889-1897
Linear feet of shelf space: 6
ORGANIZATIONAL HISTORY
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.
ARRANGEMENT AND DESCRIPTION
The collection is relatively intact, although there are a few open spots in the chronology of correspondence. 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.
CONTAINER LIST