Union Savings Bank of Boston records
Dates
- Creation: 1865- approximately 1958
Scope and Contents
Consists of scrapbooks, meeting minutes, account books, correspondence and related business and financial records of the bank. Also includes ledgers which provide information on the origin and occupations of depositors.
Creator
- Union Savings Bank of Boston (Organization)
Restrictions on access
Collection is closed.
Restrictions on use
These materials are made available for use in research, teaching and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source. The original authors may retain copyright to the materials.
Biographical / Historical
The Union Institution for Savings was founded in 1865 by Rev. John McElroy, S.J., with the assistance of local Catholic laymen. Especially in its early years the bank was patronized by Irish immigrants. In 1927 it became the Union Savings Bank of Boston. In 1968 the bank merged with the Warren Institution for Savings to become Union Warren Savings Bank.
Extent
375 Linear Feet (232 containers)
Language of Materials
English
Provenance
Because the current accessioning system was not used until January 1986, it is not possible to know exactly the dates of acquisition of materials received before that time.
- Title
- Union Savings Bank of Boston Records
- Subtitle
- 1865-approximately 1958
- Status
- Unprocessed Cataloged
- Date
- 2020-01-09
- Description rules
- Appm
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the John J. Burns Library Repository
John J. Burns Library
Boston College
140 Commonwealth Avenue
Chestnut Hill MA 02467 United States
617-552-4861
library.bc.edu/burns/contact