Call Number:

RG7.009

Repository:

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

Extent:

0.4 linear ft. (1 box)

Language:

English

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item or series here], Swarthmore Historical Society Archives, RG 7/009, Swarthmore National Bank and Trust Company, Board of Directors Minutes, Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

Date:

1946-1953 (inclusive)

Creator:

Swarthmore National Bank and Trust Company (1928-1953) and Swarthmore National Bank (1904-1928)

Abstract:

Swarthmore National Bank was founded in 1904 and became Swarthmore National Bank and Trust Company in 1928. Contains the minutes of the Board of Directors of Swarthmore National Bank and Trust Company, Swarthmore, Pa., from 1946 to its consolidation with The First National Bank of Media in 1953.

Swarthmore National Bank and Trust Company was founded in 1904 in Swarthmore, Pa., as Swarthmore National Bank. It was first located in Swarthmore Borough Hall, but in 1905 moved to its new home on the corner of Chester Road and Rutgers Avenue. In 1926, a Beaux Arts building replaced the earlier structure.

In 1928, the name was changed to Swarthmore National Bank and Trust Company. In 1953, the Bank merged with The First National Bank of Media to become The First National Bank of Delaware County, Media, Pa.

Contains the minutes of the Board of Directors of Swarthmore National Bank and Trust Company, Swarthmore, Pa., from 1946 to its consolidation with The First National Bank of Media in 1953.

Bound into two volumes: July 30, 1946-July 31, 1951 and August 14, 1951-June 23, 1953.