MSS 743 Ohio Bankers Association Papers

              QMIO Ohio Bankers Association Records
H I S T O R Y 10 1 / 4 cubic f e e t
Standard inventory
Collection Synopsis
Provenance: The Ohio H i s t o r i c a l Society acquired the Ohio Bankers
Association Records as a g i f t of the Association, through the
auspices of the vice p r e s i d e n t , Ralph E. Bolen, in March 1981.
David Gray prepared the preliminary inventory i n April 1981.
Property r i g h t s : The Ohio H i s t o r i c a l Society owns the property
r i g h t s t o t h i s c o l l e c t i o n .
Copyrights: The Ohio Bankers Association has dedicated such
copyrights as it possesses i n t h i s c o l l e c t i o n t o the public.
Consideration of a l l other copyrights is t h e r e s p o n s i b i l i t y of
the author and publisher.
Access: Boxes 15 and 18 are r e s t r i c t e d . Researchers must sign
the Ohio H i s t o r i c a l Society Confidentiality Agreement bei ore
using boxes 15 and 18. Boxes 1 - 1 4 , and 16- 17, are open under
the r u l e s and regulations of the Ohio H i s t o r i c a l Society.
Citation: Researchers are requested t o cite c o l l e c t i o n name,
c o l l e c t i o n number, and the Ohio H i s t o r i c a l Society i n a l l foot-note
and bibliographic references.
Transfer: Various photographs and convention pins, ca. 1 8 9 1 to
1975, were t r a n s f e r r e d t o t h e Audiovisual Department in April 1981.
Nineteen Ohio bank notes, 1816 t o 1861, were t r a n s f e r r e d to the
History Department in April 1 9 8 1 . ,'
Organizational sketch: The Ohio Bankers Association was organized
by 125 Ohio bankers on November 5, 1891, in Columbus, Ohio. The
O. B. A. was established " to promote the general welfare and usefulness
of banks and banking i n s t i - t c t i o n s , to secure the ... b e n e f i t s
derived from personal acqua1Mances and ... discussion of subjects
of importance t o the banking and commercial i n t e r e s t s of t h e S t a t e
' o f Ohio, ... t o secure the proper consideration of questions regard-ing
the ... customs and laws which a f f e c t the banking i n t e r e s t s ...,
and for protection a g a i n s t l o s s . " Working t o promote and improve
the banking industry i n Ohio, the O. B. A. uses s p e c i a l i s t s within
the banking profession t o inform and represent its members i n such
areas as bank l e g i s l a t i o n , investments, t a x a t i o n , bank s e c u r i t y ,
and operations. Any l e g a l l y incorporated bank may become a member
of the O. B. A. The O. B. A. is a p r i v a t e , n o n - p r o f i t organization
governed by a board of d i r e c t o r s .
The Ohio Fiduciaries Research Association was organized in 1940 by
various Ohio t r u s t companies " to secure a concentrated e f f o r t in
the s o l u t i o n of some of the l e g a l , l e g i s l a t i v e , and operational
problems" facing t r u s t i n s t i t u t i o n s . Due t o some duplication of
e f f o r t i n the service of t r u s t i n s t i t u t i o n s , the Ohio Fiduciaries
Research Association merqed with the Trust Division of the Ohio
Bankers Association on
Source: Ohio Bankers A , MSS 743.
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