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Subseries 14. Union Safe Deposit Co. Financial Material, 1903-1928

Scope and Content Notes:

In 1903, the Armor Safe Company was renamed the Union Safe Deposit Company. The Union Safe Deposit Company had two large vaults on the first basement floor of the Frick Building. The vaults were built by Bethlehem Steel Company and consisted of two enormous seventeen-ton doors at each end. The safe could hold 10,000 safe deposit boxes of various sizes. The Union Safe Deposit Company’s financial material documents account payables, statements, bills, receipts, monthly reports, and record books. The Record books consist of ledgers, a journal, a transfer book, and an index book. The accounts payable material highlights the debts resulting from purchasing supplies or receiving services. The account payables are arranged numerically in their original order.

Folders labeled as “statements” include general account statements which provide monthly accounts on earnings, expenses, equipment, stocks, profits, and loss. There are other statements in this subseries and they are labeled as “comparative,” “rental,” and “Union Savings Bank.” These comparative statements evaluate other banks like Mellon National Bank, Farmers Deposit National Bank, Dollars Saving Bank, Union Savings Bank, and the Union Trust Company. The majority of the statements compare the Farmers and Mellon National Bank. Folders labeled as “Commissioner of Banking” consist of copies of reports made to the commissioner which also includes some correspondence and statements. The remaining financial material consists of bills, receipts, lists, and monthly reports. The reports provide balances, new leases, cancellations, and number of leases. The Union Safe Deposit Co. materials date from 1903 to 1928.


Box 457
Folder 1 Accounts Payable, 1-50, July 28-September 8, 1903
Folder 2 Accounts Payable, 51-100, September 8-December 24, 1903
Folder 3 Accounts Payable, 101-150, December 24, 1903-March 15, 1904
Folder 4 Accounts Payable, 151-200, March 15-31, 1904
Folder 5 Accounts Payable, 201-250, May 31-August 13, 1904

Box 458
Folder 1 Accounts Payable, 251-300, August 13-November 16, 1904
Folder 2 Accounts Payable, 301-350, November 16, 1904-January 31, 1905
Folder 3 Accounts Payable, 351-400, January 31-April 13, 1905
Folder 4 Accounts Payable, 401-450, April 13-July 7, 1905
Folder 5 Accounts Payable, 451-500, July 7-December 9, 1905

Box 459
Folder 1 Accounts Payable, 501-550, December 9, 1905-April 17, 1906
Folder 2 Accounts Payable, 551-600, April 17-August 31, 1906
Folder 3 Accounts Payable, 601-650, August 31, 1906-January 8, 1907
Folder 4 Accounts Payable, 651-700, January 8-April 30, 1907
Folder 5 Accounts Payable, 701-750, April 30-September 4, 1907

Box 460
Folder 1 Accounts Payable, 751-800, September 18, 1907-March 6, 1908
Folder 2 Accounts Payable, 801-850, March 6-September 30, 1908
Folder 3 Accounts Payable, 851-900, September 30, 1908-February 17, 1909
Folder 4 Accounts Payable, 901-950, February 27-June 30, 1909
Folder 5 Accounts Payable, 951-1000, June 30-December 15, 1909

Box 461
Folder 1 Accounts Payable, 1001-1050, December 15, 1909-April 19, 1910
Folder 2 Accounts Payable, 1051-1100, April 29-September 30, 1910
Folder 3 Accounts Payable, 1101-1150, October 12, 1910-February 23, 1911
Folder 4 Accounts Payable, 1151-1181, March 1, 1911-July 17, 1913
Folder 5 Union Safe Deposit Company, Stock Certificate Book, June 5, 1903-December 31, 1912

Box 462
Folder 1 Guaranty Trust Company Check Book, April 29, 1920-February 2, 1928
Folder 2 Materials found in Guaranty Check Book, June 1926
Folder 3 Union Safe Deposit Company, Check Book, July 28, 1903-November 29, 1905
Folder 4 Union Safe Deposit Company, Check Book, November 29, 1905-November 30, 1909

Box 463
Folder 1 Union Safe Deposit Company, Check Book, November 30, 1909-July 17, 1913
Folder 2 Blank Vouchers, undated
Folder 3 Statements, July 22, 1903-December 31, 1903
Folder 3 Statements, February, 1904-December 31, 1904

Box 464
Folder 1 Statements, January 31-December 31, 1905
Folder 2 Statements, January 31-December 31, 1906
Folder 3 Statements, January 31-December 31, 1907
Folder 4 Statements, January 31-December 31, 1908
Folder 5 Statements, January 31-December 31, 1909
Folder 6 Statements, January 31-December 31, 1910

Box 465
Folder 1 Statements, January 31-December 31, 1911
Folder 2 Statements, March 1, 1912-June 28, 1913
Folder 3 Agent’s Interim Certificates, June 1, 1903, June 3, 1903
Folder 4 Commissioner of Banking Reports, November 26, 1906-January 26, 1907
Folder 5 Commissioner of Banking Reports, May 28-June 7, 1907
Folder 6 Commissioner of Banking Reports, April 29-May 3, 1909
Folder 7 Commissioner of Banking Reports, November 6-13, 1909
Folder 8 Commissioner of Banking Reports, May 2-11, 1910
Folder 9 Commissioner of Banking Reports, November 9-15, 1910
Folder 10 Commissioner of Banking Reports, May 18-22, 1911
Folder 11 Commissioner of Banking Reports, November 6-14, 1911
Folder 12 Commissioner of Banking Reports, May 3-13, 1912
Folder 13 Commissioner of Banking Reports, November 2-6, 1912
Folder 14 Commissioner of Banking Reports, May 5, 1913, May 7, 1913
Folder 15 Comparative Statements on Bank Reports, 1903-1904
Folder 16 Comparative Statements on Bank Reports, 1905
Folder 17 Comparative Statements on Bank Reports, 1906-1907

Box 466
Folder 1 Monthly Reports, January 1909
Folder 2 Monthly Reports, February 1909
Folder 3 Monthly Reports, March 1909
Folder 4 Monthly Reports, April 1909
Folder 5 Monthly Reports, May 1909
Folder 6 Monthly Reports, June 1909
Folder 7 Monthly Reports, July 1909
Folder 8 Monthly Reports, August 1909
Folder 9 Monthly Reports, September 1909
Folder 10 Monthly Reports, October 1909
Folder 11 Monthly Reports, November 1909
Folder 12 Monthly Reports, December 1909
Folder 13 Monthly Reports, October 1910
Folder 14 Monthly Reports, November 1910
Folder 15 Monthly Reports, December 1910
Folder 16 Monthly Reports, January 191
Folder 17 List of Valuables, January 5, 1904-June 15, 1910
Folder 18 Union Saving Bank, Promotions and Offers, November-December 1903
Folder 19 Assignment by Minnie Smith, December 24, 1909
Folder 20 Union Savings Bank Statements, 1904-1905
Folder 21 American Surety Company, May 21, 1904-May 6, 1908
Folder 22 Bills, June 30, 1903, May 29, 1906, June 11, 1910
Folder 23 Rental Statements, 1903-1910
Folder 24 Blank Receipts, undated
Folder 25 Receipts, November 25, 1902, August 1, 1911, February 2, 1914
Folder 26 National Bank Comparisons, January 29, 1906-January 26, 1907
Folder 27 Reduction of Capital Stock, February 7-21, 1911
Folder 28 Return of Annual Income, 1909-1912
Folder 29 Report of Corporate Loans, 1908-1910, 1913
Folder 30 Report of Trust Companies, 1909-1913

Box 467
Folder 1 Cancelled Checks No. 1-50, July 28-September 8, 1903
Folder 2 Cancelled Checks No. 51-100, September 8-December 24, 1903
Folder 3 Cancelled Checks No. 101-150, December 24, 1903-March 15, 1904
Folder 4 Cancelled Checks No. 151-200, March 15-May 17, 1904
Folder 5 Cancelled Checks No. 201-250, May 27-August 13, 1904
Folder 6 Cancelled Checks No. 251-300, August 13-November 16, 1904
Folder 7 Cancelled Checks No. 301-350, November 16, 1904-January 16, 1905
Folder 8 Cancelled Checks No. 351-400, January 16-April 13, 1905
Folder 9 Cancelled Checks No. 401-450, April 13-June 30, 1905
Folder 10 Cancelled Checks No. 451-500, July 7-November 29, 1905
Folder 11 Cancelled Checks No. 501-550, November 29-December 30, 1905
Folder 12 Cancelled Checks No. 551-582, April 17-June 30, 1906
Folder 13 Cancelled Checks No. 583-600, July 11-August 8, 1906
Folder 14 Cancelled Checks No. 601-650, August 8-December 31, 1906
Folder 15 Cancelled Checks No. 651-700, December 31, 1906-April 17, 1907
Folder 16 Cancelled Checks No. 701-750, April 30-August 7, 1907
Folder 17 Cancelled Checks No. 751-800, Bank Book, August 24, 1907-February 17, 1908
Folder 18 Cancelled Checks No. 801-850, February 29-September 14, 1908
Folder 19 Cancelled Checks No. 851-900, September 14, 1908-February 6, 1909
Folder 20 Cancelled Checks No. 901-950, February 9,-June 16, 1909
Folder 21 Cancelled Checks No. 951-1000, June 16-November 30, 1909
Folder 22 Cancelled Checks No. 1001-1050, November 30, 1909-April 19, 1910
Folder 23 Cancelled Checks No. 1051-1100, April 19-September 8, 1910
Folder 24 Cancelled Checks No. 1101-1149, September 19, 1910-February 7, 1911
Folder 25 Cancelled Checks No. 1151-1187, February 7, 1911-July 17, 1913
Folder 26 Union Safe Deposit Co. Bank Deposit Booklet, March 6, 1908-December 31, 1912
Folder 27 Union Safe Deposit Co. “Box Renters” Booklet, October 22, 1906-February 17, 1908
Folder 28 Index of Safes Rented, 1903-1910
Folder 29 “Pay to the Order” Stamp, undated