http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification 720 http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/search?subject%3DBanks%20and%20banking%20--%20Ohio%20--%20Cleveland%20--%20Photographs.;subject-join%3Dexact;smode%3Dsimple;brand%3Ddefault Results for your query: subject=Banks and banking -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs.;subject-join=exact;smode=simple;brand=default Tue, 28 Jul 2020 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG482.xml Ameritrust Corporation began in 1894 when The Cleveland Trust Company was founded in Cleveland, Ohio. Cleveland Trust then assumed the contracts of the Security Safe Deposit and Trust Company, also located in Cleveland, Ohio. Beginning in 1903, Cleveland Trust acquired or merged with several other savings banks, including The Windemere Savings and Trust Company and The Western Reserve Trust Company. Cleveland Trust promoted innovative operating policies and procedures, including the establishment of an advertising department in 1913. It increased its number of branch offices through additional mergers, including Lake Shore Banking and Trust Company and The Garfield Savings Bank. Growth continued during the 1920s with the acquisition of the Pearl Street Savings and Trust Company. Two more banks were acquired in the 1930s; Midland Bank and South Euclid Bank. A new six story office building at East 9th Street and Huron Road was constructed in 1962. An adjacent office tower was completed in 1971. In 1974, CleveTr... http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG482.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG410.xml Mervin B. France (1901-1970) was a banker and civic leader in Cleveland, Ohio. As president of the Society for Savings, France oversaw its transformation from a savings and loan into parent holding company Society Corp, and its banking subsidiary, Society National Bank. The collection consists of personal and career photographs, including individual and group portraits of Mervin France and other France family members, and business and social associates of France. Also included are views of the 106th anniversary of the Society for Savings, a Democratic National Convention, and the Terminal Tower. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG410.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG419.xml Society Corporation was Ohio's first registered bank holding company, formed in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1958 when the Society for Savings (founded in 1849 as a mutual savings bank) was merged into Society National Bank (a stock bank organized in 1956 to provide commercial banking services as a subsidiary of Society for Savings). Myron T. Herrick was president of Society for Savings from 1894-1905 and 1908-1921. A pioneer in issuing term and capital loans during the Depression, Society was also a leader in marketing and promotional methods for attracting new depositors. The unprecedented unification of Society for Savings and Society National Bank in 1958 was orchestrated by president Mervin B. France. Litigation regarding the merger was not settled until 1962. By 1989, Society Corporation had affiliates in four regions of Ohio and controlled assets of over $9 billion. Its most formidable acquisition was that of Centran Corporation in 1985, itself a regional multi-bank holding company. The collection consists of ... http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG419.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG045.xml The collection consists of one photograph album containing photographs of the directors of the Western Reserve National Bank of Cleveland, Ohio. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG045.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT