Description 23 microfilm reels ; 35 mm. + guide book. Lib Of Mich Has r.1-r.23. Note Filmed from originals held in the Manuscript and Archives Division, the New York Public Library. Title from container labels. Seven series: I. Irish Emigrant Society; II. Deposit Accounts; III. Real Estate; IV. Real Estate Finances; V. Main Branch; VI. Bank Buildings; VII. Investments. Summary Collection consists of selected records of the Emigrant Savings Bank, particularly records pertaining to the Irish Emigrant Society and data about the bank's depositors and borrowers. Irish Emigrant Society records, 1841-1933, include minutes of the board of trustees and finance committee, and an account ledger. Bank records contain information about deposit accounts, real estate, buildings, and investments. Society and bank records document the social history of Irish immigrants on either side of the Atlantic, with occasional references to German and French immigrants. Deposit accounts often contain detailed personal and genealogical information about individual depositors. Note The Emigrant Savings Bank was established in New York City in 1850 by the Irish Emigrant Society which was founded in 1841 for the protection of immigrants from Ireland. The bank offered a safe place to keep the immigrants' money and a way to send money home to destitute relatives. The society's officers also served as officers of the bank, and the society sent remittances overseas through the agency of the bank. The official business of the society, still extant although inactive, is conducted by the bank. Local Note LM copy 1, guide book, housed at Genealogy Index Table. Subject Emigrant Savings Bank -- Records and correspondence. Savings banks -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- Sources. Irish Americans -- Genealogy. Added Author Scholarly Resources, inc.

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