J. L. Elam Bank Ledger

Collection

Identifier: WCMss-533

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The J.L. Elam Bank ledger contains banking records from July 1903 to December 1907. These records track checks and deposits of bank members, as well as expenditures for the bank itself.

Dates

Creation: 1903 July-1907 December

Creator

J.L. Elam Bank (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Biographical Note

J. L. Elam, born in 1862, garnered much wealth from an inheritance and a series of wise investments in industrial agricultural equipment and companies. In 1903, he used this wealth to open the J.L. Elam Bank in Walla Walla, Washington, which he renamed the People’s State Bank in 1911. Eventually he opened more banks in the Milton-Freewater, Washington, area. The People’s State Bank closed on September 12, 1932, as a direct result of the Great Depression. The People’s State Bank was the first bank in Walla Walla to succumb to the Great Depression. J.L. Elam died on February 15, 1942, at the age of 80.

Extent

2.0 Linear Feet (1 flat box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

J.L. Elam, born in 1862, opened the J.L. Elam Bank in 1903 in Walla Walla, Washington. The J.L. Elam Bank Ledger contains banking records from July 1903 to December 1907.