Elie Beatty Papers
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of letters and financial transactions related to Elie Beatty, a cashier at the Hagerstown Bank.
Dates
- Creation: 1814-1847
- Other: Date acquired: 06/05/1977
Creator
- Beatty, Elie (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open to researchers without restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from Special Collections and University Archives, and the holder of the copyright, if not Old Dominion University Libraries.
Biographical / Historical
Elie Beatty was known for his work at the Hagerstown Bank, founded in 1807 in Maryland. Beatty began his career as a cashier, clerk, and teller at Hagerstown. In 1831, Beatty succeeded former bank president, William Heyser, upon his death and served as an interim president until 1833. Afterwards, he remained a cashier at Hagerstown until his retirement in April of 1859 and passed a month later at the age of 83.
Extent
0.20 Linear Feet
1 half Hollinger document case boxes
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement Note
The collection is arranged chronologically.
Source of Acquisition
Kenneth Servais and Donald Terrill
Method of Acquisition
Gift. Accession #A77-44
Subject
- Bank of Chambersburg (Franklin, Pa.) (Organization)
- Title
- A Guide to the Elie Beatty Papers
- Author
- Janice Halecki, Special Collections Coordinator
- Date
- 06/01/2016
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the ODU Community Collections Repository
3000 Perry Library
4427 Hampton Blvd.
Norfolk VA 23529 US
757-683-5350
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