South Brooklyn Savings Bank records

Call Number

2007.001

Dates

1850-2006, inclusive

; 1850-1980, bulk

Creator

Independence Savings Bank (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.)

South Brooklyn Savings Institution (New York, N.Y.)

Independence Community Bank (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.)

South Brooklyn Savings Bank

Extent

38 Linear Feet

in 61 boxes of various sizes and five loose objects.

Language of Materials

English .

Abstract

The collection consists of the records of the Board of Trustees of the South Brooklyn Savings Bank (originally known as the South Brooklyn Savings Institution, and later known as the Independence Savings Bank and the Independence Community Bank), including board meeting minutes, financial records and reports, administrative files, photographs, scrapbooks, and memorabilia. The records span the entire history of the bank, from its founding in 1850 through 2006 (the year the bank was acquired by Sovereign Bank).

Historical note

The South Brooklyn Savings Institution was founded in Brooklyn, NY, in 1850. The institution formally channged its name to the South Brooklyn Savings Bank in 1930. The bank's main branch was located at the corner of Atlantic Avenue and Court Street. Another major branch was located at 18th Avenue and 65th Street. In 1975, the bank formally changed its name to the Independence Savings Bank. In 1992, "the bank reorganized into [a] mutual holding company." The bank underwent further reorganization in 1997, and formally changed its name to Independence Community Bank Corp. Finally, the bank was acquired by Soveriegn Bank in 2006.

Independence Community Bank was founded in Brooklyn, N.Y. in 1850 as The South Brooklyn Savings Institution. It was bought out by Sovereign Bank in 2006. After the buyout, the Brooklyn Historical Society, with the support of the Independence Community Foundation (now the Brooklyn Community Foundation), conducted 16 extended interviews with past and present employees of Independence Community Bank to document the end of the Bank's 155 years based in Brooklyn.

Sources:

South Brooklyn Savings Bank One Hundredth Anniversary booklet, 1950
Certificate of name change, 1930
Independence Savings Bank financial statement, 1975
Independence Community Bank Corp. - U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission report, 2000

Arrangement

The collection is organized into five series:

Series 1: Board of Trustees meeting minutes

Series 2: Financial records

Series 3: Administrative files

Series 4: Photographs and Scrapbooks

Series 5: Memorabilia

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of the records of the Board of Trustees of the South Brooklyn Savings Bank (originally known as the South Brooklyn Savings Institution, and later known as the Independence Savings Bank and the Independence Community Bank). These records include Board meeting minutes, financial records and reports, administrative files, photographs, scrapbooks, and memorabilia. The records span the entire history of the bank, from its founding in 1850 through 2006 (the year the bank was acquired by Sovereign Bank).

Subjects

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Preferred Citation

Identification of item, date (if known); South Brooklyn Savings Bank records, 2007.001, Box and Folder number; Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Independence Community Bank Corp., 2007.

Related Materials

Independence Community Bank oral histories, 2006-2007 (2008.032)

South Brooklyn Savings Institution trustees photographic portrait albums, 1850-1922 (ARC.215)

Independence Community Bank Presidential Portrait Collection, 1850-1973 (M2007.023)

Collection processed by

Nicholas Pavlik and John Zarrillo

About this Guide

This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2024-10-09 16:57:33 +0000.

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Language: Description is written in: English, Latin script.

Processing Information

The collection was minimally processed by Nicholas Pavlik, who authored the first version of this finding aid, in October 2011. In December 2014, the collection was arranged into series by John Zarrillo, who subsequently revised and expanded the finding aid in February 2015.

These records were originally combined and described collectively with the Independence Community Bank oral histories (2008.032) as ARC.269. The two collections were separated due to their distinct provenance in June 2015.

Between September and December 2019, boxes 21 through 60 were minimally processed, and incorporated into the finding aid in January 2020. These materials were found in the collection with minimal identifying information. These materials may be accession 2015.022, but seem to be a seperate grouping of materials based on the existing description of accession 2015.022.

Revisions to this Guide

August 2019: Revised by Maggie Schreiner to incorporate materials found in collection

January 2020: Revised by Maggie Schreiner to incorporate boxes 21 though 60, which were found in collection.

October 2024: Revised by Dee Bowers to reflect rehousing.

Repository

Brooklyn Historical Society

Series 1: Board of Trustees and Committee meeting minutes, 1850-1966, inclusive

Scope and Contents

The series contains Board of Trustee meeting minutes, dating from the 1850s through the 1960s. Executive Committee meeting minutes (1877-1966) document the decision-making and policies which led to the bank's success and expansion from 1850 to 1966. This series also include minutes from the Finance, Investment, and Buildings committees.

Board of Trustees meeting minutes (2 volumes), 1850-1917, inclusive

Box: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Box: 61 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Board of Trustees meeting minutes, 1917-1933, inclusive

Box: 13 (Material Type: Text)

Board of Trustees meeting minutes, 1933-1935, inclusive

Box: 9 (Material Type: Text)

SBSB Board of Trustees Minutes, 1938-1953, inclusive

Box: 52 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

SBSB Board of Trustees Minutes, 1953-1960, inclusive

Box: 53 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

SBSB Board of Trustees Minutes, 1960-1964, inclusive

Box: 54 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

SBSB Board of Trustees Minutes, 1965-1973, inclusive

Box: 55 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

SBSB Board of Trustees Minutes, 1973-1975, inclusive

Box: 56 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Notarized Board Reports, 1936-1950, inclusive

Box: 27, Folder: 1-5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Notarized Board Reports, 1951-1955, inclusive

Box: 28, Folder: 1-3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Notarized Board Reports, 1956-1958, inclusive

Box: 29, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Board Reports, 1959, inclusive

Box: 44, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Board Reports, 1960-1961, inclusive

Box: 45, Folder: 1-4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Board Reports, 1963, inclusive

Box: 46, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Executive Committee meeting minutes, 1877-1920, inclusive

Box: 9 (Material Type: Text)

Executive Committee meeting minutes, 1958-1966, inclusive

Box: 8 (Material Type: Text)

SBSB Executive Committee Minutes No. 14, 1949-1950, inclusive

Box: 59 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

SBSB Executive Committee Minutes No. 15, 1950-1958, inclusive

Box: 60 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Executive Committee Reports, 1961-1964, inclusive

Box: 23, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Executive Committee Reports, 1965-1968, inclusive

Box: 31, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Report to Executive Committee, 1969-1970, inclusive

Box: 31, Folder: 2-4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Executive Committee Supplemental Minutes, 1951-1955, inclusive

Box: 42, Folder: 1-5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Executive Committee Supplemental Minutes, 1956-1958, inclusive

Box: 43, Folder: 1-3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Executive Committee Reports, 1959-1960, inclusive

Box: 49, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

SBSB Finance Committee Minutes, 1933-1937, inclusive

Box: 57 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

SBSB Finance Committee Minutes No. 8, 1937-1938, inclusive

Box: 57 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

SBSB Finance Committee Minutes No. 9, 1938-1940, inclusive

Box: 58 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

SBSB Finance Committee Minutes No. 10, 1940-1942, inclusive

Box: 58 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

SBSB Finance Committee Minutes No. 11, 1942-1944, inclusive

Box: 58 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

SBSB Finance Committee Minutes No. 12, 1944-1946, inclusive

Box: 59 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

SBSB Finance Committee Minutes No. 13, 1946-1948, inclusive

Box: 59 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Independence Savings Bank Board of Trustees Minutes, 1975-1978, inclusive

Box: 56 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Life Insurance Report to The Board Of Trustees, 1959-1964, inclusive

Box: 22, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Mortgage Officer Report andTreasurer's Report to Board of Trustees, 1965-1967, inclusive

Box: 25, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Board Of Trustees and Mortgage Office's Reports and Treasurer Reports, 1959-1960, inclusive

Box: 25, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Treasurer's Reports and Mortgage Officer' s Reports, 1961-1962, inclusive

Box: 26, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Mortgage Officer's Report and Treasurer's Report to The Board of Trustees, 1963-1964, inclusive

Box: 26, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Life Insurance Report to The Board Of Trustees, 1950-1958, inclusive

Box: 26, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Reports to Board of Trustees Finance Committee, 1933-1934, inclusive

Box: 30, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Report to Investment Committee, 1969-1970, inclusive

Box: 30, Folder: 1-6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Investment Committee Minutes, 1966-1970, inclusive

Box: 34, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Examining Committee Minutes, 1937-1949, inclusive

Box: 34, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Examinating Committee, 1965, inclusive

Box: 35, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Minutes of Advisory Committee on Investments, 1965, inclusive

Box: 35, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Minutes of Investment Committee, 1965, inclusive

Box: 35, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Building Committee Minutes and Construction of New Building, undated

Box: 43, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Retirement Committee Reports to Board of Trustees (w gaps), 1957-1968, inclusive

Box: 43, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Report to Board of Trustees, 1969-1970, inclusive

Box: 47, Folder: 1-2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

South Brooklyn Saving Institution Finance Committee No. 4, 1913-1919, inclusive

Box: 50 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

South Brooklyn Saving Institution Finance Committee No. 5, 1929-1933, inclusive

Box: 50 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

South Brooklyn Saving Institution Finance Committee No. 3, 1897-1914, inclusive

Box: 51 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Finance Committee South Brooklyn Saving Institution, 1860-1896, inclusive

Box: 51 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Series 2: Financial records, 1850-2000, inclusive

Scope and Contents

The series contains financial records and reports dating from 1850 to 2000. It includes financial ledgers, tax documents, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation reports, NYS Bank exampinations, reports to the Board of Trustees, and financial statements.

Arrangement

The series is generally arranged chronologically by date.

Contracts SBSB and Various Mortgage Guarentee Cos, 1833, inclusive

Box: 49, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Monthly Reports ledger, 1850-1901, inclusive

Box: 12 (Material Type: Text)

Organizational and financial ledger, circa 1895-1931, inclusive

Box: 10 (Material Type: Text)

General

Ledger contains a mix of organizational and financial records. The following items are listed in its index: Organization of bank, Trustees when elected, Offices, Interest to depositors, Panics, Amount due depositors, Bonds and mortgages, Employees of bank, Finances committees, Executive committees, Examining committees, Interest on securities, and Receipt and payments from 1850

Misc Bond Accounts, 1917-1921, inclusive

Box: 47, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Report of Surplus and Undivided Profits, 1920-1922, inclusive

Box: 29, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Report of Surplus and Undivided Profits, 1934-1938, inclusive

Box: 29, Folder: 2-7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Trial Balances, 1931-1947, inclusive

Box: 47, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Contracts SBSB and Various Mortgage Holders, 1933-1934, inclusive

Box: 49, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Financial journal, 1933, inclusive

Box: 12 (Material Type: Text)

Petty Cash ledger, 1933-1934, inclusive

Box: 9 (Material Type: Text)

Daily Record ledger, 1944, inclusive

Box: 11 (Material Type: Text)

Daily Record ledger, 1946, inclusive

Box: 11 (Material Type: Text)

Expense journal - Tax subdivision - Bank buildings and operation, 1944, inclusive

Box: 9 (Material Type: Text)

Tax documents, 1923-1934, inclusive

Box: 3, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Text)

U.S. Corporate Federal Income Tax Returns, 1952-1954, inclusive

Box: 3, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Text)

FDIC reports and working papers (5 folders), 1943-1971, inclusive

Box: 3, Folder: 3-7 (Material Type: Text)

FDIC reports and working papers (8 folders), 1969-1975, inclusive

Box: 4, Folder: 1-8 (Material Type: Text)

Reports (5 folders), 1958-1981, inclusive

Box: 5, Folder: 1-5 (Material Type: Text)

Financial statements, 1960-1992, 2000, inclusive

Box: 5, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Text)

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 1959, inclusive

Box: 21, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Report Of Examination, 1947-1949, inclusive

Box: 21, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 1944-1946, inclusive

Box: 21, Folder: 3-4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Banking Dept., 1949-1960, inclusive

Box: 21, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Report Of Examination, 1950-1959, inclusive

Box: 21, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

State Banking Dept. Examination, 1944, inclusive

Box: 21, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Banking Dept. Interim Reports Worksheets, 1964-1968, inclusive

Box: 22, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Banking Dept.Examination, 1947, inclusive

Box: 22, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

NY State Banking Dept. Examinations, 1969-1970, inclusive

Box: 22, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Annual Banking Dept. Reports, 1966-1971, inclusive

Box: 23, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

N.Y.S. Banking Dept. Annual Reports, 1974-1975, inclusive

Box: 23, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

N.Y.S. Banking Dept. Quarterly Reports and Workpapers, 1974-1975, inclusive

Box: 23, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Quarterly Banking Dept. Reports, 1971, inclusive

Box: 24, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

NY State Banking Dept. Examinations, 1971-1972, inclusive

Box: 24, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Banking Dept.Reports Quarterly, 1963-1969, inclusive

Box: 24, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

N.Y.S. Banking Dept. Quarterly Reports and worksheets, 1972-1973, inclusive

Box: 24, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Bonds Purchased, 1935, inclusive

Box: 31, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Bonds Sold, Bonds Purchased, 1936, inclusive

Box: 31, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Report of Dormant Accounts, 1930-1933, inclusive

Box: 32, Folder: 3-4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Mortgage Account, 1958, inclusive

Box: 32, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Special Account, 1958, inclusive

Box: 32, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

First National City Bank Accounts, 1958, inclusive

Box: 32, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Teller's Account, 1958, inclusive

Box: 32, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Treasurer's Report, 1957-1958, inclusive

Box: 32, Folder: 1-2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Report of the Condition, 1929-1932, inclusive

Box: 33, Folder: 1-6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Report of the Condition, 1932-1935, inclusive

Box: 34, Folder: 1-3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Semi-annual Report of the Condition, 1933-1937, inclusive

Box: 40, Folder: 4-8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Quarterly Reports, 1938, inclusive

Box: 40, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Report on Examination of Condition, 1947-1951, inclusive

Box: 43, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Report of Examination, 1952-1956, inclusive

Box: 44, Folder: 1-4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Money Order Account, 1957-1958, inclusive

Box: 32, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Miscellaneous Accounts, 1954-1958, inclusive

Box: 32, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Life Insurance Data and Permanent Record, 1965, inclusive

Box: 34, Folder: 4-6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

US Corporate Income Tax Worksheets, 1965-1971, inclusive

Box: 35, Folder: 4-5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Mortgage Reserve Record, 1944, inclusive

Box: 36, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

NYS Franchise Tax Return and Worksheets, 1944-1951, inclusive

Box: 36, Folder: 2-3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

NYS Franchise Tax Return, 1959-1966, inclusive

Box: 36, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

US Corporation Tax Return, 1955-1960, inclusive

Box: 37, Folder: 2-4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

ORE/MIPC Bad Debt Losses RE: Fed Inc Tax, 1967-1973, inclusive

Box: 36, Folder: 4-5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

ORE/MIPC Bad Debt Losses RE: Fed Inc Tax, 1974-1975, inclusive

Box: 37, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

NYS Franchise Tax and NYC Financial Corporation Tax, 1966-1971, inclusive

Box: 37, Folder: 5-6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

US Corporation Tax Return, 1961-1971, inclusive

Box: 38, Folder: 1-4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

NYC Financial Corp Tax Return, 1972-1974, inclusive

Box: 38, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

US Franchise Tax Regulations, undated

Box: 39, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

NY Franchise Tax Return, 1963-1966, inclusive

Box: 39, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

NY Franchise Tax Return, 1972-1974, inclusive

Box: 39, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

US Corporate Income Tax Return, 1957-1958, inclusive

Box: 39, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

US Corporate Income Tax, 1967-1970, inclusive

Box: 39, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Misc Worksheets, 1945-1948, inclusive

Box: 40, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Bank Examinations, 1949-1962, inclusive

Box: 41, Folder: 1-9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Report of the Condition, 1938, inclusive

Box: 40, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Report of Examination of Life Insurance Dept, 1951, inclusive

Box: 44, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Proceedings of SBTC as Trustee of Mutual Sanvings Banks Fund, 1954-1956, inclusive

Box: 44, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Rpt on Exam. Of Cash, Securities, US Savings Bonds, Travelers Checks, 1949, inclusive

Box: 44, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Valuation of Retirement Plan, 1953-1968, inclusive

Box: 46, Folder: 3-5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Employee Retirement Plan Report on Examination, 1955-1959, inclusive

Box: 46, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Series 3: Administrative files, 1883-2006, inclusive

Scope and Contents

The series represents a small collection of files which were produced by the Board of Trustees and various administrative departments throughout the history of the bank, dating from 1883 to 2006.

It contains property titles (1886-1892), public relations and advertising files (1937-2005), building and renovation files (1930-1977), copies of 1850 and 1859 articles of incorporaton, one file on the 2006 acquisition of the Independence Community Bank Corporation by Sovereign Bancorp, Inc., and other documents.

Arrangement

The series is arranged chronologically by date.

SBSB Progess Report, 1850-1964, inclusive

Box: 49 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Correspondence with NY State Superintendent of Banking Department, 1883, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Text)

Property titles, 1886-1892, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Text)

Organizational and financial ledger, circa 1895-1931, inclusive

Box: 10 (Material Type: Text)

General

Franchise Tax Communications, 1920-1921, inclusive

Box: 32, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Banking Department Communications, 1924-1934, inclusive

Box: 28, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Branch Authorizations, 1930, 1957, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Text)

6422/24 18th Ave Branch Office Misc, 1931, inclusive

Box: 48, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

6422/24 18th Ave Branch Office Misc, 1932-1977, inclusive

Box: 48, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Remsen House Deed/Title, 1936, inclusive

Box: 48, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Ephemera, 1936-1961, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Text)

1771 65th Street Banch Office Misc, 1939, inclusive

Box: 48, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Public Relations manual, 1937, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Text)

6414/16 18th Ave Branch Office Misc, 1939-1968, inclusive

Box: 48, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Certificate SBSB as Depository for Court and Trust Funds in NYC, 1942, inclusive

Box: 48, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Building Committee Minutes, 1945-1953, inclusive

Box: 48, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Publications, 1945-1952, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Text)

Dormant Account Methods and Procedures survey, 1946, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Text)

A Study Relating to the Monthly Publication of the South Brooklyn Savings Bank, 1947, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Text)

Retirement System, 1947, inclusive

Box: 2, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Text)

Advertising - 100th Anniversary, 1949-1950, inclusive

Box: 2, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Text)

Retirement Plan Survey, 1952, inclusive

Box: 43, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Educational materials, 1952, inclusive

Box: 2, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Text)

Completed contracts, 1952-1958, inclusive

Box: 2, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Text)

Report to Building Committee Newkirk Plaza Office, 1958, inclusive

Box: 47, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Building Committee, 1957-1969, inclusive

Box: 2, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Text)

1850 Act of Incorporation, 1859 amendment, and 1930 name change certificates, 1958, inclusive

Box: 2, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Text)

Retirement Plan Report of Examination, 1962, inclusive

Box: 43, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Branch Sites Committee Final Report Newkirk Plaza Office, 1964, inclusive

Box: 47, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Main office alterations, 1964, inclusive

Box: 2, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Text)

Branch Sites Committee Final Report Murray Hill Office, 1970, inclusive

Box: 47, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Branch Sites Committee Final Report Parkchester Office, 1972, inclusive

Box: 47, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Specifications for Alterations to Parkchester Building, 1972, inclusive

Box: 47, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Mike Armstrong - Advertising files, 1975-2005, inclusive

Box: 2, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Text)

Financial planning, 2006, inclusive

Box: 2, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Text)

Stockholders - Merger meeting, 2006, inclusive

Box: 2, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Text)

Series 4: Photographs and Scrapbooks, 1883-2001, inclusive

Scope and Contents

The series contains photographs and scrapbooks documenting the bank from 1883 to 2001.

It includes numerous photographic portraits of bank trustees, in three albums, five folders, and one framed photograph (circa 1940-2001). Additionally, the series contains two scrapbooks documenting the lives of trustees (1922-1982).

It contains two clippings scrapbooks (1883-1920) and five advertising scrapbooks (1931-1953).

Other photographs include bank baseball teams (circa 1930), the corner of Atlantic Avenue and Court Street (circa 1920), the bank's 90th anniversary (1940), Christmas celebrations (1951-1952), and bank openings (circa 1960).

Corner of Atlantic Avenue and Court Street photographs, circa 1920, inclusive

Box: 17 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

South Brooklyn Savings Bank baseball team, circa 1930, inclusive

Box: 6, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

90th anniversary photographs, 1940, inclusive

Box: 17 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Bank opening photographs (2 folders), circa 1960, inclusive

Box: 6, Folder: 2-3 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Christmas photographs, 1951-1952, inclusive

Box: 6, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Board of Trustees portraits (3 folders), 1959-1979, 2001, inclusive

Box: 6, Folder: 5-7 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Board of Trustees oversize portraits, 1970s, inclusive

Box: 17 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Board of Trustees group photograph, 1975, inclusive

Box: 6, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Trustees at NASDAQ MarketSite, Times Square (framed), circa 2000, inclusive

Box: 16 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Board of Trustees portrait albums (3 albums), circa 1940-1972, inclusive

Box: 7 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

Albums feature portraits of Board of Trustees dating back to 1850. The first and second albums appear to have been created around 1940, with additional material added to the albums until around 1972.

Board of Trustees scrapbooks (2 scrapbooks), 1922-1982, inclusive

Box: 8 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Clippings scrapbook, 1883-1923, inclusive

Box: 8 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Clippings scrapbook, 1917-1918, inclusive

Box: 10 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Advertising scrapbook, 1931-1937, inclusive

Box: 16 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Advertising and publicity scrapbook, 1943-1949, inclusive

Box: 15 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Advertising scrapbooks (3 scrapbooks), 1951-1953, inclusive

Box: 15 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Series 5: Memorabilia, circa 1920s-2004, inclusive

Scope and Contents

The series contains bank memorabilia, dating from around the 1920s to 2004. It primarily consists of objects relating the bank's sports teams, including trophies for Brooklyn bank baseball, basketball, and bowling leagues (1930s and 1970s). Other objects include a wood block stamp of the bank's 18th Avenue branch building (circa 1920s-1940s), radio advertisment 12" vinyl records (circa 1950s), advertising awards (1970s), and paperweights commemorating the bank's stock valuations (1992-2004).

Arrangement

The series is generally arranged chronologically by date.

South Brooklyn Savings Bank 18th Avenue office building wood block stamp, circa 1920s-1940s, inclusive

Box: 17 (Material Type: Realia)