Provident Institution for Savings Records, 1816-1966.

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Provident Institution for Savings Records, 1816-1966.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/35863177

Composed of meeting minutes, photographs, publications and related business and financial records.

.5 linear ft. (1 box)

Boston College. John J. Burns Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7375462

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Provident Institution for Savings in the Town of Boston

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First savings bank to be incorporated in the United States. From the description of Records, 1816-1980. (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 39725596 Financial institution. Provident Institution for Savings was founded in 1816, largely at the insistence of John Cheverus, the Catholic Bishop of Boston, who wanted to provide for his parishioners. The bank was the first in the United States to be incorporated. From the description of Prov...