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Finding Aid for the First National Bank of Oxford Collection


MUM00185

PURL

http://purl.oclc.org/umarchives/MUM00185/

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Summary Information

Repository
University of Mississippi Libraries
Creator
First National Bank of Oxford (Oxford, Miss.)
Title
First National Bank of Oxford Collection
ID
MUM00185
Date
1910-1957
Extent
12.0 Linear feet 1 box + 23 ledgers (II-1 thru II-2)
Language of Materials
English
Mixed materials [Box]
1
Container
1-23
Abstract
The collection contains ledgers and various accounts of the First National Bank of Oxford (Miss.), 1910-1957. The volume containing
entries for 1918 contains notations by William Faulkner, who worked at the bank.

Preferred Citation

First National Bank of Oxford Collection (MUM00185), Archives and Special Collections, J.D. Williams Library, The University
of Mississippi

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Historical Note

The First National Bank of Oxford was founded in 1910 and remains in operation. The bank’s first president was John Wesley
Thompson Falkner, grandfather of author William Faulkner. Faulkner himself worked in the bookkeeping department of First National
in 1918.

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Scope and Content

The collection contains ledgers and various accounts of the First National Bank of Oxford (Miss.), 1910-1957. The volume containing
entries for 1918 contains notations by William Faulkner, who worked at the bank.

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

University of Mississippi Libraries February 2013

Access Restrictions

The First National Bank of Oxford Collection is open for research.

Copyright Restrictions

The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions
of copyrighted material. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a
photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specified conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be “used
for any purpose other than private study, scholarship or research.” If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy
or reproduction for purposes in excess of “fair use,” that user may be liable for copyright infringement.

Additions

No further additions are expected to this collection.

Processing Information

Collection processed by Archives and Special Collections staff. Finding aid created by Kathryn Michaelis, February 2013.

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Related Materials

Related Materials at the University of Mississippi

For more collections related to William Faulkner, see the
William Faulkner subject guide.

For more collections related to Oxford businesses, see the
Business and Accounting subject guide.

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Controlled Access Headings

Format(s)

  • cashbooks
  • ledgers (account books)

Geographic Name(s)

  • Oxford (Miss.) — History

Personal Name(s)

  • Faulkner, William, 1897-1962 — Archives

Subject(s)

  • Banks and banking — Mississippi

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Collection Inventory

 Box 1 First National Bank of Oxford, October 1910-August 1911 

 Ledger 1 Cash Book, 25 October 25 1913-9 March 1914 

 Ledger 2 Cash Book, 7 October 1915-19 April 1916 

 Ledger 3 Cash Book, 18 January 1916-19 December 1916 

 Ledger 4 Cash Book, 24 November 1917-13 July 1918 

 Ledger 5 Cash Book, undated 

 Ledger 6 Cash Book, 23 January 1920-2 June 1923 

 Ledger 7 General Ledger, 5 July 1920-4 April 1925 

 Ledger 8 Accounts, 1920-1933 

 Ledger 9 Cash Book, 11 April 1927-1 December 1930 

 Ledger 10 Cash Book, 2 December 1930-6 June 1934 

 Ledger 11 3 June 1934-24 December 1937 

 Ledger 12 Note Notices, 1951-1954 

 Ledger 13 Discount Ledger, 1934-1957 

 Ledger 14 General Ledger, 1942-1947 

 Ledger 15 Journal, 19 November 1942-29 September 1945 

 Ledger 16 Discount Ledger, 1948-1951 

 Ledger 17 Discount Ledger, 1949-1951 

 Ledger 18 Loans, 1951-1952 

 Ledger 19 Loans, 1952-1953 

 Ledger 20 Journal, 14 January 1954-9 October 1954 

 Ledger 21 Journal, 4 June 1955-13 June 1956 

 Ledger 22 Journal, 4 September 1956-26 March 1957 

 Ledger 23 Note Notices, 1962-1963 

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