Banning Family and Residence Museum Collection, 1860-2020

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Summary

Creators:
Wilmington Historical Society (Calif.)
Abstract:
Extent:
3.37 linear feet , 471KB
Language:
Preferred citation:

Banning Family and Residence Museum Collection. Wilmington Historical Society

Background

Scope and content:

The Banning Family and Residence Museum Collection primarily documents the activities, programs, and events of the Residence Museum, with a small amount of materials related to the personal and professional life of Phineas Banning and other Banning family members. The collection consists of a broad range of materials. Publications include issues of Banner and Banning and Company, newsletters intended for museum volunteers, Friends of the Banning Museum, and Residence Museum staff, with content regarding docent and other training opportunities, special activities, board meetings, general membership meetings, lectures, local school programs, auxiliary committees, and a calendar of events. Documents consist of historical sketches, research notes, and biographical information about Banning family members, as well as flyers, handouts, and other promotional material related to the Museum. Also included are photographs depicting Museum events such as Floriade and the Wisteria Festival, and images of the interior and exterior of the Banning Residence. Highlights include Wilmington Transportation Company steamship and railroad passes, signed by Hancock Banning, Joseph Brent Banning, and William Banning between 1897 and 1918; reproductions of maps associated with property belonging to Phineas Banning and the Banning family between 1860 and 1891; and the 1992 Historic Structure Report for the General Phineas Banning Residence. The Collection is arranged at the collection level, alphabetically by subject.

Biographical / historical:

Please see finding aid with box list for biographical/administrative history.

Acquisition information:
This collection has been acquired and assembled by the Wilmington Historical Society from a variety of sources. The sources and dates of acquisition are unknown.

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research use.

Terms of access:

Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creators of this collection has not been transferred to the Wilmington Historical Society. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Preferred citation:

Banning Family and Residence Museum Collection. Wilmington Historical Society

Location of this collection:
309 W. Opp St.
Wilmington, CA 90744, US