Banning Family and Residence Museum Collection
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Wilmington Historical Society
2024
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Wilmington, California 90744
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Title: Banning Family and Residence Museum Collection
Dates: 1860-2020
Collection Number: BRM
Creator/Collector:
Wilmington Historical Society (Calif.)
Extent: 3.37 linear feet , 471KB
Repository:
Wilmington Historical Society
Wilmington, California 90744
Abstract: The Banning Family and Residence Museum Collection documents the activities, programs, and events of the General Phineas Banning
Residence Museum, located in Wilmington, California between 1860 and 2020. The Collection also contains a small amount of
materials related to the personal and professional life of Phineas Banning and other Banning family members.
Language of Material: English
The collection is open for research use.
Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creators of this collection has not been transferred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.
[Identification of item]. Banning Family and Residence Museum Collection. Collection Number: BRM. Wilmington Historical Society
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.
Biography/Administrative History
Please see finding aid with box list for biographical/administrative history.
Scope and Content of Collection
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.
Community education
Greek revival (Architecture)
Historical museums
Port of Los Angeles
Banning, Hancock, 1865-1925
Banning, Joseph Brent, 1861-1920
Banning, Phineas, 1830-1885
Banning, William, 1858-1945
Banning Residence Museum
Los Angeles County (Calif.)
Wilmington (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Artifacts
Maps
Paper records
Photographic materials
Publications