Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- United States Building and Loan League records
- Dates:
- 1931-1937
- Creators:
- Myers, R. Holtby
- Abstract:
- The United States Building and Loan League was formed to serve as an advocate for the building and loan industry. The collection includes materials produced during the 1930s, a period of change to the existing legal code concerning thrift associations, like building and loan associations.
- Extent:
- 0.5 Linear Feet (1 box)
- Language:
- Materials are in English.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], United States Building and Loan League Records (Collection Number 158). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection consists of reports to the executive committee during the period of 1931-1937.
- Biographical / historical:
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The United States Building and Loan League was an association formed in 1893 to promote and advocate for state building and loan associations. The Building and Loan League saw the mission of the industry as promoting home ownership through saving and mutual cooperation. Though during financial crises thrift associations were more resilient than banks due to their emphasis on long-term deposits and penalties for withdrawal, the industry still suffered from the Great Depression. In the 1930, the league reorganized with a greater focus on advocacy, particularly in garnering governmental assistance in the form of a federal home loan bank and a federal deposit insurance program. During the same period, regulations were placed on the industry to standardize reporting and regulators who determined interest rates.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Heather Lowe with assistance from Megan Hahn Fraser in the Center for Primary Research and Training (CFPRT), September 2011.
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- Physical location:
- Stored off-site. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-01-10 14:21:50 -0800 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Open for research. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.
- Terms of access:
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Property rights to the physical objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], United States Building and Loan League Records (Collection Number 158). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
- Location of this collection:
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A1713 Charles E. Young Research LibraryBox 951575Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
- Contact:
- (310) 825-4988