Descriptive Summary
| Creator: | Bannerman, Francis, VI, 1851-1918 |
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| Title: | Bannerman Family Papers |
| Dates [inclusive]: | 1788-2001 (bulk 1890-1968) |
| Abstract: | Francis (Frank) Bannerman VI was born in Dundee, Scotland on March 24, 1851. Following
the Civil War, Bannerman founded a company, Francis Bannerman Co., specializing in
military surplus and scrap. In 1900 Bannerman puchased Polopel Island, a small island
located in the Hudson River just north of West Point, NY, with the aim to turn it
into a safe storage location for his large stores of military surplus that had now
outgrown his warehouse space in Brooklyn. Patriotic to his heritage, Bannerman designed
plans to have a unique, Scottish-style estate be constructed on the island to serve
both his business and personal needs. The family owned both the business and the island
until the late 1960s.
Subseries IV.D Glass Plate Negatives is digitized and available in the Shelby White and Leon Levy Digital Library. |
| Quantity: | 3 Linear feet (7 boxes and 3 volumes) |
| Call Phrase: | MS 2906 |