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Archives related to: Walker, Susan Rogers, 1866-1951
| title | T. B. Walker and Family Papers. | repository | Minnesota Historical society |
| description | Personal papers and business records of a Minnesota lumber magnate and art collector, and of his descendants. Includes records of the Red River Lumber Company, a family-owned corporation that operated in both Minnesota and California. There are records of a variety of Walker's companies, business partnerships, and his art collection and gallery, as well as papers and business records of his children and grandchildren. Susan Rogers Walker Papers The Susan Rogers Walker papers inlcude subject files, financial statements and records, some personal correspondence, and some papers relating to her estate. After Gilbert's death, Archie Walker handled Susan's business affairs, and many of these files, accordingly, emanated from his office. There is information about the Brass Building, the Film Building, and the Music Building, all Minneapolis properties which Susan apparently owned. Fiels concerning the First National Bank of Minneapolis (1949-1952) provide information about several speical agencies and trusts which Susan established naming Martha Rogers Shuman, Jesse W. Shuman, John Rogers Shuman, and Mary Shuman Okie as beneficiaries. There is also a small personal correspondence file, correspondents including Harriet G. and Archie Walker and Clara Wheeler. Files on the administration of Susan's estate (1951-1959) include estate tax returns and information about the estate's income tax problems; information about bequests made in Susan's will; probate court accounts and documents; and various miscellaneous financial statements. Jesse W. Shuman, Archie D. Walker, and the Northwestern National Bank of Minneapolis served as co-executors. There is a service agreement between Shasta Forests Company (SHAFCO) and Archie D. Walker and Jesse W. Shuman (1954); statements of estate-related trusts and the Archie D. Walker and Jesse W. Shuman Agency; and a considerable amount of correspondence with Minneapolis attorney Josiah E. Brill and with Northwestern National Bank trust officials. Other correspondents include Archie, Brooks, and Theodore Walker; Jesse W. and John Rogers Shuman; Dana C. Smith; California and Minnesota tax officials; R. A. Colgan, Jr., of SHAFCO; and Allen L. Chickering , Jr., of Chickering & Gregory San Francisco attorneys. |
| extent | 308.0 cu. ft. (276 boxes, 49 oversize folders, 33 unboxed volumes, and 1 map tube); and 8 microfilm reels |
| formats | Business Records Personal Papers Estate Papers Financial Records Inventories |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | http://www.mnhs.org/library/findaids/00093.html |
| acquisition information | The Walker Papers were donated to the Minnesota Historical Society over the course of some twenty-three years, primarily by Mrs. Louise W. McCannel of Minneapolis, the daughter of Archie D. Walker, Sr., and granddaughter of T. B. Walker. A small amount of correspondence was received in 1987 from the Walker Art Center through its librarian, Rosemary Furtak. A few folders of miscellaneous Walker-related papers already in the possession of the Society were incorporated into the larger collection as well. |
| updated | 03/16/2023 10:29:56 |
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