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Middlesex County National Bank Open House - 1952
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An excerpt from the "History of Maynard, Massachusetts 1871-1971" by the Maynard Historical Committee (pg. 56): "In June 1913, the subscribers for the Maynard Trust Company voted to locate in Naylor's Block, Main Street, in part of the building which [was then] occupied by F. W. Woolworth Company. On November 24, 1913, the bank was officially opened with George H. Creighton, President, H. J. Dwinell, Vice-President, and Charles E. Wheeler, Treasurer. On October 15, 1925, land was purchased from the Naylors to build a new bank building on Main Street, which was occupied in May 1926. On March 1, [1947], the [Maynard Trust] Company merged with the Middlesex County National Bank."
The Middlesex County National Bank (MCNB) completed extensive renovations of the Maynard Trust Company Building at 81 Main Street in early 1952, and a house-warming celebration, for bank staff and their friends, was held on January 29. According to the Maynard Enterprise, January 31 (pgs. 1 and 4), "The completion of an extensive program of remodeling and redecoration at the Maynard Office of the Middlesex County National Bank has been announced by Oliver T. Bergstrom, President.
"Members of the bank's staff and their friends were guests of the management at a house-warming Tuesday evening and had an opportunity to inspect the facilities which now provide Maynard and vicinity with one of the most beautiful and modern banking quarters in this area.
"Modernization of this office has been accomplished in keeping with the very latest expression of the architects' and decorators' art, and offers unusual convenience and efficiency for the transaction of banking business. The bank's personnel will also enjoy improved working conditions under which they will be able to render even better service to the institution's many customers in this area.
"The outmoded tellers' cages have been eliminated, and are replaced by a modern counter, which now occupies the lefthand side of the banking floor instead of being on the right as formerly. At the right of the entrance is a new officers' section, separated from the main floor by a mahogany railing, planned in accordance with modern bank design to allow closer contact between patrons and officers, while retaining the privacy essential to confidential business. A new rug in this section adds to the friendly, homelike atmosphere.
" To the right rear, a small conference room has been provided, as well as a room for use of the Board of Managers. Bookkeeping activities, formerly on the street level, have been moved to the second floor. Modern fluorescent lighting provides adequate illumination without glare or harshness.
"The entire interior has been redecorated in rose-peach and mahogany, with blue-green window drapes contributing to the general effect of cheerfulness. Dark mahogany woodwork throughout blends harmoniously into the color scheme.
"Operations of the Maynard Office are under the direction of a local Board of Managers made up of James J. Ledgard, Chairman, Guyer W. Fowler, and Philip A. Wilson. Officers in charge are Medville L. Clark, Vice-President, and Albert N. Hodgess, Assistant Cashier.
"On the office staff are Mary U. Dunn, Helen O'Buck, Mary G. Sweeney, Mary E. McCarthy, Julie A. Palima, Joan E. LeSage, Isabel A. Doran, Carol B. Novick, John E. Johnson, Rita F. LeSage, Dorothy Cantin, and Peter H. Schultz.
"Organized in 1913 as Maynard Trust Company, this bank joined the Middlesex County National Bank by merger in 1947. It serves a substantial number of depositors and customers in Maynard and the surrounding communities of Nashoba Valley. Retaining the atmosphere and friendly personal relationships of a local bank, the Maynard Office offers complete facilities for all types of banking service, including checking accounts, Thrifti-Check accounts, business loans, mortgage loans, home improvement loans, personal loans, automobile and appliance financing, safe deposit boxes, Christmas Club, and many others. Resources of the parent institution, which serves Middlesex County through 14 offices in 10 communities, now total $88, 000,000."
A series of black and white photos of the Open House held at the Middlesex County National Bank in Maynard, on January 29, 1952, 7-9:00 PM:
1. (l-r) James Ledgard, Chairman, Board of Managers; Mary Dunn; Rita LeSage; Albert Hodgess, Assistant Cashier; Joan LeSage Starr; Mary McCarthy; Isabel Doran Alpine; Medville Clark, President; Mary Sweeney
2. Officers at the new walk-up window
3 and 4. Remodeled teller stations
5. "Ultra-modern" conference area of the newly renovated bank
6. Remodeled customer area
7. (l-r) Guard Charlie Dyson; Medville L. Clark (center), President of the Maynard Office, shaking hands with George and Edith Underwood, manager of Woolworth in Maynard
8. (Left rear) Reggie Jones, Irene Rhodes, Edith Carlton, and Mary Lou Flerra; Left front: Albert Hodgess (l), and Henry Erikson (center); (Back center) Guard George E. "Speck" White
9. Maynard Board of Selectmen (l-r) Leo Mullin Sr., Chairman; Joseph P. Dineen; William Bain
10. Medville Clark
11. Guard Charlie Dyson (left); Howard King, King Insurance Agency and Town Treasurer (second from right, hand on coat button)
12. Mrs. King (seated), Howard King (right)
13. (l-r) Oliver Bergstrom, MCNB President; Jim Ledgard; Guy Fowler, Fowler Funeral Home and Member of the Board of the Maynard Office; Al Hodgess and Med Clark in background; Mrs. Bergstrom; Ladies from the Main Office
14. (l-r) Guard Speck White; Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Bergstrom, President of MCNB
15. (l-r) Guard Speck White; Mr. Hiram Parkin, one of the oldest depositors of the Middlesex County National Bank (b. 1865 England, d. 1956 Maynard); Mary Dunn
16. (l-r) Medville Clark greeting Mrs. Pauline? Poulson, her daughter Gail? Poulson Huhtamaki, Bernadette "Bunny" Arsenault from Stow, Guard Speck White
17. (l-r) Mrs. Genevieve "Jen" (Coughlin?) Lynch; Mrs. Beatrice "Bea" (Stewart) Clark; Jerry Lynch, President of the Maynard Chamber of Commerce
18. Mrs. Medville Clark (standing), with her mother, Mrs. Jennie Stewart (seated)
19. (l-r) Bill Ledgard; his father Jim Ledgard; Mary Sweeney; Mrs. Clark; her mother, Jennie Stewart (seated)
20. (l-r) Mrs. Bergstrom (facing camera), woman from another office, Mrs. Clark, Mary Sweeney (two-tone dress), women from other offices
21. (l-r) Mrs. and Mr. Park Stone, Editor, Maynard Enterprise
22. (l-r) Howard Crawford, Assistant Cashier of the Medford office; Mr. and Mrs. Donald Parker, Assistant Auditor of the Everett Headquarters. (Eventually, Don became an officer at Assabet Bank.)
23. Mrs. and Mr. James Connolly who operate the Red and White store in South Acton, talking with Med Clark
24. (l-r) Guard Speck White, Mr. and Mrs. Everett Brigham from Billerica Office
25. Lena Downy (center), Assabet Bank
26. (l-r) Grace Parkin Salloway, Peter Schulz
27. Phyllis Wade Greeno (far left); Medville Clark (center, back to camera); Hortense Bird, Red Acre Farm (checked coat)
28. (l-r front) Albert Hodgess and Henry Erickson. (l-r second row) Phyllis Wade Greeno, Irene Mariani Rhodes, Mary Lou Flerra, Jennie Cherniak
29. (l-r) Mary Dunn, Rita LeSage, Mary McCarthy, Isabel Doran Alpine, Mary Sweeney, Joan LeSage Starr
30. (l) Al Hodgess and Grace Parkin Salloway; (r foreground) Jerry Lynch (l) shaking hands with Hiram Parkin; (r background) Helen Kuprianchik O'Buck and Mike O'Buck
31. (l-r) Matilda Hodgess, wife of Albert Hodgess; Jen Lynch, wife of Jerry Lynch, Mary Sweeney; Mrs. Don Parker; Bea Clark, wife of Medville Clark
32. Buffet table
33. Al Hodgess (left background), Mrs. Bea Clark (center, looking up at the gallery), Mrs. Jen Lynch seated near coffee urn
34. People in the gallery
35. (l-r) Phyllis Wade Greeno, Irene Mariani Rhodes, __?__, Jennie Cherniak?, _?_, Albert Hodgess
36. (l-r) Mary Lou Flerra?, Irene Mariani Rhodes, Medville Clark shaking hands with John Pendergast? of West Concord, Guard Charlie Dyson (background), _?_, Carol Novick?
37. Viewing the new comptometer
38. Board of Managers Conference Room. Mary McCarthy (standing, left), Lucy Luker, Connie Quinn (seated right rear)
39. Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Bergstrom, President of MCNB
40. Mrs. Clark talking with Joe Dineen (second row, right)
41. Henry Erikson (lower right)
42. Maynard Trust Company, later Middlesex County National Bank at 81 Main Street. (Photo ca 2024)
The Middlesex County National Bank (MCNB) completed extensive renovations of the Maynard Trust Company Building at 81 Main Street in early 1952, and a house-warming celebration, for bank staff and their friends, was held on January 29. According to the Maynard Enterprise, January 31 (pgs. 1 and 4), "The completion of an extensive program of remodeling and redecoration at the Maynard Office of the Middlesex County National Bank has been announced by Oliver T. Bergstrom, President.
"Members of the bank's staff and their friends were guests of the management at a house-warming Tuesday evening and had an opportunity to inspect the facilities which now provide Maynard and vicinity with one of the most beautiful and modern banking quarters in this area.
"Modernization of this office has been accomplished in keeping with the very latest expression of the architects' and decorators' art, and offers unusual convenience and efficiency for the transaction of banking business. The bank's personnel will also enjoy improved working conditions under which they will be able to render even better service to the institution's many customers in this area.
"The outmoded tellers' cages have been eliminated, and are replaced by a modern counter, which now occupies the lefthand side of the banking floor instead of being on the right as formerly. At the right of the entrance is a new officers' section, separated from the main floor by a mahogany railing, planned in accordance with modern bank design to allow closer contact between patrons and officers, while retaining the privacy essential to confidential business. A new rug in this section adds to the friendly, homelike atmosphere.
" To the right rear, a small conference room has been provided, as well as a room for use of the Board of Managers. Bookkeeping activities, formerly on the street level, have been moved to the second floor. Modern fluorescent lighting provides adequate illumination without glare or harshness.
"The entire interior has been redecorated in rose-peach and mahogany, with blue-green window drapes contributing to the general effect of cheerfulness. Dark mahogany woodwork throughout blends harmoniously into the color scheme.
"Operations of the Maynard Office are under the direction of a local Board of Managers made up of James J. Ledgard, Chairman, Guyer W. Fowler, and Philip A. Wilson. Officers in charge are Medville L. Clark, Vice-President, and Albert N. Hodgess, Assistant Cashier.
"On the office staff are Mary U. Dunn, Helen O'Buck, Mary G. Sweeney, Mary E. McCarthy, Julie A. Palima, Joan E. LeSage, Isabel A. Doran, Carol B. Novick, John E. Johnson, Rita F. LeSage, Dorothy Cantin, and Peter H. Schultz.
"Organized in 1913 as Maynard Trust Company, this bank joined the Middlesex County National Bank by merger in 1947. It serves a substantial number of depositors and customers in Maynard and the surrounding communities of Nashoba Valley. Retaining the atmosphere and friendly personal relationships of a local bank, the Maynard Office offers complete facilities for all types of banking service, including checking accounts, Thrifti-Check accounts, business loans, mortgage loans, home improvement loans, personal loans, automobile and appliance financing, safe deposit boxes, Christmas Club, and many others. Resources of the parent institution, which serves Middlesex County through 14 offices in 10 communities, now total $88, 000,000."
A series of black and white photos of the Open House held at the Middlesex County National Bank in Maynard, on January 29, 1952, 7-9:00 PM:
1. (l-r) James Ledgard, Chairman, Board of Managers; Mary Dunn; Rita LeSage; Albert Hodgess, Assistant Cashier; Joan LeSage Starr; Mary McCarthy; Isabel Doran Alpine; Medville Clark, President; Mary Sweeney
2. Officers at the new walk-up window
3 and 4. Remodeled teller stations
5. "Ultra-modern" conference area of the newly renovated bank
6. Remodeled customer area
7. (l-r) Guard Charlie Dyson; Medville L. Clark (center), President of the Maynard Office, shaking hands with George and Edith Underwood, manager of Woolworth in Maynard
8. (Left rear) Reggie Jones, Irene Rhodes, Edith Carlton, and Mary Lou Flerra; Left front: Albert Hodgess (l), and Henry Erikson (center); (Back center) Guard George E. "Speck" White
9. Maynard Board of Selectmen (l-r) Leo Mullin Sr., Chairman; Joseph P. Dineen; William Bain
10. Medville Clark
11. Guard Charlie Dyson (left); Howard King, King Insurance Agency and Town Treasurer (second from right, hand on coat button)
12. Mrs. King (seated), Howard King (right)
13. (l-r) Oliver Bergstrom, MCNB President; Jim Ledgard; Guy Fowler, Fowler Funeral Home and Member of the Board of the Maynard Office; Al Hodgess and Med Clark in background; Mrs. Bergstrom; Ladies from the Main Office
14. (l-r) Guard Speck White; Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Bergstrom, President of MCNB
15. (l-r) Guard Speck White; Mr. Hiram Parkin, one of the oldest depositors of the Middlesex County National Bank (b. 1865 England, d. 1956 Maynard); Mary Dunn
16. (l-r) Medville Clark greeting Mrs. Pauline? Poulson, her daughter Gail? Poulson Huhtamaki, Bernadette "Bunny" Arsenault from Stow, Guard Speck White
17. (l-r) Mrs. Genevieve "Jen" (Coughlin?) Lynch; Mrs. Beatrice "Bea" (Stewart) Clark; Jerry Lynch, President of the Maynard Chamber of Commerce
18. Mrs. Medville Clark (standing), with her mother, Mrs. Jennie Stewart (seated)
19. (l-r) Bill Ledgard; his father Jim Ledgard; Mary Sweeney; Mrs. Clark; her mother, Jennie Stewart (seated)
20. (l-r) Mrs. Bergstrom (facing camera), woman from another office, Mrs. Clark, Mary Sweeney (two-tone dress), women from other offices
21. (l-r) Mrs. and Mr. Park Stone, Editor, Maynard Enterprise
22. (l-r) Howard Crawford, Assistant Cashier of the Medford office; Mr. and Mrs. Donald Parker, Assistant Auditor of the Everett Headquarters. (Eventually, Don became an officer at Assabet Bank.)
23. Mrs. and Mr. James Connolly who operate the Red and White store in South Acton, talking with Med Clark
24. (l-r) Guard Speck White, Mr. and Mrs. Everett Brigham from Billerica Office
25. Lena Downy (center), Assabet Bank
26. (l-r) Grace Parkin Salloway, Peter Schulz
27. Phyllis Wade Greeno (far left); Medville Clark (center, back to camera); Hortense Bird, Red Acre Farm (checked coat)
28. (l-r front) Albert Hodgess and Henry Erickson. (l-r second row) Phyllis Wade Greeno, Irene Mariani Rhodes, Mary Lou Flerra, Jennie Cherniak
29. (l-r) Mary Dunn, Rita LeSage, Mary McCarthy, Isabel Doran Alpine, Mary Sweeney, Joan LeSage Starr
30. (l) Al Hodgess and Grace Parkin Salloway; (r foreground) Jerry Lynch (l) shaking hands with Hiram Parkin; (r background) Helen Kuprianchik O'Buck and Mike O'Buck
31. (l-r) Matilda Hodgess, wife of Albert Hodgess; Jen Lynch, wife of Jerry Lynch, Mary Sweeney; Mrs. Don Parker; Bea Clark, wife of Medville Clark
32. Buffet table
33. Al Hodgess (left background), Mrs. Bea Clark (center, looking up at the gallery), Mrs. Jen Lynch seated near coffee urn
34. People in the gallery
35. (l-r) Phyllis Wade Greeno, Irene Mariani Rhodes, __?__, Jennie Cherniak?, _?_, Albert Hodgess
36. (l-r) Mary Lou Flerra?, Irene Mariani Rhodes, Medville Clark shaking hands with John Pendergast? of West Concord, Guard Charlie Dyson (background), _?_, Carol Novick?
37. Viewing the new comptometer
38. Board of Managers Conference Room. Mary McCarthy (standing, left), Lucy Luker, Connie Quinn (seated right rear)
39. Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Bergstrom, President of MCNB
40. Mrs. Clark talking with Joe Dineen (second row, right)
41. Henry Erikson (lower right)
42. Maynard Trust Company, later Middlesex County National Bank at 81 Main Street. (Photo ca 2024)
Creator
Durland Photo Service, Everett
Maynard Enterprise
Samuels Studio, Maynard
Maynard Enterprise
Samuels Studio, Maynard
Date
1952-01-29
Contributor
Paul Boothroyd
Identifier
2022.256; 2022.257; 2022.258; 2022.260; 2022.260a; 2022.261;
2024.281; 2024.282; 2024.283; 2024.284; 2024.285; 2024.286;
2024.287; 2024.288; 2024.289; 2024.290; 2024.291; 2024.292;
2024.293; 2024.294; 2024.300; 2024.301; 2024.302; 2024.303;
2024.304; 2024.305; 2024.306; 2024.307; 2024.308; 2024.309;
2014.310; 2024.312; 2024.313; 2024.314; 2024.315; 2024.316;
2024.317; 2024.318; 2024.319; 2024.320; 2024.325; 2024.326;
2024.327; 2024.328
2024.281; 2024.282; 2024.283; 2024.284; 2024.285; 2024.286;
2024.287; 2024.288; 2024.289; 2024.290; 2024.291; 2024.292;
2024.293; 2024.294; 2024.300; 2024.301; 2024.302; 2024.303;
2024.304; 2024.305; 2024.306; 2024.307; 2024.308; 2024.309;
2014.310; 2024.312; 2024.313; 2024.314; 2024.315; 2024.316;
2024.317; 2024.318; 2024.319; 2024.320; 2024.325; 2024.326;
2024.327; 2024.328
Format
B&W photoprints: 5 x 7 in. (1)
B&W photoprints: 8 x 10 in. (22)
B&W mounted photoprints: 8.5 x 10.5 in. (17)
Newspaper pages unassessed. Digital only. Added for clarity.
B&W photoprints: 8 x 10 in. (22)
B&W mounted photoprints: 8.5 x 10.5 in. (17)
Newspaper pages unassessed. Digital only. Added for clarity.
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Storage
VF92
PB74
SU18-8