Diary kept from 1 January 1865-15 May 1865 and 24 October 1865-10 December 1865.

Name:

Weygandt, Cornelius Nolen, 1832-1907

Timespan:

19th century

Date:

1865

Description:

Diary volume covering 1865.

Language:

English

Provenance:

Gift of Ann M. Weygandt, granddaughter of Cornelius Nolen Weygandt. Seven additional diaries and memorandum books, dating from 1848 to 1862, were purchased in 2004 to complete the collection.

Relation:

Finding aid: https://archives.upenn.edu/collections/finding-aid/upt50w547

Subject:

Bechtel, Johannes, 1690-1777; Bechtel, Maria Appolonia Marrett, 1691-1778; Cottingham, W. W.; Princeton Theological Seminary; Western Bank (Philadelphia, Pa.); Western National Bank (Philadelphia, Pa.); Weygandt, Ann; Weygandt, Catherine Nowlane; Weygandt, Cornelius, 1713-1799; Weygandt, Cornelius Nowlane, 1770-1806; Weygandt, Cornelius, 1871-1957; Weygandt, Cornelius Nolen, 1904-; Weygandt, George Herrman; Weygandt, Jacob, 1742-1828; Weygandt, Jacob, 1789-1861; Weygandt, John Balthasar; Weygandt, Lucy Elmaker Thomas, 1837-1907; Weygandt, Mary Agneta Bechtel, 1719-1789; Weygandt, Ottelia Dimler; Weygandt, Sara Matlack; Weygandt, Sophie Makins Helmbold; Weygandt, Susan Grunmayer; Weygandt, Thomas Jefferson, 1800-1874; Banks and banking -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Diaries

Physical Description:

1 volume

Geographic Subject:

Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century

Rights:

http://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?

Notes:

Cornelius Nolen Weygandt was born in Philadelphia in 1832, the son of Thomas Jefferson Weygandt and Sophie Makins Helmbold Weygandt. He attended Central High School in Philadelphia and graduated in 1848. He continued his studies independently, focusing his attention on the classics, and pursued these interests throughout his life. In addition to reading the classics, Cornelius N. Weygandt was actively interested in art, theater, history, and genealogy.; Weygandt went directly from Central High School to his career in banking. He began as a clerk at the Western Bank, located on the south side of Chestnut Street just west of Fourth Street, in the heart of Philadelphia's nineteenth-century financial district. The Western Bank was chartered by the state in 1832 and by 1861 had a capital of $500,000. In 1863 Weygandt was appointed Cashier, a position roughly equivalent to chief financial officer in a modern corporation. On February 3, 1865, the Western Bank was chartered as the Western National Bank under the National Bank Act. In 1878 he was elected Vice President of the bank, and in 1887, he succeded John Patterson as President. Weygandt served as president for twenty years, until his death in 1907 at age seventy-five.; Weygandt married Lucy Elmaker Thomas. Their children included Lucy Weygandt, Sophie Weygandt, and Cornelius Weygandt (1871-1957).

Physical Location:

University Archives and Records Center, University of Pennsylvania, UPT 50 W547, Box 1, Folder 30

Collection:

Cornelius Nolen Weygandt Papers