Scope and Contents
Payson & Trask records include annual reports, partnership reports, auditors reports, valuations and forecasts, and a final report including correspondence related to the liquidation of the firm after the death of Joan Whitney Payson in 1975.
Dates
- Creation: 1947-1980
Creator
- Payson, Joan Whitney, 1903-1975 (Person)
Language of Materials
Materials entirely in English.
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research. Materials stored offsite; access requires advance notice. Please contact specialcollectionsref@hbs.edu for more information on access procedures and reproduction services.
Extent
1.5 linear feet (3 boxes)Biographical / Historical
Payson & Trask was founded by Joan Whitney Payson and Frederick Kingsbury Trask, Jr. in 1947 as a venture capital firm focused on supplying capital to emerging and unique businesses.
Physical Location
MANU
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Frederick Kingsbury Trask, Jr., 1980.
Creator
- Payson, Joan Whitney, 1903-1975 (Person)
- Trask, Frederick Kingsbury, Jr., 1907-1997 (Person)
- Payson & Trask (Organization)
- Author
- Baker Library
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- eng
- EAD ID
- bak01544
Repository Details
Part of the Baker Library Special Collections and Archives, Harvard Business School Repository
Baker Library Special Collections and Archives holds unique resources that focus on the evolution of business and industry, as well as the records of the Harvard Business School, documenting the institution's development over the last century. These rich and varied collections support research in a diverse range of fields such as business, economic, social and cultural history as well as the history of science and technology.
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