Courtney S. Turner Board Room

This was the bank's original boardroom which also included a spiral staircase. The room is named for investment banker Courtney S. Turner (1896-1986), an Atchison-born businessman who was president of the board of the Charter Bank and the “largest shareholder of the bank following the enactment of the Bank Merger Law in 1969.”[1] He was a “golf-course developer in Palm Desert” and made his fortune in credit finance and was “known for his eccentricities.”[2] He was also a “director and substantial stockholder of the First National Bank.”[3] 

[1] Library Tour Notes “History Central Library 15 April 2004”

[2] Library Tour Notes “History Central Library 15 April 2004”

[3] Library signage outside the Courtney S. Turner Board Room