Capital One Bank of Beaumont Records
Scope and Contents
The Capital One Bank of Beaumont records consist of bank-related individual photographs, photograph albums, scrapbooks, architectural drawings, newspaper clippings, files, anniversary publications, ephemera, and other miscellany items.
Dates
- Creation: 1906 - 2013
Creator
- Capital One Bank (Beaumont, Tex.) (Organization)
- Chase Bank (Beaumont, Tex.) (Organization)
- Hibernia National Bank (Organization)
- Chemical Bank Corporation of New York (Organization)
- Texas Commerce Bank (Organization)
- American National Bank (Beaumont, Tex.) (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Some restrictions may apply.
Conditions Governing Use
The Tyrrell Historical Library holds copyright. The researcher must secure permission to publish. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to the Tyrrell Historical Library. The researcher assumes full responsibility for complying with copyright, literary property rights, and libel laws.
Historical Note
American National Bank of Beaumont was formed on May 4, 1901. It quickly grew as a financial institution and in 1972 was merged with the name changed in 1981 to Texas Commerce Bank. This was followed in 1987 with the bank becoming an owned subsidiary of Chemical Bank Corporation of New York and in 1996 the name of the bank was changed to Chase Bank of Texas. Then in 1999 the bank was purchased and the name changed to Hibernia National Bank. And finally, in March of 2006 the bank was again purchased and the name changed to Capital One Bank.
Extent
10 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
American National Bank of Beaumont was formed on May 4, 1901. It quickly grew as a financial institution and in 1972 was merged with the name changed in 1981 to Texas Commerce Bank. This was followed in 1987 with the bank becoming an owned subsidiary of Chemical Bank Corporation of New York and in 1996 the name of the bank was changed to Chase Bank of Texas. Then in 1999 the bank was purchased and the name changed to Hibernia National Bank. And finally, in March of 2006 the bank was again purchased and the name changed to Capital One Bank. The Capital One Bank of Beaumont records consist of bank-related individual photographs, photograph albums, scrapbooks, architectural drawings, newspaper clippings, files, anniversary publications, ephemera, and other miscellany items.
Arrangement
This collection is organized into 10 series.
Series 1: Newspaper Clippings, 1994-2004
Series 2: American National Bank of Beaumont Records, 1906-1983
Series 3: Texas Commerce Bank Records, 1976-2002
Series 4: Hibernia Bank Records, 1995-2001
Series 5: Beaumont Events, 1980-1998
Series 6: Photographs, 1950-2013
Series 7: Scrapbooks, 1963-2000
Series 8: Oversize Materials, 1950-1996
Series 9: Digital Materials, 2000-2003
Series 10: Ephemera, undated
Separated Materials
"But Also Good Business: Texas Commerce Banks and the Financing of Houston and Texas, 1886-1986" by Walter L. Buenger and Joseph A. Pratt (Texas A&M University Press, 1986) has been separated from the archives and placed with the library's general holdings.
Cultural context
Genre / Form
- Artifacts
- Blueprints
- Certificates
- Correspondence
- Financial records
- Histories
- Ledgers (account books)
- Newspaper clippings
- Photographs
- Scrapbooks
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Finding Aid for the Capital One Bank of Beaumont Records, 1906-2013
- Author
- Jennifer Perritt
- Date
- October 26, 2020
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Tyrrell Historical Library Archives Repository
