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Capital One Bank of Beaumont Records

 Collection
Identifier: AC-670

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

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.

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

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