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Banks - Los Angeles

Description

7 items: "keepsake"-type booklet, The Farmer's & Merchants National Bank of Los Angeles...Fifty Years of Banking Service, 1921; advert. / greeting card, "Life more abundant," from Bank of Italy National Trust and Savings Association, 1927; brochure, "President's Statement," from The First National Bank of Los Angeles - Pacific Southwest Bank, First Securities Co., 8/9/1927; 1-pp. letter (no signature, subsequent pages may be missing), to Don Taylor of LAT, on Security-First National Bank of Los Angeles letterhead, with historical "information about the second home of the Farmers & Merchants Bank," dated 10/24/1956; pp. 336 - 341 copied from a book titled A Mirror for Californians [Oliver Carlson, 1941]; two undated ads (ca. 1925) for Citizens...Bank of Los Angeles.

Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date
1921 - 1956
Call number
mssLAT
Creator
Los Angeles Times (Firm)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance
The Los Angeles Times,
Restrictions
Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
Rights
The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.
Associated people
Bassett, James E., (1912-1978.)
Chandler, Norman, (1899-1973.)
Chandler, Otis, (1927-2006.)
Conrad, Paul, (1924-2010.)
Johnson, W. Thomas, (1941-)
Owens, Charles H.
Associated organizations
Los Angeles Times (Firm).
Los Angeles Times History Center.
Times Mirror Company.
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