Mallard Papers on the Bank of Finance
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Title: Mallard Papers on the Bank of Finance
Dates: 1961-2017
Collection Number: GC 1381
Creator/Collector:
Extent: 1 folder
Repository:
Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Los Angeles, California 90007-4057
Abstract: Photocopied papers, newspaper articles, and printed images about Onie B. Granville and the Bank of Finance. Also an original
condolence citation issued by the City Council of Los Angeles for Granville's passing in 1998. 1961-2017, n.d.
Language of Material: English
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Mallard Papers on the Bank of Finance. Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles
County
Biography/Administrative History
The Bank of Finance was founded in Los Angeles in 1964 and became the first African American owned and operated bank in the
West. The founder, Onie B. Granville (1916-1998), was a prominent businessman beginning with the establishment of a local
realty firm in 1949.
Scope and Content of Collection
Photocopied papers, newspaper articles, and printed images about Onie B. Granville and the Bank of Finance. Also an original
condolence citation issued by the City Council of Los Angeles for Granville's passing in 1998. 1961-2017, n.d.
African American business enterprises
African Americans
Los Angeles (Calif.)