First National Bank of Provo (1882-1894)
Dates
- Existence: 1882 - 1894
Biography
The First National Bank of Provo (1882-1894) was a bank organized by A.O. Smoot and other local Salt Lake City and Provo, Utah investors.
The First National Bank of Provo was organized by businessman A.O. Smoot, and other local Salt Lake City and Provo, Utah investors, to meet the economic growth of the 1880s. William H. Dusenberry was the cashier. Opening April 3, 1882, it was located in the county recorder’s office of Provo. In 1883, it was moved to a new building at the corner of University Avenue and Center Street. In 1893, a nationwide depression forced the bank to close, and it was eventually purchased in 1894 by the Provo Commercial and Savings Bank.
Citation:
Jacob Barlow.com, via www, October 10, 2023 (The First National Bank of Provo was organized by businessman A.O. Smoot, and other local Salt Lake City and Provo, Utah investors, to meet the economic growth of the 1880s. William H. Dusenberry was the cashier. Opening April 3, 1882, it was located in the county recorder’s office of Provo. In 1883, it was moved to a new building at the corner of University Avenue and Center Street. In 1893, a nationwide depression forced the bank to close, and it was eventually purchased in 1894 by the Provo Commercial and Savings Bank)https://jacobbarlow.com/Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Herald R. Clark collection of bank records
Contains minute books, ledgers, balance books, cash books, blotter books, stock certificate books, and letter press books. The materials document operations of the First National Bank of Provo, the Provo Commercial and Savings Bank, and the Ogden State Bank. Collection includes stock certificates for John Taylor, Reed Smoot, Erastus Snow, George Q. Cannon, A. O. Smoot, and others. Also includes notes and letters of Reed Smoot, Warren Dusenberry, and others. 131 v.