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Provo Commercial and Savings Bank

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1890 - 1933

Administrative History

The Provo Commercial and Savings Bank (1890-1933) was a financial institution in Provo, Utah.

The Provo Commercial and Savings Bank was established in Provo, Utah in 1890, and was presided over by Reed Smoot. The institution took over the First National Bank of Provo in 1894, and operated out of their headquarters at what is now the corner of Center Street and University Avenue. The bank closed in March 1933.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Herald R. Clark collection of bank records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 253
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1882-1935
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Herald R. Clark collection of bank records

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