Deseret Bank records
Scope and Contents
Collection contains the ledgers, records, history, and photographs created by the Deseret Bancorporation located in Utah County, Utah, from 1871 to 1990. The Bank of Pleasant Grove, State Bank of Lehi, Mountain View Bank, and Geneva State Bank were under the holding name of Deseret Bancorporation, and all contributed to this collection. It includes a full history of the Bank of Pleasant Grove, the financial records, ledgers, correspondence, and stock certificates, and photographs of remodeling, construction, and bank employees.
Dates
- Creation: 1871-1990
Creator
- Deseret Bank (creator, Organization)
- Bank of Pleasant Grove (Utah) (creator, Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Deseret Bank records must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Coordinating Committee.
Administrative History
Deseret Bancorporation became a holding company in Utah County, Utah, in 1977, and later became Deseret Bank on May 1, 1982.
The Bank of Pleasant Grove, State Bank of Lehi, and Mountain View Bank formed a holding company called Deseret Bancorporation, which was completed in 1977. Deseret Bancorporation opened another bank named Geneva State Bank. These four banks later became branches of Deseret Bank on May 1, 1982. Deseret Bank was then the largest independent bank in Utah County. In 1990, Deseret Bank merged into First Security System.
Extent
15 boxes (7.5 linear ft.)
2 ledgers (1 linear ft.)
11 cartons (11 linear ft.)
11 oversize boxes (9.5 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Arranged into three series: 1. Deseret Bank photographs, circa 1953-1981. 2. Deseret Bank financial records, 1871-1990. 3. The history of the bank of Pleasant Grove and Deseret Bank, 1911-1990.
Custodial History
Donated by Deseret Bancorporation in 1990.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Deseret Bancorporation; 1990.
Appraisal
Utah and the American West and LDS cultural, social, and religious history (20th century Western & Mormon Manuscripts collection development policy, 5.VII, 2007).
Processing Information
Processed; John M. Murphy, curator for 20th and 21st Century Western & Mormon Americana, and Amanda C. Clark, student processor; 2006.
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Register of Deseret Bank records
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Andrea Wyss
- Date
- 2011 June 8
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
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Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States