Descriptive Summary
Kirkland, William A.
William A. Kirkland Collection1796-1938MSS.0162
4.5 Linear feet,
4 boxes
Materials are in English.
Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Library
Biographical Note
William A. Kirland served as president and later chairman of First National Bank of Houston from 1955 to 1963. His maternal great-grandfather, B. A. Shepherd, founded the bank in 1866. Kirkland chronicled the history in the book
Old Bank, New Bank: The First National Bank of Houston, 1866-1956.
Scope and Contents
Most of the documents in this collection relate to the Shepherd and A. P. Root families as well as Kirkland's research into the history of First National Bank. It also contains correspondence between Kirkland and his immediate family.
Arrangement
Box 1 contains correspondence, clippings and legal documents of Mr. Kirkland. Box 2 contains photographs. Box 3 contains the research materials of Mr. Kirkland with an emphasis on the history of Houston organizations, First National Bank and the Shepherd family. Box 4 contains the [copied] personal papers of members of the Shepherd and Root families.
Access Restrictions
Photographs for use with archivist's permission only.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish or reproduce materials from the William A. Kirkland Collection must be obtained from the Houston Metropolitan Research Center or the appropriate copyright holder.
Preferred Citation
William A. Kirkland Collection. Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Library.
Acquisition Information
Donated by William A. Kirkland, 1972.
Processing Information
Processed by Suzanne Summers, 1990.
Index Terms
First National Bank (Houston, Tex.)
Houston Sports Association, Inc.
Kirkland, Barbara
Kirkland, William A.
Root, A. P.
Root, Laura
Shadyside Tennis Club
Shepherd family (Houston, Tex.)
Shepherd, Benjamin A.
Washington Cemetery (Houston, Tex.)
Bankers--Texas--Houston
1
1
Correspondence: from Kirkland family, primarily Barbara Kirkland, William A. Kirkland's daughter
1
2
Newspaper clippings
1
3
Biographical information on B.A. Shepherd family and transcriptions of B.A. Shepherd's correspondence
1
4
Will: John Shepherd,
1796 [copy]
1
5
Legal documents
1
6
Legal documents
2
1
Photographs
3
1
Notes: Houston banks
3
2
Notes: Misc.
3
3
Houston Sports Association
3
4
Shadyside Tennis Club History
3
5
Washington Cemetery History
3
6
Correspondence, Certificate of Appreciation: concerning William A. Kirkland
3
7
Correspondence, Papers: Kirkland family
3
8
Receipt: [for] artwork purchased by William A. Kirkland
3
9
S. M. Swenson
3
10
Miscellaneous notes
3
11
John T. Scott
3
12
First National Bank: Employee Operating Manual
3
13
First National Bank: Building Site
3
14
First National Bank: Profit Agreement,
1938
3
15
First National Bank: Miscellaneous
3
16
William A. Kirkland
Appraising the Quality of Bank Management
3
17
Yount-Lee Oil Company
3
18
Manuscript:
Old Bank, New Bank
3
19
Shepherd Family Genealogy
3
20
B. A. Shepherd: The Transplanted Virginian
3
21
S.J. Shepherd
A Record of My Recollections
1939
3
22
Recollections of B.A. Shepherd
4
1
Correspondence-B.A. Shepherd to family
1836 [copies]
4
2
Correspondence-B.A. Shepherd to family
1836,
1838 [copies]
4
3
Correspondence-B.A. Shepherd to family
1836 [copies]
4
4
Shepherd family correspondence
4
5
Shepherd family genealogy
4
6
Estate of Laura V. Root
4
7
Laura Root-Correspondence and misc.
4
8
A.P. Root-Land transactions and misc.
4
9
A.P. Root-Receipts
4
10
A.P. Root-Memorials
4
11
Stock certificates-A.P. Root and L.S. Root