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Descriptive Summary

Biographical Note

Scope and Contents

Arrangement

Restrictions

Index Terms

Administrative Information

Detailed Description

Houston Public Library, Houston Metropolitan Research Center

William A. Kirkland Collection:

An Inventory of Records at the Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Library



Descriptive Summary

CreatorKirkland, William A.
TitleWilliam A. Kirkland Collection
Bulk Date1796-1938
IdentificationMSS 162
Extent4 boxes : 4.5 lin. ft.
LanguageMaterials are in English.
RepositoryHouston 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.

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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.

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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.

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Restrictions

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.

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Index Terms

Subjects
Bankers--Texas--Houston
Subjects (Persons)
Shepherd, Benjamin A.
Root, Laura
Shepherd family (Houston, Tex.)
Kirkland, William A.
Root, A. P.
Kirkland, Barbara
Subjects (Organizations)
First National Bank (Houston, Tex.)
Shadyside Tennis Club
Washington Cemetery (Houston, Tex.)
Houston Sports Association, Inc.

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Administrative Information

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.

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Detailed Description

 
BoxFolder
11Correspondence: from Kirkland family primarily Barbara Kirkland, William A. Kirkland's daughter

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12Newspaper clippings

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13Biographical information on B.A. Shepherd family and transcriptions of B.A. Shepherd's correspondence

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14Will: John Shepherd, 1796 [copy]

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15Legal documents

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16Legal documents

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21Photographs

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31Notes: Houston banks

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32Notes: Misc.

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33Houston Sports Association

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34Shadyside Tennis Club History

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35Washington Cemetery History

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36Correspondence, Certificate of Appreciation: concerning William A. Kirkland

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37Correspondence, Papers: Kirkland family

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38Receipt: [for] artwork purchased by William A. Kirkland

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39S. M. Swenson

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310Miscellaneous notes

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311John T. Scott

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312First National Bank: Employee Operating Manual

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313First National Bank: Building Site

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314First National Bank: Profit Agreement, 1938

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315First National Bank: Miscellaneous

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316William A. Kirkland "Appraising the Quality of Bank Management"

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317Yount-Lee Oil Company

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318Manuscript: "Old Bank, New Bank"

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319Shepherd Family Genealogy

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320"B. A. Shepherd: The Transplanted Virginian"

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321S.J. Shepherd "A Record of My Recollections" 1939

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322Recollections of B.A. Shepherd

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41Correspondence-B.A. Shepherd to family 1836 [copies]

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42Correspondence-B.A. Shepherd to family 1836, 1838 [copies]

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43Correspondence-B.A. Shepherd to family 1836 [copies]

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44Shepherd family correspondence

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45Shepherd family genealogy

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46Estate of Laura V. Root

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47Laura Root-Correspondence and misc.

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48A.P. Root-Land transactions and misc.

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49A.P. Root-Receipts

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410A.P. Root-Memorials

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411Stock certificates-A.P. Root and L.S. Root

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