Author: Giannini, Amadeo Peter, 1870-1949
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Excerpts from a letter Giannini sent to Acting Comptroller of Currency Diggs following a report issued by a national bank examiner that was critical of Bank of America; includes note of transmittal from Giannini to Eccles.
Date:
1938/05/06,
Citation:
Giannini, Amadeo Peter, 1870-1949, 1938, Excerpts from Letter to [Marshall R.] Diggs, from The Marriner S. Eccles Document Collection, accessed May 23, 2013 from FRASER, http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/docs/historical/eccles/020_01_0002.pdf
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Letter to Marriner S. Eccles
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Confidential correspondence regarding a letter Giannini sent to Acting Comptroller of the Currency in response to criticisms raised during an examination of Bank of America; specifically discusses the bank's holdings of government bonds.
Date:
1938/05/26,
Citation:
Eccles, Marriner S. (Marriner Stoddard), 1890-1977 and Giannini, Amadeo Peter, 1870-1949, 1938, Letter to Marriner S. Eccles, from The Marriner S. Eccles Document Collection, accessed May 23, 2013 from FRASER, http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/docs/historical/eccles/020_01_0001.pdf
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Letter to Lawrence Clayton
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Thanking Clayton for his response to Giannini's letter to Acting Comptroller of the Currency Diggs.
Date:
1938/05/27,
Citation:
Giannini, Amadeo Peter, 1870-1949, 1938, Letter to Lawrence Clayton, from The Marriner S. Eccles Document Collection, accessed May 23, 2013 from FRASER, http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/docs/historical/eccles/020a_11_0003.pdf
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Letter to Leo T. Crowley
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Regarding Crowley's deletion of a passage from a speech he delivered before the California Bankers Association; the passage was critical of branch banking.
Date:
1938/06/02,
Citation:
Giannini, Amadeo Peter, 1870-1949, 1938, Letter to Leo T. Crowley, from The Marriner S. Eccles Document Collection, accessed May 23, 2013 from FRASER, http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/docs/historical/eccles/019_01_0005.pdf
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Letter to Marriner S. Eccles
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Cover letter for copy of letter Giannini wrote to Leo Crowley, Chairman of the FDIC (not included). Giannini criticizes Crowley for deleting a passage from a speech given to the California Bankers Association. Includes note of transmittal from Giannini.
Date:
1938/06/03,
Citation:
Giannini, Amadeo Peter, 1870-1949, 1938, Letter to Marriner S. Eccles, from The Marriner S. Eccles Document Collection, accessed May 23, 2013 from FRASER, http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/docs/historical/eccles/019_01_0004.pdf
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Note from A.P. Giannini
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Handwritten note sent with news clipping from the July 1, 1938, edition of the Los Angeles Evening Herald and Express. Includes Bank of America statement of condition published July 1 and Clayton's reply.
Date:
1938/07/05,
Citation:
Clayton, Lawrence and Giannini, Amadeo Peter, 1870-1949, 1938, Note from A.P. Giannini, from The Marriner S. Eccles Document Collection, accessed May 23, 2013 from FRASER, http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/docs/historical/eccles/020a_11_0006.pdf
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Letter to Marriner S. Eccles
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Copy of telegram from Acting Comptroller of the Currency Diggs charging Bank of America with "unsafe and unsound" practices; includes excerpt from proceedings from bank's board meeting of September 13, 1938, and Giannini's reply to Diggs.
Date:
1938/09/15,
Citation:
Bank of America, Diggs, Marshall R. and Giannini, Amadeo Peter, 1870-1949, 1938, Letter to Marriner S. Eccles, from The Marriner S. Eccles Document Collection, accessed May 23, 2013 from FRASER, http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/docs/historical/eccles/019_01_0008.pdf
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Letter to Mr. Clayton
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Handwritten letter expressing frustration with Comptroller of the Currency's examination; Giannini suggests another unspecified San Francisco bank be examined and indicates its president was found guilty of fraud.
Date:
1938/09/17,
Citation:
Giannini, Amadeo Peter, 1870-1949, 1938, Letter to Mr. Clayton, from The Marriner S. Eccles Document Collection, accessed May 23, 2013 from FRASER, http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/docs/historical/eccles/020a_11_0008.pdf
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Letter to Mr. Clayton
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Handwritten letter charging [Henry] Morgenthau and [Herman] Oliphant with leading a "dastardly conspiracy" against Bank of America and asking Clayton and Eccles to review documentation provided by Bank of America to draw their own conclusions.
Date:
1938/10/11,
Citation:
Giannini, Amadeo Peter, 1870-1949, 1938, Letter to Mr. Clayton, from The Marriner S. Eccles Document Collection, accessed May 23, 2013 from FRASER, http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/docs/historical/eccles/020a_11_0010.pdf
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Letter to Mr. Clayton
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Handwritten letters regarding resignation of Joseph M. Schenk from Bank of America's Board of Directors; Giannini alleges the resignation could be tied to Schenk's friendship with Treasury Secretary Henry Morgenthau; includes Clayton's reply.
Date:
1938/10/13,
Citation:
Clayton, Lawrence and Giannini, Amadeo Peter, 1870-1949, 1938, Letter to Mr. Clayton, from The Marriner S. Eccles Document Collection, accessed May 23, 2013 from FRASER, http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/docs/historical/eccles/020a_11_0011.pdf
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Letter to Lawrence Clayton
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Correspondence regarding response of Bank of America to criticisms levied by the Comptroller of the Currency, the Patman bill, and whether bank examinations should be handled by Comptroller's office or the Federal Reserve System.
Date:
1938/10/14,
Citation:
Clayton, Lawrence and Giannini, Amadeo Peter, 1870-1949, 1938, Letter to Lawrence Clayton, from The Marriner S. Eccles Document Collection, accessed May 23, 2013 from FRASER, http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/docs/historical/eccles/020a_11_0012.pdf
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Letter to Henry Morgenthau, Jr.
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Copy of letter Giannini sent to Morgenthau charging Treasury officials with conducting a "whisper campaign" to the detriment of Bank of America's reputation; includes note of transmittal from Clayton to members of the Board of Governors.
Date:
1938/11/10,
Citation:
Clayton, Lawrence and Giannini, Amadeo Peter, 1870-1949, 1938, Letter to Henry Morgenthau, Jr., from The Marriner S. Eccles Document Collection, accessed May 23, 2013 from FRASER, http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/docs/historical/eccles/020a_12_0001.pdf
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Telegram to Lawrence Clayton
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Expressing frustration with the SEC charges against Transamerica and seeking referrals for a public relations firm to help the corporation in the case; includes Clayton's reply.
Date:
1938/12/11,
Citation:
Clayton, Lawrence and Giannini, Amadeo Peter, 1870-1949, 1938, Telegram to Lawrence Clayton, from The Marriner S. Eccles Document Collection, accessed May 23, 2013 from FRASER, http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/docs/historical/eccles/020a_12_0004.pdf
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Telegram to Lawrence Clayton
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Seeking Clayton's recommendation on legal counsel to represent Transamerica in its case with the SEC.
Date:
1938/12/27,
Citation:
Giannini, Amadeo Peter, 1870-1949, 1938, Telegram to Lawrence Clayton, from The Marriner S. Eccles Document Collection, accessed May 23, 2013 from FRASER, http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/docs/historical/eccles/020a_12_0006.pdf
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[Copy of A.P. Giannini's Formal Statement]
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Statement issued by Giannini in response to lawsuit filed by Rose Breakstone and other Transamerica stockholders, distributed to all branch managers by the Transamerica publicity department. Includes a copy of an A.P. article by Walter Warren.
Date:
1938/12/31,
Citation:
Giannini, Amadeo Peter, 1870-1949 and Transamerica Corporation, 1938, [Copy of A.P. Giannini's Formal Statement], from The Marriner S. Eccles Document Collection, accessed May 23, 2013 from FRASER, http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/docs/historical/eccles/020a_13_0002.pdf
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[Statement of A.P. Giannini]
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Statement for the press issued by Giannini regarding Securities and Exchange Commission hearings.
Date:
1939/02/14,
Citation:
Giannini, Amadeo Peter, 1870-1949, 1939, [Statement of A.P. Giannini], from The Marriner S. Eccles Document Collection, accessed May 23, 2013 from FRASER, http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/docs/historical/eccles/020a_13_0006.pdf
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Letter to Lawrence Clayton
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Seeking Clayton's assistance in determining whether Senate Banking Study Committee will pursue an "exhaustive investigation of unit and branch banking;" includes Clayton's reply.
Date:
1939/08/24,
Citation:
Clayton, Lawrence and Giannini, Amadeo Peter, 1870-1949, 1939, Letter to Lawrence Clayton, from The Marriner S. Eccles Document Collection, accessed May 23, 2013 from FRASER, http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/docs/historical/eccles/020a_14_0006.pdf
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Note to Larry [Clayton]
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Handwritten, confidential note advising Clayton of lunch meeting attended by John Grant, L.M. [Giannini], A.P. Giannini, and "Jimmy R." with Mrs. Roosevelt.
Date:
1939/10/06,
Citation:
Giannini, Amadeo Peter, 1870-1949, 1939, Note to Larry [Clayton], from The Marriner S. Eccles Document Collection, accessed May 23, 2013 from FRASER, http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/docs/historical/eccles/020a_14_0011.pdf
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Letter to Preston Delano
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Regarding appraisals obtained for 123 Bank of America locations; Bank of America disputed the property values that were estimated by a bank examiner and sought an independent appraisal.
Date:
1939/11/06,
Citation:
Giannini, Amadeo Peter, 1870-1949, 1939, Letter to Preston Delano, from The Marriner S. Eccles Document Collection, accessed May 23, 2013 from FRASER, http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/docs/historical/eccles/020_02_0013.pdf
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Letter to Mariner [Marriner] S. Eccles
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Cover letter for copy of Giannini's letter to Comptroller of Currency; enclosure not included.
Date:
1939/12/22,
Citation:
Giannini, Amadeo Peter, 1870-1949, 1939, Letter to Mariner [Marriner] S. Eccles, from The Marriner S. Eccles Document Collection, accessed May 23, 2013 from FRASER, http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/docs/historical/eccles/020_02_0020.pdf
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Letter to Preston Delano
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Acknowledging Delano's letter of December 12; Giannini refuses to distribute the letter to Bank of America's board and charges Delano with libel.
Date:
1939/12/22,
Citation:
Giannini, Amadeo Peter, 1870-1949, 1939, Letter to Preston Delano, from The Marriner S. Eccles Document Collection, accessed May 23, 2013 from FRASER, http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/docs/historical/eccles/020_02_0021.pdf
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Letter to Lawrence Clayton
Description:
Personal letter expressing holiday greetings.
Date:
1939/12/29,
Citation:
Giannini, Amadeo Peter, 1870-1949, 1939, Letter to Lawrence Clayton, from The Marriner S. Eccles Document Collection, accessed May 23, 2013 from FRASER, http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/docs/historical/eccles/020a_14_0012.pdf
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Letter to Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
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Advising Federal Reserve district bank of Bank of America's desire to convert from a national to a state member bank; enclosures not included.
Date:
1940/01/23,
Citation:
Giannini, Amadeo Peter, 1870-1949, 1940, Letter to Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, from The Marriner S. Eccles Document Collection, accessed May 23, 2013 from FRASER, http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/docs/historical/eccles/019_08_0005.pdf
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Letter to Larry [Clayton]
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Handwritten letter regarding Giannini's desire to get a hearing before Federal Reserve Board in light of ongoing dispute with the Comptroller of Currency; includes telegram from Giannini and Clayton's replies.
Date:
1940/02/16,
Citation:
Clayton, Lawrence and Giannini, Amadeo Peter, 1870-1949, 1940, Letter to Larry [Clayton], from The Marriner S. Eccles Document Collection, accessed May 23, 2013 from FRASER, http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/docs/historical/eccles/020a_15_0001.pdf
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Letter to Larry [Clayton]
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Handwritten letter suggesting Clayton speak with Marshall Diggs and John Rogge regarding Giannini's claims of unfair government actions against his business interests; mentions possible takeover of bank in September 1938 and SEC investigation.
Date:
1940/02/24,
Citation:
Giannini, Amadeo Peter, 1870-1949, 1940, Letter to Larry [Clayton], from The Marriner S. Eccles Document Collection, accessed May 23, 2013 from FRASER, http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/docs/historical/eccles/020a_15_0002.pdf
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