The State Archives of Florida holds the Barnett Banks Historical Collection. Archival materials include public relations and advertising records, oral histories, photographs, and corporate records from 1950-2001. Serious researchers will want to search their Online Catalog and/or view their Visitor Information page.
Books, Newspaper / Magazine articles
Author's Behind-Scenes Look at Barnett Bank. Florida Times-Union, October 28, 2001:D1:2.
Barker-Benfield, Simon. Bank Departures, Remembering Barnett. Florida Times-Union, March 23, 1998:D1:2.
Barker-Benfield, Simon. Closing the Ledger. Florida Times-Union, October 8, 1998.
Barker-Benfield, Simon. Gone but not Forgotten. Florida Times-Union, May 5, 2000.
Barnett Bank Alumni to Meet. Florida Times-Union, May 2, 2002:D2:1.
Barnett, Bion Hall. Early Banking Days in Florida: an Informal Talk. (address before the Florida Bankers Association, Orlando, Florida, April 25th, 1924.) Orlando, Fla.? : Florida Bankers Association?, 1924?
Barnett, Bion Hall. Reminiscences of Fifty Years in the Barnett Banks. Interesting facts of the new Barnett National bank building. The bank today - and its service. Jacksonville, Fla.? : Barnett National Bank?, 1927? : Jacksonville, Fla. : Arnold Printing Co.
Brune Mathis, Karen. Barnett Banks Alumni Web Site Launched. Florida Times-Union, March 20, 2001.
Daniels, Earl. Change in the Bank: Barnett Building Being Converted into Office Space. Florida Times-Union, April 12, 2002:D1:2.
Daniels, Earl. Piece of the Rock Restored as Token of Era. Florida Times-Union, February 22, 2002:C1-2.
The Florida Collection. Jacksonville, Fla.: Barnett Bank, [1979]
Foley, Bill. Bank Building Enhanced Skyline in Record Time. Florida Times-Union, May 19, 1999:A2:1.
Ginzl, David J. Barnett: the Story of "Florida's Bank". Tampa, Fla.: University of Tampa Press, 2001.
Ginzl, David J. Barnett Bank. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia, 2000.
Ginzl, David J. Barnett's Bankers: Where Are They Now? Jacksonville, 17 no. 10 (November 2001):77.
Ginzl, David J. The Last Days of Barnett. Jacksonville, 14 no. 10 (October 1998):57.
Ginzl, David J. William B. Barnett and Sons: Florida Banking Pioneers. The Florida Historical Quarterly, 79 no. 1 (Summer 2000): 26.
Harding, Abel. Banking Far From Dead in Jacksonville. Florida Times-Union, December 6, 2009:D1:5.
McManus, Sean. Preserving the Barnett Legacy. Financial News and Daily Record, July 14, 1998:1.
Patton, Charlie. Former Barnett Workers Remember 'Florida's Bank'. Florida Times-Union, June 9, 2002:B1:1.
Tippett, Karen L. The Lastinger Crusade: Salvaging Bank Heritage. Wall Street Journal, June 24, 1998:F1:4.
William Boyd Barnett opened the Bank of Jacksonville (Florida) on May 7, 1877. In 1888, the bank was renamed the National Bank of Jacksonville. Upon William B. Barnett's death in 1903, son Bion Hall Barnett was named President. In 1908, the bank was rechartered as the Barnett National Bank of Jacksonville. Other name changes occurred in: 1965-70, Barnett First National Bank of Jacksonville; 1971-1996, Barnett Bank of Jacksonville, N.A.; and 1996-98, Barnett Bank, N.A. In 1996, all Barnett affiliates merged into the charter of Barnett Bank of Jacksonville, N.A., and were also renamed Barnett Bank, N.A.
In 1930, a bank holding company, Barnett National Securities Corporation (BNSC), was formed as a subsidiary of Barnett National Bank of Jacksonville. In 1966, as the BNSC prepared to expand statewide, it became the parent company of the Jacksonville bank. Two name changes followed: in 1969, Barnett Banks of Florida, Inc.; and in 1987, Barnett Banks, Inc. The bank system was purchased by NationsBank in January 1998.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection:
