The First National Bank and Trust Company of Helena, Montana, was formed in May 1931 as a merger of the American National Bank, the Montana Trust and Savings Bank, and the National Bank of Helena. Original officers were Thomas A. Marlow, president; Trevor O. Hammond, Fred Heinecke, and Ford Johnson, vice presidents; and Leon S. Hazard, cashier. A. C. Johnson was chairman of the board. The board of directors represented a broad cross-section of the Helena business community. On the death of Marlow in 1937 Trevor O. Hammond became president. He was succeeded in 1941 by Fred Heinecke. The First National Bank and Trust Company merged into the First Bank System in 1989.
Records consist of bills receivable and interest paid (1931-1932, 1940-1943); a cashier's check register (1941-1959); a collection register (1931-1934); an escrow ledger (1934-1943); and two general ledgers (1931-1959).
Arranged alphabetically. Entire collection housed in Manuscript Volumes.
Collection is open for research
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[item description and date]. Name of Collection. Collection Number. [box and folder number]. Montana Historical Society Library & Archives. Archives. Helena, Montana.
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Processed in 2009.
Related collections include the following: American National Bank records, 1890-1892, 1914-1931 (MC 354); Montana Trust and Savings Bank records, 1914-1931 (MC 117); and National Bank of Montana records, 1901-1931 (MC 353).
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