This collection documents built and unbuilt designs of various Valley National Bank offices in Phoenix, Show Low, Tempe, and Tucson and is comprised of seven folders of primarily architectural drawings.
Identification:
MS MSS 21
Language:
Material in English
Repository:
Arizona State University Library. Design and the Arts Special Collections P.O. Box 871006 Tempe, AZ 85287-1006 Phone: (480) 965-4932 E-Mail: archives@asu.edu Questions? Ask An Archivist!
Historical Note
The Valley National Bank can be traced to the Gila Valley Bank, founded in 1899 in Solomonville, Arizona. By 1902, the Gila Valley Bank had opened branch offices in other towns and grew to be the largest bank in Arizona by 1914. The Valley Bank was founded in Phoenix in 1914. Although entirely separate from each other, the Gila Valley Bank and the Valley Bank had the same individuals as administrators.
In 1922, the Valley Bank and the Gila Valley Bank and Trust Company merged to form the Valley Bank and Trust Company headquartered in Phoenix. Over the next few decades the Valley Bank absorbed several small banks in Arizona. In 1935, the Consolidated National Bank of Tucson merged with the Valley Bank and Trust Company, forming the Valley National Bank.
By 1950, the Valley National Bank had 29 branches, 250,000 customers, and 2/3 of all bank credit business in Arizona. In 1950 the Valley National Bank was the largest bank in the Rocky Mountain Region and was the 76th largest bank out of the 15,000 banks in the United States. The Valley National Bank continued to be the major banking establishment in Arizona for the next 40 years. In the 1990s, the Valley National Bank was absorbed by Bank One (of the Banc One Corporation).
Scope and Content Note
The collection is comprised of seven oversize folders containing primarily drawings of various designs for built and unbuilt Valley National Bank offices in Phoenix, Show Low, Tempe, and Tucson. Most of the items are blueprints, sketches on tracing paper, and diazos.
Of particular note are the works of prominent architects: Bennie Gonzales (Folder 6), H. H. Green (Folder 1), and Frank Lloyd Wright (Folder 4). Also included in the collection are photographs and press releases for the geodesic dome in Tempe (Folder 3), which was the first geodesic building in Arizona.
Arrangement
This collection consists of seven oversize folders.
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Access Terms
Personal Name(s)
Gonzales, Bennie M., 1924-2008
Green, H. H.
Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959
Corporate Name(s)
Bank One Arizona
Consolidated National Bank of Tucson
Doyle Flynn & Associates
Gila Valley Bank
Valley National Bank of Arizona
Weaver & Drover Architects
Geographic Name(s)
Phoenix (Ariz.) -- Buildings, structures, etc.
Show Low (Ariz.) -- Buildings, structures, etc.
Tempe (Ariz.) -- Buildings, structures, etc.
Tucson (Ariz.) -- Buildings, structures, etc.
Subject(s)
Architecture -- Arizona -- History -- 20th century
[Identification of item], Valley National Bank Drawings Collection, MS MSS 21, Arizona State University Library.
Container List
Folder
1
H. H. Green/H. H. Green-Martin R. Young, Jr./H. H. Green & Starkweather & Morse Assoc. Architects
1
1
Temporary Building, 1st St. & Willetta St., Phoenix-Job No. 6743, 1950 July (4 sheets)(Housed in Map Case 153G R2 D13)
1
2
NW corner, 1st St. & Willetta St., Phoenix, w/Martin R. Young, Jr., 1946 July (5 sheets)(Housed in Map Case 153G R2 D13)
1
3
University Office, Tucson, Undated (1 sheet)(Housed in Map Case 153G R2 D13)
1
4
University Office, Tucson, w/Starkweather & Morse, 1950 June (1 sheet)(Housed in Map Case 153G R2 D13)
1
5
University Office, Tucson, w/Starkweather & Morse, Undated (1 sheet)(Housed in Map Case 153G R2 D13)
Folder
2
Walter E. Riley
2
1
Luhrs Office, SW corner Jefferson & Central, Phoenix, 1958 March-April (15 sheets, multiple copies of sheet E2)(Housed in Map Case 153G R2 D13)
Folder
3
Weaver & Drover Architects
3
1
Press Releases and Photographs-Geodesic Dome, Rural Rd & Apache Blvd, Tempe, 1962 (Housed in Map Case 153G R2 D13)
3
2
Tempe Office-File No. 6024, 1960 November (1 sheet)(Housed in Map Case 153G R2 D13)
3
3
Demountable Bank, 40th St. & Camelback, Phoenix-File No. 6034, 1960 September (1 sheet)(Housed in Map Case 153G R2 D13)
3
4
File No. 6144-untitled, 1961 December (5 sheets; 2 copies of sheet S-K-4)(Housed in Map Case 153G R2 D13)
Folder
4
Frank Lloyd Wright
4
1
The Daylight Bank, Tucson, preliminary drawings with accompanying text, 1949 March (2 sheets; Photocopies)(Housed in Map Case 153G R2 D13)
4
2
The Daylight Bank, Tucson, circa 1949 (13 sheets)(Housed in Map Case 153G R2 D13)
Folder
5
Miscellaneous Architects
5
1
Doyle Flynn & Associates, untitled, Undated (3 sheets)(Housed in Map Case 153G R2 D13)
5
2
Friedman & Jobusch, Inc. Architects/Engineers-Proposed Valley National Bank Plaza, Pueblo Center Redevelopment Project, Tucson, Job No. 1173, 1971 August (3 sheets)(Housed in Map Case 153G R2 D13)
5
3
Gordon Maas Luepke, AIA, Florence Highway & Rudasill Rd., Tucson, Project No. L-699, 1967 November (2 sheets)(Housed in Map Case 153G R2 D13)
Folder
6
Miscellaneous Architects
6
1
Bonar/Orchard, Palm Grove Study for the Biltmore, 26th St. & Camelback, Phoenix, 1986 August (1 sheet)(Housed in Map Case 153G R2 D13)
6
2
Terry Atkinson, AIA, Proposed Oracle Grant Office, Project No. 713, 1957 August (1 sheet)(Housed in Map Case 153G R2 D13)
6
3
Bennie Gonzales Architects, AIA, West Van Buren Office, 1966 June (1 sheet)(Housed in Map Case 153G R2 D13)
6
4
Jasker & Eisen, Consolidated National Bank & Office Building, Tucson, 1927 November (1 sheet)(Housed in Map Case 153G R2 D13)
6
5
J'ian Clark, untitled, Undated (1 sheet)(Housed in Map Case 153G R2 D13)
6
6
Grand Canal Drawing Company JC, untitled , Undated (1 sheet)(Housed in Map Case 153G R2 D13)
Folder
7
Unidentified Architects
7
1
University Office, Tucson, 1958 January (5 sheets)(Housed in Map Case 153G R2 D13)
7
2
Prototype Bank, 1980 April, 1981 March (5 sheets)(Housed in Map Case 153G R2 D13)
7
3
Show Low Office, Undated (1 sheet)(Housed in Map Case 153G R2 D13)
7
4
Campbell Grant Office, Project No. 629, 1957 January (1 sheet)(Housed in Map Case 153G R2 D13)
7
5
Logo, New Tucson Office, Undated (1 sheet)(Housed in Map Case 153G R2 D13)
7
6
Untitled, 1965 February (1 sheet)(Housed in Map Case 153G R2 D13)
