Tribute certificate from City of Los Angeles in memory of Onie B. Granville
date: label: Date
content: September 9, 1998
name: label: Issued by
content: City of Los Angeles, American, founded 1835
label: Subject of
content: Onie Burnett Granville, American, 1916 - 1998
label: Subject of
content: J. Michael Carey, American
label: Subject of
content: Mark Ridley-Thomas, American, born 1954
label: Subject of
content: John Ferraro, American, 1924 - 2001
label: Subject of
content: Nate N. Holden, American, born 1929
label: Subject of
content: Joel Wachs, American, born 1939
label: Subject of
content: Bank of Finance, American, 1964 - 1981
notes: label: Caption
content: In 1964, Onie B. Granville founded the Bank of Finance, the first African American-owned and operated state chartered bank west of Kansas City. Granville, a long time real estate broker in Los Angeles, formed the institution with other prominent African American community leaders in Los Angeles: Los Angeles City Councilman and later mayor Tom Bradley, real estate broker Lorenzo Spencer, businessman Wilton A. Clark, and physicians Dr. Perry Beal and Dr. Edward Ballard. In the face of discriminatory housing and financial practices, the Bank of Finance played an important role in financing Black homeownership and businesses in the Los Angeles area until it was purchased by another bank in 1984.
label: Description
content: A certificate of tribute issued by the Los Angeles City Council in memory of Onie B. Granville, in a black paper presentation folder. The certificate, printed in black ink on white paper, has the seal of the City of Los Angeles at top center and at bottom left. The text reads [IN TRIBUTE / THE LOS ANGELES CITY COUNCIL EXTENDS ITS / DEEPEST SYMPATHY TO YOU IN THE PASSING OF / YOUR LOVED ONE / ONIE B. GRANVILLE / IN WHOSE MEMORY / ALL MEMBERS STOOD IN TRIBUTE AND REVERENCE / AS THE COUNCIL ADJOURNED ITS MEETING OF / SEPTEMBER 29, 1998.]. It is signed by the city clerk and four city councilmembers: J. Michael Carey, City Clerk; Mark Ridley-Thomas, Councilmember; John Ferraro, Councilmember; Nate Holden, Councilmember; Joel Wachs, Councilmember.
place: label: Place made
content: Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: American West
label: Topic
content: Business
label: Topic
content: Finance
label: Topic
content: Government
label: Topic
content: Labor
label: Topic
content: Men
label: Topic
content: Urban life
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Awards, Medals, and Insignia
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Natalie Finney Mallard in memory of her Uncle Onie Burnett Granville
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2016.33.3ab
objectType: label: Type
content: certificates
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper (fiber product)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (a): 11 × 8 1/2 in. (28 × 21.6 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (b (open)): 12 1/16 × 18 15/16 in. (30.6 × 48.1 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (b (closed)): 12 1/16 × 9 1/2 in. (30.6 × 24.1 cm)