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J. C. Napier, bank officer of Citizen’s Bank, Nashville, Tennessee, 1938
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J. C. Napier, bank officer of Citizen’s Bank, Nashville, Tennessee, 1938
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Title
J
.
C
.
Napier
,
bank
officer
of
Citizen’s
Bank
,
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
1938
Personal name
Napier
,
James
Carroll
,
1845-1940
Topical entry
Bankers--Tennessee--Nashville
African American businesspeople--Tennessee--Nashville
Minority-owned banks
Geographic entry
Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources
Nashville (Tenn.)--Social life and customs
Nashville and Davidson County (Tenn.)--History--Sources
Fourth Avenue (Nashville, Tenn.)
Description
Pictured
:
Nashville
civic
leader
,
businessman
, and
banker
James
Carroll
“J
.
C.”
Napier
. This
renown
African
American
was
one
of the
founders
of
Citizens
Bank
,
where
he
served
as
cashier
without
pay
until
his
death
in
1940
. This
successful
bank
was the
first
minority
owned
bank
in
Tennessee
,
established
in
1904
through
the
vision
of
three
prominent
Nashvillians
:
R
.
H
.
Boyd
,
Preston
Taylor
and
J
.
C
.
Napier
. The
1938
City
Directory
cites
the
building
address
at
345
4th
Avenue
N
with
Henry
A.
Boyd
,
President
;
W
.
J
.
Hale
,
Vice-Pres.
,
James
C
.
Napier
,
Cashier
, and A.
G
.
Price
,
Asst
.
Cashier
.
Napier
served
as
U
.
S
.
Registrar
of the
Treasury
in
Washington
from
1911
to
1914
.
Napier
passed
away
at
age
94
. He was
buried
in
Nashville’s
Greenwood
Cemetery
.
Forms
part
of
Record
Group
412
,
Photographs
Collection
.
1
photograph
negative
:
b
&
w
;
4
x
5
in.
Publisher
Metropolitan
Nashville/Davidson
County
Archives
,
Nashville
Public
Library
Date
1930-1939
Type
Still
Image
;
Negatives
Format
image/jpeg
Identifier
RG 412 88 JC Napier and Citizens Bank 1938 002
Relation
Record
Group
412
Coverage
1930-1939
Rights
U.S
. and
international
copyright
laws
protect
this
digital
content
,
which
is
provided
for
educational
purposes
only
and
may
not be
downloaded
,
reproduced
, or
distributed
for any
other
purpose
without
written
permission
.
Please
contact
the
Metro
Archives
,
Nashville
Public
Library
,
615
Church
Street
,
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
37219
.
Telephone
(615)
862-5880
.
Location
Closed Stacks, Metro Archives RG 412
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