REPOSITORIES
Standard Bank Archives  
Contact Information  
 
Postal Address:
P.O. Box 3124
Johannesburg 2000, South Africa
 
Location:
cor Simmonds and Frederick Streets
Director:
Barbara Conradie
Telephone:
 (27) 011 6369112; 011 6365235
Fax:
(27) 011 6365384
Email:
Access Information  
 
Access Conditions:
 Positive identification
Access restricted:
 40 year closed period
Photocopier available?:
Finding tools:
 electronic catalogue; card catalogue, guides
 
  Collections  
Holdings:
 Administrative records of the Standard Bank of SA from 1862 to the present, include: South African General Manager's weekly letters to and from Board Directors, London,1863-1971, outlining general economic conditions in the country. Apart from the development of the Bank itself, the insights into political, social and economic events gleaned, give an added, non-official dimension to conditions in South Africa. GM's half yearly (and after 1927 annual) reports to the Board,1885-1975, for the information of shareholders in England, form a virtual narrative of the history of the bank and of South Africa. Inspection reports, 1867-1945, on branches undertaken 12-18 monthly outline routine banking of branch concerned, but also generally on the area service by the branch. Registers of Accounts opened/closed at the various branches contain examples of customer signature up to 1971. No details of customers' accounts of their financial standing are kept. Minutes and papers tabled at the policy-making committee and board meetings, 1953-present, are being indexed on computer for future use. Selection of other departmental records with informational value include staff returns,1863-1991, branch extension surveys, 1977-1994, African Banking Corporation records, 1891-1920, etc.
Types of materials:
 archival records, business records, photographs, artifacts
Languages:
 English
Size of collections:
 900 linear metres
Receiving new material?
Year founded:
 1975
Repository publications:
 Source publications (edited half-yearly reports):
Mabin, Alan and Conradie, Barbara(ed)The Confidence of the Whole Country : Standard Bank reports on economic conditions in Southern Africa, 1865-1902(1987-Copies still available,free of charge from email: archives@mail.sbic.co.za)

Books on the history of the bank based on its archival sources:
Amphlett, GT: History of the Standard Bank of South Africa Ltd., 1862-1913 (1914-out of print)
Henry J.A The First Hundred Years of the Standard Bank(1963-out of print)
Terry,Carolyn, A Pioneer Bank in a Pioneer Land(1979-out of print)

Brochures published for bank publicity:
An Historical Overview, outline of Standard Bank Group's history, 1862-1995
Ferreirra Mine Stope, tourist brochure at 1880's gold mine shaft entrance preserved by bank at its Simmonds Street, Johannesburg, head office.
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