Allen Lastinger Center for Florida History

The Bank of Jacksonville was established by William B. Barnett in Jacksonville, Florida, on May 7, 1877. What started as a single location in Jacksonville would become one of the Florida's largest banks in the 20th century, with locations across the state. Barnett Banks, Inc. was sold to NationsBank (now Bank of America) in 1977, but for its 100 years of operation, it was often referred to as "Florida's Bank." 

Explore our archives to learn more about how The Bank of Jacksonville evolved into a regional name. Historical timeline to be added soon!

• OneSearch the online library catalog.  Use OneSearch to browse the Thomas G. Carpenter Library's online catalog.  If you are unfamiliar with searching, please visit What is OneSearch?
• Digital Commons to search all our digitized items.  Check back often as digitization is an ongoing process.
• Online Exhibits to search our digital exhibits.  Check back often as we will continue to add content.
• ArchivesSpace for finding aids. A finding aid is a descriptive inventory for an archival collection. Typically, it includes information about the origin, history, content, date and format of the records, as well as the physical and intellectual arrangement imposed upon them by the archivist.  Our finding aids may be searched by keyword or browsed by collection title, subject, or name.  Please note that unprocessed collections may not have finding aids.
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The Allen Lastinger Center for Florida History is available to everyone, even if you are not associated with the University of North Florida. We are temporarily located on the first floor of the Thomas G. Carpenter Library, in Special Collections and University Archives. If you would like to use our resources in person, you must make an appointment.  To make an appointment, please email lib-alcfh@unf.edu, and visit the Visiting page to familiarize yourself with what to expect.