CHAPMAN, Bob L. (b. 1936) | Oral History

CHAPMAN, Bob L. (b. 1936)

Oral Histories

President, Commercial Bank of Mason and owner, Mason Auto Supply, Mason, Texas. Family background; early employment at Humble State Bank and as state bank examiner; comments on defalcations; employment as bank manager in Nixon, Texas; history of commercial Bank of Mason; manager and president of Commercial Bank, 1967; comments on bank loans in Mason area; discussion of computerization of bank; views on small town banking operation versus city banking operation; discussion of banking competitors in Mason; personnel practices; comments on advertising; views on government regulations; description of a typical bank work day; membership in trade associations; civic activities; comments on Mason’s Auto Supply; advice for business majors interested in banking profession.
Date of Interview: July 13, 1984

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