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	Amadeo Giannini - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Amadeo Peter Giannini (1870-1949), born in San Jose, California, was the founder of the Bank of America.
		Giannini was forced to run his bank from a plank across two barrels in the street for a time.
		A middle school in San Francisco is named after Giannini, as is the Giannini Foundation of Agricultural economics and the building that houses the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University of California, Berkeley.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Amadeo_Giannini (295 words)

	Amadeo - Search Results - ninemsn Encarta
		Amadeo was born in Turin in Italy, the second son of...
		Giannini, Amadeo Peter (1870-1949), American banker, born in San Jose, California.
		Lanciani, Rodolfo Amadeo (1847-1929), Italian archaeologist known for his studies of the topography and monuments of the city of Rome.
	au.encarta.msn.com /encnet/refpages/searchdetail.aspx?q=Amadeo&pg=1&grp=art (223 words)

	BookRags: A. P. Giannini Biography
		Amadeo was a good student, but the excitement of the business life--first tasted after school and on Saturdays in his stepfather's company--lured him into the adult work world after a brief course of study at Heald's Business College.
		Giannini closed the bank at noon, however, fearing the worst as the fires spawned by the ruptured gas lines spread closer to the financial district.
		Giannini familiarized himself with Canadian branch banking practices and thus was prepared to act in 1909 when California enacted a law authorizing the establishment of branches.
	www.bookrags.com /biography/a-p-giannini (1567 words)

	NIAF MileStones
		Amadeo became a partner and soon was instrumental in building the venture into the largest produce-commission enterprise on the Pacific Coast.
		Amadeo's marriage to Clorinda Cuneo introduced him to the world of banking, whereupon in 1904 he established his own bank, the "Banca d'Italia," that flourished in the Italian section of San Francisco.
		Giannini was more than a successful businessman; he was not interested in merely accumulating a personal fortune but rather believed in using his wealth to improve society.
	www.niaf.org /milestones/year_1904.asp (459 words)

	HighBeam Encyclopedia â“ Free Online Encyclopedia for Reference, Research, Facts
		Giannini, A. [Giannini, A. (Amadeo Peter Giannini), 1870-1949, American banker and financier, b.
		Opening the Bank of Italy in San Francisco in 1904, Giannini emphasized lending to those of modest means, the use of advertising and door-to-door solicitation of customers, and the development of branch banks, innovative practices that enabled the bank to expand and weather financial crises.
		In the 1920s, Giannini tried to establish a nationwide system of branch banks but was stymied by federal and state regulations.
	www.encyclopedia.com /printable.aspx?id=1E1:GianniniAP (211 words)

	Giannini Hall 75th Anniversary
		One third of the gift was designated to construct Giannini Hall and the remaining two thirds was used to establish the Giannini Foundation of Agricultural Economics, which supports the Giannini Libraries and research on agricultural economics at the University of California.
		Giannini stated that he was not going to accept such a large amount.
		Giannini Hall was dedicated on October 21, 1930, in the middle of the recession.
	are.berkeley.edu /giannini75.html (726 words)

	Giannini (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Amadeo Pietro Giannini, Born on June 5,1870 at San Jose, Calif. was the son of Italian immigrants.
		With the opening of the Bank of Italy in San Francisco, Giannini emphasized lending to those of modest means, the use of advertising and door-to-door solicitation of customers, and the development of branch banks, innovative practices that enabled the bank to expand and weather financial crises.
		Amadeo was very generous with his employees, and instituted profit-sharing and stock ownership plans.
	www.fiorditalia.org /giannini.html (445 words)

	The Story of Bank of America: Biography of a Bank (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		A.P. Giannini was motivated to found the Bank out of his indignation over the neglect by other banks of the Italian community in San Francisco's North Beach area.
		Before Giannini's Bank of Italy, the field was dominated by large, well-connected, and politically influential banks typified by the magnate J.P. Morgan's House of Morgan, which catered to corporations and wealthy industrialists.
		Giannini's idea was also helped by the growth of California in its early stages of becoming one of the most prosperous and populous states.
	www.beardbooks.com /the_story_of_bank_of_america.html (1078 words)

	American Experience \| Golden Gate Bridge \| People & Events \| PBS
		A native of San Jose, California, Amadeo Peter Giannini became a true booster of the San Francisco region -- and the financial guarantor of the Golden Gate Bridge.
		Born into a family of Italian immigrants, Giannini knew early tragedy: his father was shot to death by a man who owed him a dollar.
		Giannini urged the city's hard-pressed citizens to put money in any bank they could, to make it work for the community at large.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/amex/goldengate/peopleevents/p_giannini.html (539 words)

	Who Made America? \| Innovators \| A. P. Giannini
		Amadeo Peter Giannini has been called "America's banker." His Italian father traveled home from the California gold fields, then brought a Genoese bride back to San Jose in mid-1869, via the brand-new transcontinental railroad.
		Their son Amadeo, born in San Jose in May, 1870, would take his own risks in the world of banking.
		When Giannini died on June 3, 1949, at age 79, hundreds of ordinary people showed up for his funeral.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/theymadeamerica/whomade/giannini_hi.html (433 words)

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		Giannini soon found himself at odds with the other directors, who had little interest in extending loans to hardworking immigrants.
		Giannini tried to convince the board that it would be immensely profitable to lend to the working class, which he knew to be credit worthy.
		Giannini retired again in 1930 and moved to Europe, convinced that his successor would carry on in his spirit.
	www.italystl.com /ra/1779.htm (1220 words)

	USATODAY.com - Maine's Giannini named head coach at La Salle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Giannini, who coached Maine for eight seasons to a record of 125-111, was introduced Monday as the Explorers' new coach.
		Giannini said he is eager to join La Salle's basketball tradition, a winning history chronicled in the tournament banners hanging in the gym.
		During the rape investigation this summer, a second woman came forward and told investigators she had been sexually assaulted by another male basketball player in 2003 while she was a member of the women's team.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/college/mensbasketball/atlantic10/2004-08-23-lasalle-giannini_x.htm?POE=SPOISVA (598 words)

	Amazon.ca: A.P. Giannini: A Biography: Books: Bonadio (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		He was one of the first American businessmen to promote employee ownership and profit sharing, and when he died in 1949 at age 79, nearly forty percent of B of A's shares were owned by its employees.
		Recollections of Giannini family members and former bank executives are also here, lending historical resonance and color to this portrait of a man whose influence endures many years after his death.
		Giannini prided himself on his compulsive work habits, which he justified with one of his frequently repeated aphorisms, "Be first in everything." Once, on horseback to solicit a consignment order from one of the valley's biggest growers, he suddenly spotted a competitor's team in the distance headed in the same direction.
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/0520082494 (663 words)

	TIME 100: Amadeo Peter Giannini
		Like a lot of folks in the San Francisco area, Amadeo Peter Giannini was thrown from his bed in the wee hours of April 18, 1906, when the Great Quake shook parts of the city to rubble.
		But Giannini's mark extends far beyond San Francisco, where his dogged determination and unusual focus on "the little people" helped build what was at his death the largest bank in the country, Bank of America, with assets of $5 billion.
		Fittingly, the first bank in the U.S. to have branches coast to coast is that same Bank of America, which accomplished the feat just this year through its $48 billion merger with NationsBank of Charlotte, N.C. Giannini was born in San Jose, Calif., in 1870, the son of immigrants from Genoa, Italy.
	www.time.com /time/time100/builder/profile/giannini.html (583 words)

	Agile Writer - Biography and History - AP Giannini
		Amadeo Pietro (Peter) Giannini was born on a small farm in San Jose, California in 1870, the son of Italian immigrants.
		Giannini took a shortcut by racing ahead, dismounting his horse, swimming across a small pond, and running all the rest of the way to the farmer’s house in order to get his contract signed before the other man arrived.
		Giannini was a liberal in a very conservative business, but he wasn’t just being a nice guy.
	www.agilewriter.com /Biography/Giannini.htm (949 words)

	Breakstone v. Giannini, (1945) 70 CA2d 224
		This is an appeal from a judgment dismissing the action upon motion of the defendant A. Giannini under section 583 of the Code of Civil Procedure because the case had not been brought to trial within five years after the filing of the complaint.
		She seeks to recover from the respondent, Giannini, for the benefit of Transamerica, the sum of $778,470.42.
		Ferrari is an attorney for respondent, Giannini, as well as one of the attorneys for Transamerica, and that the failure to furnish counsel for appellant with an opportunity to inspect said records was in order that the five-year period might expire so that a motion to dismiss the action could be made.
	online.ceb.com /CalCases/CA2/70CA2d224.htm (2295 words)

	The Italian Tribune - The Premier Italian American Weekly Newspaper Since 1931
		Giannini was born in 1870 in San Jose, California.
		Giannini, as the son of hard-working immigrants, understood the financial plight of the working class.
		Giannini's Bank of Italy and other banking properties were consolidated into the Bank of America, which he purchased with the intent of creating a national bank.
	www.italiantribune.com /famous/famous-giannini.htm (1003 words)

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		Giannini originated a host of modern banking practices -- beginning with the idea that everyone should be able to keep their money in a bank.
		The disaster was Giannini's finest hour, but he remained a genteel maverick of the financial world for the rest of his long career.
		When Giannini died in 1949, it was the largest bank in the country.
	www.italystl.com /ra/2513.htm (472 words)

	TIME 100: Builders & Titans - Amadeo Giannini
		ike a lot of folks in the San Francisco area, Amadeo Peter Giannini was thrown from his bed in the wee hours of April 18, 1906, when the Great Quake shook parts of the city to rubble.
		He hurriedly dressed and hitched a team of horses to a borrowed produce wagon and headed into town--to the Bank of Italy, which he had founded two years earlier.
		Do you believe Amadeo Giannini was one of the 20 most influential builders and titans of the 20th century?
	www.time.com /time/time100/profile/giannini.html (479 words)

	Giannini, A. P. - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		GAINING A FOOTHOLD: Freshman kicker Jason Giannini came through in the Gophers' opening win after coach Glen Mason kept the pressure on in practice.
		Maine men get their new coach today ; An assistant to former head coach John Giannini is the most frequently mentioned candidate.
		Giannini says his goodbyes ; John Giannini calls the UMaine players as he prepares to accept the La Salle coaching job today.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/g/gianninia1p1.asp (443 words)

	Amazon.ca: A.P. Giannini and the Bank of America: Books: Gerald D. Nash (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Giannini, the son of Italian immigrants, started a small bank in California in 1904 that would one day grow into the Bank of America.
		Called "A.P." by both friend and foe, Giannini was a feisty, hardworking entrepreneur who came to banking after a successful career as a produce merchant.
		Founding a new bank in the post-gold rush climate of California might have seemed foolhardy for someone with virtually no banking experience, but it was right in character for Giannini.
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/080612461X (326 words)

	The Hollow Earth Insider :: Dennis Crenshaw's Official Homepage
		Not only was this the first time a 1947 flight ever mentioned, but this also seems to be the origin of this often used quote attributed to Admiral Byrd and used by Hollow Earthers constantly to prove their point.
		Giannini, whose place in this weird question of the mystery surrounding both Poles must certainly be settled in the pages of this magazine. Thus we invite Mr.
		Giannini to use all the space he needs in our pages to present his case — which as we see it is to produce the proof with which he backed up his book and the information concerning Byrd that he has presented.” (Page 4).
	www.thehollowearthinsider.com /news/wmview.php?ArtID=6 (1493 words)

	BackWhen.com - Where Are They Now?
		Giannini strarted his business life selling farm produce and helping his widowed mother run a boarding house in San Fransico.
		Giannini suported the New Deal, put $600 million behind GI loans after the war, and introduced installment payments for home appliances.
		That was because he gave most of his wealth to the "Giannini Foundation for Aricultural Economics, at Berkley.
	backwhen.com /whereare.asp?WhereID=99 (475 words)

	Giannini Foundation Library (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Giannini Foundation of Agricultural Economics Library was founded in 1930 from a grant made by the Bancitaly Corporation to the University of California in tribute to its organizer and for many years its president, Amadeo Peter Giannini of San Francisco.
		One-third of the grant was used to construct Giannini Hall where the offices of the Foundation and the Library are currently located.
		Giannini Foundation publications include the Giannini Foundation Monograph series, Giannini Foundation Research Report series, Giannini Foundation Information series, Giannini Foundation Special Reports series and the Giannini Reporter.
	are.berkeley.edu /library/gflib.html (862 words)

	Amadeo Peter Giannini \| 20th Century American Leaders Database (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Giannini grew Bank of America into the world's largest bank.
		Three years after surviving the San Francisco earthquake of 1906, Giannini's banking operations expanded by opening its first branch in San Jose.
		Giannini was a pioneer in offering consumer installment loans on real estate, used cars, and home repairs.
	www.hbs.edu /leadership/database/leaders/306 (81 words)

	Belgrano - Facing the Corporate Roots of American Fascism
		Giannini’s banking empire rivalled that of Rockefeller and Morgan.
		Giannini, a friend and admirer of Mussolini, handled some of the dictator’s business accounts, though Morgan was his main foreign banker, supplying a $100 million loan in 1926.
		Giannini created New York City’s East National Bank (1919) and a parent company, Transamerica Corp., for his Bank of America in New York (1928).
	coat.ncf.ca /our_magazine/links/53/belgrano.html (700 words)

	Giannini Amadeo Peter - Search Results - MSN Encarta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Giannini Amadeo Peter - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Giannini, Amadeo Peter (1870-1949), American businessman and founder of BankAmerica Corporation, born in San Jose, California.
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	ca.encarta.msn.com /Giannini_Amadeo_Peter.html (42 words)

	AMADEO PETER GIANNINI - ANNOTATED ILLUSTRATION SIGNED 07/07/1948
		Giannini, the son of an Italian immigrant, established the Bank of Italy in San Francisco in 1904.
		Giannini, who offered the first home mortgages and auto loans, envisioned a large nationwide bank that could offer multiple financial services.
		In 1930, he consolidated his banks into the Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association, which was the largest bank in the United States, with assets of $5 billion, at the time of his death in 1949.
	www.galleryofhistory.com /archive/10_2000/business/AMADEO_PETER_GIANNINI.htm (224 words)

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