LEADER 04442nam 2200445 450 001 9910153130703321 005 20170404084933.0 010 $a0-7735-9994-0 024 7 $a10.1515/9780773599949 035 $a(CKB)3710000000960226 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4748427 035 $a(DE-B1597)657463 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780773599949 035 $a(VaAlCD)20.500.12592/xq9sb6 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000960226 100 $a20161215h20162016 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 12$aA vision greater than themselves $ethe making of the Bank of Montreal, 1817-2017 /$fLaurence B. Mussio 210 1$aMontreal, [Quebec Province] :$cMcGill-Queen's University Press,$d2016. 210 4$dİ2016 215 $a1 online resource (273 pages) $ccolor illustrations, photographs 311 $a0-7735-4829-7 327 $tFront Matter -- $tContents -- $tForeword -- $tIntroduction -- $tThe BMO Universe -- $tThe Founders Through Time -- $tDetermining Destinies -- $tThe Written World of BMO -- $tA Growth Business -- $tTen Days of Decision -- $tCurrency, Cash, and Legal Tender -- $tFinancial Innovations and Firsts -- $tSpeed, Distance, Access -- $tA Sense of Place -- $tBMO?s Most Wanted -- $tIn HOC Signo -- $tBMO Bankers and the Dream of Nation -- $tMarkets of the Mind -- $tOn the Playing Fields of North America -- $tFrom Charity to Philanthropy -- $tCultural Capital -- $tTwo Centuries of Banking by the Numbers -- $tAssets -- $tDeposits -- $tThe Trajectory of Wealth Generation: 1917?2016 -- $tLoans -- $tCustomer Base -- $tEmployees -- $tBranches and Access -- $tMapping Global Operations -- $tBranch Network -- $tCommunity Giving -- $tWomen in Leadership -- $tInvestment in Technology -- $tEmployee Giving -- $tInvestment in Human Capital -- $tBanking System Stability and Soundness -- $tThe Material Culture of BMO Banking -- $tThe ?Miller? Chest -- $tDeposit Ledger No. 1 -- $tThe Certificate of Stock -- $tThe Bank?s Corporate Seal -- $tThe William Notman Albums, 1884 -- $tThe Dictograph, 1970s -- $tMemorials to the World Wars -- $tThe Circular -- $tThe Passbook -- $tThe John Wood Clock -- $tThe Bank of Montreal Centenary Medal -- $tRules and Regulations for the Branches -- $tThe Gold Scale -- $tThe Protectograph -- $tThe Blickensderfer Typewriter -- $tLedger for Foreign Agents, 1885 -- $tVictorian Cryptography -- $tMinute Book H, 1905-09 -- $tMoney Boxes -- $tChampionship Trophy, Montreal Bankers Hockey League -- $tThe Pension Fund Society Seal, 1884 -- $tManual for Tellers, 1965 -- $t?? that thou mayest prosper ?? -- $tM-Bar Chic? -- $tBMO Harris?s Lionheart -- $tEpilogue -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tA Note on Sources -- $tImage Credits 330 $aFor the past two centuries, the Bank of Montreal has been at the centre of Canada?s economic and financial development. Marking the bicentennial of Canada?s first bank, A Vision Greater than Themselves tells the story of the financial institution from its origins to the present through its iconography. Exploring the Bank of Montreal?s past through images of objects, its leaders, key documents, and forgotten advertisements, Laurence Mussio illustrates how the Bank of Montreal emerged over time. He shares perspectives on leadership, culture, community, triumphs, and challenges to offer a glimpse into the bank?s personality, innovations, technologies, nation-building projects, and architectural legacy. The mosaic that emerges provides a unique understanding of the Bank of Montreal?s experience over the years. Individually, each visual reveals a self-contained story that is both entertaining and extraordinary. Collectively, these objects impart a much larger story. Throughout this volume?s pages, a picture emerges of a bank that has shaped and been shaped by Canada and the North Atlantic world. Examining an astonishing range of material, A Vision Greater than Themselves celebrates the evolution of one bank and how it made its mark. 606 $aBanks and banking$zCanada 615 0$aBanks and banking 676 $a332.1098 700 $aMussio$b Laurence B.$0875279 712 02$aBank of Montreal, 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910153130703321 996 $aA vision greater than themselves$92251334 997 $aUNINA