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The BNP Paribas Experience in Oral History Sources

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 August 2014

Pierre de Longuemar
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Abstract

In this Research Note, Pierre de Longuemar, founder of the Paribas Historical Archives Department, describes the building of their oral history program. Shortly after the Historical Archives Department was begun in 1990, Paribas decided to publish a book on its European roots. Interviews were conducted that proved an effective way of identifying Paribas's main strategic thrust during its postwar modernization. Oral histories were also collected to provide source material on the context of the merger between BNP and Paribas in 2000.

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Research Note
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Business History Review , Volume 88 , Issue 2 , Summer 2014 , pp. 367 - 371
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Copyright © The President and Fellows of Harvard College 2014 

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1 This research note is inspired by the author's presentation on May 6, 1998 at a seminar at the École pratique des hautes études on oral records and organizational history, organized by Florence Descamps, as well as his article published in Financial History Review 8, no. 1 (2001): 85–95Google Scholar.

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5 Interviews conducted by Pierre de Longuemar in 1991 and 1992: G. de Barbarin, M. Barret, J. Bédier, D. Bédin, O. Brunet, N. Constantinesco, G. Cosson, C.-H. de Crouy-Chanel, R. Duffo, Ph. Dulac, L-F. Durand, C. de Kémoularia, L. Lacaille, C. Laurent-Atthalin, A. Leclair, M. Le Gall, B. de Margerie (via the Comité pour l'histoire économique et financière de la France), J.-N. Mathieu, F. Morin, C. Pineau, H. Pinet, J.-H. Pirenne, G. Rambaud, F. Reuter, Mrs. J. Reyre, E. de Rham, J.-C. Richard, Mrs. A. Sabouret, H. de Saint-Amand, D. Schneiter, R. Schultz, P. Scohier, R. Vanès, C. Varin, F. Vreys, C. Weyer, M. Wollecamp, and A. de Wulf.

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9 Other people from Paribas or close to Paribas interviewed since 1993: Y. Amiot, J.-P. Autelli, E. Axelrad, R. Bordaz, A. Cabet, R. Carvallo, J.-B. Claudon, F. Debiesse, P. Decker, P. Drillet, Y. Duret, J. Eschbach, J. de Fouchier, M. François-Poncet, R. Giret, G. Granchet, B. Goldschmidt, P. Haas, D. Hoenn, F. Homolle, N. Hopper, Y. Jahan, A. Levy-Lang, P. de Longuemar, C. Manset, G. Motais de Narbonne, P. Moussa, G. Nesterenko, G. Polti, J. Retiere-Lehideux, D. Salem, E. Sautter, Y. Severac, P. Simon, J.-P. Simmonot, J. de Szilbereky, P. de Thomasson, B. Teyssonnière de Gramont, J. Chabin, M. Verdon, M. Vinet, M. Weil.

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15 The archive is located at: Association pour l'Histoire de BNP Paribas, 32 avenue de l'Opéra, 75002 Paris, tel. 33 1 42 98 18 26.