Merchants Association of San Jose Records

Finding aid created by History San Jose Research Library staff using RecordEXPRESS
History San Jose Research Library
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San Jose, California 95112
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2018


Descriptive Summary

Title: Merchants Association of San Jose Records
Dates: 1909-1963
Collection Number: 74-4808
Creator/Collector:
Extent: 4 linear feet (6 boxes)
Repository: History San Jose Research Library
San Jose, California 95112
Abstract: Minutes, scrapbooks, and bulletins of the Merchants Association of San Jose Ltd.
Language of Material: English

Access

The collection is available to the public for research by appointment with the Curator of Library & Archives

Publication Rights

Contact the Curator of Library & Archives for publication and reproduction information

Preferred Citation

Merchants Association of San Jose Records. History San Jose Research Library

Acquisition Information

The records are part of the original collection of the San Jose Historical Museum.

Scope and Content of Collection

The bulk of the records are clippings scrapbooks created by the Merchants Association, documenting association activities, as well as the business and economic environment in San Jose and Santa Clara County from the 1920s to the early 1960s. Two of the scrapbooks focus on publicity materials for Santa Clara County from the 1930s and 1940s. In addition, there are two minute books (1909-1912, 1941-1944), and a nearly complete run of the association's bulletin from 1923-1937.