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West Van Nuys Chamber of Commerce Collection
URB.WVNCC
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Contributing Institution:
Special Collections & Archives
Title: West Van Nuys Chamber of Commerce Collection
Creator:
West Van Nuys Chamber of Commerce
Identifier/Call Number: URB.WVNCC
Extent:
1.48 linear feet
Date (inclusive): 1953-1977
Abstract: The West Van Nuys Chamber of Commerce
(WVNCC) was established in 1952 by a group of merchants in Van Nuys, who were members of the
West Valley Associated Chambers of Commerce and the Valley-Wide Streets, Highways, and
Transportation Committee. The collection documents the administrative functions of the
association through correspondence, minutes, newsletters, pamphlets and reports. Subject
files also contain materials that depict the various activities and goals of the
organization.
Language of Material: English
The West Van Nuys Chamber of Commerce (WVNCC) was established in 1952 by a group of local
merchants. The Chamber was a member of the West Valley Associated Chambers of Commerce and
the Valley-Wide Streets, Highways and Transportation Committee. Through voluntary
associations, local businessmen and property owners helped direct the growth and development
of the San Fernando Valley.
Because WVNCC long championed the cause of the Van Nuys Airport, the most active
private-plane airport in California, the association is often referred to as "The Airport
Chamber." Other important issues backed by the Chamber include defense contracts coming to
the San Fernando Valley, the development of transportation networks, education, housing and
population growth, recreational facilities and public works.
The
West Van Nuys Chamber of Commerce Collection documents the
administrative functions, activities, and goals of the West Van Nuys Chamber of Commerce
(WVNCC) through correspondence, minutes and agendas, reports, newsletters, newspaper
clippings, and pamphlets. The Chamber supported the expansion of Van Nuys Airport,
improvement of local high schools, the development of recreational facilities in the
Sepulveda Dam Basin and the promotion of local businesses. The bulk of the collection dates
from the early 1950s and 1960s; material dating from the 1970s is very limited. The
collection is arranged in two series:
Administrative Records
(1954-1976) and
Subject Files (1953-1977).
Series I,
Administrative Records, contains agendas and minutes,
by-laws, correspondence, membership lists, reports, and related administrative records of
the Chamber. Also included are by-laws and membership lists of the West Valley Associated
Chambers of Commerce. The files are arranged in alphabetical order.
Series II,
Subject Files, includes brochures, correspondence,
handouts, newspaper clippings, newsletters, reports, statistical data, and related items
that document the various interest areas of WVNCC. The files are arranged in alphabetical
order by subject.
Series I: Administrative Records, 1954-1976
Series II: Subject Files, 1953-1977
Digital reproductions of selected items in this collection are available electronically as
a part of the
San Fernando Valley
History Digital Library
.
Related Material
The collection is open for research use.
Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of
this collection has not been transferred to California State University, Northridge.
Copyright status for other materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials
protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires
the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be
commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any
use rests exclusively with the user.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Albert Zoraster, 09/30/1982
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manual, or see the
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guide.
Robert G. Marshall and Larry Mark Herskovic, 1986
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