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California Historical Society collection of Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce records and photographs
0245.1
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Description
The Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce materials document the activities of the organization from 1888 through the 1960s.
Included in the collection are minutes from the Board of Director's meetings, reports and publications from various government
agencies and business, manufacturing and trade associations; a 35-year run of the Southern California Business Journal; exhibit
and promotional graphics; and photographic materials, including prints, negatives, and slides.
Background
The Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce was founded in 1888 to promote commercial, industrial, and residential growth in
Los Angeles and its environs following a population loss in California. The founding officers of the new Chamber of Commerce
were business leaders Maj. Edward W. Jones, William W. Workman, Col. Harrison G. Otis, Samuel B. Lewis, J.I. Redick and Thomas
A. Lewis. Their two objectives were to stimulate migration and to market the area's products in other parts of the country.
Extent
146.01 Linear Feet
143 boxes
Restrictions
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Department of Special
Collections at specol@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical
items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Availability
Advance notice required for access.