Collection context
Summary
Background
- Scope and content:
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The first volume contains the minutes for June 1, 1923 to May 31, 1924 (Allen Griffin, President) and for June 19, 1924 to March 4 1925 (Edward Simpson, President.)
- Biographical / historical:
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The Board of Monterey Peninsula Communities, Inc.(Monterey Peninsula, Inc.) was established in June 1923 by the President of the Board, Allen Griffin, publisher and editor of the Monterey Peninsula Daily Herald, and a board including Dr. J. P. Sandholdt, Benjamin F. Wright, Jack Beaumont and others. Monterey Peninsula Communities promoted the beauty, history and enterprises of the Monterey Peninsula, a peninsula-wide chamber of commerce, through advertisements and events.The organization, with an office located in the historic Pacific House, depended on subscriptions from local businesses and organizations, and sponsored the publication of the successful promotional and tourist booklet, Fulfillment (1923) by Clyde O. Bedell.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift from the Monterey Chamber of Commerce in 2009.
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- 1923-1925
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on July 14, 2025, 2:54 p.m.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Access by appointment only; contact Local History Librarian or designated staff.
- Terms of access:
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Reproduction by Local History Librarian or other designated staff; may be restricted due to condition of the materials.
- Preferred citation:
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Minutes MP Board of Directors. Monterey Public Library, California History Room Archives
- Location of this collection:
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625 Pacific StreetMonterey, CA 93940, US
- Contact:
- (831) 646-2091