Guide to the San Diego Chamber of Commerce Collection
MS 300
Finding aid prepared by Samantha Mills
San Diego History Center Document Collection
1649 El Prado, Suite 3
San Diego, CA, 92101
619-232-6203
November 17, 2015
Title: San Diego Chamber of Commerce Collection
Identifier/Call Number: MS 300
Contributing Institution:
San Diego History Center Document Collection
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
7.25 Linear feet
(15 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1887-2006
Abstract: The collection contains administrative materials and reference resources related to the interests of the San Diego Chamber
of Commerce.
creator:
San Diego Chamber of Commerce.
Biographical / Historical Notes
The San Diego Chamber of Commerce is a non-profit organization founded in 1870 by Alonzo Horton, a prominent local businessman
who served as the Chamber’s first treasurer. Their mission is to advocate for and support the interests of local business
and their employees within the City of San Diego.
The initial endeavors of the Chamber of Commerce included developing railroad lines in San Diego, supporting harbor commerce,
procuring fresh drinking water for the city, and encouraging both settlement and tourism in San Diego. In the early 20th century,
the Chamber of Commerce was instrumental in the establishment of military installations throughout region, which in turn bolstered
San Diego’s economy. It was also a driving force behind the 1915 Panama-California Exposition, which put San Diego on the
map and started the process of Balboa Park becoming the cultural center it is today. The Chamber of Commerce is currently
active in the San Diego community with over 3,000 members.
Scope and Content
The collection consists of materials pertaining to the administration and interests of the San Diego Chamber of Commerce between
1887 and 2006. The bulk of the collection materials are dated between 1950 and 2006. Materials include administrative documents,
such as by-laws and meeting minutes, as well as reports, research, and reference materials related to a variety of topics
that concern the Chamber of Commerce. These subjects include city demographics, the environment, economics, crime, industry
and employment, the military, city planning, politics, and tourism. Reference items include the original San Diego City Plan
developed by John Nolen in 1926, as well as a copy of Douglas Gunn’s Picturesque San Diego. Additionally, the collection contains
the Chamber of Commerce membership records for the Spreckels Company, owned by John D. Spreckels.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged in thirteen series:
I. Administrative Materials;
II. Agriculture and Environment;
III. Crime;
IV. Demographics;
V. Economics;
VI. Economic Research Bulletins;
VII. Industry and Employment;
VIII. Military;
IX. Planning;
X. Politics;
XI. Tourism;
XII. Spreckels Company;
XIII. Miscellanea. Items within each series are arranged by subject.
Preferred Citation
San Diego Chamber of Commerce Collection, MS 300, San Diego History Center Document Archives, San Diego, CA.
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
The San Diego History Center (SDHC) holds the copyright to any unpublished materials. SDHC Library regulations do apply.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Lauren Rasmussen on August 26, 2013.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
J.D. and A.B. Spreckels Company.
Klauber, Abraham, 1831-1911
Nolen, John, 1869-1937
San Diego (Calif.). Planning Dept.
San Diego and Coronado Ferry Company.
San Diego Association of Governments.
San Diego Chamber of Commerce. Economic Research Bureau.
San Diego Convention and Tourist Bureau.
San Diego Electric Railway Company.
Spreckels, John Diedrich, b. 1853
Balboa Park (San Diego, Calif.)
Business
Demographics
Economic development
Military
San Diego (Calif.)
Tourism
Series I:
Administrative Materials
1870-1963
Box-folder 1:1
Constitution and By-laws of the San Diego Chamber of Commerce
1937 October 28
Box-folder 1:2
Annual Reports of the San Diego Chamber of Commerce
1870-1899
Box-folder 1:3
Loose materials from Annual Reports (Folder 2)
1871 March 16 - 1930 September 24
Box-folder 1:4
Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors meeting minutes
1938 September 15
Box-folder 1:5
General Manager’s Reports
1961 January 27 - 1966 January 26
Box-folder 1:6
The San Diego Chamber of Commerce: A Pictorial Report
1962-1963
Series II:
Agriculture and Environment
1996-2000 and undated
Box-folder 1:7
Crop Statistics and Annual Reports
1996-2000
Box-folder 1:8
San Diego Climate Information
1998 March
Box-folder 1:9
Agriculture – San Diego County – California brochure
Undated
Box-folder 1:10
Oceanics – San Diego County – California brochure
Undated
Series III:
Crime
1996-2000
Box-folder 1:11
Crime in the San Diego Region
1996-2000
Box-folder 1:12
Arrests in the San Diego Region
1999-2001
Series IV:
Demographics
1945-2002
Box-folder 2:1
Demographic Statistics binder (Part 1)
1951-1980
Box-folder 2:2
Demographic Statistics binder (Part 2)
1951-1980
Box-folder 2:3
The Racial Issue in San Diego
1965
Box-folder 2:4
A Community Guide to San Diego County
1971-1973
Box-folder 2:5
Population and Land Use Bulletins
1986-1989
Box-folder 2:6
San Diego Region 1980 Census Tracts with Subregional Areas
1980
Box-folder 2:7
U.S. and San Diego Hispanic Demographic
2004
Box-folder 2:8
SANDAG INFO Newsletters
1998 July - 2002 October
Includes:
• Profiling the Region’s Jurisdictions • 1998 Population and Housing Estimates • Demographic and Economic Characteristics
• A Million More People in the Region by 2020 • 2020 Cities/County Forecast for the San Diego Region • 1999 Population and
Housing Estimates • Daytime Population • 2020 Forecast: Subregional Demographic Characteristics • Geographic Areas Help Define
the San Diego Region • The Dynamics of Vital Events in the San Diego Region
Box-folder 2:9
Residential demographic reports
1945-1980
Series V:
Economics
1969-2006
Box-folder 3:1
San Diego Economic Profile by the Economic Research Bureau of the San Diego Chamber of Commerce
1977
Includes:
Industry, tourism, military, agriculture, and fisheries.
Box-folder 3:2
San Diego Economic Profile by the Economic Research Bureau of the San Diego Chamber of Commerce
1977
Includes:
Trade, Baja California, higher education, retirement, and construction
Box-folder 3:3
San Diego Economic Profile by the Economic Research Bureau of the San Diego Chamber of Commerce
1977
Box-folder 3:4
San Diego Economic Profile by the Economic Research Bureau of the San Diego Chamber of Commerce
1977
Box-folder 3:5
San Diego Economic Development Research Program: An Updating of the Original 1966 Study
1969
Box-folder 3:6
San Diego Economic Development Research Program: An Updating of the Original 1966 Study
1969
Box-folder 3:7
Economic Analysis of Mexican Citizen Activity in San Diego County
1979
Box-folder 3:8
Economic Impact of Super Bowl XXII on San Diego
1988 March
Box-folder 3:9
Del Mar Fairgrounds Economic Impact Study
1989 January
Box-folder 3:10
Economic and Fiscal Impact Analysis: Proposed Ballpark and Real Estate Development
1998 September 17
Box-folder 4:1
Annual Report of the San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation
2001
Box-folder 4:2
Economic and Fiscal Benefits of the San Diego Convention Center
2002
Box-folder 4:3
San Diego Unified Port District: Cruise Feasibility Study and Economic Impact Analysis
2002 November 25
Box-folder 4:4
Economic and Fiscal Impacts of the San Diego Unified Port District – Draft Report
2003 July 15
Box-folder 4:5
Tracking San Diego’s Recovery: A Mid-Year Review of Commercial Real Estate Activity by Burnham Market Research
2003
Box-folder 4:6
Economic Impact Analysis of the San Diego Cruise Sector
2005 March
Box-folder 4:7
Economic Impacts of the Wait Times at the San Diego – Baja California Border
2006 January 19
Series VI:
Economic Research Bulletins
1963-1994
Box-folder 4:8
Economic Research Bulletins
1963
Box-folder 4:9
Economic Research Bulletins
1964
Box-folder 4:10
Economic Research Bulletins
1965
Box-folder 4:11
Economic Research Bulletins
1966
Box-folder 4:12
Economic Research Bulletins
1967
Box-folder 4:13
Economic Research Bulletins
1968
Box-folder 4:14
Economic Research Bulletins
1969
Box-folder 5:1
Economic Research Bulletins
1970
Box-folder 5:2
Economic Research Bulletins
1971
Box-folder 5:3
Economic Research Bulletins
1972
Box-folder 5:4
Economic Research Bulletins
1973
Box-folder 5:5
Economic Research Bulletins
1974
Box-folder 5:6
Economic Research Bulletins
1975
Scope and Content
December 1975 is not included.
Box-folder 5:7
Economic Research Bulletins
1976
Box-folder 5:8
Economic Research Bulletins
1977
Box-folder 5:9
Economic Research Bulletins
1978
Box-folder 5:10
Economic Research Bulletins
1979
Box-folder 5:11
Economic Research Bulletins
1980
Box-folder 5:12
Economic Research Bulletins
1981
Box-folder 5:13
Economic Research Bulletins
1982
Box-folder 5:14
Economic Research Bulletins
1983
Box-folder 5:15
Economic Research Bulletins
1984
Box-folder 5:16
Economic Research Bulletins
1985
Box-folder 5:17
Economic Research Bulletins
1986
Box-folder 5:18
Economic Research Bulletins
1987
Box-folder 6:1
Economic Research Bulletins
1988
Box-folder 6:2
Economic Research Bulletins
1989
Box-folder 6:3
Economic Research Bulletins
1990
Box-folder 6:4
Economic Research Bulletins
1991
Scope and Content
January 1991 is not included.
Box-folder 6:5
Economic Research Bulletins
1992
Box-folder 6:6
Economic Research Bulletins
1993
Box-folder 6:7
Economic Research Bulletins
1994
Scope and Content
May 1994 and June 1994 only.
Box-folder 6:8
Economic Research Bulletins (Bound)
1953-1966
Box-folder 6:9
Economic Research Bulletins (Bound)
1966-1969
Box-folder 7:1
Economic Research Bulletins (Bound)
1967-1971
Box-folder 8:1
Economic Research Bulletins (Bound)
1970-1979
Box-folder 7:2
Economic Research Bulletins (Bound)
1966-1976
Box-folder 8:2
Economic Research Bulletins (Bound)
1977-1985
Box-folder 7:3
Economic Research Bulletins (Bound)
1980-1984
Series VII:
Industry and Employment
1947-2002 and undated
Box-folder 9:1
San Diego Business Surveys
1947-1969
Box-folder 9:2
San Diego Business Surveys
1970-1982
Box-folder 9:3
SANDAG INFO Newsletters
2001 August - 2002 September
Includes:
• Employment in the San Diego Region • San Diego Regional Employment Clusters
Box-folder 9:4
The Union Tribune’s Annual Review of San Diego Businesses
1985-1987
Box-folder 9:5
Regional Employment Studies
Undated
Includes:
• San Diego’s Medical Services Industry Cluster • San Diego’s Biosciences Industry Cluster • San Diego’s Visitor Services
Industry Cluster • San Diego’s Software and Computer Services Industry Cluster • San Diego’s Computer and Electronics Manufacturing
Industry Cluster • San Diego’s Communication Industry Cluster
Box-folder 9:6
San Diego Regional Technology Alliance reports
Undated
Includes:
• E-Tech: Missing the Green • San Diego Surf Meets Silicon Sand • Wireless Wonders
Box-folder 9:7
Labor Market Surveys
2001
Includes:
• Business services industry • Visitor services industry • Entertainment and amusement industry
Box-folder 9:8
Labor Market Surveys
2001
Includes:
• Medical services industry • Biomedical products industry • Biotechnology and pharmaceuticals industry
Box-folder 9:9
Labor Market Surveys
2001
Includes:
• Communications industry • Defense and transportation manufacturing industry • Computer and electronics manufacturing industry
• Software and computer services industry
Box-folder 9:10
Industrial Data: San Diego County
1971
Box-folder 9:11
Department of Commerce City Employment report
1974
Box-folder 10:1
“A History of the San Diego Labor Movement: Problems and Developments from 1887 to 1957” by Dr. Frederick Ryan
1959
Box-folder 10:2
Commercial Banking in San Diego
1960
Box-folder 10:3
Chamber of Commerce annual report
1979
Box-folder 10:6
Research and Development in San Diego, California
Undated
Box-folder 10:7
Starting a Business in San Diego
Undated
Box-folder 10:8
San Diego Regional Shopping Center Report
Undated
Box-folder 10:9
San Diego International Sports Arena
Undated
Series VIII:
Military
1952-2002
Box-folder 10:10
Scrapbook of Reports Written for the San Diego Chamber of Commerce
1952-1996
Includes:
Correspondence and reports of U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Raymond D. Tarbuck.
Box-folder 10:11
Scrapbook of Reports Written for the San Diego Chamber of Commerce
1952-1996
Box-folder 10:12
The Effect of the Military Establishment and the Aviation Industry on and the Need for a More Balanced Economy in San Diego
1954
Box-folder 11:1
The Navy and San Diego: Navy Reports
1965
Box-folder 11:2
World War II Post-War Planning: Day and Zimmermann Report
1965
Box-folder 11:3
Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton Impact Guide
2002
Series IX:
City Planning
1926-2000 and undated
Box-folder 11:4
City Plan for San Diego by John Nolen
1926
Box-folder 11:5
Official Report of San Diego Chamber of Commerce Rental Research Committee
1942
Box-folder 11:6
History of San Diego County Park System
1944
Box-folder 12:1
Highway to Imperial Valley
1954
Box-folder 12:2
Balboa Park in the ‘50s: Balboa Park Reports
1960
Box-folder 12:3
Planning department scrapbook
1963 September - 1963 November
Box-folder 12:4
Cross Border Concerns in the San Diego Region: The Need For New Border Crossings
1992
Box-folder 12:5
SANDAG INFO Newsletters
1998 November - 2000 April
Includes:
• More residents are trying transit • Attitudes about transit and ridesharing • Traffic by the numbers
Box-folder 12:6
The San Diego Stadium Story
Undated
Series X:
Politics
1962-1965
Box-folder 13:1
1912 Socialists and I.W.W.: Riot or Free Speech?
1965
Box-folder 13:2
A Report on Politics in San Diego by David Greenstone
1962
Series XI:
Tourism
1939-1998 and undated
Box-folder 13:3
San Diego Convention and Visitors Bureau booklets
1996 August - 1998 June
Includes:
• 1995 San Diego Meetings and Conventions • Overseas Travelers to San Diego • Convention Center Information • Air Transportation
Information • San Diego Golf Courses
Box-folder 13:4
San Diego Profile of Overnight Visitors
1993
Box-folder 13:5
Things to Do and See in San Diego brochure
Undated
Box-folder 13:6
International Travel Forecast and Statistics for the U.S.
c.1995
Box-folder 13:7
American Legion 1940 Convention scrapbook
1939-1940
Series XII:
Spreckels Company
1928-1947
Box-folder 13:8
Spreckels Companies Memberships in Chamber of Commerce
1928 November - 1935 October
Box-folder 13:9
Spreckels Companies Memberships in Chamber of Commerce
1935 November - 1938 October
Box-folder 13:10
Spreckels Companies Memberships in Chamber of Commerce
1938 November - 1941 November
Box-folder 14:1
Spreckels Companies Memberships in Chamber of Commerce
1938 November - 1947 November
Box-folder 14:2
Contribution to the Post-War Fund of San Diego Chamber of Commerce
1945
Box-folder 14:3
San Diego Electric Railway Company and the San Diego and Coronado Ferry Company Subscription to San Diego Chamber of Commerce
1946-1947
Series XIII:
Miscellanea
1887-2003 and undated
Box-folder 14:4
"Picturesque San Diego" by Douglas Gunn
1887
Box-folder 14:5
Southern California, issued by the Southern California Panama Expositions Commission
1914
Box-folder 14:6
KGB radio series transcripts
1938-1939
Box-folder 14:7
California Pacific International Exposition Pictorial
1935
Box-folder 15:1
“Abraham Klauber” by Alice Heyneman
1963
Box-folder 15:2
San Diego – Where California Begins pamphlets
1985-1988
Box-folder 15:3
San Diego – Where California Begins pamphlets
1989-1994
Box-folder 15:4
“Antecedent Incidents in San Diego’s Developmental History” by Pauline
1995
Box-folder 15:5
San Diego Magazine
1996 Summer
Box-folder 15:6
Fast Company magazine mock-up
2003
Box-folder 15:7
San Diego, California brochure
Undated
